diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 24102e492..0bfc76fe9 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -2524,6 +2524,16 @@ ngx_http_named_location(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_str_t *name)
     ngx_http_core_main_conf_t   *cmcf;
 
     r->main->count++;
+    r->uri_changes--;
+
+    if (r->uri_changes == 0) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0,
+                      "rewrite or internal redirection cycle "
+                      "while redirect to named location \"%V\"", name);
+
+        ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        return NGX_DONE;
+    }
 
     cscf = ngx_http_get_module_srv_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index c35d550a2..a8515f376 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -2928,6 +2928,10 @@ ngx_http_post_action(ngx_http_request_t *r)
         return NGX_DECLINED;
     }
 
+    if (r->post_action && r->uri_changes == 0) {
+        return NGX_DECLINED;
+    }
+
     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, r->connection->log, 0,
                    "post action: \"%V\"", &clcf->post_action);