diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7949ff0..08ffd74 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function requestAsEventEmitter(opts) {
 		const req = fn.request(opts, res => {
 			const statusCode = res.statusCode;
 
-			if (isRedirect(statusCode) && 'location' in res.headers && (opts.method === 'GET' || opts.method === 'HEAD')) {
+			if (isRedirect(statusCode) && opts.followRedirect && 'location' in res.headers && (opts.method === 'GET' || opts.method === 'HEAD')) {
 				res.resume();
 
 				if (++redirectCount > 10) {
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ function asPromise(opts) {
 				.catch(err => reject(new got.ReadError(err, opts)))
 				.then(data => {
 					const statusCode = res.statusCode;
+					const limitStatusCode = opts.followRedirect ? 299 : 399;
 
 					res.body = data;
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ function asPromise(opts) {
 						}
 					}
 
-					if (statusCode < 200 || statusCode > 299) {
+					if (statusCode < 200 || statusCode > limitStatusCode) {
 						throw new got.HTTPError(statusCode, opts);
 					}
 
@@ -267,6 +268,10 @@ function normalizeArguments(url, opts) {
 		};
 	}
 
+	if (opts.followRedirect === undefined) {
+		opts.followRedirect = true;
+	}
+
 	return opts;
 }
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f4328ac..a0d6c21 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ Option accepts `function` with `retry` and `error` arguments. Function must retu
 
 **Note:** if `retries` is `number`, `ENOTFOUND` and `ENETUNREACH` error will not be retried (see full list in [`is-retry-allowed`](https://github.com/floatdrop/is-retry-allowed/blob/master/index.js#L12) module).
 
+###### followRedirect
+
+Type: `boolean`  
+Default: `true`
+
+Defines if redirect responses should be followed automatically.
+
 
 #### Streams
 
diff --git a/test/redirects.js b/test/redirects.js
index ceceb27..65f856d 100644
--- a/test/redirects.js
+++ b/test/redirects.js
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ test('follows redirect', async t => {
 	t.is((await got(`${http.url}/finite`)).body, 'reached');
 });
 
+test('does not follow redirect when disabled', async t => {
+	t.is((await got(`${http.url}/finite`, {followRedirect: false})).statusCode, 302);
+});
+
 test('relative redirect works', async t => {
 	t.is((await got(`${http.url}/relative`)).body, 'reached');
 });