diff --git a/va/http.go b/va/http.go
index 5a944b4a8..bc75a9f58 100644
--- a/va/http.go
+++ b/va/http.go
@@ -505,6 +505,11 @@ func (va *ValidationAuthorityImpl) processHTTPValidation(
 		numRedirects++
 		va.metrics.http01Redirects.Inc()
 
+		// If the response contains an HTTP 303 redirect, do not follow.
+		if req.Response.StatusCode == 303 {
+			return berrors.ConnectionFailureError("Cannot follow HTTP 303 redirects")
+		}
+
 		// Lowercase the redirect host immediately, as the dialer and redirect
 		// validation expect it to have been lowercased already.
 		req.URL.Host = strings.ToLower(req.URL.Host)
diff --git a/va/http_test.go b/va/http_test.go
index c8716f9cf..99368bbc3 100644
--- a/va/http_test.go
+++ b/va/http_test.go
@@ -570,6 +570,16 @@ func httpTestSrv(t *testing.T) *httptest.Server {
 		fmt.Fprint(resp, "sorry, I'm gone")
 	})
 
+	// A path that always responds with a 303 redirect
+	mux.HandleFunc("/other", func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		http.Redirect(
+			resp,
+			req,
+			"http://example.org/other",
+			http.StatusSeeOther,
+		)
+	})
+
 	tooLargeBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 	for i := 0; i < maxResponseSize+10; i++ {
 		tooLargeBuf.WriteByte(byte(97))
@@ -925,6 +935,22 @@ func TestFetchHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "HTTP status code 303 redirect",
+			Host: "example.com",
+			Path: "/other",
+			ExpectedProblem: probs.ConnectionFailure(
+				"Fetching http://example.org/other: Cannot follow HTTP 303 redirects"),
+			ExpectedRecords: []core.ValidationRecord{
+				{
+					Hostname:          "example.com",
+					Port:              strconv.Itoa(httpPort),
+					URL:               "http://example.com/other",
+					AddressesResolved: []net.IP{net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")},
+					AddressUsed:       net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "Response too large",
 			Host: "example.com",