diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e1ae5bd20..0d7927ec3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -368,6 +368,13 @@ Defines if redirect responses should be followed automatically.
 
 Note that if a `303` is sent by the server in response to any request type (`POST`, `DELETE`, etc.), Got will automatically request the resource pointed to in the location header via `GET`. This is in accordance with [the spec](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4.4).
 
+###### maxRedirects
+
+Type: `number`<br>
+Default: `10`
+
+If exceeded, the request will be aborted and a `MaxRedirectsError` will be thrown.
+
 ###### decompress
 
 Type: `boolean`<br>
diff --git a/source/errors.ts b/source/errors.ts
index 95d820723..483ecdae1 100644
--- a/source/errors.ts
+++ b/source/errors.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ export class HTTPError extends GotError {
 export class MaxRedirectsError extends GotError {
 	readonly response!: Response;
 
-	constructor(response: Response, options: NormalizedOptions) {
-		super('Redirected 10 times. Aborting.', {}, options);
+	constructor(response: Response, maxRedirects: number, options: NormalizedOptions) {
+		super(`Redirected ${maxRedirects} times. Aborting.`, {}, options);
 		this.name = 'MaxRedirectsError';
 
 		Object.defineProperty(this, 'response', {
diff --git a/source/index.ts b/source/index.ts
index 9b0228f8a..160646c54 100644
--- a/source/index.ts
+++ b/source/index.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ const defaults: Partial<Defaults> = {
 		dnsCache: false,
 		useElectronNet: false,
 		responseType: 'text',
-		resolveBodyOnly: false
+		resolveBodyOnly: false,
+		maxRedirects: 10
 	},
 	mutableDefaults: false
 };
diff --git a/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts b/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
index af776b02a..43589c043 100644
--- a/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
+++ b/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ export default (options: NormalizedOptions, input?: TransformStream) => {
 							options.method = 'GET';
 						}
 
-						if (redirects.length >= 10) {
-							throw new MaxRedirectsError(typedResponse, options);
+						if (redirects.length >= options.maxRedirects) {
+							throw new MaxRedirectsError(typedResponse, options.maxRedirects, options);
 						}
 
 						// Handles invalid URLs. See https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/issues/604
diff --git a/source/utils/types.ts b/source/utils/types.ts
index 219705d4c..50d50b439 100644
--- a/source/utils/types.ts
+++ b/source/utils/types.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export interface Options extends Except<https.RequestOptions, 'agent' | 'timeout
 	form?: Record<string, any>;
 	json?: Record<string, any>;
 	context?: {[key: string]: unknown};
+	maxRedirects?: number;
 }
 
 export interface NormalizedOptions extends Except<Required<Options>, 'timeout' | 'dnsCache' | 'retry' | 'auth' | 'body' | 'port'> {
diff --git a/test/redirects.ts b/test/redirects.ts
index 26b672f56..60edd4c38 100644
--- a/test/redirects.ts
+++ b/test/redirects.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ test('throws on endless redirects', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
 	t.deepEqual(error.response.redirectUrls, new Array(10).fill(`${server.url}/`));
 });
 
+test('custom `maxRedirects` option', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
+	server.get('/', (_request, response) => {
+		response.writeHead(302, {
+			location: server.url
+		});
+		response.end();
+	});
+
+	const error = await t.throwsAsync(got('', {maxRedirects: 5}), 'Redirected 5 times. Aborting.');
+
+	// @ts-ignore
+	t.deepEqual(error.response.redirectUrls, new Array(5).fill(`${server.url}/`));
+});
+
 test('searchParams are not breaking redirects', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
 	server.get('/', reachedHandler);