diff --git a/middleman-core/features/redirects.feature b/middleman-core/features/redirects.feature
index bcbe3baf..f01e9aac 100644
--- a/middleman-core/features/redirects.feature
+++ b/middleman-core/features/redirects.feature
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Feature: Meta redirects
     """
     And the Server is running at "large-build-app"
     When I go to "/hello.html"
+    Then I should see '<link rel="canonical" href="world.html"'
     Then I should see '<meta http-equiv=refresh content="0; url=world.html"'
 
   Scenario: Redirect to external site
diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/sitemap/extensions/redirects.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/sitemap/extensions/redirects.rb
index a5c59b01..86d92a8b 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/sitemap/extensions/redirects.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/sitemap/extensions/redirects.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ module Middleman
               <<-END
                 <html>
                   <head>
+                    <link rel="canonical" href="#{url}" />
                     <meta http-equiv=refresh content="0; url=#{url}" />
                     <meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow" />
                     <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache" />
