diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17c748dcc..38a840a7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ Usage of oauth2_proxy:
   -profile-url="": Profile access endpoint
   -provider="google": OAuth provider
   -proxy-prefix="/oauth2": the url root path that this proxy should be nested under (e.g. /<oauth2>/sign_in)
+  -redirect-option="/portal": "Redirect to somewhere other than root after authorization (e.g. https://internalapp.yourcompany.com/portal)
   -redeem-url="": Token redemption endpoint
   -redirect-url="": the OAuth Redirect URL. ie: "https://internalapp.yourcompany.com/oauth2/callback"
   -request-logging=true: Log requests to stdout
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3fe3961d0..ac8e164f5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 	flagSet.Bool("display-htpasswd-form", true, "display username / password login form if an htpasswd file is provided")
 	flagSet.String("custom-templates-dir", "", "path to custom html templates")
 	flagSet.String("proxy-prefix", "/oauth2", "the url root path that this proxy should be nested under (e.g. /<oauth2>/sign_in)")
-
+	flagSet.String("redirect-option", "/portal", "Redirect to somewhere other than root after authorization (e.g. https://internalapp.yourcompany.com/portal)")
 	flagSet.String("cookie-name", "_oauth2_proxy", "the name of the cookie that the oauth_proxy creates")
 	flagSet.String("cookie-secret", "", "the seed string for secure cookies")
 	flagSet.String("cookie-domain", "", "an optional cookie domain to force cookies to (ie: .yourcompany.com)*")
diff --git a/oauthproxy.go b/oauthproxy.go
index 5a127055c..137f18d31 100644
--- a/oauthproxy.go
+++ b/oauthproxy.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type OauthProxy struct {
 	redirectUrl         *url.URL // the url to receive requests at
 	provider            providers.Provider
 	ProxyPrefix         string
+	RedirectOption	    string
 	SignInMessage       string
 	HtpasswdFile        *HtpasswdFile
 	DisplayHtpasswdForm bool
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ func NewOauthProxy(opts *Options, validator func(string) bool) *OauthProxy {
 		OauthCallbackPath: fmt.Sprintf("%s/callback", opts.ProxyPrefix),
 
 		ProxyPrefix:       opts.ProxyPrefix,
+		RedirectOption:	   opts.RedirectOption,
 		provider:          opts.provider,
 		serveMux:          serveMux,
 		redirectUrl:       redirectUrl,
@@ -224,10 +226,13 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) MakeCookie(req *http.Request, value string, expiration time
 	if value != "" {
 		value = cookie.SignedValue(p.CookieSeed, p.CookieName, value, now)
 	}
+
+	path := p.RedirectOption
+
 	return &http.Cookie{
 		Name:     p.CookieName,
 		Value:    value,
-		Path:     "/",
+		Path:     path,
 		Domain:   domain,
 		HttpOnly: p.CookieHttpOnly,
 		Secure:   p.CookieSecure,
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) SignInPage(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, code
 
 	redirect_url := req.URL.RequestURI()
 	if redirect_url == p.SignInPath {
-		redirect_url = "/"
+		redirect_url = p.RedirectOption
 	}
 
 	t := struct {
@@ -352,7 +357,7 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) GetRedirect(req *http.Request) (string, error) {
 	redirect := req.FormValue("rd")
 
 	if redirect == "" {
-		redirect = "/"
+		redirect = p.RedirectOption
 	}
 
 	return redirect, err
@@ -413,13 +418,14 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) SignIn(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (p *OauthProxy) OauthStart(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	redirect, err := p.GetRedirect(req)
+	redirectOption, err := p.GetRedirect(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		p.ErrorPage(rw, 500, "Internal Error", err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 	redirectURI := p.GetRedirectURI(req.Host)
-	http.Redirect(rw, req, p.provider.GetLoginURL(redirectURI, redirect), 302)
+	redirectOption = p.RedirectOption
+	http.Redirect(rw, req, p.provider.GetLoginURL(redirectURI, redirectOption), 302)
 }
 
 func (p *OauthProxy) OauthCallback(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
@@ -446,7 +452,7 @@ func (p *OauthProxy) OauthCallback(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	redirect := req.Form.Get("state")
 	if redirect == "" {
-		redirect = "/"
+		redirect = p.RedirectOption
 	}
 
 	// set cookie, or deny
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index b4b8afa43..799c01176 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 // Configuration Options that can be set by Command Line Flag, or Config File
 type Options struct {
-	ProxyPrefix  string `flag:"proxy-prefix" cfg:"proxy-prefix"`
+	ProxyPrefix  string `flag:"proxy-prefix" cfg:"proxy_prefix"`
+	RedirectOption string `flag:"redirect-option" cfg:"redirect_option"`
 	HttpAddress  string `flag:"http-address" cfg:"http_address"`
 	HttpsAddress string `flag:"https-address" cfg:"https_address"`
 	RedirectUrl  string `flag:"redirect-url" cfg:"redirect_url"`
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ type Options struct {
 
 func NewOptions() *Options {
 	return &Options{
+		RedirectOption:		 "/",
 		ProxyPrefix:         "/oauth2",
 		HttpAddress:         "127.0.0.1:4180",
 		HttpsAddress:        ":443",
diff --git a/providers/provider_default.go b/providers/provider_default.go
index 1a2e7f7ab..9a82c6cbc 100644
--- a/providers/provider_default.go
+++ b/providers/provider_default.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bitly/oauth2_proxy/cookie"
 )
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func (p *ProviderData) Redeem(redirectUrl, code string) (s *SessionState, err er
 }
 
 // GetLoginURL with typical oauth parameters
-func (p *ProviderData) GetLoginURL(redirectURI, finalRedirect string) string {
+func (p *ProviderData) GetLoginURL(redirectURI, redirectOption string) string {
 	var a url.URL
 	a = *p.LoginUrl
 	params, _ := url.ParseQuery(a.RawQuery)
@@ -84,9 +83,7 @@ func (p *ProviderData) GetLoginURL(redirectURI, finalRedirect string) string {
 	params.Add("scope", p.Scope)
 	params.Set("client_id", p.ClientID)
 	params.Set("response_type", "code")
-	if strings.HasPrefix(finalRedirect, "/") {
-		params.Add("state", finalRedirect)
-	}
+	params.Add("state", redirectOption)
 	a.RawQuery = params.Encode()
 	return a.String()
 }