diff --git a/src/proto_htx.c b/src/proto_htx.c
index ea1e20f..fcb2441 100644
--- a/src/proto_htx.c
+++ b/src/proto_htx.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,10 @@
 	if (htx->flags & HTX_FL_PARSING_ERROR)
 		goto return_bad_req;
 
+	/* CONNECT requests have no body */
+	if (txn->meth == HTTP_METH_CONNECT)
+		goto http_end;
+
 	if (msg->msg_state < HTTP_MSG_BODY)
 		goto missing_data;