diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
index f5fded73d..680205902 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
     protected function redirectHttp($url)
     {
+        if ($this->isXhr()) {
+            $this->getResponse()->setHeader('X-Icinga-Redirect-Http', 'yes');
+        }
+
         $this->getResponse()->redirectAndExit($url);
     }
 
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/loader.js b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
index d17465e09..a52ba9b56 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/loader.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/loader.js
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            var useHttp = req.getResponseHeader('X-Icinga-Redirect-Http');
+            if (useHttp === 'yes') {
+                window.location.replace(redirect);
+                return true;
+            }
+
             this.redirectToUrl(
                 redirect, req.$target, req.url, req.getResponseHeader('X-Icinga-Rerender-Layout'), req.forceFocus,
                 req.getResponseHeader('X-Icinga-Refresh')