diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb
index ed693c5967a14cefe94289312f099119bb5dc1d0..0fd42f9d8a6b2b89a3e0c4cbda6d7d194930d8a6 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ module ClassMethods
       # * <tt>only</tt>   - The callback should be run only for this action
       # * <tt>except<tt>  - The callback should be run for all actions except this action
       def force_ssl(options = {})
+        host = options.delete(:host)
         before_filter(options) do
           if !request.ssl? && !Rails.env.development?
-            redirect_to :protocol => 'https://', :status => :moved_permanently
+            redirect_options = {:protocol => 'https://', :status => :moved_permanently}
+            redirect_options.merge!(:host => host) if host
+            redirect_to redirect_options
           end
         end
       end
     end
   end
-end
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+end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb
index 3e723e20d9a48950a789752317695b810f68944a..43b20fdead49206203cbfcb21796bc23ef9ad8a2 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class ForceSSLControllerLevel < ForceSSLController
   force_ssl
 end
 
+class ForceSSLCustomDomain < ForceSSLController
+  force_ssl :host => "secure.test.host"
+end
+
 class ForceSSLOnlyAction < ForceSSLController
   force_ssl :only => :cheeseburger
 end
@@ -38,6 +42,22 @@ def test_cheeseburger_redirects_to_https
   end
 end
 
+class ForceSSLCustomDomainTest < ActionController::TestCase
+  tests ForceSSLCustomDomain
+
+  def test_banana_redirects_to_https_with_custom_host
+    get :banana
+    assert_response 301
+    assert_equal "https://secure.test.host/force_ssl_custom_domain/banana", redirect_to_url
+  end
+  
+  def test_cheeseburger_redirects_to_https_with_custom_host
+    get :cheeseburger
+    assert_response 301
+    assert_equal "https://secure.test.host/force_ssl_custom_domain/cheeseburger", redirect_to_url
+  end
+end
+
 class ForceSSLOnlyActionTest < ActionController::TestCase
   tests ForceSSLOnlyAction
 
@@ -80,4 +100,4 @@ def test_development_environment_not_redirects_to_https
     get :banana
     assert_response 200
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end