diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-apirequestcontext.md b/docs/src/api/class-apirequestcontext.md
index 6812837b40..93e1d44e6e 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-apirequestcontext.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-apirequestcontext.md
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirect
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.delete.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.delete.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.dispose
 * since: v1.16
@@ -214,6 +216,8 @@ If set changes the fetch method (e.g. [PUT](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.fetch.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.fetch.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.get
 * since: v1.16
@@ -239,6 +243,8 @@ context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirect
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.get.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.get.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.head
 * since: v1.16
@@ -264,6 +270,8 @@ context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirect
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.head.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.head.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.patch
 * since: v1.16
@@ -299,6 +307,8 @@ context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirect
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.patch.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.patch.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.post
 * since: v1.16
@@ -334,6 +344,8 @@ context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirect
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.post.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.post.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.put
 * since: v1.16
@@ -369,6 +381,8 @@ context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirect
 * since: v1.16
 ### option: APIRequestContext.put.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-js-python-fetch-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
 * since: v1.16
+### option: APIRequestContext.put.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.26
 
 ## async method: APIRequestContext.storageState
 * since: v1.16
diff --git a/docs/src/api/params.md b/docs/src/api/params.md
index 65a177d3b0..100f13ad17 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/params.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/params.md
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ set to `application/octet-stream` if not explicitly set.
 
 Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to `false`.
 
+## js-python-fetch-option-maxredirects
+* langs: js
+- `maxRedirects` <[int]>
+
+Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+
 ## evaluate-expression
 - `expression` <[string]>
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts
index af43f91f47..185158a1a4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export type FetchOptions = {
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
   ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
+  maxRedirects?: number,
 };
 
 type NewContextOptions = Omit<channels.PlaywrightNewRequestOptions, 'extraHTTPHeaders' | 'storageState'> & {
@@ -146,9 +147,11 @@ export class APIRequestContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.APIRequestContextCh
       const request: network.Request | undefined = (urlOrRequest instanceof network.Request) ? urlOrRequest as network.Request : undefined;
       assert(request || typeof urlOrRequest === 'string', 'First argument must be either URL string or Request');
       assert((options.data === undefined ? 0 : 1) + (options.form === undefined ? 0 : 1) + (options.multipart === undefined ? 0 : 1) <= 1, `Only one of 'data', 'form' or 'multipart' can be specified`);
+      assert(options.maxRedirects === undefined || options.maxRedirects >= 0, `'maxRedirects' should be greater than or equal to '0'`);
       const url = request ? request.url() : urlOrRequest as string;
       const params = objectToArray(options.params);
       const method = options.method || request?.method();
+      const maxRedirects = options.maxRedirects;
       // Cannot call allHeaders() here as the request may be paused inside route handler.
       const headersObj = options.headers || request?.headers() ;
       const headers = headersObj ? headersObjectToArray(headersObj) : undefined;
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ export class APIRequestContext extends ChannelOwner<channels.APIRequestContextCh
         timeout: options.timeout,
         failOnStatusCode: options.failOnStatusCode,
         ignoreHTTPSErrors: options.ignoreHTTPSErrors,
+        maxRedirects: maxRedirects,
       });
       return new APIResponse(this, result.response);
     });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts
index 78ded9364d..ca23e24c1e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ export type APIRequestContextFetchParams = {
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
   ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
+  maxRedirects?: number,
 };
 export type APIRequestContextFetchOptions = {
   params?: NameValue[],
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ export type APIRequestContextFetchOptions = {
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
   ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
+  maxRedirects?: number,
 };
 export type APIRequestContextFetchResult = {
   response: APIResponse,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml
index 715e63380d..4f064d76c8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ APIRequestContext:
         timeout: number?
         failOnStatusCode: boolean?
         ignoreHTTPSErrors: boolean?
+        maxRedirects: number?
       returns:
         response: APIResponse
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index 19ef63e7e6..23de16ab29 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ scheme.APIRequestContextFetchParams = tObject({
   timeout: tOptional(tNumber),
   failOnStatusCode: tOptional(tBoolean),
   ignoreHTTPSErrors: tOptional(tBoolean),
+  maxRedirects: tOptional(tNumber),
 });
 scheme.APIRequestContextFetchResult = tObject({
   response: tType('APIResponse'),
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
index 9d3eae30a5..6256dc94e4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export abstract class APIRequestContext extends SdkObject {
       method,
       headers,
       agent,
-      maxRedirects: 20,
+      maxRedirects: params.maxRedirects === 0 ? -1 : params.maxRedirects === undefined ? 20 : params.maxRedirects,
       timeout,
       deadline
     };
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export abstract class APIRequestContext extends SdkObject {
         if (cookies.length)
           await this._addCookies(cookies);
 
-        if (redirectStatus.includes(response.statusCode!)) {
+        if (redirectStatus.includes(response.statusCode!) && options.maxRedirects >= 0) {
           if (!options.maxRedirects) {
             reject(new Error('Max redirect count exceeded'));
             request.destroy();
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 18cbcefec1..6b76347d5e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -12667,6 +12667,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using `multipart/form-data` encoding and sent as this request
      * body. If this parameter is specified `content-type` header will be set to `multipart/form-data` unless explicitly
@@ -12747,6 +12752,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * If set changes the fetch method (e.g. [PUT](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods/PUT) or
      * [POST](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods/POST)). If not specified, GET method is used.
@@ -12810,6 +12820,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
      */
@@ -12844,6 +12859,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
      */
@@ -12892,6 +12912,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using `multipart/form-data` encoding and sent as this request
      * body. If this parameter is specified `content-type` header will be set to `multipart/form-data` unless explicitly
@@ -12963,6 +12988,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using `multipart/form-data` encoding and sent as this request
      * body. If this parameter is specified `content-type` header will be set to `multipart/form-data` unless explicitly
@@ -13034,6 +13064,11 @@ export interface APIRequestContext {
      */
     ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request allowed redirects. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to disable automatic follow.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using `multipart/form-data` encoding and sent as this request
      * body. If this parameter is specified `content-type` header will be set to `multipart/form-data` unless explicitly
diff --git a/tests/library/global-fetch.spec.ts b/tests/library/global-fetch.spec.ts
index f62880dd67..6f93084a7d 100644
--- a/tests/library/global-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/global-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -383,3 +383,34 @@ it('should return body for failing requests', async ({ playwright, server }) =>
   }
   await request.dispose();
 });
+
+it('should throw an error when maxRedirects is exceeded', async ({ playwright, server }) => {
+  server.setRedirect('/a/redirect1', '/b/c/redirect2');
+  server.setRedirect('/b/c/redirect2', '/b/c/redirect3');
+  server.setRedirect('/b/c/redirect3', '/b/c/redirect4');
+  server.setRedirect('/b/c/redirect4', '/simple.json');
+
+  const request = await playwright.request.newContext();
+  for (const method of ['GET', 'PUT', 'POST', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD', 'PATCH'])
+    for (const maxRedirects of [1, 2, 3]) await expect(async () => request.fetch(`${server.PREFIX}/a/redirect1`, { method: method, maxRedirects: maxRedirects })).rejects.toThrow('Max redirect count exceeded');
+});
+
+it('should not follow redirects when maxRedirects is set to 0', async ({ playwright, server }) => {
+  server.setRedirect('/a/redirect1', '/b/c/redirect2');
+  server.setRedirect('/b/c/redirect2', '/simple.json');
+
+  const request = await playwright.request.newContext();
+  for (const method of ['GET', 'PUT', 'POST', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD', 'PATCH']){
+    const response = await request.fetch(`${server.PREFIX}/a/redirect1`, { method: method, maxRedirects: 0 });
+    expect(response.headers()['location']).toBe('/b/c/redirect2');
+    expect(response.status()).toBe(302);
+  }
+});
+
+it('should throw an error when maxRedirects is less than 0', async ({ playwright, server }) => {
+  server.setRedirect('/a/redirect1', '/b/c/redirect2');
+  server.setRedirect('/b/c/redirect2', '/simple.json');
+
+  const request = await playwright.request.newContext();
+  for (const method of ['GET', 'PUT', 'POST', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD', 'PATCH']) await expect(async () => request.fetch(`${server.PREFIX}/a/redirect1`, { method: method, maxRedirects: -1 })).rejects.toThrow(`'maxRedirects' should be greater than or equal to '0'`);
+});
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