diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28317c9a3..28d277b4c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     * Added links and modules support to `HtmlBlock` class
     * Added module support for twig script tag: `{% script module 'theme://js/module.mjs' %}`
     * Added twig tag for links: `{% link icon 'theme://images/favicon.png' priority: 20 with { type: 'image/png' } %}`
+    * Support for page-level `redirect_default_route` frontmatter header override
 
 # v1.7.27.1
 ## 01/12/2022
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml
index f3ef29f5e..a573a83c8 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml
@@ -320,6 +320,18 @@ form:
 
               fields:
 
+                header.redirect_default_route:
+                  type: toggle
+                  toggleable: true
+                  label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.REDIRECT_DEFAULT_ROUTE
+                  help: PLUGIN_ADMIN.REDIRECT_DEFAULT_ROUTE_HELP
+                  config-highlight@: system.pages.redirect_default_route
+                  options:
+                    1: PLUGIN_ADMIN.YES
+                    0: PLUGIN_ADMIN.NO
+                  validate:
+                    type: bool
+
                 header.routes.default:
                   type: text
                   toggleable: true
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/PagesServiceProvider.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/PagesServiceProvider.php
index bec635ac8..fa6631eee 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/PagesServiceProvider.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/PagesServiceProvider.php
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ class PagesServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
                     /** @var Language $language */
                     $language = $grav['language'];
 
-                    $redirectCode = (int)$config->get('system.pages.redirect_default_route', 0);
+                    $redirect_default_route = $page->header()->redirect_default_route ?? $config->get('system.pages.redirect_default_route', 0);
+                    $redirectCode = (int) $redirect_default_route;
 
                     // Language-specific redirection scenarios
                     if ($language->enabled() && ($language->isLanguageInUrl() xor $language->isIncludeDefaultLanguage())) {