diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index 10b39ae41ca..4e2f0ecf182 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ except ImportError:
     import urllib2 as urllib_request
     from urllib2 import AbstractHTTPHandler
 
+urllib_request.HTTPRedirectHandler.http_error_308 = urllib_request.HTTPRedirectHandler.http_error_307
+
 try:
     from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
     HAS_URLPARSE = True
@@ -444,11 +446,11 @@ class RequestWithMethod(urllib_request.Request):
     Originally contained in library/net_infrastructure/dnsmadeeasy
     '''
 
-    def __init__(self, url, method, data=None, headers=None):
+    def __init__(self, url, method, data=None, headers=None, origin_req_host=None, unverifiable=True):
         if headers is None:
             headers = {}
         self._method = method.upper()
-        urllib_request.Request.__init__(self, url, data, headers)
+        urllib_request.Request.__init__(self, url, data, headers, origin_req_host, unverifiable)
 
     def get_method(self):
         if self._method:
@@ -476,37 +478,69 @@ def RedirectHandlerFactory(follow_redirects=None, validate_certs=True):
             if handler:
                 urllib_request._opener.add_handler(handler)
 
+            # Preserve urllib2 compatibility
             if follow_redirects == 'urllib2':
                 return urllib_request.HTTPRedirectHandler.redirect_request(self, req, fp, code, msg, hdrs, newurl)
+
+            # Handle disabled redirects
             elif follow_redirects in ['no', 'none', False]:
                 raise urllib_error.HTTPError(newurl, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
 
-            do_redirect = False
-            if follow_redirects in ['all', 'yes', True]:
-                do_redirect = (code >= 300 and code < 400)
+            method = req.get_method()
 
+            # Handle non-redirect HTTP status or invalid follow_redirects
+            if follow_redirects in ['all', 'yes', True]:
+                if code < 300 or code >= 400:
+                    raise urllib_error.HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
             elif follow_redirects == 'safe':
-                m = req.get_method()
-                do_redirect = (code >= 300 and code < 400 and m in ('GET', 'HEAD'))
-
-            if do_redirect:
-                # be conciliant with URIs containing a space
-                newurl = newurl.replace(' ', '%20')
-                newheaders = dict((k, v) for k, v in req.headers.items()
-                                  if k.lower() not in ("content-length", "content-type"))
-                try:
-                    # Python 2-3.3
-                    origin_req_host = req.get_origin_req_host()
-                except AttributeError:
-                    # Python 3.4+
-                    origin_req_host = req.origin_req_host
-                return urllib_request.Request(newurl,
-                                              headers=newheaders,
-                                              origin_req_host=origin_req_host,
-                                              unverifiable=True)
+                if code < 300 or code >= 400 or method not in ('GET', 'HEAD'):
+                    raise urllib_error.HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
             else:
                 raise urllib_error.HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
 
+            try:
+                # Python 2-3.3
+                data = req.get_data()
+                origin_req_host = req.get_origin_req_host()
+            except AttributeError:
+                # Python 3.4+
+                data = req.data
+                origin_req_host = req.origin_req_host
+
+            # Be conciliant with URIs containing a space
+            newurl = newurl.replace(' ', '%20')
+
+            # Suport redirect with payload and original headers
+            if code in (307, 308):
+                # Preserve payload and headers
+                headers = req.headers
+            else:
+                # Do not preserve payload and filter headers
+                data = None
+                headers = dict((k, v) for k, v in req.headers.items()
+                               if k.lower() not in ("content-length", "content-type", "transfer-encoding"))
+
+                # http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4.4
+                if code == 303 and method != 'HEAD':
+                    method = 'GET'
+
+                # Do what the browsers do, despite standards...
+                # First, turn 302s into GETs.
+                if code == 302 and method != 'HEAD':
+                    method = 'GET'
+
+                # Second, if a POST is responded to with a 301, turn it into a GET.
+                if code == 301 and method == 'POST':
+                    method = 'GET'
+
+            return RequestWithMethod(newurl,
+                                     method=method,
+                                     headers=headers,
+                                     data=data,
+                                     origin_req_host=origin_req_host,
+                                     unverifiable=True,
+                                     )
+
     return RedirectHandler
 
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-all.yml b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-all.yml
index 58e76426ad7..334bc7bf27c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-all.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-all.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 301 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=301&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -9,8 +8,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_301_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_301_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_head is successful
+    - http_301_head.json is not defined
     - http_301_head.redirected == true
     - http_301_head.status == 200
     - http_301_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -25,8 +24,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_get is successful
     - http_301_get.json.data == ''
     - http_301_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_301_get.redirected == true
     - http_301_get.status == 200
     - http_301_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_post is successful
     - http_301_post.json.data == ''
     - http_301_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_301_post.redirected == true
     - http_301_post.status == 200
     - http_301_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 302 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=302&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -61,8 +63,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_302_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_302_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_head is successful
+    - http_302_head.json is not defined
     - http_302_head.redirected == true
     - http_302_head.status == 200
     - http_302_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -77,8 +79,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_get is successful
     - http_302_get.json.data == ''
     - http_302_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_302_get.redirected == true
     - http_302_get.status == 200
     - http_302_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -96,13 +100,14 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_post is successful
     - http_302_post.json.data == ''
     - http_302_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_302_post.redirected == true
     - http_302_post.status == 200
     - http_302_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 303 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=303&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -113,8 +118,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_303_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_303_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_head is successful
+    - http_303_head.json is not defined
     - http_303_head.redirected == true
     - http_303_head.status == 200
     - http_303_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -129,8 +134,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_get is successful
     - http_303_get.json.data == ''
     - http_303_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_303_get.redirected == true
     - http_303_get.status == 200
     - http_303_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -148,13 +155,14 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_post is successful
     - http_303_post.json.data == ''
     - http_303_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_303_post.redirected == true
     - http_303_post.status == 200
     - http_303_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 307 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=307&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -165,8 +173,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_307_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_307_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_head is successful
+    - http_307_head.json is not defined
     - http_307_head.redirected == true
     - http_307_head.status == 200
     - http_307_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -181,13 +189,14 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_get is successful
     - http_307_get.json.data == ''
     - http_307_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_307_get.redirected == true
     - http_307_get.status == 200
     - http_307_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# FIXME: The HTTP POST turns into an HTTP GET. This is fixed in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36809
 - name: Test HTTP 307 using POST
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=307&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -200,51 +209,48 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_307_post.json.data == ''
-    - http_307_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_post is successful
+    - http_307_post.json.json.foo == 'bar'
+    - http_307_post.json.method == 'POST'
+    - http_307_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_307_post.redirected == true
     - http_307_post.status == 200
     - http_307_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# FIXME: This is fixed in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36809
 - name: Test HTTP 308 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
     follow_redirects: all
     return_content: yes
-    method: GET
-  ignore_errors: yes
+    method: HEAD
   register: http_308_head
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_308_head.json is not defined
-    - http_308_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
-    - "http_308_head.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
-    - http_308_head.redirected == false
-    - http_308_head.status == 308
-    - http_308_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_head is successful
+    - http_308_head.json is undefined
+    - http_308_head.redirected == true
+    - http_308_head.status == 200
+    - http_308_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# FIXME: This is fixed in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36809
 - name: Test HTTP 308 using GET
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
     follow_redirects: all
     return_content: yes
     method: GET
-  ignore_errors: yes
   register: http_308_get
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_308_get.json is not defined
-    - http_308_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
-    - "http_308_get.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
-    - http_308_get.redirected == false
-    - http_308_get.status == 308
-    - http_308_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_get is successful
+    - http_308_get.json.data == ''
+    - http_308_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_308_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_get.redirected == true
+    - http_308_get.status == 200
+    - http_308_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# FIXME: This is fixed in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36809
 - name: Test HTTP 308 using POST
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -253,14 +259,14 @@
     method: POST
     body: '{ "foo": "bar" }'
     body_format: json
-  ignore_errors: yes
   register: http_308_post
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_308_post.json is not defined
-    - http_308_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
-    - "http_308_post.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
-    - http_308_post.redirected == false
-    - http_308_post.status == 308
-    - http_308_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_post is successful
+    - http_308_post.json.json.foo == 'bar'
+    - http_308_post.json.method == 'POST'
+    - http_308_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_post.redirected == true
+    - http_308_post.status == 200
+    - http_308_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-none.yml b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-none.yml
index e85b9b6f48d..dd2d3a4470f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-none.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-none.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_head is failure
     - http_301_head.json is not defined
     - http_301_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_301_head.msg == 'Status code was 301 and not [200]: HTTP Error 301: MOVED PERMANENTLY'"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_get is failure
     - http_301_get.json is not defined
     - http_301_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_301_get.msg == 'Status code was 301 and not [200]: HTTP Error 301: MOVED PERMANENTLY'"
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_post is failure
     - http_301_post.json is not defined
     - http_301_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_301_post.msg == 'Status code was 301 and not [200]: HTTP Error 301: MOVED PERMANENTLY'"
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_head is failure
     - http_302_head.json is not defined
     - http_302_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_302_head.msg == 'Status code was 302 and not [200]: HTTP Error 302: FOUND'"
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_get is failure
     - http_302_get.json is not defined
     - http_302_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_302_get.msg == 'Status code was 302 and not [200]: HTTP Error 302: FOUND'"
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_post is failure
     - http_302_post.json is not defined
     - http_302_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_302_post.msg == 'Status code was 302 and not [200]: HTTP Error 302: FOUND'"
@@ -121,6 +127,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_head is failure
     - http_303_head.json is not defined
     - http_303_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_303_head.msg == 'Status code was 303 and not [200]: HTTP Error 303: SEE OTHER'"
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_get is failure
     - http_303_get.json is not defined
     - http_303_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_303_get.msg == 'Status code was 303 and not [200]: HTTP Error 303: SEE OTHER'"
@@ -159,6 +167,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_post is failure
     - http_303_post.json is not defined
     - http_303_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_303_post.msg == 'Status code was 303 and not [200]: HTTP Error 303: SEE OTHER'"
@@ -177,6 +186,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_head is failure
     - http_307_head.json is not defined
     - http_307_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_307_head.msg == 'Status code was 307 and not [200]: HTTP Error 307: TEMPORARY REDIRECT'"
@@ -195,6 +205,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_get is failure
     - http_307_get.json is not defined
     - http_307_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_307_get.msg == 'Status code was 307 and not [200]: HTTP Error 307: TEMPORARY REDIRECT'"
@@ -215,6 +226,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_post is failure
     - http_307_post.json is not defined
     - http_307_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_307_post.msg == 'Status code was 307 and not [200]: HTTP Error 307: TEMPORARY REDIRECT'"
@@ -234,6 +246,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_head is failure
     - http_308_head.json is not defined
     - http_308_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_head.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
@@ -253,6 +266,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_get is failure
     - http_308_get.json is not defined
     - http_308_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_get.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
@@ -273,6 +287,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_post is failure
     - http_308_post.json is not defined
     - http_308_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_post.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-safe.yml b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-safe.yml
index 2071487b22b..09ac1271ec7 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-safe.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-safe.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 301 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=301&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -9,8 +8,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_301_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_301_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_head is successful
+    - http_301_head.json is not defined
     - http_301_head.redirected == true
     - http_301_head.status == 200
     - http_301_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -25,8 +24,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_get is successful
     - http_301_get.json.data == ''
     - http_301_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_301_get.redirected == true
     - http_301_get.status == 200
     - http_301_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_post is failure
     - http_301_post.json is not defined
     - http_301_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_301_post.msg == 'Status code was 301 and not [200]: HTTP Error 301: MOVED PERMANENTLY'"
@@ -51,7 +53,6 @@
     - http_301_post.status == 301
     - http_301_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=301&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 302 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=302&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_302_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_302_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_head is successful
+    - http_302_head.json is not defined
     - http_302_head.redirected == true
     - http_302_head.status == 200
     - http_302_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -78,8 +79,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_get is successful
     - http_302_get.json.data == ''
     - http_302_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_302_get.redirected == true
     - http_302_get.status == 200
     - http_302_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_post is failure
     - http_302_post.json is not defined
     - http_302_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_302_post.msg == 'Status code was 302 and not [200]: HTTP Error 302: FOUND'"
@@ -104,7 +108,6 @@
     - http_302_post.status == 302
     - http_302_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=302&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: The HTTP HEAD turns into an HTTP GET
 - name: Test HTTP 303 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=303&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
@@ -115,8 +118,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_303_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_303_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_head is successful
+    - http_303_head.json is not defined
     - http_303_head.redirected == true
     - http_303_head.status == 200
     - http_303_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -131,8 +134,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_get is successful
     - http_303_get.json.data == ''
     - http_303_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_303_get.redirected == true
     - http_303_get.status == 200
     - http_303_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -150,6 +155,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_post is failure
     - http_303_post.json is not defined
     - http_303_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_303_post.msg == 'Status code was 303 and not [200]: HTTP Error 303: SEE OTHER'"
@@ -167,8 +173,8 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_307_head.json.data == ''
-    - http_307_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_head is successful
+    - http_307_head.json is not defined
     - http_307_head.redirected == true
     - http_307_head.status == 200
     - http_307_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -183,8 +189,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_get is successful
     - http_307_get.json.data == ''
     - http_307_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_307_get.redirected == true
     - http_307_get.status == 200
     - http_307_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -202,6 +210,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_post is failure
     - http_307_post.json is not defined
     - http_307_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_307_post.msg == 'Status code was 307 and not [200]: HTTP Error 307: TEMPORARY REDIRECT'"
@@ -209,43 +218,39 @@
     - http_307_post.status == 307
     - http_307_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=307&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: In my opinion this should work, see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36809
 - name: Test HTTP 308 using HEAD
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
     follow_redirects: safe
     return_content: yes
-    method: GET
-  ignore_errors: yes
+    method: HEAD
   register: http_308_head
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_head is successful
     - http_308_head.json is not defined
-    - http_308_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
-    - "http_308_head.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
-    - http_308_head.redirected == false
-    - http_308_head.status == 308
-    - http_308_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_head.redirected == true
+    - http_308_head.status == 200
+    - http_308_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
-# NOTE: In my opinion this should work, see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36809
 - name: Test HTTP 308 using GET
   uri:
     url: http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
     follow_redirects: safe
     return_content: yes
     method: GET
-  ignore_errors: yes
   register: http_308_get
 
 - assert:
     that:
-    - http_308_get.json is not defined
-    - http_308_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
-    - "http_308_get.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
-    - http_308_get.redirected == false
-    - http_308_get.status == 308
-    - http_308_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/redirect-to?status_code=308&url=http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_get is successful
+    - http_308_get.json.data == ''
+    - http_308_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_308_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
+    - http_308_get.redirected == true
+    - http_308_get.status == 200
+    - http_308_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
 
 - name: Test HTTP 308 using POST
   uri:
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_post is failure
     - http_308_post.json is not defined
     - http_308_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_post.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-urllib2.yml b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-urllib2.yml
index ddcff0e11a7..c9eb909ea42 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-urllib2.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/redirect-urllib2.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_head is successful
     - http_301_head.json.data == ''
     - http_301_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_head.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_301_head.redirected == true
     - http_301_head.status == 200
     - http_301_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -25,8 +27,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_get is successful
     - http_301_get.json.data == ''
     - http_301_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_301_get.redirected == true
     - http_301_get.status == 200
     - http_301_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -44,8 +48,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_301_post is successful
     - http_301_post.json.data == ''
     - http_301_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_301_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_301_post.redirected == true
     - http_301_post.status == 200
     - http_301_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -61,8 +67,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_head is successful
     - http_302_head.json.data == ''
     - http_302_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_head.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_302_head.redirected == true
     - http_302_head.status == 200
     - http_302_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -77,8 +85,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_get is successful
     - http_302_get.json.data == ''
     - http_302_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_302_get.redirected == true
     - http_302_get.status == 200
     - http_302_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -96,8 +106,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_302_post is successful
     - http_302_post.json.data == ''
     - http_302_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_302_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_302_post.redirected == true
     - http_302_post.status == 200
     - http_302_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -113,8 +125,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_head is successful
     - http_303_head.json.data == ''
     - http_303_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_head.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_303_head.redirected == true
     - http_303_head.status == 200
     - http_303_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -129,8 +143,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_get is successful
     - http_303_get.json.data == ''
     - http_303_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_303_get.redirected == true
     - http_303_get.status == 200
     - http_303_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -148,8 +164,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_303_post is successful
     - http_303_post.json.data == ''
     - http_303_post.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_303_post.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_303_post.redirected == true
     - http_303_post.status == 200
     - http_303_post.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -165,8 +183,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_head is successful
     - http_307_head.json.data == ''
     - http_307_head.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_head.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_307_head.redirected == true
     - http_307_head.status == 200
     - http_307_head.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -181,8 +201,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_get is successful
     - http_307_get.json.data == ''
     - http_307_get.json.method == 'GET'
+    - http_307_get.json.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - http_307_get.redirected == true
     - http_307_get.status == 200
     - http_307_get.url == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
@@ -201,6 +223,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_307_post is failure
     - http_307_post.json is not defined
     - http_307_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_307_post.msg == 'Status code was 307 and not [200]: HTTP Error 307: TEMPORARY REDIRECT'"
@@ -220,6 +243,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_head is failure
     - http_308_head.json is not defined
     - http_308_head.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_head.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
@@ -239,6 +263,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_get is failure
     - http_308_get.json is not defined
     - http_308_get.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_get.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"
@@ -260,6 +285,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
+    - http_308_post is failure
     - http_308_post.json is not defined
     - http_308_post.location == 'http://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything'
     - "http_308_post.msg == 'Status code was 308 and not [200]: HTTP Error 308: UNKNOWN'"