diff --git a/github/actions_artifacts.go b/github/actions_artifacts.go
index 9cc3c64b3cb..6df864e4095 100644
--- a/github/actions_artifacts.go
+++ b/github/actions_artifacts.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) downloadArtifactWithoutRateLimit(ctx context.Context, u
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %v", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	parsedURL, err := resp.Location()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), err
 	}
diff --git a/github/actions_artifacts_test.go b/github/actions_artifacts_test.go
index 1be74b6222e..07f24e999f0 100644
--- a/github/actions_artifacts_test.go
+++ b/github/actions_artifacts_test.go
@@ -333,6 +333,40 @@ func TestActionsService_DownloadArtifact(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestActionsService_DownloadArtifact_resolvesRelativeLocation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name              string
+		respectRateLimits bool
+	}{
+		{name: "withoutRateLimits"},
+		{name: "withRateLimits", respectRateLimits: true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			client, mux, serverURL := setup(t)
+			client.rateLimitRedirectionalEndpoints = tc.respectRateLimits
+
+			mux.HandleFunc("/repos/o/r/actions/artifacts/1/zip", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+				w.Header().Set("Location", "download")
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusFound)
+			})
+
+			got, _, err := client.Actions.DownloadArtifact(t.Context(), "o", "r", 1, 0)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Actions.DownloadArtifact returned error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			want := serverURL + baseURLPath + "/repos/o/r/actions/artifacts/1/download"
+			if got.String() != want {
+				t.Errorf("Actions.DownloadArtifact returned %q, want %q", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestActionsService_DownloadArtifact_invalidOwner(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	tcs := []struct {
diff --git a/github/actions_workflow_jobs.go b/github/actions_workflow_jobs.go
index 9419cf89711..334d46a427f 100644
--- a/github/actions_workflow_jobs.go
+++ b/github/actions_workflow_jobs.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) getWorkflowJobLogsWithoutRateLimit(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %v", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	parsedURL, err := resp.Location()
 	return parsedURL, newResponse(resp), err
 }
 
diff --git a/github/actions_workflow_runs.go b/github/actions_workflow_runs.go
index 2e12ed9fcf3..405070a28a1 100644
--- a/github/actions_workflow_runs.go
+++ b/github/actions_workflow_runs.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) getWorkflowRunAttemptLogsWithoutRateLimit(ctx context.C
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %v", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	parsedURL, err := resp.Location()
 	return parsedURL, newResponse(resp), err
 }
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func (s *ActionsService) getWorkflowRunLogsWithoutRateLimit(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %v", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	parsedURL, err := resp.Location()
 	return parsedURL, newResponse(resp), err
 }
 
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 5b1fa27049a..9c59f4c3468 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ func (c *Client) bareDoUntilFound(req *http.Request, maxRedirects int) (*url.URL
 				if rerr.Location == nil {
 					return nil, nil, errInvalidLocation
 				}
-				newURL := c.baseURL.ResolveReference(rerr.Location)
+				newURL := req.URL.ResolveReference(rerr.Location)
 				return newURL, response, nil
 			}
 			// If permanent redirect response is returned, follow it
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ func (c *Client) bareDoUntilFound(req *http.Request, maxRedirects int) (*url.URL
 				if rerr.Location == nil {
 					return nil, nil, errInvalidLocation
 				}
-				newURL := c.baseURL.ResolveReference(rerr.Location)
+				newURL := req.URL.ResolveReference(rerr.Location)
 				// Refuse to follow a permanent redirect outside the origins
 				// this client may send credentials to: the auth transport
 				// attaches them on every hop, so a cross-host target would
@@ -1921,8 +1921,8 @@ func equalDurationPtr(a, b *time.Duration) bool {
 //	307 (Temporary Redirect)
 //	308 (Permanent Redirect)
 //
-// If there was a valid Location header included, it will be parsed to a URL. You should use
-// `BaseURL.ResolveReference()` to enrich it with the correct hostname where needed.
+// If there was a valid Location header included, it will be parsed to a URL. Relative locations
+// should be resolved against the request URL that received the response.
 type RedirectionError struct {
 	Response   *http.Response // HTTP response that caused this error
 	StatusCode int
@@ -2397,34 +2397,39 @@ func (c *Client) roundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect(ctx context.Context, u stri
 	// If redirect response is returned, follow it
 	if maxRedirects > 0 && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusMovedPermanently {
 		_ = resp.Body.Close()
-		u = resp.Header.Get("Location")
-		if err := c.checkRedirectHost(u); err != nil {
+		location := resp.Header.Get("Location")
+		target, err := c.resolveAndCheckRedirect(location, req.URL)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		resp, err = c.roundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect(ctx, u, maxRedirects-1, opts...)
+		return c.roundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect(ctx, target.String(), maxRedirects-1, opts...)
 	}
 	return resp, err
 }
 
-// checkRedirectHost returns an error if the redirect target is outside the
-// origins this client may send credentials to. The auth transport attaches
-// credentials on every hop, so a cross-origin Location header would otherwise
-// carry them to a host the caller never configured, when a compromised or
-// malicious API response supplies one. An empty Location is also rejected.
-func (c *Client) checkRedirectHost(location string) error {
+// resolveAndCheckRedirect resolves a Location header against the request URL
+// and returns an error if the target is outside the origins this client may
+// send credentials to. The auth transport attaches credentials on every hop,
+// so a cross-origin Location header would otherwise carry them to a host the
+// caller never configured, when a compromised or malicious API response
+// supplies one. An empty Location is also rejected.
+func (c *Client) resolveAndCheckRedirect(location string, requestURL *url.URL) (*url.URL, error) {
 	if location == "" {
-		return errInvalidLocation
+		return nil, errInvalidLocation
+	}
+	if err := checkURLPathTraversal(location); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	target, err := url.Parse(location)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid redirect location %q: %w", location, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid redirect location %q: %w", location, err)
 	}
-	// Resolve relative locations against BaseURL so relative paths are allowed.
-	target = c.baseURL.ResolveReference(target)
+	// Resolve relative locations against the URL that returned the redirect.
+	target = requestURL.ResolveReference(target)
 	if !c.shouldAuthorizeRequest(target) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("refusing to follow cross-host redirect from %q to %q", c.baseURL.Host, target.Host)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("refusing to follow cross-host redirect from %q to %q", requestURL.Host, target.Host)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return target, nil
 }
 
 // Ptr is a helper routine that allocates a new T value
diff --git a/github/github_test.go b/github/github_test.go
index dc902f9ed1c..d7501ea9e5c 100644
--- a/github/github_test.go
+++ b/github/github_test.go
@@ -3826,6 +3826,40 @@ func TestBareDoUntilFound_MissingRedirectLocation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBareDoUntilFound_ResolvesRelative301AgainstRequestURL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	client, mux, _ := setup(t)
+
+	const requestPath = "/repos/owner/repo/actions/artifacts/123/zip"
+	const redirectPath = "/repos/owner/repo/actions/artifacts/123/download"
+	var followed atomic.Bool
+
+	mux.HandleFunc(requestPath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Location", "download")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc(redirectPath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		followed.Store(true)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
+	req, err := client.NewRequest(t.Context(), "GET", strings.TrimPrefix(requestPath, "/"), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewRequest returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, resp, err := client.bareDoUntilFound(req, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("bareDoUntilFound returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("bareDoUntilFound returned status %v, want %v", resp.StatusCode, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+	if !followed.Load() {
+		t.Error("Expected relative redirect to be resolved against the request URL.")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestRoundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect_RejectsCrossHostRedirect verifies
 // that roundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect refuses to follow a 301 redirect to
 // a different host, preventing Authorization-header leakage to attacker-
@@ -3897,6 +3931,53 @@ func TestRoundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect_AllowsSameHostRedirect(t *testing.T
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRoundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect_ResolvesRelativeLocationAgainstRequestURL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	client, mux, _ := setup(t)
+
+	const requestPath = "/repos/owner/repo/actions/artifacts/123/zip"
+	const redirectPath = "/repos/owner/repo/actions/artifacts/123/download"
+	var followed atomic.Bool
+
+	mux.HandleFunc(requestPath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Location", "download")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc(redirectPath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		followed.Store(true)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	})
+
+	resp, err := client.roundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect(t.Context(), strings.TrimPrefix(requestPath, "/"), 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error following relative redirect: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp != nil && resp.Body != nil {
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+	}
+	if resp == nil || resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected redirect target to return %v, got %#v", http.StatusOK, resp)
+	}
+	if !followed.Load() {
+		t.Error("Expected relative redirect to be resolved against the request URL.")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRoundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect_RejectsPathTraversalInLocation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	client, mux, _ := setup(t)
+
+	mux.HandleFunc("/repos/owner/repo/archive", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Location", "../download")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+	})
+
+	_, err := client.roundTripWithOptionalFollowRedirect(t.Context(), "repos/owner/repo/archive", 1)
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrPathForbidden) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected ErrPathForbidden, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSanitizeURL(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/github/repos_contents.go b/github/repos_contents.go
index dc6b4a03c1e..74d6e2b42a7 100644
--- a/github/repos_contents.go
+++ b/github/repos_contents.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (s *RepositoriesService) getArchiveLinkWithoutRateLimit(ctx context.Context
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %v", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(resp.Header.Get("Location"))
+	parsedURL, err := resp.Location()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, newResponse(resp), err
 	}