diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/tests.py b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/tests.py
index 501deb776c..1a34da329d 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailredirects/tests.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailredirects/tests.py
@@ -1,16 +1,72 @@
-"""
-This file demonstrates writing tests using the unittest module. These will pass
-when you run "manage.py test".
-
-Replace this with more appropriate tests for your application.
-"""
-
 from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.client import Client
+from wagtail.wagtailredirects import models
 
 
-class SimpleTest(TestCase):
-    def test_basic_addition(self):
-        """
-        Tests that 1 + 1 always equals 2.
-        """
-        self.assertEqual(1 + 1, 2)
+def get_default_site():
+    from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Site
+    return Site.objects.filter(is_default_site=True).first()
+
+
+def get_default_host():
+    return get_default_site().root_url.split('://')[1]
+
+
+class TestRedirects(TestCase):
+    def test_path_normalisation(self):
+        # Shortcut to normalise function (to keep things tidy)
+        normalise_path = models.Redirect.normalise_path
+
+        # Create a path
+        path = normalise_path('/Hello/world.html?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')
+
+        # Test against equivilant paths
+        self.assertEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world.html?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # The exact same URL
+        self.assertEqual(path, normalise_path('Hello/world.html?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # Leading slash can be omitted
+        self.assertEqual(path, normalise_path('Hello/world.html/?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # Trailing slashes are ignored
+        self.assertEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world.html?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2#cool')) # Fragments are ignored
+        self.assertEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world.html?Baz=quux2&foo=Bar')) # Order of query string paramters are ignored
+
+        # Test against different paths
+        self.assertNotEqual(path, normalise_path('/hello/world.html?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # 'hello' is lowercase
+        self.assertNotEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # No '.html'
+        self.assertNotEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world.html?foo=bar&Baz=Quux2')) # Query string parameters have wrong case
+        self.assertNotEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world.html?foo=Bar&baz=quux2')) # ditto
+        self.assertNotEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/WORLD.html?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # 'WORLD' is uppercase
+        self.assertNotEqual(path, normalise_path('/Hello/world.htm?foo=Bar&Baz=quux2')) # '.htm' is not the same as '.html'
+
+        # Normalise some rubbish to make sure it doesn't crash
+        normalise_path('This is not a URL')
+        normalise_path('//////hello/world')
+        normalise_path('!#@%$*')
+        normalise_path('C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Some random program\\file.txt')
+
+    def test_basic_redirect(self):
+        # Get a client
+        c = Client()
+
+        # Create a redirect
+        redirect = models.Redirect(old_path='/redirectme', redirect_link='/redirectto', site=get_default_site())
+        redirect.save()
+
+        # Navigate to it
+        r = c.get('/redirectme/', HTTP_HOST=get_default_host())
+
+        # Check that we were redirected
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 301)
+        self.assertTrue(r.has_header('Location'))
+
+    def test_temporary_redirect(self):
+        # Get a client
+        c = Client()
+
+        # Create a redirect
+        redirect = models.Redirect(old_path='/redirectme', redirect_link='/redirectto', site=get_default_site(), is_permanent=False)
+        redirect.save()
+
+        # Navigate to it
+        r = c.get('/redirectme/', HTTP_HOST=get_default_host())
+
+        # Check that we were redirected temporarily
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertTrue(r.has_header('Location'))
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