diff --git a/libraries/joomla/application/web.php b/libraries/joomla/application/web.php
index 2852ad643075a..c32bf62e2ec69 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/application/web.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/application/web.php
@@ -546,9 +546,11 @@ public function redirect($url, $status = 303)
 					$status = $status ? 301 : 303;
 				}
 
-				if (!is_int($status) && !isset($this->responseMap[$status]))
+				// Now check if we have an integer status code that maps to a valid redirect. If we don't then set a 303
+				// @deprecated 4.0 From 4.0 if no valid status code is given a InvalidArgumentException will be thrown
+				if (!is_int($status) || is_int($status) && !isset($this->responseMap[$status]))
 				{
-					throw new \InvalidArgumentException('You have not supplied a valid HTTP 1.1 status code');
+					$status = 303;
 				}
 
 				// All other cases use the more efficient HTTP header for redirection.
diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/application/JApplicationCmsTest.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/application/JApplicationCmsTest.php
index 3967c8b1480a1..0f719fb6bf899 100644
--- a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/application/JApplicationCmsTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/application/JApplicationCmsTest.php
@@ -451,6 +451,51 @@ public function testRedirectLegacy()
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tests the JApplicationCms::redirect method.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   3.2
+	 */
+	public function testRedirectLegacyWithEmptyMessageAndEmptyStatus()
+	{
+		$base = 'http://mydomain.com/';
+		$url = 'index.php';
+
+		// Inject the client information.
+		TestReflection::setValue(
+			$this->class,
+			'client',
+			(object) array(
+				'engine' => JApplicationWebClient::GECKO,
+			)
+		);
+
+		// Inject the internal configuration.
+		$config = new Registry;
+		$config->set('uri.base.full', $base);
+
+		TestReflection::setValue($this->class, 'config', $config);
+
+		$this->class->redirect($url, '', 'message');
+
+		// The message isn't enqueued as it's an empty string
+		$this->assertEmpty(
+			$this->class->getMessageQueue()
+		);
+
+		// The redirect gives a 303 error code
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array(
+				array('HTTP/1.1 303 See other', true, null),
+				array('Location: ' . $base . $url, true, null),
+				array('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8', true, null),
+			),
+			$this->class->headers
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tests the JApplicationCms::redirect method with headers already sent.
 	 *