diff --git a/etc/httpd/global.conf b/etc/httpd/global.conf
index 0af7c3c9fe..a2a1c4afd1 100644
--- a/etc/httpd/global.conf
+++ b/etc/httpd/global.conf
@@ -160,5 +160,8 @@ RewriteRule ^/(\w{2,3}(?:-\w{2}(?:-mac)?)?/)?m/privacy.html$ /b/$1m/privacy.html
 # bug 823302
 RewriteRule ^/(\w{2,3}(?:-\w{2}(?:-mac)?)?/)?firefox/new-b(.*)$ /b/$1firefox/new-b$2 [PT]
 
+# bug 683375
+RewriteRule ^/(\w{2,3}(?:-\w{2}(?:-mac)?)?/)?research(.*)$ /b/$1research$2 [PT]
+
 # bug 822817
 RewriteRule ^/telemetry/?$ /b/telemetry/ [PT]