diff --git a/incorporealcms/pages.py b/incorporealcms/pages.py
index aae3364..ba5ed6d 100644
--- a/incorporealcms/pages.py
+++ b/incorporealcms/pages.py
@@ -39,35 +39,47 @@ def display_page(path):
         logger.debug("redirect path: '%s'", redirect_path)
         return redirect(redirect_path, code=301)
     elif render_type == 'markdown':
-        try:
-            with app.open_instance_resource(resolved_path, 'r') as entry_file:
-                mtime = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(entry_file.name), get_localzone())
-                entry = entry_file.read()
-        except OSError:
-            logger.exception("resolved path '%s' could not be opened!", resolved_path)
-            abort(500)
-        else:
-            md = init_md()
-            content = Markup(md.convert(entry))
-            logger.debug("file metadata: %s", md.Meta)
-
-            parent_navs = generate_parent_navs(resolved_path)
-
-            page_name = (get_meta_str(md, 'title') if md.Meta.get('title') else
-                         f'/{instance_resource_path_to_request_path(resolved_path)}')
-            page_title = f'{page_name} - {app.config["TITLE_SUFFIX"]}' if page_name else app.config['TITLE_SUFFIX']
-            logger.debug("title (potentially derived): %s", page_title)
-
-            template = get_meta_str(md, 'template') if md.Meta.get('template') else 'base.html'
-
-            return render(template, title=page_title, description=get_meta_str(md, 'description'),
-                          image=get_meta_str(md, 'image'), base_url=request.base_url, content=content,
-                          navs=parent_navs, mtime=mtime.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z'))
+        logger.debug("treating path '%s' as markdown '%s'", path, resolved_path)
+        return handle_markdown_file_path(resolved_path)
     else:
         logger.exception("unsupported render_type '%s'!?", render_type)
         abort(500)
 
 
+def handle_markdown_file_path(resolved_path):
+    """Given a location on disk, attempt to open it and render the markdown within."""
+    try:
+        with app.open_instance_resource(resolved_path, 'r') as entry_file:
+            mtime = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(entry_file.name), get_localzone())
+            entry = entry_file.read()
+    except OSError:
+        logger.exception("resolved path '%s' could not be opened!", resolved_path)
+        abort(500)
+    else:
+        md = init_md()
+        content = Markup(md.convert(entry))
+        logger.debug("file metadata: %s", md.Meta)
+
+        parent_navs = generate_parent_navs(resolved_path)
+
+        page_name = (get_meta_str(md, 'title') if md.Meta.get('title') else
+                     f'/{instance_resource_path_to_request_path(resolved_path)}')
+        page_title = f'{page_name} - {app.config["TITLE_SUFFIX"]}' if page_name else app.config['TITLE_SUFFIX']
+        logger.debug("title (potentially derived): %s", page_title)
+
+        template = get_meta_str(md, 'template') if md.Meta.get('template') else 'base.html'
+
+        # check if this has a HTTP redirect
+        redirect_url = get_meta_str(md, 'redirect') if md.Meta.get('redirect') else None
+        if redirect_url:
+            logger.debug("redirecting via meta tag to '%s'", redirect_url)
+            return redirect(redirect_url, code=301)
+
+        return render(template, title=page_title, description=get_meta_str(md, 'description'),
+                      image=get_meta_str(md, 'image'), base_url=request.base_url, content=content,
+                      navs=parent_navs, mtime=mtime.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z'))
+
+
 def request_path_to_instance_resource_path(path):
     """Turn a request URL path to the full page path.
 
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests.py b/tests/functional_tests.py
index 7fe63aa..1271ebe 100644
--- a/tests/functional_tests.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests.py
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ def test_page_with_forced_empty_title_just_shows_suffix(client):
     assert b'<title>incorporeal.org</title>' in response.data
 
 
+def test_page_with_redirect_meta_url_redirects(client):
+    """Test that if a page specifies a URL to redirect to, that the site serves up a 301."""
+    response = client.get('/redirect')
+    assert response.status_code == 301
+    assert response.location == 'http://www.google.com/'
+
+
 def test_page_has_modified_timestamp(client):
     """Test that pages have modified timestamps in them."""
     response = client.get('/')
diff --git a/tests/instance/pages/redirect.md b/tests/instance/pages/redirect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..897ad86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/instance/pages/redirect.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Redirect:           http://www.google.com/