diff --git a/args_parser.go b/args_parser.go
index eddea8e..e4f0597 100644
--- a/args_parser.go
+++ b/args_parser.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type kingpinParser struct {
 	latencies         bool
 	insecure          bool
 	disableKeepAlives bool
+	allowRedirects    bool
 	method            string
 	body              string
 	bodyFilePath      string
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ func newKingpinParser() argsParser {
 		"Disable HTTP keep-alive. For fasthttp use -H 'Connection: close'").
 		Short('a').
 		BoolVar(&kparser.disableKeepAlives)
+	app.Flag("allowRedirects",
+		"Allow the client to follow HTTP redirects").
+		Short('R').
+		BoolVar(&kparser.allowRedirects)
 
 	app.Flag("header", "HTTP headers to use(can be repeated)").
 		PlaceHolder("\"K: V\"").
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@ func (k *kingpinParser) parse(args []string) (config, error) {
 		printLatencies:    k.latencies,
 		insecure:          k.insecure,
 		disableKeepAlives: k.disableKeepAlives,
+		allowRedirects:    k.allowRedirects,
 		rate:              k.rate.val,
 		clientType:        k.clientType,
 		printIntro:        pi,
diff --git a/args_parser_test.go b/args_parser_test.go
index 9ba6513..2bec2cf 100644
--- a/args_parser_test.go
+++ b/args_parser_test.go
@@ -711,6 +711,27 @@ func TestArgsParsing(t *testing.T) {
 				format:        userDefinedTemplate("/path/to/tmpl.txt"),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			[][]string{
+				{
+					programName,
+					"localhost:8080",
+					"-R",
+				},
+			},
+			config{
+				numConns:       defaultNumberOfConns,
+				timeout:        defaultTimeout,
+				headers:        new(headersList),
+				method:         "GET",
+				url:            "http://localhost:8080",
+				printIntro:     true,
+				printProgress:  true,
+				printResult:    true,
+				format:         knownFormat("plain-text"),
+				allowRedirects: true,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, e := range expectations {
 		for _, args := range e.in {
diff --git a/bombardier.go b/bombardier.go
index d966116..3840ec7 100644
--- a/bombardier.go
+++ b/bombardier.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func newBombardier(c config) (*bombardier, error) {
 		timeout:           c.timeout,
 		tlsConfig:         tlsConfig,
 		disableKeepAlives: c.disableKeepAlives,
+		allowRedirects:    c.allowRedirects,
 
 		headers:      c.headers,
 		url:          c.url,
diff --git a/bombardier_test.go b/bombardier_test.go
index 335ddc1..14fc8dc 100644
--- a/bombardier_test.go
+++ b/bombardier_test.go
@@ -727,3 +727,47 @@ func testBombardierShouldSendCustomHostHeader(
 	b.disableOutput()
 	b.bombard()
 }
+
+func TestBombardierFollowRedirects(t *testing.T) {
+	testAllClients(t, testBombardierFollowRedirects)
+}
+
+func testBombardierFollowRedirects(
+	clientType clientTyp, t *testing.T,
+) {
+	var numFollowRedirects uint64
+	s := httptest.NewServer(
+		http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			if r.URL.Path == "/" {
+				http.Redirect(rw, r, "/foo", http.StatusFound)
+			} else {
+				rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+				numFollowRedirects++
+			}
+		}),
+	)
+	defer s.Close()
+	numReqs := uint64(100)
+	b, e := newBombardier(config{
+		numConns:       defaultNumberOfConns,
+		numReqs:        &numReqs,
+		url:            s.URL,
+		headers:        new(headersList),
+		timeout:        defaultTimeout,
+		method:         "GET",
+		body:           "",
+		clientType:     clientType,
+		format:         knownFormat("plain-text"),
+		allowRedirects: true,
+	})
+	if e != nil {
+		t.Error(e)
+		return
+	}
+	b.disableOutput()
+	b.bombard()
+
+	if numFollowRedirects != numReqs {
+		t.Errorf("Bombardier does not follow HTTP redirects: expected %v, got %v", numReqs, numFollowRedirects)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/clients.go b/clients.go
index 5835c1a..a9b0ee4 100644
--- a/clients.go
+++ b/clients.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type clientOpts struct {
 	timeout           time.Duration
 	tlsConfig         *tls.Config
 	disableKeepAlives bool
+	allowRedirects    bool
 
 	headers     *headersList
 	url, method string
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ type fasthttpClient struct {
 
 	body    *string
 	bodProd bodyStreamProducer
+
+	allowRedirects bool
 }
 
 func newFastHTTPClient(opts *clientOpts) client {
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ func newFastHTTPClient(opts *clientOpts) client {
 	c.headers = headersToFastHTTPHeaders(opts.headers)
 	c.method, c.body = opts.method, opts.body
 	c.bodProd = opts.bodProd
+	c.allowRedirects = opts.allowRedirects
 	return client(c)
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +101,12 @@ func (c *fasthttpClient) do() (
 
 	// fire the request
 	start := time.Now()
-	err = c.client.Do(req, resp)
+	if c.allowRedirects {
+		// stop after 10 consecutive redirects
+		err = c.client.DoRedirects(req, resp, 10)
+	} else {
+		err = c.client.Do(req, resp)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		code = -1
 	} else {
@@ -136,9 +145,11 @@ func newHTTPClient(opts *clientOpts) client {
 	cl := &http.Client{
 		Transport: tr,
 		Timeout:   opts.timeout,
-		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+	}
+	if !opts.allowRedirects {
+		cl.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
 			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
-		},
+		}
 	}
 	c.client = cl
 
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 123c5c2..b2deae7 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type config struct {
 	numConns                       uint64
 	numReqs                        *uint64
 	disableKeepAlives              bool
+	allowRedirects                 bool
 	duration                       *time.Duration
 	url, method, certPath, keyPath string
 	body, bodyFilePath             string