diff --git a/app/controllers/passwordless/sessions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/passwordless/sessions_controller.rb
index 60ce042..c5c728c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/passwordless/sessions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/passwordless/sessions_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class SessionsController < Passwordless.config.parent_controller.constantize
     #   renders sessions/new.html.erb.
     def new
       @session = Session.new
+      unless params[:redirect_to].nil?
+        save_passwordless_redirect_location! authenticatable_class, params[:redirect_to]
+      end
     end
 
     # post '/:resource/sign_in'
diff --git a/lib/passwordless/controller_helpers.rb b/lib/passwordless/controller_helpers.rb
index 71a50d0..7c0e600 100644
--- a/lib/passwordless/controller_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/passwordless/controller_helpers.rb
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ def sign_out(authenticatable_class)
     # Saves request.original_url as the redirect location for a
     # passwordless Model.
     # @param (see #authenticate_by_session)
+    # @param url [String] the url to redirect to
     # @return [String] the redirect url that was just saved.
-    def save_passwordless_redirect_location!(authenticatable_class)
-      session[redirect_session_key(authenticatable_class)] = request.original_url
+    def save_passwordless_redirect_location!(authenticatable_class, url=nil)
+      url = request.original_url if url.nil?
+      session[redirect_session_key(authenticatable_class)] = url
     end
 
     # Resets the redirect_location to root_path by deleting the redirect_url