diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da5295a1a..7a1803c92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 * **Build 25x** (2015-05-xx)
   - The `|page` filter now supports passing an empty string to generate a link to the current page.
   - Component variables set with `$this->page` no longer leech in to other component partials.
+  - The application will now perform redirects to prevent duplicate content and enforce the linking policy (see config `cms.enableRedirects`).
 
 * **Build 258** (2015-05-09)
   - The hotkey for full screen mode is now Cmd+Shift+F or Ctrl+Shift+F in Windows.
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 
 * **Build 187** (2015-02-12)
   - **Upgraded framework to Laravel version 5**, see the [end of beta page](http://octobercms.com/beta#advanced-upgrade) for information on how to upgrade.
-  - Introduced a linking policy to control the way URLs are generated globally (see config cms.linkPolicy).
+  - Introduced a linking policy to control the way URLs are generated globally (see config `cms.linkPolicy`).
   - Popup control now supports several sizes via `data-size` attribute: giant, huge, large, small, tiny.
   - Added new scaffold command for creating form widgets `create:formwidget Acme.Blog PostSelector`.
 
diff --git a/config/cms.php b/config/cms.php
index 49d0efe81..9e5dfe2a7 100644
--- a/config/cms.php
+++ b/config/cms.php
@@ -239,6 +239,19 @@ return [
 
     'linkPolicy' => 'detect',
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Determines if the application should redirect URLs.
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | If enabled, the application middleware will redirect URLs with trailing
+    | and duplicat slashes. It will also redirect based on the linking policy
+    | defined in linkPolicy.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'enableRedirects' => true,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Default permission mask