diff --git a/includes/EditPage.php b/includes/EditPage.php
index 2155c1b237a..d05b9963882 100644
--- a/includes/EditPage.php
+++ b/includes/EditPage.php
@@ -1928,11 +1928,15 @@ class EditPage {
 			&& $content->isRedirect()
 			&& $content->getRedirectTarget()->equals( $this->getTitle() )
 		) {
-			$this->selfRedirect = true;
-			$status->fatal( 'selfredirect' );
-			$status->value = self::AS_SELF_REDIRECT;
-			wfProfileOut( __METHOD__ );
-			return $status;
+			// If the page already redirects to itself, don't warn.
+			$currentTarget = $this->getCurrentContent()->getRedirectTarget();
+			if ( !$currentTarget || !$currentTarget->equals( $this->getTitle() ) ) {
+				$this->selfRedirect = true;
+				$status->fatal( 'selfredirect' );
+				$status->value = self::AS_SELF_REDIRECT;
+				wfProfileOut( __METHOD__ );
+				return $status;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Check for length errors again now that the section is merged in
diff --git a/languages/i18n/en.json b/languages/i18n/en.json
index 583fc5d328a..631872a8932 100644
--- a/languages/i18n/en.json
+++ b/languages/i18n/en.json
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
 	"anoneditwarning": "<strong>Warning:</strong> You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you <strong>[$1 log in]</strong> or <strong>[$2 create an account]</strong>, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.",
 	"anonpreviewwarning": "<em>You are not logged in. Saving will record your IP address in this page's edit history.</em>",
 	"missingsummary": "<strong>Reminder:</strong> You have not provided an edit summary.\nIf you click \"{{int:savearticle}}\" again, your edit will be saved without one.",
-	"selfredirect": "<strong>Warning:</strong> You are creating redirect to the same article.\nIf you click \"{{int:savearticle}}\" again, the redirect will be created.",
+	"selfredirect": "<strong>Warning:</strong> You are redirecting this page to itself.\nYou may have specified the wrong target for the redirect, or you may be editing the wrong page.\nIf you click \"{{int:savearticle}}\" again, the redirect will be created anyway.",
 	"missingcommenttext": "Please enter a comment below.",
 	"missingcommentheader": "<strong>Reminder:</strong> You have not provided a subject/headline for this comment.\nIf you click \"{{int:savearticle}}\" again, your edit will be saved without one.",
 	"summary-preview": "Summary preview:",