diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index eb4a61f92..db0c2e818 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -3670,7 +3670,12 @@ def confirm_registration(self,
                 key = request.args[-1]
             if key:
                 session._reset_password_key = key
-                redirect(self.url(args='confirm_registration'))
+                if next:
+                    redirect_vars = {'_next': next}
+                else:
+                    redirect_vars = {}
+                redirect(self.url(args='confirm_registration',
+                                  vars=redirect_vars))
             else:
                 key = session._reset_password_key
         else:
@@ -7065,4 +7070,4 @@ def save(self, options):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
-    doctest.testmod()
+    doctest.testmod()
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