diff --git a/addons/website/models/website_rewrite.py b/addons/website/models/website_rewrite.py
index 1d4cc752396..31f8bc088a6 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/website_rewrite.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/website_rewrite.py
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+import re
+import werkzeug
+
 from odoo import models, fields, api, _
 from odoo.exceptions import AccessDenied, ValidationError
 
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ class WebsiteRewrite(models.Model):
         self.url_from = self.route_id.path
         self.url_to = self.route_id.path
 
-    @api.constrains('url_to', 'redirect_type')
+    @api.constrains('url_to', 'url_from', 'redirect_type')
     def _check_url_to(self):
         for rewrite in self:
             if rewrite.redirect_type == '308':
@@ -81,6 +87,19 @@ class WebsiteRewrite(models.Model):
                     raise ValidationError(_('"URL to" can not be empty.'))
                 elif not rewrite.url_to.startswith('/'):
                     raise ValidationError(_('"URL to" must start with a leading slash.'))
+                for param in re.findall('/<.*?>', rewrite.url_from):
+                    if param not in rewrite.url_to:
+                        raise ValidationError(_('"URL to" must contain parameter %s used in "URL from".') % param)
+                for param in re.findall('/<.*?>', rewrite.url_to):
+                    if param not in rewrite.url_from:
+                        raise ValidationError(_('"URL to" cannot contain parameter %s which is not used in "URL from".') % param)
+                try:
+                    converters = self.env['ir.http']._get_converters()
+                    routing_map = werkzeug.routing.Map(strict_slashes=False, converters=converters)
+                    rule = werkzeug.routing.Rule(rewrite.url_to)
+                    routing_map.add(rule)
+                except ValueError as e:
+                    raise ValidationError(_('"URL to" is invalid: %s') % e)
 
     def name_get(self):
         result = []