diff --git a/libraries/core.lib.php b/libraries/core.lib.php
index 7986cfedf0..444c92ed2d 100644
--- a/libraries/core.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/core.lib.php
@@ -489,6 +489,14 @@ function PMA_sendHeaderLocation($uri, $use_refresh = false)
         return;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Avoid relative path redirect problems in case user entered URL
+     * like /phpmyadmin/index.php/ which some web servers happily accept.
+     */
+    if ($uri[0] == '.') {
+        $uri = $GLOBALS['PMA_Config']->getCookiePath() . substr($uri, 2);
+    }
+
     $response = PMA\libraries\Response::getInstance();
 
     if (SID) {