diff --git a/include/haproxy/http_client-t.h b/include/haproxy/http_client-t.h
index 079afdc..611d568 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/http_client-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/http_client-t.h
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
 	struct sockaddr_storage dst;          /* destination address */
 	struct appctx *appctx;                /* HTTPclient appctx */
 	void *caller;                         /* ptr of the caller */
+	unsigned int flags;                   /* other flags */
 };
 
+#define    HTTPCLIENT_F_ENDED        0x00000001
+
 /* States of the HTTP Client Appctx */
 enum {
 	HTTPCLIENT_S_REQ = 0,
diff --git a/include/haproxy/http_client.h b/include/haproxy/http_client.h
index af7a17e..e4f6fb0 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/http_client.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/http_client.h
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@
 	return b_data(&hc->res.buf);
 }
 
+/* Return 1 if the httpclient ended and won't receive any new data */
+static inline int httpclient_ended(struct httpclient *hc)
+{
+	return !!(hc->flags & HTTPCLIENT_F_ENDED);
+}
+
 #endif /* ! _HAPROXY_HTTCLIENT_H */
diff --git a/src/http_client.c b/src/http_client.c
index d688936..bafeafc 100644
--- a/src/http_client.c
+++ b/src/http_client.c
@@ -559,10 +559,12 @@
 
 					/* if there is no HTX data anymore and the EOM flag is
 					 * set, leave (no body) */
-					if (htx_is_empty(htx) && htx->flags & HTX_FL_EOM)
+					if (htx_is_empty(htx) && htx->flags & HTX_FL_EOM) {
 						appctx->st0 = HTTPCLIENT_S_RES_END;
-					else
+						hc->flags |= HTTPCLIENT_F_ENDED;
+					} else {
 						appctx->st0 = HTTPCLIENT_S_RES_BODY;
+					}
 				}
 			break;
 
@@ -648,6 +650,8 @@
 {
 	struct httpclient *hc = appctx->ctx.httpclient.ptr;
 
+	/* mark the httpclient as ended */
+	hc->flags |= HTTPCLIENT_F_ENDED;
 	/* the applet is leaving, remove the ptr so we don't try to call it
 	 * again from the caller */
 	hc->appctx = NULL;