diff --git a/.aspell.yml b/.aspell.yml
index 48bb8664..0b8bda85 100644
--- a/.aspell.yml
+++ b/.aspell.yml
@@ -72,5 +72,7 @@ allowed:
   - userlist
   - tmp
   - kubectl
+  - Kubernetes
+  - HTTPS
   - PEM
   - redact
diff --git a/pkg/haproxy/rules/reqRequestRedirect.go b/pkg/haproxy/rules/reqRequestRedirect.go
index d9bac63b..1eceff44 100644
--- a/pkg/haproxy/rules/reqRequestRedirect.go
+++ b/pkg/haproxy/rules/reqRequestRedirect.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type RequestRedirect struct {
 	SSLRedirect  bool
 }
 
+const DefaultHTTPSPort = 443
+
 func (r RequestRedirect) GetType() Type {
 	return REQ_REDIRECT
 }
@@ -26,21 +28,43 @@ func (r RequestRedirect) Create(client api.HAProxyClient, frontend *models.Front
 	if frontend.Mode == "tcp" {
 		return errors.New("request redirection cannot be configured in TCP mode")
 	}
-	var rule string
+	var httpRule models.HTTPRequestRule
 	if r.SSLRedirect {
-		rule = fmt.Sprintf("https://%%[hdr(host),field(1,:)]:%d%%[capture.req.uri]", r.RedirectPort)
+		httpRule = r.sslRedirect()
 	} else {
-		scheme := "http"
-		if r.SSLRequest {
-			scheme = "https"
-		}
-		rule = fmt.Sprintf(scheme+"://%s%%[capture.req.uri]", r.Host)
+		httpRule = r.hostRedirect()
 	}
+
+	return client.FrontendHTTPRequestRuleCreate(0, frontend.Name, httpRule, ingressACL)
+}
+
+func (r RequestRedirect) sslRedirect() models.HTTPRequestRule {
+	httpRule := models.HTTPRequestRule{
+		Type:      "redirect",
+		RedirCode: utils.PtrInt64(r.RedirectCode),
+	}
+	if r.RedirectPort == DefaultHTTPSPort {
+		httpRule.RedirType = "scheme"
+		httpRule.RedirValue = "https"
+	} else {
+		rule := fmt.Sprintf("https://%%[hdr(host),field(1,:)]:%d%%[capture.req.uri]", r.RedirectPort)
+		httpRule.RedirType = "location"
+		httpRule.RedirValue = rule
+	}
+	return httpRule
+}
+
+func (r RequestRedirect) hostRedirect() models.HTTPRequestRule {
+	scheme := "http"
+	if r.SSLRequest {
+		scheme = "https"
+	}
+	rule := fmt.Sprintf(scheme+"://%s%%[capture.req.uri]", r.Host)
 	httpRule := models.HTTPRequestRule{
 		Type:       "redirect",
 		RedirCode:  utils.PtrInt64(r.RedirectCode),
 		RedirValue: rule,
 		RedirType:  "location",
 	}
-	return client.FrontendHTTPRequestRuleCreate(0, frontend.Name, httpRule, ingressACL)
+	return httpRule
 }