diff --git a/rest_framework/test.py b/rest_framework/test.py
index 9b40353a3..74d2c868f 100644
--- a/rest_framework/test.py
+++ b/rest_framework/test.py
@@ -156,6 +156,52 @@ class APIClient(APIRequestFactory, DjangoClient):
         kwargs.update(self._credentials)
         return super(APIClient, self).request(**kwargs)
 
+    def get(self, path, data=None, follow=False, **extra):
+        response = super(APIClient, self).get(path, data=data, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
+    def post(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None,
+             follow=False, **extra):
+        response = super(APIClient, self).post(
+            path, data=data, format=format, content_type=content_type, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
+    def put(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None,
+            follow=False, **extra):
+        response = super(APIClient, self).put(
+            path, data=data, format=format, content_type=content_type, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
+    def patch(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None,
+              follow=False, **extra):
+        response = super(APIClient, self).patch(
+            path, data=data, format=format, content_type=content_type, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
+    def delete(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None,
+               follow=False, **extra):
+        response = super(APIClient, self).delete(
+            path, data=data, format=format, content_type=content_type, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
+    def options(self, path, data=None, format=None, content_type=None,
+                follow=False, **extra):
+        response = super(APIClient, self).options(
+            path, data=data, format=format, content_type=content_type, **extra)
+        if follow:
+            response = self._handle_redirects(response, **extra)
+        return response
+
     def logout(self):
         self._credentials = {}
         return super(APIClient, self).logout()
diff --git a/tests/test_testing.py b/tests/test_testing.py
index 9c472026a..9fd5966eb 100644
--- a/tests/test_testing.py
+++ b/tests/test_testing.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 from io import BytesIO
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -28,10 +29,16 @@ def session_view(request):
     })
 
 
+@api_view(['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS'])
+def redirect_view(request):
+    return redirect('/view/')
+
+
 urlpatterns = patterns(
     '',
     url(r'^view/$', view),
     url(r'^session-view/$', session_view),
+    url(r'^redirect-view/$', redirect_view),
 )
 
 
@@ -111,6 +118,46 @@ class TestAPITestClient(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get('/view/')
         self.assertEqual(response.data['auth'], b'')
 
+    def test_follow_redirect(self):
+        """
+        Follow redirect by setting follow argument.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/redirect-view/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.client.get('/redirect-view/', follow=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.redirect_chain)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        response = self.client.post('/redirect-view/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.client.post('/redirect-view/', follow=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.redirect_chain)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        response = self.client.put('/redirect-view/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.client.put('/redirect-view/', follow=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.redirect_chain)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        response = self.client.patch('/redirect-view/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.client.patch('/redirect-view/', follow=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.redirect_chain)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        response = self.client.delete('/redirect-view/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.client.delete('/redirect-view/', follow=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.redirect_chain)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        response = self.client.options('/redirect-view/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.client.options('/redirect-view/', follow=True)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(response.redirect_chain)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
 
 class TestAPIRequestFactory(TestCase):
     def test_csrf_exempt_by_default(self):