diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Extensions/ControllerExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Extensions/ControllerExtensions.cs
index 25c374bfc..643c08296 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Extensions/ControllerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Extensions/ControllerExtensions.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Extensions {
         }
 
         public static ActionResult RedirectLocal(this Controller controller, string redirectUrl, string defaultUrl) {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(redirectUrl) && controller.Url.IsLocalUrl(redirectUrl)) {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(redirectUrl) 
+                && controller.Url.IsLocalUrl(redirectUrl)
+                && redirectUrl.StartsWith("/")
+                && !redirectUrl.StartsWith("//")
+                && !redirectUrl.StartsWith("/\\")) {
+                
                 return new RedirectResult(redirectUrl);
             }
             return new RedirectResult(defaultUrl ?? "~/");