diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index b907eea3c1e5187168fb7834a47f2b3302b0ae81..b4d50b7072487c7b762412d903cafd0b845246b9 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   Extracted redirect logic from `ActionController::ForceSSL::ClassMethods.force_ssl`  into `ActionController::ForceSSL#force_ssl_redirect`
+
+    *Jeremy Friesen*
+
 *   Make possible to use a block in button_to helper if button text is hard
     to fit into the name parameter, e.g.:
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb
index ac12cbb625566c099d5679064885ba2655e15614..77d799a38a784f52950b9aad18dd9cead4c03837 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb
@@ -40,15 +40,23 @@ module ClassMethods
       def force_ssl(options = {})
         host = options.delete(:host)
         before_filter(options) do
-          unless request.ssl?
-            redirect_options = {:protocol => 'https://', :status => :moved_permanently}
-            redirect_options.merge!(:host => host) if host
-            redirect_options.merge!(:params => request.query_parameters)
-            flash.keep if respond_to?(:flash)
-            redirect_to redirect_options
-          end
+          force_ssl_redirect(host)
         end
       end
     end
+
+    # Redirect the existing request to use the HTTPS protocol.
+    #
+    # ==== Parameters
+    # * <tt>host</tt> - Redirect to a different host name
+    def force_ssl_redirect(host = nil)
+      unless request.ssl?
+        redirect_options = {:protocol => 'https://', :status => :moved_permanently}
+        redirect_options.merge!(:host => host) if host
+        redirect_options.merge!(:params => request.query_parameters)
+        flash.keep if respond_to?(:flash)
+        redirect_to redirect_options
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb
index 5b423c81519b7d18b2f7aa7de6055c61e28449d3..6758668b7a726ac8bdcb2e03663e848ef7620574 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/force_ssl_test.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ def use_flash
   end
 end
 
+class RedirectToSSL < ForceSSLController
+  def banana
+    force_ssl_redirect || render(:text => 'monkey')
+  end
+  def cheeseburger
+    force_ssl_redirect('secure.cheeseburger.host') || render(:text => 'ihaz')
+  end
+end
+
 class ForceSSLControllerLevelTest < ActionController::TestCase
   tests ForceSSLControllerLevel
 
@@ -149,3 +158,25 @@ def test_cheeseburger_redirects_to_https
     assert_equal "hello", assigns["flashy"]
   end
 end
+
+class RedirectToSSLTest < ActionController::TestCase
+  tests RedirectToSSL
+  def test_banana_redirects_to_https_if_not_https
+    get :banana
+    assert_response 301
+    assert_equal "https://test.host/redirect_to_ssl/banana", redirect_to_url
+  end
+
+  def test_cheeseburgers_redirects_to_https_with_new_host_if_not_https
+    get :cheeseburger
+    assert_response 301
+    assert_equal "https://secure.cheeseburger.host/redirect_to_ssl/cheeseburger", redirect_to_url
+  end
+
+  def test_banana_does_not_redirect_if_already_https
+    request.env['HTTPS'] = 'on'
+    get :cheeseburger
+    assert_response 200
+    assert_equal 'ihaz', response.body
+  end
+end
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