diff --git a/FEATURES.md b/FEATURES.md
index 2a07799..7560a1d 100644
--- a/FEATURES.md
+++ b/FEATURES.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from  to  [status]
 ```
 
 * Lines starting with `#` are ignored
-* `from` - the path to redirect from
+* `from` - the path to redirect from (Note: repository and branch names are removed from request URLs)
 * `to` - the path or URL to redirect to
 * `status` - status code to use when redirecting (default 301)
 
diff --git a/server/upstream/redirects.go b/server/upstream/redirects.go
index f53917a..b0e164d 100644
--- a/server/upstream/redirects.go
+++ b/server/upstream/redirects.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ func (o *Options) matchRedirects(ctx *context.Context, giteaClient *gitea.Client
 	if len(redirects) > 0 {
 		for _, redirect := range redirects {
 			reqUrl := ctx.Req.RequestURI
+			// remove repo and branch from request url
+			reqUrl = strings.TrimPrefix(reqUrl, "/" + o.TargetRepo)
+			reqUrl = strings.TrimPrefix(reqUrl, "/@" + o.TargetBranch)
 
 			// check if from url matches request url
 			if strings.TrimSuffix(redirect.From, "/") == strings.TrimSuffix(reqUrl, "/") {