diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 4dd9d0e8a5..9d0a1aae49 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		page = req.query.page || 1,
 		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0;
 
-	if (!req.params.slug && !res.locals.isAPI) {
-		categories.getCategoryField(cid, 'slug', function(err, slug) {
-			if (err) {
-				return next(err);
-			}
-			res.redirect('/category/' + slug);
-		});
-		return;
-	}
-
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
 			categoryTools.privileges(cid, uid, function(err, categoryPrivileges) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 50d3fefa37..15452aaf80 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		uid = req.user ? req.user.uid : 0,
 		privileges;
 
-	if (!req.params.slug && !res.locals.isAPI) {
-		topics.getTopicField(tid, 'slug', function(err, slug) {
-			if (err) {
-				return next(err);
-			}
-			res.redirect('/topic/' + slug);
-		});
-		return;
-	}
-
 	async.waterfall([
 		function(next) {
 			threadTools.privileges(tid, ((req.user) ? req.user.uid || 0 : 0), function(err, userPrivileges) {
diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index c33e4def7d..5807c8361c 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ var app,
 	translator = require('./../../public/src/translator'),
 	user = require('./../user'),
 	db = require('./../database'),
+	categories = require('./../categories'),
+	topics = require('./../topics'),
 
 	controllers = {
 		api: require('./../controllers/api')
@@ -49,9 +51,31 @@ middleware.redirectToAccountIfLoggedIn = function(req, res, next) {
 	} else {
 		next();
 	}
-
 }
 
+middleware.addSlug = function(req, res, next) {
+	function redirect(method, id, name) {
+		method(id, 'slug', function(err, slug) {
+			if (err || !slug) {
+				return next(err);
+			}
+			res.redirect(name + slug);
+		});
+	}
+
+	if (!req.params.slug) {
+		if (req.params.category_id) {
+			redirect(categories.getCategoryField, req.params.category_id, '/category/');
+		} else if (req.params.topic_id) {
+			redirect(topics.getTopicField, req.params.topic_id, '/topic/');
+		} else {
+			return next();
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+	next();
+};
+
 middleware.prepareAPI = function(req, res, next) {
 	res.locals.isAPI = true;
 	next();
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index 8dc5be4200..377a6d343a 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function staticRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 }
 
 function topicRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	app.get('/topic/:topic_id/:slug?', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.topics.get);
+	app.get('/topic/:topic_id/:slug?', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.addSlug, controllers.topics.get);
 	app.get('/api/topic/:topic_id/:slug?', controllers.topics.get);
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function categoryRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	app.get('/unread/total', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.authenticate, controllers.categories.unreadTotal);
 	app.get('/api/unread/total', middleware.authenticate, controllers.categories.unreadTotal);
 
-	app.get('/category/:category_id/:slug?', middleware.buildHeader, controllers.categories.get);
+	app.get('/category/:category_id/:slug?', middleware.buildHeader, middleware.addSlug, controllers.categories.get);
 	app.get('/api/category/:category_id/:slug?', controllers.categories.get);
 }