diff --git a/lib/redirect.js b/lib/redirect.js
index b9150e77c73d63367845c0aec15b5684d900943f..2864f9f2abc481ecf2b2dd96b1293f5b93393efd 100644
--- a/lib/redirect.js
+++ b/lib/redirect.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function Redirect (request) {
   this.redirects = []
   this.redirectsFollowed = 0
   this.removeRefererHeader = false
+  this.allowInsecureRedirect = false
 }
 
 Redirect.prototype.onRequest = function (options) {
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ Redirect.prototype.onRequest = function (options) {
   if (options.followOriginalHttpMethod !== undefined) {
     self.followOriginalHttpMethod = options.followOriginalHttpMethod
   }
+  if (options.allowInsecureRedirect !== undefined) {
+    self.allowInsecureRedirect = options.allowInsecureRedirect
+  }
 }
 
 Redirect.prototype.redirectTo = function (response) {
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ Redirect.prototype.onResponse = function (response) {
   request.uri = url.parse(redirectTo)
 
   // handle the case where we change protocol from https to http or vice versa
-  if (request.uri.protocol !== uriPrev.protocol) {
+  if (request.uri.protocol !== uriPrev.protocol && self.allowInsecureRedirect) {
     delete request.agent
   }