diff --git a/Slim/App.php b/Slim/App.php
index 65dab6a2a..a34a825f1 100644
--- a/Slim/App.php
+++ b/Slim/App.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface;
 use Slim\Http\Headers;
 use Slim\Http\Request;
 use Slim\Http\Response;
@@ -345,6 +346,24 @@ public function map(array $methods, $pattern, $callable)
         return $route;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a route that sends an HTTP redirect
+     *
+     * @param string              $from
+     * @param string|UriInterface $to
+     * @param int                 $status
+     *
+     * @return RouteInterface
+     */
+    public function redirect($from, $to, $status = 302)
+    {
+        $handler = function ($request, ResponseInterface $response) use ($to, $status) {
+            return $response->withHeader('Location', (string)$to)->withStatus($status);
+        };
+
+        return $this->get($from, $handler);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Route Groups
      *
diff --git a/tests/AppTest.php b/tests/AppTest.php
index 2f82b886e..0053e9037 100644
--- a/tests/AppTest.php
+++ b/tests/AppTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Pimple\Container as Pimple;
 use Pimple\Psr11\Container as Psr11Container;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface;
 use Slim\App;
 use Slim\CallableResolver;
 use Slim\Error\Renderers\HtmlErrorRenderer;
@@ -253,6 +254,33 @@ public function testMapRoute()
         $this->assertAttributeContains('POST', 'methods', $route);
     }
 
+    public function testRedirectRoute()
+    {
+        $source = '/foo';
+        $destination = '/bar';
+
+        $app = new App();
+        $route = $app->redirect($source, $destination, 301);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\Slim\Route', $route);
+        $this->assertAttributeContains('GET', 'methods', $route);
+
+        $response = $route->run($this->requestFactory($source), new Response());
+        $this->assertEquals(301, $response->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertEquals($destination, $response->getHeaderLine('Location'));
+
+        $routeWithDefaultStatus = $app->redirect($source, $destination);
+        $response = $routeWithDefaultStatus->run($this->requestFactory($source), new Response());
+        $this->assertEquals(302, $response->getStatusCode());
+
+        $uri = $this->getMockBuilder(UriInterface::class)->getMock();
+        $uri->expects($this->once())->method('__toString')->willReturn($destination);
+
+        $routeToUri = $app->redirect($source, $uri);
+        $response = $routeToUri->run($this->requestFactory($source), new Response());
+        $this->assertEquals($destination, $response->getHeaderLine('Location'));
+    }
+
     /********************************************************************************
      * Route Patterns
      *******************************************************************************/