diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-route.md b/docs/src/api/class-route.md
index 9999aac531..5274ba7d57 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-route.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-route.md
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ await page.RouteAsync("https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/list/all", async route =>
 
 If set changes the request URL. New URL must have same protocol as original one.
 
+### option: Route.fetch.maxRedirects = %%-js-python-csharp-fetch-option-maxredirects-%%
+* since: v1.31
+
 ### option: Route.fetch.method
 * since: v1.29
 - `method` <[string]>
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
index 3654855161..4c09a9989c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export class Route extends ChannelOwner<channels.RouteChannel> implements api.Ro
     this._reportHandled(true);
   }
 
-  async fetch(options: FallbackOverrides = {}) {
+  async fetch(options: FallbackOverrides & { maxRedirects?: number } = {}): Promise<APIResponse> {
     return await this._wrapApiCall(async () => {
       const context = this.request()._context();
       return context.request._innerFetch({ request: this.request(), data: options.postData, ...options });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 100045c8c9..f6dcb2300e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -17924,6 +17924,12 @@ export interface Route {
      */
     headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
 
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is
+     * exceeded. Defaults to `20`. Pass `0` to not follow redirects.
+     */
+    maxRedirects?: number;
+
     /**
      * If set changes the request method (e.g. GET or POST).
      */
diff --git a/tests/page/page-request-intercept.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-request-intercept.spec.ts
index f2fa09c53f..341714a135 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-request-intercept.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-request-intercept.spec.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,21 @@ it('should fulfill intercepted response using alias', async ({ page, server, isE
   expect(response.headers()['content-type']).toContain('text/html');
 });
 
+it('should not follow redirects when maxRedirects is set to 0 in route.fetch', async ({ page, server, isAndroid, isElectron }) => {
+  it.fixme(isElectron, 'error: Browser context management is not supported.');
+  it.skip(isAndroid, 'The internal Android localhost (10.0.0.2) != the localhost on the host');
+
+  server.setRedirect('/foo', '/empty.html');
+  await page.route('**/*', async route => {
+    const response = await route.fetch({ maxRedirects: 0 });
+    expect(response.headers()['location']).toBe('/empty.html');
+    expect(response.status()).toBe(302);
+    await route.fulfill({ body: 'hello' });
+  });
+  await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/foo');
+  expect(await page.content()).toContain('hello');
+});
+
 it('should intercept with url override', async ({ page, server, isElectron, isAndroid }) => {
   it.fixme(isElectron, 'error: Browser context management is not supported.');
   it.skip(isAndroid, 'The internal Android localhost (10.0.0.2) != the localhost on the host');