diff --git a/readthedocs/redirects/models.py b/readthedocs/redirects/models.py
index f0b3558f8..935a1b250 100644
--- a/readthedocs/redirects/models.py
+++ b/readthedocs/redirects/models.py
@@ -143,8 +143,12 @@ class Redirect(models.Model):
                 version_slug=version_slug)
             return to
 
-    def redirect_exact(self, path, **__):
-        if path == self.from_url:
+    def redirect_exact(self, path, language=None, version_slug=None):
+        full_path = path
+        if language and version_slug:
+            # reconstruct the full path for an exact redirect
+            full_path = self.get_full_path(path, language, version_slug)
+        if full_path == self.from_url:
             log.debug('Redirecting %s', self)
             return self.to_url
         # Handle full sub-level redirects
diff --git a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_redirects.py b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_redirects.py
index 480e6ca62..fed232526 100644
--- a/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_redirects.py
+++ b/readthedocs/rtd_tests/tests/test_redirects.py
@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@ class RedirectAppTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             r['Location'], 'http://pip.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tutorial/install.html')
 
+    @override_settings(USE_SUBDOMAIN=True)
+    def test_redirect_exact(self):
+        Redirect.objects.create(
+            project=self.pip, redirect_type='exact',
+            from_url='/en/latest/install.html', to_url='/en/latest/tutorial/install.html'
+        )
+        r = self.client.get('/en/latest/install.html', HTTP_HOST='pip.readthedocs.org')
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            r['Location'], 'http://pip.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tutorial/install.html')
+
     @override_settings(USE_SUBDOMAIN=True)
     def test_redirect_keeps_version_number(self):
         Redirect.objects.create(