diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
index 2036d0c75..e6e7f2e42 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/reader.cpp
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ namespace kiwix {
   }
 
   bool Reader::getContentByDecodedUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType) {
+    std::string stubRedirectUrl;
+    return this->getContentByDecodedUrl(kiwix::urlDecode(url), content, contentLength, contentType, stubRedirectUrl);
+  }
+
+  bool Reader::getContentByDecodedUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType, string &baseUrl) {
     bool retVal = false;
     content="";
     contentType="";
@@ -411,6 +416,9 @@ namespace kiwix {
 	  article = article.getRedirectArticle();
 	}
 
+	/* Compute base url (might be different from the url if redirects */
+	baseUrl = "/" + std::string(1, article.getNamespace()) + "/" + article.getUrl();
+	
 	/* Get the content mime-type */
 	contentType = string(article.getMimeType().data(), article.getMimeType().size());
 
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/reader.h b/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
index b140fe5bf..a63d55006 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/reader.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
     bool getPageUrlFromTitle(const string &title, string &url);
     bool getContentByUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType);
     bool getContentByEncodedUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType);
+    bool getContentByDecodedUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType, string &baseUrl);
     bool getContentByDecodedUrl(const string &url, string &content, unsigned int &contentLength, string &contentType);
     bool searchSuggestions(const string &prefix, unsigned int suggestionsCount, const bool reset = true);
     bool searchSuggestionsSmart(const string &prefix, unsigned int suggestionsCount);