diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/RedirectResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/RedirectResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9e6bf1ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/RedirectResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    public class RedirectResult : IActionResult
+    {
+        public RedirectResult(string url)
+            : this(url, permanent: false)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public RedirectResult(string url, bool permanent)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, "url");
+            }
+
+            Permanent = permanent;
+            Url = url;
+        }
+
+        public bool Permanent { get; private set; }
+
+        public string Url { get; private set; }
+
+        public async Task ExecuteResultAsync([NotNull] ActionContext context)
+        {
+            // It is redirected directly to the input URL.
+            // We would use the context to construct the full URL,
+            // only when relative URLs are supported. (Issue - WEBFX-202)
+            context.HttpContext.Response.Redirect(Url, Permanent);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index 14584a8afe..f652bc911a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-using System.Text;
+using System;
+using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 
@@ -97,5 +99,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         {
             return Result.Json(value);
         }
+
+        public virtual RedirectResult Redirect(string url)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, "url");
+            }
+
+            return new RedirectResult(url);
+        }
+
+        public virtual RedirectResult RedirectPermanent(string url)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, "url");
+            }
+
+            return new RedirectResult(url, permanent: true);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 862d4280d6..a81a357d42 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -250,6 +250,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("DefaultControllerFactory_ActionDescriptorMustBeReflected"), p0);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value cannot be null or empty.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty
+        {
+            get { return GetString("ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty"); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The value cannot be null or empty.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty()
+        {
+            return GetString("ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The '{0}' property of '{1}' must not be null.
         /// </summary>
@@ -267,7 +283,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The '{0}' must return a non null '{1}'.
+        /// The '{0}' must return a non-null '{1}'.
         /// </summary>
         internal static string MethodMustReturnNotNullValue
         {
@@ -275,7 +291,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The '{0}' must return a non null '{1}'.
+        /// The '{0}' must return a non-null '{1}'.
         /// </summary>
         internal static string FormatMethodMustReturnNotNullValue(object p0, object p1)
         {
@@ -287,7 +303,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
             var value = _resourceManager.GetString(name);
 
             System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(value != null);
-    
+
             if (formatterNames != null)
             {
                 for (var i = 0; i < formatterNames.Length; i++)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx
index 7698b726e2..4ee4643c8b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
   <data name="DefaultControllerFactory_ActionDescriptorMustBeReflected" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The action descriptor must be of type '{0}'.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The value cannot be null or empty.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="PropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The '{0}' property of '{1}' must not be null.</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
index 25cf8e4432..0fa90f45a5 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
@@ -27,5 +29,59 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
             Assert.Equal("property", controller.ViewBag.Another);
             Assert.Equal("property", controller.ViewData["Another"]);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Redirect_Temporary_SetsSameUrl()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new Controller();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.Redirect("sample\\url");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(result.Permanent);
+            Assert.Equal("sample\\url", result.Url);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Redirect_Permanent_SetsSameUrl()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new Controller();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.RedirectPermanent("sample\\url");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(result.Permanent);
+            Assert.Equal("sample\\url", result.Url);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(null)]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        public void Redirect_NullOrEmptyUrl_Throws(string url)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new Controller();
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(
+                () => controller.Redirect(url: url), "url", "The value cannot be null or empty");
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(null)]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        public void RedirectPermanent_NullOrEmptyUrl_Throws(string url)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new Controller();
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(
+                () => controller.RedirectPermanent(url: url), "url", "The value cannot be null or empty");
+        }
     }
 }