diff --git a/rest_framework/response.py b/rest_framework/response.py
index 0de01204d..53b5e15f6 100644
--- a/rest_framework/response.py
+++ b/rest_framework/response.py
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
         """
         super(Response, self).__init__(None, status=status)
         self.data = data
-        self.headers = headers and headers[:] or []
         self.template_name = template_name
         self.exception = exception
+                
+        if headers:
+            for name,value in headers.iteritems():
+                self[name] = value
 
     @property
     def rendered_content(self):
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py b/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py
index 0b94c25ba..4b98b9414 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/throttling.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class ThrottlingTests(TestCase):
             if expect is not None:
                 self.assertEquals(response['X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds'], expect)
             else:
-                self.assertFalse('X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds' in response.headers)
+                self.assertFalse('X-Throttle-Wait-Seconds' in response)
 
     def test_seconds_fields(self):
         """
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/views.py b/rest_framework/tests/views.py
index 43365e07a..13a70010d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/views.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import copy
+from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
-from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework.views import APIView, RedirectAPIView
 
 factory = RequestFactory()
 
@@ -17,6 +18,16 @@ class BasicView(APIView):
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         return Response({'method': 'POST', 'data': request.DATA})
 
+class RedirectBasicView(RedirectAPIView):
+    permanent = False
+    view_name = 'basic-view'
+
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
+    url(r'^basic/$', BasicView.as_view(), name='basic-view'),
+    url(r'^redirect_to_basic/$', RedirectBasicView.as_view(), name='old-basic-view'),
+)
+
 
 @api_view(['GET', 'POST', 'PUT'])
 def basic_view(request):
@@ -39,7 +50,7 @@ def sanitise_json_error(error_dict):
     return ret
 
 
-class ClassBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):
+class ClassBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):    
     def setUp(self):
         self.view = BasicView.as_view()
 
@@ -95,3 +106,16 @@ class FunctionBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         }
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEquals(sanitise_json_error(response.data), expected)
+
+class RedirectViewTests(TestCase):
+    urls = 'rest_framework.tests.views'
+    
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.view = RedirectBasicView.as_view()
+
+    def test_redirect(self):
+        request = factory.get('/redirect_to_basic', content_type='application/json')
+        response = self.view(request)
+        
+        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_302_FOUND)
+        self.assertEquals(response['Location'], 'http://testserver/basic/')
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diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index 1d3363c74..2d6647386 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -380,10 +380,11 @@ class RedirectAPIView(APIView):
     """
     permanent = True
     view_name = None
+    #http_method_names = ['get', 'post', 'head', 'options', 'delete', 'put']
 
     def get_redirect_url(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        Return the URL redirect to. Keyword arguments from the
+        Return the URL redirect to. Arguments and Keyword arguments from the
         URL pattern match generating the redirect request
         are provided as kwargs to this method.
         """
@@ -395,14 +396,30 @@ class RedirectAPIView(APIView):
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         url = self.get_redirect_url(request, *args, **kwargs)
         if url:
+            headers = {'Location': url}
             if self.permanent:
-                return Response(status=status.HTTP_301_MOVED_PERMANENTLY)
+                return Response(status=status.HTTP_301_MOVED_PERMANENTLY, headers=headers)
             else:
-                return Response(status=status.HTTP_302_FOUND)
+                return Response(status=status.HTTP_302_FOUND, headers=headers)
         else:
             logger.warning('Gone: %s', self.request.path,
                         extra={
-                            'status_code': 410,
+                            'status_code': status.HTTP_410_GONE,
                             'request': self.request
                         })
-            return Response(status=status.HTTP_410_GONE)
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+            return Response(status=status.HTTP_410_GONE)
+
+    def head(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def options(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def put(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.get(request, *args, **kwargs)