diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 3540c0af7..dd022534a 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -938,6 +938,12 @@ The time, in seconds, it took from the start until the file transfer is just
 about to begin. This includes all pre-transfer commands and negotiations that
 are specific to the particular protocol(s) involved.
 .TP
+.B time_redirect
+The time, in seconds, it took for all redirection steps include name lookup,
+connect, pretransfer and transfer before final transaction was
+started. time_redirect shows the complete execution time for multiple
+redirections. (Added in 7.12.3)
+.TP
 .B time_starttransfer
 The time, in seconds, it took from the start until the first byte is just about
 to be transfered. This includes time_pretransfer and also the time the
@@ -966,6 +972,9 @@ The Content-Type of the requested document, if there was any. (Added in 7.9.5)
 .TP
 .B num_connects
 Number of new connects made in the recent transfer. (Added in 7.12.3)
+.TP
+.B num_redirects
+Number of redirects that were followed in the request. (Added in 7.12.3)
 .RE
 
 If this option is used several times, the last one will be used.
diff --git a/src/writeout.c b/src/writeout.c
index b60319b48..b396eeb70 100644
--- a/src/writeout.c
+++ b/src/writeout.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ typedef enum {
   VAR_EFFECTIVE_URL,
   VAR_CONTENT_TYPE,
   VAR_NUM_CONNECTS,
+  VAR_REDIRECT_TIME,
+  VAR_REDIRECT_COUNT,
   VAR_NUM_OF_VARS /* must be the last */
 } replaceid;
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ static struct variable replacements[]={
   {"speed_upload", VAR_SPEED_UPLOAD},
   {"content_type", VAR_CONTENT_TYPE},
   {"num_connects", VAR_NUM_CONNECTS},
+  {"time_redirect", VAR_REDIRECT_TIME},
+  {"num_redirects", VAR_REDIRECT_COUNT},
   {NULL, VAR_NONE}
 };
 
@@ -138,6 +142,16 @@ void ourWriteOut(CURL *curl, char *writeinfo)
                    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_NUM_CONNECTS, &longinfo))
                   fprintf(stream, "%ld", longinfo);
                 break;
+              case VAR_REDIRECT_COUNT:
+                if(CURLE_OK ==
+                   curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_REDIRECT_COUNT, &longinfo))
+                  fprintf(stream, "%ld", longinfo);
+                break;
+              case VAR_REDIRECT_TIME:
+                if(CURLE_OK ==
+                   curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_REDIRECT_TIME, &doubleinfo))
+                  fprintf(stream, "%.3f", doubleinfo);
+                break;
               case VAR_TOTAL_TIME:
                 if(CURLE_OK ==
                    curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_TOTAL_TIME, &doubleinfo))