diff --git a/build-spring-framework/resources/changelog.txt b/build-spring-framework/resources/changelog.txt
index eff2824e93e..ce2299703ba 100644
--- a/build-spring-framework/resources/changelog.txt
+++ b/build-spring-framework/resources/changelog.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Changes in version 3.1.1 (2012-02-06)
 * allow adding flash attributes in methods with a ModelAndView return value
 * preserve quotes in MediaType parameters
 * make flash attributes available in the model of ParameterizableViewController and UrlFilenameViewController
+* add property to RedirectView to disable expanding URI variables in redirect URL
 
 Changes in version 3.1 GA (2011-12-12)
 --------------------------------------
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectView.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectView.java
index 184c9a32841..0e100ee7f34 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectView.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectView.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class RedirectView extends AbstractUrlBasedView implements SmartView {
 
 	private HttpStatus statusCode;
 
+	private boolean expandUriTemplateVariables = true;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor for use as a bean.
@@ -225,6 +226,18 @@ public class RedirectView extends AbstractUrlBasedView implements SmartView {
 		this.statusCode = statusCode;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether to treat the redirect URL as a URI template.
+	 * Set this flag to <code>false</code> if the redirect URL contains open
+	 * and close curly braces "{", "}" and you don't want them interpreted
+	 * as URI variables.
+	 * <p>Defaults to <code>true</code>.
+	 * @param expandUriTemplateVariables
+	 */
+	public void setExpandUriTemplateVariables(boolean expandUriTemplateVariables) {
+		this.expandUriTemplateVariables = expandUriTemplateVariables;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns "true" indicating this view performs a redirect.
 	 */
@@ -288,7 +301,7 @@ public class RedirectView extends AbstractUrlBasedView implements SmartView {
 			enc = WebUtils.DEFAULT_CHARACTER_ENCODING;
 		}
 
-		if (StringUtils.hasText(targetUrl)) {
+		if (this.expandUriTemplateVariables && StringUtils.hasText(targetUrl)) {
 			Map<String, String> variables = getCurrentRequestUriVariables(request);
 			targetUrl = replaceUriTemplateVariables(targetUrl.toString(), model, variables, enc);
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectViewUriTemplateTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectViewUriTemplateTests.java
index b1e01024b21..87b5d5a3b85 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectViewUriTemplateTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/view/RedirectViewUriTemplateTests.java
@@ -121,5 +121,17 @@ public class RedirectViewUriTemplateTests {
 
 		assertEquals("", this.response.getRedirectedUrl());
 	}
+
+	// SPR-9016
+
+	@Test
+	public void dontApplyUriVariables() throws Exception {
+		String url = "/test#{'one','abc'}";
+		RedirectView redirectView = new RedirectView(url, true);
+		redirectView.setExpandUriTemplateVariables(false);
+		redirectView.renderMergedOutputModel(new ModelMap(), this.request, this.response);
+
+		assertEquals(url, this.response.getRedirectedUrl());
+	}
 	
 }