diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 7f9842ba03..7a222dd09c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 			}
 
 			if ((!req.params.slug || results.topic.slug !== tid + '/' + req.params.slug) && (results.topic.slug && results.topic.slug !== tid + '/')) {
-				return helpers.redirect(res, '/topic/' + encodeURI(results.topic.slug));
+				var url = '/topic/' + encodeURI(results.topic.slug);
+				if (req.params.post_index){
+					url += '/'+req.params.post_index;
+				}
+				return helpers.redirect(res, url);
 			}
 
 			var settings = results.settings;