diff --git a/core/runtime/Cargo.toml b/core/runtime/Cargo.toml
index dd75e661be8..ef631ca5a69 100644
--- a/core/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ fetch = [
     "dep:either",
     "dep:http",
     "dep:serde_json",
+    "dep:url",
     "boa_engine/either",
 ]
 reqwest-blocking = ["dep:reqwest", "reqwest/blocking"]
diff --git a/core/runtime/src/fetch/response.rs b/core/runtime/src/fetch/response.rs
index 442ed64d5eb..d4577913ca3 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/fetch/response.rs
+++ b/core/runtime/src/fetch/response.rs
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ impl JsResponse {
         if !matches!(status, 301 | 302 | 303 | 307 | 308) {
             return Err(js_error!(RangeError: "Invalid redirect status: {}", status));
         }
-        let url_str = url.to_string(context)?.to_std_string_escaped();
-        http::Uri::try_from(url_str.as_str())
-            .map_err(|_| js_error!(TypeError: "Invalid URL: {}", url_str))?;
+        let parsed_url = url::Url::parse(&url.to_string(context)?.to_std_string_escaped())
+            .map_err(|e| js_error!(TypeError: "Invalid URL: {}", e))?;
+        let serialized_url = parsed_url.to_string();
 
         let status_code = StatusCode::from_u16(status)
             .map_err(|_| js_error!(RangeError: "Invalid status code: {}", status))?;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ impl JsResponse {
         let mut headers = http::header::HeaderMap::new();
         headers.insert(
             HeaderName::from_static("location"),
-            HeaderValue::try_from(url_str)
+            HeaderValue::try_from(serialized_url)
                 .map_err(|_| js_error!(TypeError: "Invalid URL for header value"))?,
         );
 
diff --git a/core/runtime/src/fetch/tests/response.rs b/core/runtime/src/fetch/tests/response.rs
index ee8108751d8..f6dc158618d 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/fetch/tests/response.rs
+++ b/core/runtime/src/fetch/tests/response.rs
@@ -180,10 +180,74 @@ fn response_redirect_custom_status_and_coercion() {
             r#"
                 const response = Response.redirect("http://example.com/", 301);
                 assertEq(response.status, 301);
+            "#,
+        ),
+    ]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn response_redirect_rejects_non_url_after_string_coercion() {
+    run_test_actions([
+        TestAction::harness(),
+        TestAction::inspect_context(|ctx| register(&[], ctx)),
+        TestAction::run(
+            r#"
+                let threw = false;
+                try {
+                    Response.redirect(12345);
+                } catch (e) {
+                    threw = true;
+                    if (!(e instanceof TypeError)) {
+                        throw new Error("Expected TypeError, got " + e.name);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!threw) {
+                    throw new Error("Expected TypeError, but no error was thrown");
+                }
+            "#,
+        ),
+    ]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn response_redirect_serializes_parsed_url() {
+    run_test_actions([
+        TestAction::harness(),
+        TestAction::inspect_context(|ctx| register(&[], ctx)),
+        TestAction::run(
+            r#"
+                const response1 = Response.redirect("https://example.com");
+                assertEq(response1.headers.get("location"), "https://example.com/");
+            "#,
+        ),
+        TestAction::run(
+            r#"
+                const response2 = Response.redirect("https://example.com#frag");
+                assertEq(response2.headers.get("location"), "https://example.com/#frag");
+            "#,
+        ),
+    ]);
+}
 
-                // Tests Web IDL coercion of the URL parameter
-                const response2 = Response.redirect(12345);
-                assertEq(response2.headers.get("location"), "12345");
+#[test]
+fn response_redirect_rejects_relative_url() {
+    run_test_actions([
+        TestAction::harness(),
+        TestAction::inspect_context(|ctx| register(&[], ctx)),
+        TestAction::run(
+            r#"
+                let threw = false;
+                try {
+                    Response.redirect("/foo");
+                } catch (e) {
+                    threw = true;
+                    if (!(e instanceof TypeError)) {
+                        throw new Error("Expected TypeError, got " + e.name);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!threw) {
+                    throw new Error("Expected TypeError, but no error was thrown");
+                }
             "#,
         ),
     ]);