diff --git a/doc/plugins.markdown b/doc/plugins.markdown
index c29b8f0..0549c1a 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.markdown
+++ b/doc/plugins.markdown
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ A configurable redirect mechanism.
 
 **options**
 
-  - `{Array} codes` HTTP status codes to react on, defaults to `[301, 302, 308]`
+  - `{Array} codes` HTTP status codes to redirect, defaults to `[301, 302, 308]`
   - `{number} limit` The maximum number of redirects, defaults to `1`
   - `{boolean} sameHost` Only allow redirects to the current host, defaults to `false`
   - `{boolean} allowUpgrade` Allow switch from `http` to `https/2`, defaults to `true`
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ _Note_: Undefined request options are set to plugin defaults.
 ### Event: 'redirect'
 Emitted when `request.end()` of a redirected request has been called.
 
-`function({Object} options)`
+`function({Object} options, {Object} response)`
 
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diff --git a/lib/plugins/redirect.js b/lib/plugins/redirect.js
index 9f22b23..e7d6190 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/redirect.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/redirect.js
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ function RedirectPlugin(rail, options) {
   this._interceptrequest = null;
   this._interceptresponse = null;
 
-  this.limit = options.limit || 1;
   this.codes = options.codes || [301, 302, 308];
+
+  this.limit = options.limit || 1;
   this.sameHost = options.sameHost || false;
   this.allowUpgrade = options.allowUpgrade === false ? false : true;
   this.allowDowngrade = options.allowDowngrade || false;
@@ -107,13 +108,13 @@ RedirectPlugin.prototype._interceptResponse = function(call, options, response)
     });
   }
 
-  function onEnd() {
+  function finish() {
     call.__clear();
     call.__request(function(err2, request) {
       if (request) {
         call.__intercept('request', self._interceptrequest);
         request.end();
-        call.emit('redirect', options);
+        call.emit('redirect', options, response);
       } else {
         call.__emit('response', response);
       }
@@ -122,17 +123,16 @@ RedirectPlugin.prototype._interceptResponse = function(call, options, response)
 
   // check if buffer plugin already handled the response body
   if (response.buffer !== undefined) {
-    onEnd();
+    finish();
 
   } else {
     // dump obsolete response
     response.on('readable', function() {
-      // TODO: check & warn (a redirect shouldn't have a body)
       response.read();
     });
 
     // send next request
-    response.once('end', onEnd);
+    response.on('end', finish);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test-http-redirect.js b/test/test-http-redirect.js
index 65abf86..34c6d45 100644
--- a/test/test-http-redirect.js
+++ b/test/test-http-redirect.js
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ suite('http:redirect', function() {
       assert.strictEqual(response.buffer.length, 6);
       assert.strictEqual(response.buffer.toString(), 'works!');
       done();
-    }).on('warn', function(plugin, status, message) {
-      console.log('warn', plugin, status, message);
     }).end();
   });
 
@@ -118,6 +116,8 @@ suite('http:redirect', function() {
       assert.strictEqual(response.buffer.length, 6);
       assert.strictEqual(response.buffer.toString(), 'works!');
       done();
+    }).on('redirect', function(options, response) {
+      assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 302);
     }).end();
   });
 
diff --git a/test/test-http-validate-retry.js b/test/test-http-validate-retry.js
index 6f20460..f8c0007 100644
--- a/test/test-http-validate-retry.js
+++ b/test/test-http-validate-retry.js
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ suite('http:validate:retry', function() {
           [['hello', 'number', 'type', 'world']]);
 
       done();
-    }).on('retry', function() {
+    }).on('retry', function(options, response, reason) {
       ++retries;
+      assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+      assert.strictEqual(reason, 'validate');
     }).end();
   });