diff --git a/lib/http-proxy.js b/lib/http-proxy.js
index b1ad646f4..78522b63b 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ module.exports.createProxyServer =
    *    localAddress : <Local interface string to bind for outgoing connections>
    *    changeOrigin: <true/false, Default: false - changes the origin of the host header to the target URL>
    *    hostRewrite: rewrites the location hostname on (301/302/307/308) redirects, Default: null.
+   *    autoRewrite: rewrites the location host/port on (301/302/307/308) redirects based on requested host/port. Default: false.
+   *    protocolRewrite: rewrites the location protocol on (301/302/307/308) redirects to 'http' or 'https'. Default: null.
    *  }
    *
    *  NOTE: `options.ws` and `options.ssl` are optional.
diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js
index 67a1a6d98..99f886477 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js
@@ -47,11 +47,19 @@ var redirectRegex = /^30(1|2|7|8)$/;
   },
 
   function setRedirectHostRewrite(req, res, proxyRes, options) {
-    if (options.hostRewrite
+    if ((options.hostRewrite || options.autoRewrite || options.protocolRewrite)
         && proxyRes.headers['location']
         && redirectRegex.test(proxyRes.statusCode)) {
       var u = url.parse(proxyRes.headers['location']);
-      u.host = options.hostRewrite;
+      if (options.hostRewrite) {
+        u.host = options.hostRewrite;
+      } else if (options.autoRewrite) {
+        u.host = req.headers['host'];
+      }
+      if (options.protocolRewrite) {
+        u.protocol = options.protocolRewrite;
+      }
+
       proxyRes.headers['location'] = u.format();
     }
   },
diff --git a/test/lib-http-proxy-passes-web-outgoing-test.js b/test/lib-http-proxy-passes-web-outgoing-test.js
index ee1077e03..342f024ea 100644
--- a/test/lib-http-proxy-passes-web-outgoing-test.js
+++ b/test/lib-http-proxy-passes-web-outgoing-test.js
@@ -3,55 +3,118 @@ var httpProxy = require('../lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing'),
 
 describe('lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js', function () {
   describe('#setRedirectHostRewrite', function () {
-    context('rewrites location host to option', function() {
-      beforeEach(function() {
-        this.proxyRes = {
-          statusCode: 301,
-          headers: {
-            location: "http://f.com/"
-          }
-        };
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      this.req = {
+        headers: {
+          host: "x2.com"
+        }
+      };
+      this.proxyRes = {
+        statusCode: 301,
+        headers: {
+          location: "http://f.com/"
+        }
+      };
+    });
 
+    context('rewrites location host with hostRewrite', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
         this.options = {
           hostRewrite: "x.com"
         };
       });
+      [301, 302, 307, 308].forEach(function(code) {
+        it('on ' + code, function() {
+          this.proxyRes.statusCode = code;
+          httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+          expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://'+this.options.hostRewrite+'/');
+        });
+      });
 
-      it('on 301', function() {
-        this.proxyRes.statusCode = 301;
-        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite({}, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
-        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://'+this.options.hostRewrite+'/');
+      it('not on 200', function() {
+        this.proxyRes.statusCode = 200;
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://f.com/');
       });
 
-      it('on 302', function() {
-        this.proxyRes.statusCode = 302;
-        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite({}, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
-        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://'+this.options.hostRewrite+'/');
+      it('not when hostRewrite is unset', function() {
+        delete this.options.hostRewrite;
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://f.com/');
       });
 
-      it('on 307', function() {
-        this.proxyRes.statusCode = 307;
-        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite({}, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+      it('takes precedence over autoRewrite', function() {
+        this.options.autoRewrite = true;
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
         expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://'+this.options.hostRewrite+'/');
       });
+    });
 
-      it('on 308', function() {
-        this.proxyRes.statusCode = 308;
-        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite({}, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
-        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://'+this.options.hostRewrite+'/');
+    context('rewrites location host with autoRewrite', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.options = {
+          autoRewrite: true,
+        };
+      });
+      [301, 302, 307, 308].forEach(function(code) {
+        it('on ' + code, function() {
+          this.proxyRes.statusCode = code;
+          httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+          expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://'+this.req.headers.host+'/');
+        });
       });
 
       it('not on 200', function() {
         this.proxyRes.statusCode = 200;
-        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite({}, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
         expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://f.com/');
       });
 
-      it('not when hostRewrite is unset', function() {
-        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite({}, {}, this.proxyRes, {});
+      it('not when autoRewrite is unset', function() {
+        delete this.options.autoRewrite;
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
         expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://f.com/');
       });
     });
+
+    context('rewrites location protocol with protocolRewrite', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.options = {
+          protocolRewrite: 'https',
+        };
+      });
+      [301, 302, 307, 308].forEach(function(code) {
+        it('on ' + code, function() {
+          this.proxyRes.statusCode = code;
+          httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+          expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('https://f.com/');
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('not on 200', function() {
+        this.proxyRes.statusCode = 200;
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://f.com/');
+      });
+
+      it('not when protocolRewrite is unset', function() {
+        delete this.options.protocolRewrite;
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('http://f.com/');
+      });
+
+      it('works together with hostRewrite', function() {
+        this.options.hostRewrite = 'x.com'
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('https://x.com/');
+      });
+
+      it('works together with autoRewrite', function() {
+        this.options.autoRewrite = true
+        httpProxy.setRedirectHostRewrite(this.req, {}, this.proxyRes, this.options);
+        expect(this.proxyRes.headers.location).to.eql('https://x2.com/');
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#setConnection', function () {
@@ -64,7 +127,7 @@ describe('lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js', function () {
         }
       }, {}, proxyRes);
 
-      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('close'); 
+      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('close');
     });
 
     it('set the right connection with 1.0 - req.connection', function() {
@@ -76,7 +139,7 @@ describe('lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js', function () {
         }
       }, {}, proxyRes);
 
-      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('hey'); 
+      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('hey');
     });
 
     it('set the right connection - req.connection', function() {
@@ -88,7 +151,7 @@ describe('lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js', function () {
         }
       }, {}, proxyRes);
 
-      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('hola'); 
+      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('hola');
     });
 
     it('set the right connection - `keep-alive`', function() {
@@ -100,7 +163,7 @@ describe('lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js', function () {
         }
       }, {}, proxyRes);
 
-      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('keep-alive'); 
+      expect(proxyRes.headers.connection).to.eql('keep-alive');
     });
 
   });
@@ -153,4 +216,4 @@ describe('lib/http-proxy/passes/web-outgoing.js', function () {
   });
 
 });
- 
+