diff --git a/packages/next/server/api-utils.ts b/packages/next/server/api-utils.ts
index d82d9d6ea5378..e172995568f94 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/api-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/api-utils.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export function redirect(
     )
   }
   res.writeHead(statusOrUrl, { Location: url })
-  res.write('')
+  res.write(url)
   res.end()
   return res
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/api-support/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/api-support/test/index.test.js
index 93b18fb91014e..05a960be3a2f7 100644
--- a/test/integration/api-support/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/api-support/test/index.test.js
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ function runTests(dev = false) {
     })
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(307)
+    const text = await res.text()
+    expect(text).toEqual('/login')
   })
 
   it('should redirect to login', async () => {
@@ -277,6 +279,8 @@ function runTests(dev = false) {
     })
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(301)
+    const text = await res.text()
+    expect(text).toEqual('/login')
   })
 
   it('should return empty query object', async () => {