diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 71ebc97..784ac0c 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func Init() error {
 	}
 
 	viper.SetDefault("a-general.home", "gemini.circumlunar.space")
+	viper.SetDefault("a-general.auto_redirect", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("a-general.http", "default")
 	viper.SetDefault("a-general.search", "gus.guru/search")
 	viper.SetDefault("a-general.color", true)
diff --git a/config/default.go b/config/default.go
index 89f85e4..572716f 100644
--- a/config/default.go
+++ b/config/default.go
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ var defaultConf = []byte(`# This is the default config file.
 # Press Ctrl-H to access it
 home = "gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space"
 
+# Follow up to 5 Gemini redirects without prompting.
+# A prompt is always shown after the 5th redirect and for redirects to protocols other than Gemini.
+# If set to false, a prompt will be shown before following redirects.
+auto_redirect = false
+
 # What command to run to open a HTTP URL. Set to "default" to try to guess the browser,
 # or set to "off" to not open HTTP URLs.
 # If a command is set, than the URL will be added (in quotes) to the end of the command.
diff --git a/default-config.toml b/default-config.toml
index ff204ac..c304bf7 100644
--- a/default-config.toml
+++ b/default-config.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 # Press Ctrl-H to access it
 home = "gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space"
 
+# Follow up to 5 Gemini redirects without prompting.
+# A prompt is always shown after the 5th redirect and for redirects to protocols other than Gemini.
+# If set to false, a prompt will be shown before following redirects.
+auto_redirect = false
+
 # What command to run to open a HTTP URL. Set to "default" to try to guess the browser,
 # or set to "off" to not open HTTP URLs.
 # If a command is set, than the URL will be added (in quotes) to the end of the command.
diff --git a/display/display.go b/display/display.go
index 74cfe35..353f68c 100644
--- a/display/display.go
+++ b/display/display.go
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ func Reload() {
 	go func(t *tab) {
 		cache.RemovePage(tabs[curTab].page.URL)
 		cache.RemoveFavicon(parsed.Host)
-		handleURL(t, t.page.URL) // goURL is not used bc history shouldn't be added to
+		handleURL(t, t.page.URL, 0) // goURL is not used bc history shouldn't be added to
 		if t == tabs[curTab] {
 			// Display the bottomBar state that handleURL set
 			t.applyBottomBar()
diff --git a/display/history.go b/display/history.go
index df60641..333adcc 100644
--- a/display/history.go
+++ b/display/history.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package display
 
 // applyHist is a history.go internal function, to load a URL in the history.
 func applyHist(t *tab) {
-	handleURL(t, t.history.urls[t.history.pos]) // Load that position in history
+	handleURL(t, t.history.urls[t.history.pos], 0) // Load that position in history
 	t.applyAll()
 }
 
diff --git a/display/private.go b/display/private.go
index 828390e..edc5214 100644
--- a/display/private.go
+++ b/display/private.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func handleFavicon(t *tab, host, old string) {
 //
 // It should be called in a goroutine.
 func goURL(t *tab, u string) {
-	final, displayed := handleURL(t, u)
+	final, displayed := handleURL(t, u, 0)
 	if displayed {
 		t.addToHistory(final)
 	}
@@ -289,7 +289,10 @@ func goURL(t *tab, u string) {
 //
 // The bottomBar is not actually changed in this func, except during loading.
 // The func that calls this one should apply the bottomBar values if necessary.
-func handleURL(t *tab, u string) (string, bool) {
+//
+// numRedirects is the number of redirects that resulted in the provided URL.
+// It should typically be 0.
+func handleURL(t *tab, u string, numRedirects int) (string, bool) {
 	defer App.Draw() // Just in case
 
 	// Save for resetting on error
@@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ func handleURL(t *tab, u string) (string, bool) {
 				Error("Input Error", "URL for that input would be too long.")
 				return ret("", false)
 			}
-			return ret(handleURL(t, parsed.String()))
+			return ret(handleURL(t, parsed.String(), 0))
 		}
 		return ret("", false)
 	case 30:
@@ -431,11 +434,22 @@ func handleURL(t *tab, u string) (string, bool) {
 			return ret("", false)
 		}
 		redir := parsed.ResolveReference(parsedMeta).String()
-		if YesNo("Follow redirect?\n" + redir) {
+		// Prompt before redirecting to non-Gemini protocol
+		redirect := false
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(redir, "gemini") {
+			if YesNo("Follow redirect to non-Gemini URL?\n" + redir) {
+				redirect = true
+			} else {
+				return ret("", false)
+			}
+		}
+		// Prompt before redirecting
+		autoRedirect := viper.GetBool("a-general.auto_redirect")
+		if redirect || (autoRedirect && numRedirects < 5) || YesNo("Follow redirect?\n"+redir) {
 			if res.Status == gemini.StatusRedirectPermanent {
 				go cache.AddRedir(u, redir)
 			}
-			return ret(handleURL(t, redir))
+			return ret(handleURL(t, redir, numRedirects+1))
 		}
 		return ret("", false)
 	case 40: