diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/LoginStatus.cshtml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/LoginStatus.cshtml
index 25b5e7eadd..0623bbeb2f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/LoginStatus.cshtml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/PartialViewMacros/Templates/LoginStatus.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @inherits Umbraco.Web.Macros.PartialViewMacroPage
+@using System.Web.Mvc.Html
 @using ClientDependency.Core.Mvc
 @using Umbraco.Web
 @using Umbraco.Web.Models
@@ -12,6 +13,16 @@
     Html.RequiresJs("/umbraco_client/ui/jquery.js");
     Html.RequiresJs("/umbraco_client/Application/JQuery/jquery.validate.min.js");
     Html.RequiresJs("/umbraco_client/Application/JQuery/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js");
+
+    var logoutModel = new PostRedirectModel();
+    
+    /*
+     * Here you can specify a redirect URL for after logging out, by default umbraco will simply
+     * redirect to the current page. Example to redirect to the home page:
+     * 
+     *   logoutModel.RedirectUrl = "/";
+     *   
+     */
 }
 
 @*NOTE: This RenderJsHere code should be put on your main template page where the rest of your script tags are placed*@
@@ -27,5 +38,7 @@
              <legend>Logout</legend>
              <button>Logout</button>
          </fieldset>
+    
+        @Html.HiddenFor(m => logoutModel.RedirectUrl)
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginController.cs
index 3ae41835bc..33d657cc3f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginController.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Web.Security;
 using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models;
 using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
+using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Controllers
 {
@@ -24,7 +25,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Controllers
                 return CurrentUmbracoPage();
             }
 
-            return Redirect("/");            
+            //if there is a specified path to redirect to then use it
+            if (model.RedirectUrl.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false)
+            {
+                return Redirect(model.RedirectUrl);
+            }
+
+            //redirect to current page by default
+            TempData.Add("LoginSuccess", true);
+            //return RedirectToCurrentUmbracoPage();
+            return RedirectToCurrentUmbracoUrl();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginStatusController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginStatusController.cs
index 19a7ef2b00..a4081413c3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginStatusController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Controllers/UmbLoginStatusController.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ using System.Web.Security;
 using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models;
 using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
+using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Controllers
 {
     public class UmbLoginStatusController : SurfaceController
     {
         [HttpPost]
-        public ActionResult HandleLogout([Bind(Prefix = "loginStatusModel")]LoginStatusModel model)
+        public ActionResult HandleLogout([Bind(Prefix = "logoutModel")]PostRedirectModel model)
         {
             if (ModelState.IsValid == false)
             {
@@ -22,9 +23,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Controllers
                 FormsAuthentication.SignOut();
             }
 
-            //TODO: Shouldn't we be redirecting to the current page or integrating this with the 
-            // normal Umbraco protection stuff?
-            return Redirect("/");
+            //if there is a specified path to redirect to then use it
+            if (model.RedirectUrl.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() == false)
+            {
+                return Redirect(model.RedirectUrl);
+            }
+
+            //redirect to current page by default
+            TempData.Add("LogoutSuccess", true);
+            return RedirectToCurrentUmbracoPage();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginModel.cs
index f0cea26b0e..dd4d57d08d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginModel.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
 {
-    public class LoginModel
+    public class LoginModel : PostRedirectModel
     {
         [Required]
         public string Username { get; set; }
 
         [Required]
         public string Password { get; set; }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginStatusModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginStatusModel.cs
index bc36a42202..e832af7245 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginStatusModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/LoginStatusModel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Web;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Web.Security;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
         /// <summary>
         /// The name of the member
         /// </summary>
+        [Required]
         public string Name { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
         /// <summary>
         /// The email of the member
         /// </summary>
+        [Required]
         public string Email { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PostRedirectModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PostRedirectModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed8176cc5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/PostRedirectModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A base model containing a value to indicate to Umbraco where to redirect to after Posting if 
+    /// a developer doesn't want the controller to redirect to the current Umbraco page - which is the default.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PostRedirectModel
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The path to redirect to when update is successful, if not specified then the user will be
+        /// redirected to the current Umbraco page
+        /// </summary>
+        public string RedirectUrl { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ProfileModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ProfileModel.cs
index 5aa014510c..7d47b24919 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ProfileModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/ProfileModel.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Security;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
 {
-    public class ProfileModel
+    public class ProfileModel : PostRedirectModel
     {
         public static ProfileModel CreateModel()
         {
@@ -60,10 +60,5 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
         /// </remarks>
         public List<UmbracoProperty> MemberProperties { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The path to redirect to when update is successful, if not specified then the user will be
-        /// redirected to the current Umbraco page
-        /// </summary>
-        public string RedirectUrl { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/RegisterModel.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/RegisterModel.cs
index ac89609347..a65e7a990b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/RegisterModel.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/RegisterModel.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Security;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
 {
-    public class RegisterModel
+    public class RegisterModel : PostRedirectModel
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new empty RegisterModel
@@ -74,13 +74,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models
         [ReadOnly(true)]
         [Obsolete("This is no longer used and will be removed from the codebase in future versions")]
         public bool RedirectOnSucces { get; set; }
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The path to redirect to when registration is successful, if not specified then the user will be
-        /// redirected to the current Umbraco page
-        /// </summary>
-        public string RedirectUrl { get; set; }
-
+ 
         /// <summary>
         /// The username of the model, if UsernameIsEmail is true then this is ignored.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RedirectToUmbracoPageResult.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RedirectToUmbracoPageResult.cs
index 917191f03f..6fb3610411 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RedirectToUmbracoPageResult.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RedirectToUmbracoPageResult.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,43 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Routing;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Redirects to the current URL rendering an Umbraco page
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// this is useful if you need to redirect 
+    /// to the current page but the current page is actually a rewritten URL normally done with something like 
+    /// Server.Transfer.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public class RedirectToUmbracoUrlResult : ActionResult
+    {
+        private readonly UmbracoContext _umbracoContext;
+
+        /// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new RedirectToUmbracoResult
+		/// </summary>		
+		/// <param name="umbracoContext"></param>
+        public RedirectToUmbracoUrlResult(UmbracoContext umbracoContext)
+        {
+            _umbracoContext = umbracoContext;
+        }
+
+        public override void ExecuteResult(ControllerContext context)
+		{
+			if (context == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("context");
+
+			if (context.IsChildAction)
+			{
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot redirect from a Child Action");
+			}
+
+            var destinationUrl = _umbracoContext.OriginalRequestUrl.PathAndQuery;
+			context.Controller.TempData.Keep();
+
+			context.HttpContext.Response.Redirect(destinationUrl, endResponse: false);
+		}
+    }
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Redirects to an Umbraco page by Id or Entity
 	/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs
index aa98d190bf..1010db48df 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
             return new RedirectToUmbracoPageResult(CurrentPage, UmbracoContext);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Redirects to the currently rendered Umbraco URL
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// this is useful if you need to redirect 
+        /// to the current page but the current page is actually a rewritten URL normally done with something like 
+        /// Server.Transfer.
+        /// </remarks>
+        protected RedirectToUmbracoUrlResult RedirectToCurrentUmbracoUrl()
+        {
+            return new RedirectToUmbracoUrlResult(UmbracoContext);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the currently rendered Umbraco page
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index e343d61cd1..97ece6e73a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Editors\MediaController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ChangingPasswordModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\IRenderModel.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\PostRedirectModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\RenderModelOfTContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\EnsurePublishedContentRequestAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoTemplatePageOfTContent.cs" />