diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfiguration.java
index 01133efdbe..158dd240b4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
 @ConditionalOnClass({ Servlet.class, ServletRegistration.class,
 		OncePerRequestFilter.class, HandlerMapping.class })
 @AutoConfigureAfter(MetricRepositoryAutoConfiguration.class)
+@ConditionalOnProperty(name="endpoints.metrics.filter.enabled", matchIfMissing=true)
 public class MetricFilterAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Autowired
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricsFilter.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricsFilter.java
index d006be6c58..b49f25697f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricsFilter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricsFilter.java
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ final class MetricsFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
 		if (is4xxClientError(status)) {
 			return UNKNOWN_PATH_SUFFIX;
 		}
+		if (is3xxRedirection(status)) {
+			return UNKNOWN_PATH_SUFFIX;
+		}
 		return path;
 	}
 
@@ -126,6 +129,15 @@ final class MetricsFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private boolean is3xxRedirection(int status) {
+		try {
+			return HttpStatus.valueOf(status).is3xxRedirection();
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private String getKey(String string) {
 		// graphite compatible metric names
 		String value = string.replace("/", ".");
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 09742c9214..ecd1237ed7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -16,29 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure;
 
-import javax.servlet.Filter;
-import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
-import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
-import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.CounterService;
-import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.GaugeService;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
-import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
-import org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException;
-
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.willAnswer;
@@ -52,6 +29,37 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import javax.servlet.Filter;
+import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
+import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.CounterService;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.GaugeService;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+import org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException;
+
 /**
  * Tests for {@link MetricFilterAutoConfiguration}.
  *
@@ -130,6 +138,23 @@ public class MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests {
 		context.close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void records302HttpInteractionsAsSingleMetric() throws Exception {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				Config.class, MetricFilterAutoConfiguration.class, RedirectFilter.class);
+		MetricsFilter filter = context.getBean(MetricsFilter.class);
+		MockMvc mvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(new MetricFilterTestController())
+				.addFilter(filter).addFilter(context.getBean(RedirectFilter.class))
+				.build();
+		mvc.perform(get("/unknownPath/1")).andExpect(status().is3xxRedirection());
+		mvc.perform(get("/unknownPath/2")).andExpect(status().is3xxRedirection());
+		verify(context.getBean(CounterService.class), times(2)).increment(
+				"status.302.unmapped");
+		verify(context.getBean(GaugeService.class), times(2)).submit(
+				eq("response.unmapped"), anyDouble());
+		context.close();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void skipsFilterIfMissingServices() throws Exception {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
@@ -214,4 +239,19 @@ public class MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Component
+	@Order(0)
+	public static class RedirectFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+
+		@Override
+		protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request,
+				HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws ServletException,
+				IOException {
+			// send redirect before filter chain is executed, like Spring Security sending
+			// us back to a login page
+			response.sendRedirect("http://example.com");
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
index a4646d5295..692dcc566b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>