diff --git a/httplib2/__init__.py b/httplib2/__init__.py
index 162c05f..adc18a0 100644
--- a/httplib2/__init__.py
+++ b/httplib2/__init__.py
@@ -698,7 +698,8 @@
                             response['location'] = urlparse.urljoin(absolute_uri, location)
                     if response.status == 301 and method in ["GET", "HEAD"]:
                         response['-x-permanent-redirect-url'] = response['location']
-                        response['-location'] = absolute_uri 
+                        if not response.has_key('content-location'):
+                            response['content-location'] = absolute_uri 
                         _updateCache(headers, response, content, self.cache, cachekey)
                     if headers.has_key('if-none-match'):
                         del headers['if-none-match']
@@ -707,7 +708,8 @@
                     if response.has_key('location'):
                         location = response['location']
                         old_response = copy.deepcopy(response)
-                        old_response['-location'] = absolute_uri 
+                        if not old_response.has_key('content-location'):
+                            old_response['content-location'] = absolute_uri 
                         redirect_method = ((response.status == 303) and (method not in ["GET", "HEAD"])) and "GET" or method
                         (response, content) = self.request(location, redirect_method, body=body, headers = headers, redirections = redirections - 1)
                         response.previous = old_response
@@ -715,7 +717,8 @@
                     raise RedirectLimit( _("Redirected more times than rediection_limit allows."))
             elif response.status in [200, 203] and method == "GET":
                 # Don't cache 206's since we aren't going to handle byte range requests
-                response['-location'] = absolute_uri 
+                if not response.has_key('content-location'):
+                    response['content-location'] = absolute_uri 
                 _updateCache(headers, response, content, self.cache, cachekey)
 
         return (response, content)
diff --git a/httplib2test.py b/httplib2test.py
index 35b72bc..2912217 100755
--- a/httplib2test.py
+++ b/httplib2test.py
@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@
         destination = urlparse.urljoin(base, "302/final-destination.txt")
         (response, content) = self.http.request(uri, "GET")
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)
-        self.assertTrue(response.has_key('-location'))
-        self.assertEqual(response['-location'], destination)
+        self.assertTrue(response.has_key('content-location'))
+        self.assertEqual(response['content-location'], destination)
         self.assertEqual(content, "This is the final destination.\n")
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.status, 301)
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.fromcache, False)
 
         (response, content) = self.http.request(uri, "GET")
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(response['-location'], destination)
+        self.assertEqual(response['content-location'], destination)
         self.assertEqual(content, "This is the final destination.\n")
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.status, 301)
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.fromcache, True)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         destination = urlparse.urljoin(base, "302/final-destination.txt")
         (response, content) = self.http.request(uri, "GET")
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(response['-location'], destination)
+        self.assertEqual(response['content-location'], destination)
         self.assertEqual(content, "This is the final destination.\n")
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.status, 302)
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.fromcache, False)
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@
         (response, content) = self.http.request(uri, "GET")
         self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.fromcache, True)
-        self.assertEqual(response['-location'], destination)
+        self.assertEqual(response['content-location'], destination)
         self.assertEqual(content, "This is the final destination.\n")
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.status, 302)
         self.assertEqual(response.previous.fromcache, False)
-        self.assertEqual(response.previous['-location'], uri)
+        self.assertEqual(response.previous['content-location'], uri)
 
         uri = urlparse.urljoin(base, "302/twostep.asis")
 
diff --git a/libhttplib2.tex b/libhttplib2.tex
index 8755256..2500336 100644
--- a/libhttplib2.tex
+++ b/libhttplib2.tex
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 Will be \code{None} if there are no previous respones.
 \end{memberdesc}
 
-The Response object also has a special key value \code{-location}, that
+The Response object also populates the header \code{content-location}, that
 contains the URI that was ultimately requested. This is useful if
 redirects were encountered, you can determine the ultimate URI that
 the request was sent to. All Response objects contain this key value,
diff --git a/ref/response-objects.html b/ref/response-objects.html
index 49a3d67..28e585b 100644
--- a/ref/response-objects.html
+++ b/ref/response-objects.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 </dl>
 
 <P>
-The Response object also has a special key value <code>-location</code>, that
+The Response object also populates the header <code>content-location</code>, that
 contains the URI that was ultimately requested. This is useful if
 redirects were encountered, you can determine the ultimate URI that
 the request was sent to. All Response objects contain this key value,