diff --git a/src/shared/mixin.js b/src/shared/mixin.js
index e39aac5..be0b1f1 100644
--- a/src/shared/mixin.js
+++ b/src/shared/mixin.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export default function createMixin (Vue, options) {
   // for which Vue lifecycle hooks should the metaInfo be refreshed
   const updateOnLifecycleHook = ['activated', 'deactivated', 'beforeMount']
   let wasServerRendered = false
+  let wasRedirectedOnLoad = false
+  let removeRedirectListener
 
   // watch for client side component updates
   return {
@@ -35,6 +37,13 @@ export default function createMixin (Vue, options) {
       })
 
       if (this === $root) {
+        if ($root.$router) {
+          removeRedirectListener = $root.$router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
+            wasRedirectedOnLoad = true
+            next()
+          })
+        }
+
         $root.$once('hook:beforeMount', function () {
           wasServerRendered = this.$el && this.$el.nodeType === 1 && this.$el.hasAttribute('data-server-rendered')
 
@@ -149,7 +158,7 @@ export default function createMixin (Vue, options) {
               // to be applied OR a metaInfo watcher was triggered before the
               // current hook was called
               // (during initialization all changes are blocked)
-              if (tags === false && $root[rootConfigKey].initialized === null) {
+              if ((tags === false && $root[rootConfigKey].initialized === null) || wasRedirectedOnLoad) {
                 this.$nextTick(() => triggerUpdate(options, $root, 'init'))
               }
 
@@ -161,6 +170,10 @@ export default function createMixin (Vue, options) {
               if (!options.refreshOnceOnNavigation && metaInfo.afterNavigation) {
                 addNavGuards($root)
               }
+
+              if (removeRedirectListener) {
+                removeRedirectListener()
+              }
             })
           })
           // add the navigation guards if requested
diff --git a/test/unit/components.test.js b/test/unit/components.test.js
index 9dc35e2..82353e8 100644
--- a/test/unit/components.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/components.test.js
@@ -514,28 +514,28 @@ describe('components', () => {
   })
 
   test('can enable option refreshOnceOnNavigation runtime', () => {
-    const guards = {}
+    const guards = { before: [], after: [] }
     const wrapper = mount(HelloWorld, {
       localVue: Vue,
       mocks: {
         $router: {
           beforeEach (fn) {
-            guards.before = fn
+            guards.before.push(fn)
           },
           afterEach (fn) {
-            guards.after = fn
+            guards.after.push(fn)
           }
         }
       }
     })
 
-    expect(guards.before).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(guards.after).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(guards.before).toEqual([expect.any(Function)])
+    expect(guards.after).toEqual([])
 
     wrapper.vm.$meta().setOptions({ refreshOnceOnNavigation: true })
 
-    expect(guards.before).not.toBeUndefined()
-    expect(guards.after).not.toBeUndefined()
+    expect(guards.before).toEqual([expect.any(Function), expect.any(Function)])
+    expect(guards.after).toEqual([expect.any(Function)])
   })
 
   test('destroyed hook calls triggerUpdate delayed', async () => {