diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-chicken-allow.md b/.changeset/nervous-chicken-allow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..214bd306ff4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-chicken-allow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/vercel': patch
+---
+
+Fixes an issue where redirects did not work with the static adapter.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts
index b3f3b725673e..db571d8f14da 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export type LoggerLabel =
 	| 'watch'
 	| 'middleware'
 	| 'preferences'
+	| 'redirects'
 	// SKIP_FORMAT: A special label that tells the logger not to apply any formatting.
 	// Useful for messages that are already formatted, like the server start message.
 	| 'SKIP_FORMAT';
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts
index c9c0bb071685..66f4a74fac39 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/routing/manifest/create.ts
@@ -451,6 +451,19 @@ export function createRouteManifest(
 			.map(([{ dynamic, content }]) => (dynamic ? `[${content}]` : content))
 			.join('/')}`.toLowerCase();
 
+		{
+			let destination: string
+			if (typeof to === "string") {
+				destination = to
+			}
+			else {
+				destination = to.destination
+			}
+			if (/^https?:\/\//.test(destination)) {
+				logger.warn('redirects', `Redirecting to an external URL is not officially supported: ${from} -> ${to}`);
+			}
+		}
+
 		const routeData: RouteData = {
 			type: 'redirect',
 			route,
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js b/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js
index bf9ad15f56f3..63a09312478f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ describe('Astro.redirect', () => {
 				adapter: testAdapter(),
 				redirects: {
 					'/api/redirect': '/test',
+					'/external/redirect': 'https://example.com/',
 				},
 			});
 			await fixture.build();
@@ -27,6 +28,15 @@ describe('Astro.redirect', () => {
 			expect(response.headers.get('location')).to.equal('/login');
 		});
 
+		// ref: https://github.com/withastro/astro/pull/9287
+		it.skip('Ignores external redirect', async () => {
+			const app = await fixture.loadTestAdapterApp();
+			const request = new Request('http://example.com/external/redirect');
+			const response = await app.render(request);
+			expect(response.status).to.equal(404);
+			expect(response.headers.get('location')).to.equal(null);
+		});
+
 		it('Warns when used inside a component', async () => {
 			const app = await fixture.loadTestAdapterApp();
 			const request = new Request('http://example.com/late');
diff --git a/packages/integrations/vercel/src/lib/redirects.ts b/packages/integrations/vercel/src/lib/redirects.ts
index 8613be2ed72d..7aec1cf3b0b9 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/vercel/src/lib/redirects.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/vercel/src/lib/redirects.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ function getMatchPattern(segments: RoutePart[][]) {
 		.map((segment) => {
 			return segment[0].spread
 				? '(?:\\/(.*?))?'
-				: '\\/' +
-						segment
+				: segment
 							.map((part) => {
 								if (part)
 									return part.dynamic
diff --git a/packages/integrations/vercel/test/redirects.test.js b/packages/integrations/vercel/test/redirects.test.js
index df17664eec6e..9b6a9d50d828 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/vercel/test/redirects.test.js
+++ b/packages/integrations/vercel/test/redirects.test.js
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ describe('Redirects', () => {
 	it('define static routes', async () => {
 		const config = await getConfig();
 
-		const oneRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/\\/one');
+		const oneRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/one');
 		expect(oneRoute.headers.Location).to.equal('/');
 		expect(oneRoute.status).to.equal(301);
 
-		const twoRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/\\/two');
+		const twoRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/two');
 		expect(twoRoute.headers.Location).to.equal('/');
 		expect(twoRoute.status).to.equal(301);
 
-		const threeRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/\\/three');
+		const threeRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/three');
 		expect(threeRoute.headers.Location).to.equal('/');
 		expect(threeRoute.status).to.equal(302);
 	});
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Redirects', () => {
 	it('defines dynamic routes', async () => {
 		const config = await getConfig();
 
-		const blogRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src.startsWith('/\\/blog'));
+		const blogRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src.startsWith('/blog'));
 		expect(blogRoute).to.not.be.undefined;
 		expect(blogRoute.headers.Location.startsWith('/team/articles')).to.equal(true);
 		expect(blogRoute.status).to.equal(301);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Redirects', () => {
 	it('define trailingSlash redirect for sub pages', async () => {
 		const config = await getConfig();
 
-		const subpathRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/\\/subpage');
+		const subpathRoute = config.routes.find((r) => r.src === '/subpage');
 		expect(subpathRoute).to.not.be.undefined;
 		expect(subpathRoute.headers.Location).to.equal('/subpage/');
 	});