diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/async/AsyncRedirectExec.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/async/AsyncRedirectExec.java
index 03a770d28..92081e919 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/async/AsyncRedirectExec.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/async/AsyncRedirectExec.java
@@ -142,11 +142,16 @@ public final class AsyncRedirectExec implements AsyncExecChainHandler {
                     switch (statusCode) {
                         case HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY:
                         case HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY:
-                        case HttpStatus.SC_SEE_OTHER:
                             if (Method.POST.isSame(request.getMethod())) {
                                 state.currentRequest = new BasicHttpRequest(Method.GET, redirectUri);
                                 state.currentEntityProducer = null;
                             }
+                            break;
+                        case HttpStatus.SC_SEE_OTHER:
+                            if (!Method.GET.isSame(request.getMethod()) && !Method.HEAD.isSame(request.getMethod())) {
+                                state.currentRequest = new BasicHttpRequest(Method.GET, redirectUri);
+                                state.currentEntityProducer = null;
+                            }
                     }
                     if (state.currentRequest == null) {
                         state.currentRequest = new BasicHttpRequest(request.getMethod(), redirectUri);
diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/classic/RedirectExec.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/classic/RedirectExec.java
index d6ec2f5fa..bf55aec75 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/classic/RedirectExec.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/impl/classic/RedirectExec.java
@@ -145,10 +145,14 @@ public final class RedirectExec implements ExecChainHandler {
                     switch (statusCode) {
                         case HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY:
                         case HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY:
-                        case HttpStatus.SC_SEE_OTHER:
                             if (Method.POST.isSame(request.getMethod())) {
                                 redirect = new HttpGet(redirectUri);
                             }
+                            break;
+                        case HttpStatus.SC_SEE_OTHER:
+                            if (!Method.GET.isSame(request.getMethod()) && !Method.HEAD.isSame(request.getMethod())) {
+                                redirect = new HttpGet(redirectUri);
+                            }
                     }
                     if (redirect == null) {
                         redirect = new BasicClassicHttpRequest(originalRequest.getMethod(), redirectUri);