diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index de0d90160353..6875bb11baaa 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
         $route.current = next;
         if (next) {
           if (next.redirectTo) {
+            var url = $location.url();
             if (isString(next.redirectTo)) {
               $location.path(interpolate(next.redirectTo, next.params)).search(next.params)
                        .replace();
@@ -430,6 +431,9 @@ function $RouteProvider(){
               $location.url(next.redirectTo(next.pathParams, $location.path(), $location.search()))
                        .replace();
             }
+            if (url !== $location.url()) {
+                return;//exit out and don't process current next value, wait for next location change from redirect
+            }
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js b/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js
index 50531c18df58..1db91c24f0a0 100644
--- a/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngRoute/directive/ngViewSpec.js
@@ -509,6 +509,28 @@ describe('ngView', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should not instantiate controller of redirected route', function() {
+      var firstController = jasmine.createSpy('first controller spy');
+      var secondController = jasmine.createSpy('second controller spy');
+      module(function($routeProvider) {
+          $routeProvider.when('/redirect', {
+              template: 'redirect view',
+              redirectTo: '/redirected',
+              controller: firstController
+          });
+          $routeProvider.when('/redirected', {
+              template: 'redirected view',
+              controller: secondController
+          });
+      });
+      inject(function($route, $location, $rootScope) {
+          $location.path('/redirect');
+          $rootScope.$digest();
+          expect(firstController).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(secondController).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+  });
+
   describe('ngAnimate ', function() {
     var window, vendorPrefix;
     var body, element, $rootElement;