diff --git a/test/js-specs.js b/test/js-specs.js
index d8cc03b..f8d024d 100644
--- a/test/js-specs.js
+++ b/test/js-specs.js
@@ -246,6 +246,14 @@ describe('Common helpers', function () {
     it('merges empty header sets correctly', () => {
       helpers.mergeHeaders({}, {}).should.eql({});
     });
+
+    it('merges ssimple header sets without collision correctly', () => {
+      helpers.mergeHeaders({ a: 1 }, { b: 2 }).should.eql({ a: 1, b: 2 });
+    });
+
+    it('merges header sets with collision correctly', () => {
+      helpers.mergeHeaders({ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }).should.eql({ a: 2 });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getCookieHeader(url)', function () {
@@ -326,4 +334,25 @@ describe('Common helpers', function () {
       })).should.throw(messages.INVALID_CLIENT_AUTH_PKCS_PASSWORD);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('handleMissingOptions()', function () {
+    const jsUtil = require('../www/js-util');
+    const messages = require('../www/messages');
+    const helpers = require('../www/helpers')(jsUtil, null, messages);
+    const mockGlobals = {
+      headers: {},
+      serializer: 'urlencoded',
+      followRedirect: true,
+      timeout: 60.0,
+    }
+
+    it('adds missing "followRedirect" option correctly', () => {
+      helpers.handleMissingOptions({}, mockGlobals).should.include({ followRedirect: true });
+    });
+
+    it('throws an error when "followRedirect" option is not a boolean', () => {
+      (() => helpers.handleMissingOptions({ followRedirect: 1 }, mockGlobals))
+        .should.throw(messages.INVALID_FOLLOW_REDIRECT_VALUE);
+    });
+  });
 })
diff --git a/www/global-configs.js b/www/global-configs.js
index 761a1ff..c920a9b 100644
--- a/www/global-configs.js
+++ b/www/global-configs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var globalConfigs = {
   headers: {},
   serializer: 'urlencoded',
+  followRedirect: true,
   timeout: 60.0,
 };
 
diff --git a/www/helpers.js b/www/helpers.js
index 2a7a014..9edca46 100644
--- a/www/helpers.js
+++ b/www/helpers.js
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ module.exports = function init(jsUtil, cookieHandler, messages) {
     return timeout;
   }
 
+  function checkFollowRedirectValue(follow) {
+    if (jsUtil.getTypeOf(follow) !== 'Boolean') {
+      throw new Error(messages.INVALID_FOLLOW_REDIRECT_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    return follow;
+  }
+
   function checkHeadersObject(headers) {
     return checkKeyValuePairObject(headers, ['String'], messages.INVALID_HEADERS_VALUE);
   }
@@ -295,6 +303,7 @@ module.exports = function init(jsUtil, cookieHandler, messages) {
       method: checkHttpMethod(options.method || validHttpMethods[0]),
       serializer: checkSerializer(options.serializer || globals.serializer),
       timeout: checkTimeoutValue(options.timeout || globals.timeout),
+      followRedirect: checkFollowRedirectValue(options.followRedirect || globals.followRedirect),
       headers: checkHeadersObject(options.headers || {}),
       params: checkParamsObject(options.params || {}),
       data: jsUtil.getTypeOf(options.data) === 'Undefined' ? null : options.data,
diff --git a/www/messages.js b/www/messages.js
index 3f788a7..5eebeb4 100644
--- a/www/messages.js
+++ b/www/messages.js
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
   INVALID_CLIENT_AUTH_PKCS_PASSWORD: 'advanced-http: invalid PKCS12 container password, needs to be a string',
   INVALID_HEADERS_VALUE: 'advanced-http: header values must be strings',
   INVALID_TIMEOUT_VALUE: 'advanced-http: invalid timeout value, needs to be a positive numeric value',
+  INVALID_FOLLOW_REDIRECT_VALUE: 'advanced-http: invalid follow redirect value, needs to be a boolean value',
   INVALID_PARAMS_VALUE: 'advanced-http: invalid params object, needs to be an object with strings'
 };
diff --git a/www/public-interface.js b/www/public-interface.js
index bfbbfb6..80261c4 100644
--- a/www/public-interface.js
+++ b/www/public-interface.js
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
     getCookieString: getCookieString,
     getRequestTimeout: getRequestTimeout,
     setRequestTimeout: setRequestTimeout,
+    disableRedirect: disableRedirect,
     // for being backward compatible
     setSSLCertMode: setServerTrustMode,
     setServerTrustMode: setServerTrustMode,
     setClientAuthMode: setClientAuthMode,
-    disableRedirect: disableRedirect,
     sendRequest: sendRequest,
     post: post,
     get: get,
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
     globalConfigs.timeout = timeout;
   }
 
+  function getFollowRedirect() {
+    return globalConfigs.followRedirect;
+  }
+
+  function setFollowRedirect(follow) {
+    globalConfigs.followRedirect = follow;
+  }
+
+  // @TODO replace this one by "setFollowRedirect()"
+  function disableRedirect(disable, success, failure) {
+    helpers.handleMissingCallbacks(success, failure);
+
+    return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'disableRedirect', [!!disable]);
+  }
+
   function setServerTrustMode(mode, success, failure) {
     helpers.handleMissingCallbacks(success, failure);
 
@@ -117,12 +132,6 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
     return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'setClientAuthMode', [mode, options.alias, options.rawPkcs, options.pkcsPassword]);
   }
 
-  function disableRedirect(disable, success, failure) {
-    helpers.handleMissingCallbacks(success, failure);
-
-    return exec(success, failure, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'disableRedirect', [!!disable]);
-  }
-
   function sendRequest(url, options, success, failure) {
     helpers.handleMissingCallbacks(success, failure);
 
@@ -138,14 +147,14 @@ module.exports = function init(exec, cookieHandler, urlUtil, helpers, globalConf
       case 'put':
       case 'patch':
         var data = helpers.getProcessedData(options.data, options.serializer);
-        return exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, data, options.serializer, headers, options.timeout]);
+        return exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, data, options.serializer, headers, options.timeout, options.followRedirect]);
       case 'upload':
-        return exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'uploadFile', [url, headers, options.filePath, options.name, options.timeout]);
+        return exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'uploadFile', [url, headers, options.filePath, options.name, options.timeout, options.followRedirect]);
       case 'download':
         var onDownloadSuccess = helpers.injectCookieHandler(url, helpers.injectFileEntryHandler(success));
-        return exec(onDownloadSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'downloadFile', [url, headers, options.filePath, options.timeout]);
+        return exec(onDownloadSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', 'downloadFile', [url, headers, options.filePath, options.timeout, options.followRedirect]);
       default:
-        return exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, headers, options.timeout]);
+        return exec(onSuccess, onFail, 'CordovaHttpPlugin', options.method, [url, headers, options.timeout, options.followRedirect]);
     }
   }