diff --git a/.changeset/tricky-parents-relate.md b/.changeset/tricky-parents-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0f271f2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tricky-parents-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect/platform": patch
+---
+
+add HttpClient.followRedirects api
diff --git a/packages/platform-node/test/HttpClient.test.ts b/packages/platform-node/test/HttpClient.test.ts
index 5b151bdf25..628fdb347a 100644
--- a/packages/platform-node/test/HttpClient.test.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-node/test/HttpClient.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ const JsonPlaceholderLive = Layer.effect(JsonPlaceholder, makeJsonPlaceholder)
         expect(response).toContain("Google")
       }).pipe(Effect.provide(layer)))
 
+    it.effect("google followRedirects", () =>
+      Effect.gen(function*(_) {
+        const client = (yield* HttpClient.HttpClient).pipe(
+          HttpClient.followRedirects()
+        )
+        const response = yield* _(
+          HttpClientRequest.get("http://google.com/"),
+          client,
+          Effect.flatMap((_) => _.text),
+          Effect.scoped
+        )
+        expect(response).toContain("Google")
+      }).pipe(Effect.provide(layer)))
+
     it.effect("google stream", () =>
       Effect.gen(function*(_) {
         const client = yield* _(HttpClient.HttpClient)
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpClient.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpClient.ts
index d0d365d2ac..1240abcb73 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpClient.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpClient.ts
@@ -465,6 +465,15 @@ export const withCookiesRef: {
   <E, R>(self: HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>, ref: Ref<Cookies>): HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>
 } = internal.withCookiesRef
 
+/**
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @category redirects
+ */
+export const followRedirects: {
+  (maxRedirects?: number | undefined): <E, R>(self: HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>) => HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>
+  <E, R>(self: HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>, maxRedirects?: number | undefined): HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>
+} = internal.followRedirects
+
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category fiber refs
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/internal/httpClient.ts b/packages/platform/src/internal/httpClient.ts
index b4a5caf4a2..bad41db7c2 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/internal/httpClient.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/internal/httpClient.ts
@@ -748,3 +748,41 @@ export const withCookiesRef = dual<
           ))
     )
 )
+
+/** @internal */
+export const followRedirects = dual<
+  (
+    maxRedirects?: number | undefined
+  ) => <E, R>(self: Client.HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>) => Client.HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>,
+  <E, R>(
+    self: Client.HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>,
+    maxRedirects?: number | undefined
+  ) => Client.HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>
+>((args) => isClient(args[0]), <E, R>(
+  self: Client.HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R>,
+  maxRedirects?: number | undefined
+): Client.HttpClient.WithResponse<E, R> =>
+  make(
+    (request) => {
+      const loop = (
+        request: ClientRequest.HttpClientRequest,
+        redirects: number
+      ): Effect.Effect<ClientResponse.HttpClientResponse, E, R> =>
+        Effect.flatMap(
+          self.execute(Effect.succeed(request)),
+          (response) =>
+            response.status >= 300 && response.status < 400 && response.headers.location &&
+              redirects < (maxRedirects ?? 10)
+              ? loop(
+                internalRequest.setUrl(
+                  request,
+                  response.headers.location
+                ),
+                redirects + 1
+              )
+              : Effect.succeed(response)
+        )
+      return Effect.flatMap(request, (request) => loop(request, 0))
+    },
+    self.preprocess
+  ))