diff --git a/docshell/base/nsIWebNavigation.idl b/docshell/base/nsIWebNavigation.idl
index 82a0bb8efa57f..fcddcd85de62e 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsIWebNavigation.idl
+++ b/docshell/base/nsIWebNavigation.idl
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ interface nsIWebNavigation : nsISupports
    */
   const unsigned long LOAD_FLAGS_FORCE_ALLOW_DATA_URI = 0x400000;
 
+  /**
+   * This load is the result of an HTTP redirect.
+   */
+  const unsigned long LOAD_FLAGS_IS_REDIRECT = 0x800000;
+
   /**
    * Loads a given URI.  This will give priority to loading the requested URI
    * in the object implementing	this interface.  If it can't be loaded here
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/NavigationDelegateTest.kt b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/NavigationDelegateTest.kt
index 0ddaec78bacd7..8b04686a06a9f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/NavigationDelegateTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/NavigationDelegateTest.kt
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ class NavigationDelegateTest : BaseSessionTest() {
                 assertThat("Target should not be null", request.target, notNullValue())
                 assertThat("Target should match", request.target,
                         equalTo(GeckoSession.NavigationDelegate.TARGET_WINDOW_CURRENT))
+                assertThat("Redirect flag is set", request.isRedirect,
+                        equalTo(forEachCall(false, true)))
                 return null
             }
         })
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ class NavigationDelegateTest : BaseSessionTest() {
                 assertThat("Target should not be null", request.target, notNullValue())
                 assertThat("Target should match", request.target,
                            equalTo(GeckoSession.NavigationDelegate.TARGET_WINDOW_CURRENT))
+                assertThat("Redirect flag is not set", request.isRedirect, equalTo(false))
                 return null
             }
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoSession.java b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoSession.java
index af63e8ea6970c..d1812603add15 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoSession.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoSession.java
@@ -411,11 +411,6 @@ private int convertGeckoTarget(int geckoTarget) {
                 }
             }
 
-            // The flags are already matched with nsIDocShell.idl.
-            private int filterFlags(int flags) {
-                return flags & NavigationDelegate.LOAD_REQUEST_IS_USER_TRIGGERED;
-            }
-
             @Override
             public void handleMessage(final NavigationDelegate delegate,
                                       final String event,
@@ -2812,15 +2807,11 @@ public interface NavigationDelegate {
         public static final int TARGET_WINDOW_CURRENT = 1;
         public static final int TARGET_WINDOW_NEW = 2;
 
-        @IntDef(flag = true,
-                value = {LOAD_REQUEST_IS_USER_TRIGGERED})
-                /* package */ @interface LoadRequestFlags {}
-
-        // Match with nsIDocShell.idl.
+        // Match with nsIWebNavigation.idl.
         /**
-         * The load request was triggered by user input.
+         * The load request was triggered by an HTTP redirect.
          */
-        public static final int LOAD_REQUEST_IS_USER_TRIGGERED = 0x1000;
+        static final int LOAD_REQUEST_IS_REDIRECT = 0x800000;
 
         /**
          * Load request details.
@@ -2833,9 +2824,7 @@ public static class LoadRequest {
                 this.uri = uri;
                 this.triggerUri = triggerUri;
                 this.target = convertGeckoTarget(geckoTarget);
-
-                // Match with nsIDocShell.idl.
-                this.isUserTriggered = (flags & 0x1000) != 0;
+                this.isRedirect = (flags & LOAD_REQUEST_IS_REDIRECT) != 0;
             }
 
             // This needs to match nsIBrowserDOMWindow.idl
@@ -2869,7 +2858,7 @@ public static class LoadRequest {
             /**
              * True if and only if the request was triggered by user interaction.
              */
-            public final boolean isUserTriggered;
+            public final boolean isRedirect;
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java b/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
index 74b3c4cb163fe..278557341d749 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ public GeckoResult<AllowOrDeny> onLoadRequest(final GeckoSession session,
             Log.d(LOGTAG, "onLoadRequest=" + request.uri +
                   " triggerUri=" + request.triggerUri +
                   " where=" + request.target +
-                  " isUserTriggered=" + request.isUserTriggered);
+                  " isRedirect=" + request.isRedirect);
 
             return GeckoResult.fromValue(AllowOrDeny.ALLOW);
         }
diff --git a/uriloader/base/nsDocLoader.cpp b/uriloader/base/nsDocLoader.cpp
index 87e08d997e55b..a193d8dff458a 100644
--- a/uriloader/base/nsDocLoader.cpp
+++ b/uriloader/base/nsDocLoader.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "nsCURILoader.h"
 #include "nsNetUtil.h"
 #include "nsIHttpChannel.h"
+#include "nsIWebNavigation.h"
 #include "nsIWebProgressListener2.h"
 
 #include "nsIServiceManager.h"
@@ -1446,7 +1447,8 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDocLoader::AsyncOnChannelRedirect(nsIChannel *aOldChannel,
     if (newURI) {
       const int where = nsIBrowserDOMWindow::OPEN_CURRENTWINDOW;
       bool loadURIHandled = false;
-      nsresult rv = delegate->LoadURI(newURI, where, /* flags */ 0,
+      nsresult rv = delegate->LoadURI(newURI, where,
+                                      nsIWebNavigation::LOAD_FLAGS_IS_REDIRECT,
                                       /* triggering principal */ nullptr,
                                       &loadURIHandled);
       if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && loadURIHandled) {