diff --git a/core/includes/batch.inc b/core/includes/batch.inc
index 2a51fb5..3e37841 100644
--- a/core/includes/batch.inc
+++ b/core/includes/batch.inc
@@ -469,7 +469,9 @@ function _batch_finished() {
     }
 
     // Use drupal_redirect_form() to handle the redirection logic.
-    drupal_redirect_form($_batch['form_state']);
+    if ($redirect = drupal_redirect_form($_batch['form_state'])) {
+      return $redirect;
+    }
 
     // If no redirection happened, redirect to the originating page. In case the
     // form needs to be rebuilt, save the final $form_state for
diff --git a/core/includes/form.inc b/core/includes/form.inc
index 6093965..ddaf572 100644
--- a/core/includes/form.inc
+++ b/core/includes/form.inc
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ function drupal_process_form($form_id, &$form, &$form_state) {
         }
 
         $batch['progressive'] = !$form_state['programmed'];
-        batch_process();
+        return batch_process();
 
         // Execution continues only for programmatic forms.
         // For 'regular' forms, we get redirected to the batch processing
@@ -1275,8 +1275,7 @@ function drupal_redirect_form($form_state) {
   if (!isset($form_state['redirect']) || $form_state['redirect'] !== FALSE) {
     if (isset($form_state['redirect'])) {
       if (is_array($form_state['redirect'])) {
-        $url = call_user_func_array('url', $form_state['redirect']);
-        return new RedirectResponse($url, 302);
+        return new RedirectResponse($form_state['redirect'], 302);
       }
       else {
         // This function can be called from the installer, which guarantees
@@ -5135,7 +5134,7 @@ function batch_process($redirect = NULL, $url = 'batch', $redirect_callback = NU
         $function($batch['url'], $options);
       }
       else {
-        return new RedirectResponse(url($batch['url'], $options), 302);
+        return new RedirectResponse(array($batch['url'], $options), 302);
       }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ResponseSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ResponseSubscriber.php
index dbed20a..6d72e10 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ResponseSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ResponseSubscriber.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public function onKernelResponse(FilterResponseEvent $event) {
     $response = $event->getResponse();
 
     if ($response instanceOf RedirectResponse) {
-      $options = array('absolute' => TRUE);
+      $options = array();
 
       $request = $event->getRequest();
       $destination = $request->query->get('destination');
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ public function onKernelResponse(FilterResponseEvent $event) {
         $target_path = $response->getTargetUrl();
       }
 
+      // @todo: Use a custom redirect response for URL's with arguments?
+      if (is_array($target_path)) {
+        list($target_path, $options) = $target_path;
+      }
+      $options['absolute'] = TRUE;
+
       // @todo this should be replaced by the event subscriber pattern?
       drupal_alter('redirect_response', $target_path, $options, $status);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/openid/openid.module b/core/modules/openid/openid.module
index 4ad79fa..b7e271a 100644
--- a/core/modules/openid/openid.module
+++ b/core/modules/openid/openid.module
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ function openid_authentication($response) {
     // registration page and prefill with the values we received.
     $destination = drupal_get_destination();
     unset($_GET['destination']);
-    return new RedirectResponse(url('user/register', array('query' => $destination)));
+    return new RedirectResponse(array('user/register', array('query' => $destination)));
   }
   else {
     drupal_set_message(t('Only site administrators can create new user accounts.'), 'error');
diff --git a/core/modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module b/core/modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module
index 9aa5023..db2c284 100644
--- a/core/modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ function _openid_test_endpoint_authenticate() {
       'openid.mode' => 'error',
       'openid.error' => 'Unexpted identity',
     );
-    return new RedirectResponse(url($_REQUEST['openid_return_to'], array('query' => $response, 'external' => TRUE)));
+    return new RedirectResponse(array($_REQUEST['openid_return_to'], array('query' => $response, 'external' => TRUE)));
   }
 
   // Generate unique identifier for this authentication.
diff --git a/core/modules/overlay/overlay.module b/core/modules/overlay/overlay.module
index 7159965..cc0669c 100644
--- a/core/modules/overlay/overlay.module
+++ b/core/modules/overlay/overlay.module
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function overlay_init() {
     // <front>#overlay=admin/modules to actually enable the overlay.
     if (isset($_SESSION['overlay_enable_redirect']) && $_SESSION['overlay_enable_redirect']) {
       unset($_SESSION['overlay_enable_redirect']);
-      return new RedirectResponse(url('<front>', array('fragment' => 'overlay=' . $current_path)));
+      return new RedirectResponse(array('<front>', array('fragment' => 'overlay=' . $current_path)));
     }
 
     if (isset($_GET['render']) && $_GET['render'] == 'overlay') {
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module
index d7adb65..0f887a8 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.module
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function simpletest_menu() {
   );
   $items['admin/config/development/testing/results/%'] = array(
     'title' => 'Test result',
-    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
-    'page arguments' => array('simpletest_result_form', 5),
+    'page callback' => 'simpletest_test_result',
+    'page arguments' => array(5),
     'description' => 'View result of tests.',
     'access arguments' => array('administer unit tests'),
     'file' => 'simpletest.pages.inc',
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc
index 3cc6a50..3b99bc8 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc
@@ -201,17 +201,25 @@ function simpletest_test_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Test results form for $test_id.
+ * Page callback for the rest results.
+ *
+ * @param string $test_id
+ *   The ID of the executed test.
  */
-function simpletest_result_form($form, &$form_state, $test_id) {
+function simpletest_test_result($test_id) {
   // Make sure there are test results to display and a re-run is not being performed.
-  $results = array();
   if (is_numeric($test_id) && !$results = simpletest_result_get($test_id)) {
     drupal_set_message(t('No test results to display.'), 'error');
     return new RedirectResponse('admin/config/development/testing');
-    // @todo what to do about this?
-    return $form;
   }
+  return drupal_get_form('simpletest_result_form', $test_id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test results form for $test_id.
+ */
+function simpletest_result_form($form, &$form_state, $test_id) {
+  $results = simpletest_result_get($test_id);
 
   // Load all classes and include CSS.
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'simpletest') . '/simpletest.css');
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc b/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc
index 16c2397..aba8dce 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.pages.inc
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ function user_cancel_confirm($account, $timestamp = 0, $hashed_pass = '') {
 function user_page() {
   global $user;
   if ($user->uid) {
-    return new RedirectResponse(url('user/' . $user->uid, array('absolute' => TRUE)));
+    return new RedirectResponse('user/' . $user->uid);
   }
   else {
     return drupal_get_form('user_login_form');