diff --git a/superset/views/redirects.py b/superset/views/redirects.py
index 02dc587e71f5..1be79b6461a2 100644
--- a/superset/views/redirects.py
+++ b/superset/views/redirects.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
 from flask import flash, request, Response
 from flask_appbuilder import expose
 from flask_appbuilder.security.decorators import has_access_api
@@ -24,11 +27,22 @@
 from superset.typing import FlaskResponse
 from superset.views.base import BaseSupersetView
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class R(BaseSupersetView):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
     """used for short urls"""
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _validate_url(url: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
+        if url and (
+            url.startswith("//superset/dashboard/")
+            or url.startswith("//superset/explore/")
+        ):
+            return True
+        return False
+
     @event_logger.log_this
     @expose("/<int:url_id>")
     def index(self, url_id: int) -> FlaskResponse:  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
@@ -38,8 +52,9 @@ def index(self, url_id: int) -> FlaskResponse:  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
             if url.url.startswith(explore_url):
                 explore_url += f"r={url_id}"
                 return redirect(explore_url[1:])
-
-            return redirect(url.url[1:])
+            if self._validate_url(url.url):
+                return redirect(url.url[1:])
+            return redirect("/")
 
         flash("URL to nowhere...", "danger")
         return redirect("/")
@@ -49,6 +64,9 @@ def index(self, url_id: int) -> FlaskResponse:  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
     @expose("/shortner/", methods=["POST"])
     def shortner(self) -> FlaskResponse:  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         url = request.form.get("data")
+        if not self._validate_url(url):
+            logger.warning("Invalid URL: %s", url)
+            return Response(f"Invalid URL: {url}", 400)
         obj = models.Url(url=url)
         db.session.add(obj)
         db.session.commit()
diff --git a/tests/core_tests.py b/tests/core_tests.py
index 3bc230a19406..111964aebaa7 100644
--- a/tests/core_tests.py
+++ b/tests/core_tests.py
@@ -634,6 +634,28 @@ def test_shortner(self):
         resp = self.client.post("/r/shortner/", data=dict(data=data))
         assert re.search(r"\/r\/[0-9]+", resp.data.decode("utf-8"))
 
+    def test_shortner_invalid(self):
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        invalid_urls = [
+            "hhttp://invalid.com",
+            "hhttps://invalid.com",
+            "www.invalid.com",
+        ]
+        for invalid_url in invalid_urls:
+            resp = self.client.post("/r/shortner/", data=dict(data=invalid_url))
+            assert resp.status_code == 400
+
+    def test_redirect_invalid(self):
+        model_url = models.Url(url="hhttp://invalid.com")
+        db.session.add(model_url)
+        db.session.commit()
+
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        response = self.client.get(f"/r/{model_url.id}")
+        assert response.headers["Location"] == "http://localhost/"
+        db.session.delete(model_url)
+        db.session.commit()
+
     @skipUnless(
         (is_feature_enabled("KV_STORE")), "skipping as /kv/ endpoints are not enabled"
     )