diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00a858a6cafb..09d795440a6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## Next (Unreleased)
 
+DEPRECATIONS/CHANGES:
+
+ * Step-Down is Forwarded: When a step-down is issued against a non-active node
+   in an HA cluster, it will now forward the request to the active node.
+
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 
  * plugins/databases: Add MongoDB as an internal database plugin. [GH-2698]
diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index 9c5a871985d6..845cabaa8979 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func Handler(core *vault.Core) http.Handler {
 	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/init", handleSysInit(core))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/seal-status", handleSysSealStatus(core))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/seal", handleSysSeal(core))
-	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/step-down", handleSysStepDown(core))
+	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/step-down", handleRequestForwarding(core, handleSysStepDown(core)))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/unseal", handleSysUnseal(core))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/renew", handleRequestForwarding(core, handleLogical(core, false, nil)))
 	mux.Handle("/v1/sys/renew/", handleRequestForwarding(core, handleLogical(core, false, nil)))