diff --git a/src/net/http/client.go b/src/net/http/client.go
index 10f5684a797..ee0fd2cb62a 100644
--- a/src/net/http/client.go
+++ b/src/net/http/client.go
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ func (c *Client) doFollowingRedirects(req *Request, shouldRedirect func(int) boo
 				URL:    u,
 				Header: make(Header),
 				Cancel: ireq.Cancel,
+				ctx:    ireq.ctx,
 			}
 			if ireq.Method == "POST" || ireq.Method == "PUT" {
 				req.Method = "GET"
diff --git a/src/net/http/client_test.go b/src/net/http/client_test.go
index e4fed268032..b9e17c52709 100644
--- a/src/net/http/client_test.go
+++ b/src/net/http/client_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package http_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
@@ -290,6 +291,33 @@ func TestClientRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClientRedirectContext(t *testing.T) {
+	defer afterTest(t)
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(HandlerFunc(func(w ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
+		Redirect(w, r, "/", StatusFound)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	c := &Client{CheckRedirect: func(req *Request, via []*Request) error {
+		cancel()
+		if len(via) > 2 {
+			return errors.New("too many redirects")
+		}
+		return nil
+	}}
+	req, _ := NewRequest("GET", ts.URL, nil)
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	_, err := c.Do(req)
+	ue, ok := err.(*url.Error)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("got error %T; want *url.Error")
+	}
+	if ue.Err != ExportErrRequestCanceled && ue.Err != ExportErrRequestCanceledConn {
+		t.Errorf("url.Error.Err = %v; want errRequestCanceled or errRequestCanceledConn", ue.Err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPostRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 	defer afterTest(t)
 	var log struct {