diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
index 1a474d9..44b5746 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_rewrite_module.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
     { ngx_string("return"),
       NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SIF_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LIF_CONF
-                       |NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+                       |NGX_CONF_TAKE12,
       ngx_http_rewrite_return,
       NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
       0,
@@ -433,8 +433,10 @@
 {
     ngx_http_rewrite_loc_conf_t  *lcf = conf;
 
-    ngx_str_t                      *value;
-    ngx_http_script_return_code_t  *ret;
+    u_char                            *p;
+    ngx_str_t                         *value, *v;
+    ngx_http_script_return_code_t     *ret;
+    ngx_http_compile_complex_value_t   ccv;
 
     ret = ngx_http_script_start_code(cf->pool, &lcf->codes,
                                      sizeof(ngx_http_script_return_code_t));
@@ -444,12 +446,46 @@
 
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
-    ret->code = ngx_http_script_return_code;
-    ret->null = (uintptr_t) NULL;
+    ngx_memzero(ret, sizeof(ngx_http_script_return_code_t));
 
-    ret->status = ngx_atoi(value[1].data, value[1].len);
+    ret->code = ngx_http_script_return_code;
+
+    p = value[1].data;
+
+    ret->status = ngx_atoi(p, value[1].len);
 
     if (ret->status == (uintptr_t) NGX_ERROR) {
+
+        if (cf->args->nelts == 2
+            && (ngx_strncmp(p, "http://", sizeof("http://") - 1) == 0
+                || ngx_strncmp(p, "https://", sizeof("https://") - 1) == 0
+                || ngx_strncmp(p, "$scheme", sizeof("$scheme") - 1) == 0))
+        {
+            ret->status = NGX_HTTP_MOVED_TEMPORARILY;
+            v = &value[1];
+
+        } else {
+            ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
+                               "invalid return code \"%V\"", &value[1]);
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+    } else {
+
+        if (cf->args->nelts == 2) {
+            return NGX_CONF_OK;
+        }
+
+        v = &value[2];
+    }
+
+    ngx_memzero(&ccv, sizeof(ngx_http_compile_complex_value_t));
+
+    ccv.cf = cf;
+    ccv.value = v;
+    ccv.complex_value = &ret->text;
+
+    if (ngx_http_compile_complex_value(&ccv) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http.c b/src/http/ngx_http.c
index 4c85684..8486788 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
             if (cmcf->phase_engine.server_rewrite_index == (ngx_uint_t) -1) {
                 cmcf->phase_engine.server_rewrite_index = n;
             }
-            checker = ngx_http_core_generic_phase;
+            checker = ngx_http_core_rewrite_phase;
 
             break;
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
             if (cmcf->phase_engine.location_rewrite_index == (ngx_uint_t) -1) {
                 cmcf->phase_engine.location_rewrite_index = n;
             }
-            checker = ngx_http_core_generic_phase;
+            checker = ngx_http_core_rewrite_phase;
 
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
index 5ccce00..1f42889 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
@@ -1254,14 +1254,17 @@
 
     code = (ngx_http_script_return_code_t *) e->ip;
 
-    e->status = code->status;
-
-    if (code->status == NGX_HTTP_NO_CONTENT) {
-        e->request->header_only = 1;
-        e->request->zero_body = 1;
+    if (code->status < NGX_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST
+        || code->text.value.len
+        || code->text.lengths)
+    {
+        e->status = ngx_http_send_response(e->request, code->status, NULL,
+                                           &code->text);
+    } else {
+        e->status = code->status;
     }
 
-    e->ip += sizeof(ngx_http_script_return_code_t) - sizeof(uintptr_t);
+    e->ip = ngx_http_script_exit;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_script.h b/src/http/ngx_http_script.h
index 90a4e1a..f7943d3 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 typedef struct {
     ngx_http_script_code_pt     code;
     uintptr_t                   status;
-    uintptr_t                   null;
+    ngx_http_complex_value_t    text;
 } ngx_http_script_return_code_t;