diff --git a/eventlet/httpc.py b/eventlet/httpc.py
index 7f68ffd..8e3d5ad 100644
--- a/eventlet/httpc.py
+++ b/eventlet/httpc.py
@@ -589,13 +589,27 @@ class HttpSuite(object):
     def head(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.head_(*args, **kwargs)[-1]
 
-    def get_(self, url, headers=None, use_proxy=False, ok=None, aux=None):
+    def get_(self, url, headers=None, use_proxy=False, ok=None, aux=None, max_retries=8):
         if headers is None:
             headers = {}
         headers['accept'] = self.fallback_content_type+';q=1,*/*;q=0'
-        return self.request_(_Params(url, 'GET', headers=headers,
-                                     loader=self.loader, dumper=self.dumper,
-                                     use_proxy=use_proxy, ok=ok, aux=aux))
+        def req():
+            return self.request_(_Params(url, 'GET', headers=headers,
+                                         loader=self.loader, dumper=self.dumper,
+                                         use_proxy=use_proxy, ok=ok, aux=aux))
+        def retry_response(err):
+            def doit():
+                return err.retry_()
+            return doit
+        retried = 0
+        while retried <= max_retries:
+            try:
+                return req()
+            except (Found, TemporaryRedirect, MovedPermanently, SeeOther), e:
+                if retried >= max_retries:
+                    raise
+                retried += 1
+                req = retry_response(e)
 
     def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.get_(*args, **kwargs)[-1]
diff --git a/eventlet/httpc_test.py b/eventlet/httpc_test.py
index b0e14f0..66ee28d 100644
--- a/eventlet/httpc_test.py
+++ b/eventlet/httpc_test.py
@@ -263,11 +263,12 @@ class TestHttpc301(TestBase, tests.TestCase):
 
     def test_get(self):
         try:
-            httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'hello')
+            httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'hello', max_retries=0)
             self.assert_(False)
         except httpc.MovedPermanently, err:
             response = err.retry()
         self.assertEquals(response, 'hello world')
+        self.assertEquals(httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'hello', max_retries=1), 'hello world')
     
     def test_post(self):
         data = 'qunge'
@@ -284,19 +285,21 @@ class TestHttpc302(TestBase, tests.TestCase):
 
     def test_get_expired(self):
         try:
-            httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'expired/hello')
+            httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'expired/hello', max_retries=0)
             self.assert_(False)
         except httpc.Found, err:
             response = err.retry()
         self.assertEquals(response, 'hello world')
+        self.assertEquals(httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'expired/hello', max_retries=1), 'hello world')
 
     def test_get_expires(self):
         try:
-            httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'expires/hello')
+            httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'expires/hello', max_retries=0)
             self.assert_(False)
         except httpc.Found, err:
             response = err.retry()
         self.assertEquals(response, 'hello world')
+        self.assertEquals(httpc.get(self.base_url() + 'expires/hello', max_retries=1), 'hello world')
 
 
 class TestHttpc303(TestBase, tests.TestCase):