diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpResponse.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpResponse.cs
index bed5e5c8f2..28814c747b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpResponse.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpResponse.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions
 
         public abstract void OnSendingHeaders(Action<object> callback, object state);
 
-        public abstract void Redirect(string location);
+        public virtual void Redirect(string location)
+        {
+            Redirect(location, permanent: false);
+        }
+
+        public abstract void Redirect(string location, bool permanent);
 
         public abstract Task WriteAsync(string data);
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpResponse.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpResponse.cs
index 278f16b591..2a24076c19 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpResponse.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpResponse.cs
@@ -107,9 +107,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore
             HttpResponseInformation.OnSendingHeaders(callback, state);
         }
 
-        public override void Redirect(string location)
+        public override void Redirect(string location, bool permanent)
         {
-            HttpResponseInformation.StatusCode = 302;
+            if (permanent)
+            {
+                HttpResponseInformation.StatusCode = 301;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                HttpResponseInformation.StatusCode = 302;
+            }
+
             Headers.Set(Constants.Headers.Location, location);
         }