diff --git a/django/views/generic/base.py b/django/views/generic/base.py
index 6dfbc7a9da..fcdc7c785b 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/base.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/base.py
@@ -139,12 +139,11 @@ class RedirectView(View):
         are provided as kwargs to this method.
         """
         if self.url:
+            url = self.url % kwargs
             args = self.request.META.get('QUERY_STRING', '')
             if args and self.query_string:
-                url = "%s?%s" % (self.url, args)
-            else:
-                url = self.url
-            return url % kwargs
+                url = "%s?%s" % (url, args)
+            return url
         else:
             return None
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
index e7aeaf9cde..6528dc6723 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/generic_views/base.py
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ class RedirectViewTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
         self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/?pork=spam')
 
+    def test_include_urlencoded_args(self):
+        "GET arguments can be URL-encoded when included in the redirected URL"
+        response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/', query_string=True)(
+            self.rf.get('/foo/?unicode=%E2%9C%93'))
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 301)
+        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], '/bar/?unicode=%E2%9C%93')
+
     def test_parameter_substitution(self):
         "Redirection URLs can be parameterized"
         response = RedirectView.as_view(url='/bar/%(object_id)d/')(self.rf.get('/foo/42/'), object_id=42)