diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/middleware/manifest-route-rule.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/middleware/manifest-route-rule.ts
index 30f51c993b..ef3d2e1d37 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/middleware/manifest-route-rule.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/middleware/manifest-route-rule.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { hasProtocol } from 'ufo'
 import { defineNuxtRouteMiddleware } from '../composables/router'
 import { getRouteRules } from '../composables/manifest'
 
@@ -5,6 +6,10 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to) => {
   if (import.meta.server || import.meta.test) { return }
   const rules = await getRouteRules(to.path)
   if (rules.redirect) {
+    if (hasProtocol(rules.redirect, { acceptRelative: true })) {
+      window.location.href = rules.redirect
+      return false
+    }
     return rules.redirect
   }
 })