diff --git a/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php b/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
index 2aea8dd97..7462124d8 100644
--- a/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
+++ b/modules/backend/behaviors/FormController.php
@@ -467,7 +467,15 @@ class FormController extends ControllerBehavior
             $redirectUrl = RouterHelper::parseValues($model, array_keys($model->getAttributes()), $redirectUrl);
         }
 
-        return ($redirectUrl) ? Backend::redirect($redirectUrl) : null;
+        if (starts_with($redirectUrl, 'http://') || starts_with($redirectUrl, 'https://')) {
+            // Process absolute redirects
+            $redirect = Redirect::to($redirectUrl);
+        } else {
+            // Process relative redirects
+            $redirect = ($redirectUrl) ? Backend::redirect($redirectUrl) : null;
+        }
+
+        return $redirect;
     }
 
     /**