diff --git a/services/security-headers/security-headers.service.js b/services/security-headers/security-headers.service.js
index 4deb2abe1c55e9e2eb1cc3df538f2f64d3a78c00..2816da7adf8ea927598aea4e88f59cfc365a322b 100644
--- a/services/security-headers/security-headers.service.js
+++ b/services/security-headers/security-headers.service.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { BaseService, NotFound } = require('..')
 
 const queryParamSchema = Joi.object({
   url: optionalUrl.required(),
+  ignoreRedirects: Joi.equal(''),
 }).required()
 
 const documentation = `
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@ module.exports = class SecurityHeaders extends BaseService {
       }),
       documentation,
     },
+    {
+      title: "Security Headers (Don't follow redirects)",
+      namedParams: {},
+      queryParams: { url: 'https://www.shields.io', ignoreRedirects: null },
+      staticPreview: this.render({
+        grade: 'R',
+      }),
+      documentation,
+    },
   ]
 
   static defaultBadgeData = {
@@ -53,6 +63,7 @@ module.exports = class SecurityHeaders extends BaseService {
       D: 'orange',
       E: 'orange',
       F: 'red',
+      R: 'blue',
     }
 
     return {
@@ -61,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = class SecurityHeaders extends BaseService {
     }
   }
 
-  async handle(namedParams, { url }) {
+  async handle(namedParams, { url, ignoreRedirects }) {
     const { res } = await this._request({
       url: `https://securityheaders.com`,
       options: {
@@ -69,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = class SecurityHeaders extends BaseService {
         qs: {
           q: url,
           hide: 'on',
-          followRedirects: 'on',
+          followRedirects: ignoreRedirects !== undefined ? null : 'on',
         },
       },
     })
diff --git a/services/security-headers/security-headers.tester.js b/services/security-headers/security-headers.tester.js
index 2fa884e23e25dbce1ccb96f6cd687e02f0646573..f3c4e3b1266c31c725f0d96b13eca3b8295c3801 100644
--- a/services/security-headers/security-headers.tester.js
+++ b/services/security-headers/security-headers.tester.js
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 const t = (module.exports = require('../tester').createServiceTester())
 
-t.create('grade of http://shields.io')
+t.create('grade of https://shields.io')
   .get('/security-headers.json?url=https://shields.io')
   .expectBadge({ label: 'security headers', message: 'F', color: 'red' })
+
+t.create('grade of https://httpstat.us/301 as redirect')
+  .get('/security-headers.json?ignoreRedirects&url=https://httpstat.us/301')
+  .expectBadge({ label: 'security headers', message: 'R', color: 'blue' })