diff --git a/server-proxy.go b/server-proxy.go
index 3eb3083..668d000 100644
--- a/server-proxy.go
+++ b/server-proxy.go
@@ -491,6 +491,12 @@ func (pxy *server_proxy_xterm_file) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 						RouteId: route_id,
 					})
 			}
+		case "_redirect":
+			// shorthand for /_ssh/{conn_id}/_/
+			// don't care about parameters following the path
+			status_code = http.StatusMovedPermanently;
+			w.Header().Set("Location", req.URL.Path + "_/");
+			w.WriteHeader(status_code)
 		case "_forbidden":
 			status_code = http.StatusForbidden; w.WriteHeader(status_code)
 		default:
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 98a3d38..747d23a 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -1048,6 +1048,8 @@ func NewServer(ctx context.Context, logger Logger, ctl_addrs []string, rpc_addrs
 		websocket.Handler(func(ws *websocket.Conn) { s.pxy_ws.ServeWebsocket(ws) }))
 	s.pxy_mux.Handle("/_ssh/server-conns/{conn_id}/routes/{route_id}",
 		s.wrap_http_handler(&server_ctl_server_conns_id_routes_id{server_ctl{s: &s, id: "pxy-ctl"}}))
+	s.pxy_mux.Handle("/_ssh/{conn_id}/",
+		s.wrap_http_handler(&server_proxy_xterm_file{server_proxy: server_proxy{s: &s, id: "pxy-file"}, file: "_redirect"}))
 	s.pxy_mux.Handle("/_ssh/{conn_id}/{route_id}/",
 		s.wrap_http_handler(&server_proxy_xterm_file{server_proxy: server_proxy{s: &s, id: "pxy-file"}, file: "xterm.html"}))
 	s.pxy_mux.Handle("/_ssh/xterm.js",