diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/CleanableHttpClient.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/CleanableHttpClient.java
index 6f3c7fb88c0..8657ef688cf 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/CleanableHttpClient.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/CleanableHttpClient.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.lang.ref.Cleaner;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
  * A lightweight proxy of Vert.x {@link HttpClient} that can be collected by the garbage collector and release
@@ -99,6 +100,11 @@ public Metrics getMetrics() {
     return delegate.getMetrics();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Function<HttpClientResponse, Future<RequestOptions>> redirectHandler() {
+    return delegate.redirectHandler();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public NetClientInternal netClient() {
     return delegate.netClient();
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/http/HttpClientInternal.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/http/HttpClientInternal.java
index 2fe9ee8b0d3..e549308c6cf 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/http/HttpClientInternal.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/http/HttpClientInternal.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import io.vertx.core.internal.net.NetClientInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.spi.metrics.MetricsProvider;
 
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
 /**
  * Http client internal API.
  */
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ public interface HttpClientInternal extends HttpClientAgent, MetricsProvider, Cl
    */
   VertxInternal vertx();
 
+  Function<HttpClientResponse, Future<RequestOptions>> redirectHandler();
+
   HttpClientOptions options();
 
   NetClientInternal netClient();