diff --git a/core/router/router_subdomain_redirect.go b/core/router/router_subdomain_redirect.go
index 90e292a8..59014fa1 100644
--- a/core/router/router_subdomain_redirect.go
+++ b/core/router/router_subdomain_redirect.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package router
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/context"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/core/netutil"
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ func RedirectAbsolute(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, url string, code i
 	// Do it only if the request didn't already have a Content-Type header.
 	_, hadCT := h[context.ContentTypeHeaderKey]
 
-	h.Set("Location", url)
+	h.Set("Location", hexEscapeNonASCII(url))
 	if !hadCT && (r.Method == http.MethodGet || r.Method == http.MethodHead) {
 		h.Set(context.ContentTypeHeaderKey, "text/html; charset=utf-8")
 	}
@@ -229,3 +231,27 @@ func RedirectAbsolute(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, url string, code i
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, body)
 	}
 }
+
+func hexEscapeNonASCII(s string) string { // part of the standard library.
+	newLen := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		if s[i] >= utf8.RuneSelf {
+			newLen += 3
+		} else {
+			newLen++
+		}
+	}
+	if newLen == len(s) {
+		return s
+	}
+	b := make([]byte, 0, newLen)
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		if s[i] >= utf8.RuneSelf {
+			b = append(b, '%')
+			b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(s[i]), 16)
+		} else {
+			b = append(b, s[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
diff --git a/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go b/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go
index 0edf6345..1b14e3e2 100644
--- a/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go
+++ b/middleware/rewrite/rewrite.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/context"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/core/router"
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Rewrite(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, routeHandler ht
 				// this performs better, no need to check query or host,
 				// the uri already built.
 				e.debugf("Full redirect: from: %s to: %s\n", src, target)
-				redirectAbs(w, r, target, rd.code)
+				router.RedirectAbsolute(w, r, target, rd.code)
 			} else {
 				e.debugf("Path redirect: from: %s to: %s\n", src, target)
 				http.Redirect(w, r, target, rd.code)
@@ -324,22 +323,3 @@ func getPort(hostport string) string { // returns :port, note that this is only
 
 	return ""
 }
-
-func redirectAbs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, url string, code int) {
-	// part of net/http std library.
-	h := w.Header()
-
-	_, hadCT := h[context.ContentTypeHeaderKey]
-
-	h.Set("Location", url)
-	if !hadCT && (r.Method == http.MethodGet || r.Method == http.MethodHead) {
-		h.Set(context.ContentTypeHeaderKey, "text/html; charset=utf-8")
-	}
-	w.WriteHeader(code)
-
-	// Shouldn't send the body for POST or HEAD; that leaves GET.
-	if !hadCT && r.Method == "GET" {
-		body := "<a href=\"" + template.HTMLEscapeString(url) + "\">" + http.StatusText(code) + "</a>.\n"
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, body)
-	}
-}