diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index 60da33f34e..3021786702 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ using Progress = std::function<bool(uint64_t current, uint64_t total)>;
 struct Response;
 using ResponseHandler = std::function<bool(const Response &response)>;
 
+class Stream;
+// Note: do not replace 'std::function<bool(Stream &strm)>' with StreamHandler;
+// signature is not final
+using StreamHandler = std::function<bool(Stream &strm)>;
+
 struct MultipartFormData {
   std::string name;
   std::string content;
@@ -641,6 +646,7 @@ struct Request {
 
   // for client
   ResponseHandler response_handler;
+  StreamHandler stream_handler; // EXPERIMENTAL function signature may change
   ContentReceiverWithProgress content_receiver;
   Progress progress;
 #ifdef CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT
@@ -712,6 +718,9 @@ struct Response {
                         const std::string &content_type);
   void set_file_content(const std::string &path);
 
+  // EXPERIMENTAL callback function signature may change
+  void set_stream_handler(StreamHandler stream_handler);
+
   Response() = default;
   Response(const Response &) = default;
   Response &operator=(const Response &) = default;
@@ -731,6 +740,8 @@ struct Response {
   bool content_provider_success_ = false;
   std::string file_content_path_;
   std::string file_content_content_type_;
+  // EXPERIMENTAL function signature may change
+  StreamHandler stream_handler_;
 };
 
 class Stream {
@@ -1170,6 +1181,7 @@ enum class Error {
   Compression,
   ConnectionTimeout,
   ProxyConnection,
+  StreamHandler,
 
   // For internal use only
   SSLPeerCouldBeClosed_,
@@ -2260,6 +2272,7 @@ inline std::string to_string(const Error error) {
   case Error::Compression: return "Compression failed";
   case Error::ConnectionTimeout: return "Connection timed out";
   case Error::ProxyConnection: return "Proxy connection failed";
+  case Error::StreamHandler: return "Stream handler failed";
   case Error::Unknown: return "Unknown";
   default: break;
   }
@@ -5906,6 +5919,10 @@ inline void Response::set_file_content(const std::string &path) {
   file_content_path_ = path;
 }
 
+inline void Response::set_stream_handler(StreamHandler stream_handler) {
+  stream_handler_ = std::move(stream_handler);
+}
+
 // Result implementation
 inline bool Result::has_request_header(const std::string &key) const {
   return request_headers_.find(key) != request_headers_.end();
@@ -6548,18 +6565,21 @@ inline bool Server::write_response_core(Stream &strm, bool close_connection,
     res.set_header("Keep-Alive", s);
   }
 
-  if ((!res.body.empty() || res.content_length_ > 0 || res.content_provider_) &&
-      !res.has_header("Content-Type")) {
-    res.set_header("Content-Type", "text/plain");
-  }
+  if (!res.stream_handler_) {
+    if ((!res.body.empty() || res.content_length_ > 0 ||
+         res.content_provider_) &&
+        !res.has_header("Content-Type")) {
+      res.set_header("Content-Type", "text/plain");
+    }
 
-  if (res.body.empty() && !res.content_length_ && !res.content_provider_ &&
-      !res.has_header("Content-Length")) {
-    res.set_header("Content-Length", "0");
-  }
+    if (res.body.empty() && !res.content_length_ && !res.content_provider_ &&
+        !res.has_header("Content-Length")) {
+      res.set_header("Content-Length", "0");
+    }
 
-  if (req.method == "HEAD" && !res.has_header("Accept-Ranges")) {
-    res.set_header("Accept-Ranges", "bytes");
+    if (req.method == "HEAD" && !res.has_header("Accept-Ranges")) {
+      res.set_header("Accept-Ranges", "bytes");
+    }
   }
 
   if (post_routing_handler_) { post_routing_handler_(req, res); }
@@ -6577,16 +6597,24 @@ inline bool Server::write_response_core(Stream &strm, bool close_connection,
 
   // Body
   auto ret = true;
-  if (req.method != "HEAD") {
-    if (!res.body.empty()) {
-      if (!detail::write_data(strm, res.body.data(), res.body.size())) {
-        ret = false;
-      }
-    } else if (res.content_provider_) {
-      if (write_content_with_provider(strm, req, res, boundary, content_type)) {
-        res.content_provider_success_ = true;
-      } else {
-        ret = false;
+  if (res.stream_handler_) {
+    // Log early
+    if (logger_) { logger_(req, res); }
+
+    return res.stream_handler_(strm);
+  } else {
+    if (req.method != "HEAD") {
+      if (!res.body.empty()) {
+        if (!detail::write_data(strm, res.body.data(), res.body.size())) {
+          ret = false;
+        }
+      } else if (res.content_provider_) {
+        if (write_content_with_provider(strm, req, res, boundary,
+                                        content_type)) {
+          res.content_provider_success_ = true;
+        } else {
+          ret = false;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -7800,10 +7828,12 @@ inline bool ClientImpl::write_request(Stream &strm, Request &req,
     }
   }
 
-  if (!req.has_header("Accept")) { req.set_header("Accept", "*/*"); }
+  if (!req.stream_handler && !req.has_header("Accept")) {
+    req.set_header("Accept", "*/*");
+  }
 
   if (!req.content_receiver) {
-    if (!req.has_header("Accept-Encoding")) {
+    if (!req.stream_handler && !req.has_header("Accept-Encoding")) {
       std::string accept_encoding;
 #ifdef CPPHTTPLIB_BROTLI_SUPPORT
       accept_encoding = "br";
@@ -7821,7 +7851,7 @@ inline bool ClientImpl::write_request(Stream &strm, Request &req,
       req.set_header("User-Agent", agent);
     }
 #endif
-  };
+  }
 
   if (req.body.empty()) {
     if (req.content_provider_) {
@@ -8053,10 +8083,23 @@ inline bool ClientImpl::process_request(Stream &strm, Request &req,
                     res.status != StatusCode::NotModified_304 &&
                     follow_location_;
 
-    if (req.response_handler && !redirect) {
-      if (!req.response_handler(res)) {
-        error = Error::Canceled;
-        return false;
+    if (!redirect) {
+      if (req.response_handler) {
+        if (!req.response_handler(res)) {
+          error = Error::Canceled;
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (req.stream_handler) {
+        // Log early
+        if (logger_) { logger_(req, res); }
+
+        if (!req.stream_handler(strm)) {
+          error = Error::StreamHandler;
+          return false;
+        }
+        return true;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/test.cc b/test/test.cc
index 04eb2ea70c..04cb6fee7b 100644
--- a/test/test.cc
+++ b/test/test.cc
@@ -8434,3 +8434,114 @@ TEST(ClientInThreadTest, Issue2068) {
     t.join();
   }
 }
+
+template <typename S, typename C>
+static void stream_handler_test(S &svr, C &cli) {
+  const auto delay = std::chrono::milliseconds{200};
+  const auto timeout_us =
+      std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(delay).count() / 2;
+
+  svr.Get("/", [delay](const Request &req, Response &res) {
+    // Request should contain limited default headers
+    EXPECT_EQ(req.has_header("Host"), true);
+    EXPECT_EQ(req.has_header("User-Agent"), true);
+    EXPECT_EQ(req.has_header("Connection"), true);
+    // Need connection to close at the end for test to succeed
+    EXPECT_EQ(req.get_header_value("Connection"), "close");
+    // REMOTE_ADDR, REMOTE_PORT, LOCAL_ADDR, LOCAL_PORT = 4
+    EXPECT_EQ(req.headers.size(), (4 + 3));
+
+    res.set_stream_handler([&](Stream &strm) -> bool {
+      char buf[16]{};
+      // Client shpuld time out first
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(delay);
+      strm.write(buf, sizeof(buf));
+
+      // Synchronize with client and close connection
+      EXPECT_TRUE(strm.wait_readable());
+
+      // Read to avoid RST on Windows
+      strm.read(buf, sizeof(buf));
+
+      return true;
+    });
+  });
+  auto thread = std::thread([&]() { svr.listen(HOST, PORT); });
+
+  auto se = detail::scope_exit([&] {
+    svr.stop();
+    thread.join();
+    ASSERT_FALSE(svr.is_running());
+  });
+
+  svr.wait_until_ready();
+
+  Request req;
+  req.method = "GET";
+  req.path = "/";
+  req.response_handler = [](const Response &res) -> bool {
+    EXPECT_EQ(res.get_header_value("Connection"), "close");
+    EXPECT_EQ(res.headers.size(), 1);
+    return true;
+  };
+  req.stream_handler = [delay](Stream &strm) -> bool {
+    char buf[16]{};
+    ssize_t n = 0;
+    // Buffer should be empty and first read should time out
+    EXPECT_FALSE(strm.is_readable());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(strm.wait_readable());
+
+    // Sever will send data soon
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(delay);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(strm.wait_readable());
+
+    n = strm.read(buf, sizeof(buf) / 2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(buf) / 2, n);
+
+    // Server sent 16 bytes, we read 8; remainder should be buffered
+    EXPECT_TRUE(strm.is_readable());
+
+    // Read remaining bytes from buffer
+    n = strm.read(buf, sizeof(buf) / 2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(sizeof(buf) / 2, n);
+
+    // Buffer should be empty
+    EXPECT_FALSE(strm.is_readable());
+
+    // Signal server to close connection
+    strm.write(buf, sizeof(buf));
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(delay);
+
+    // Server should have closed connection
+    n = strm.read(buf, sizeof(buf));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, n);
+
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  cli.set_read_timeout(0, timeout_us);
+
+  Response res;
+  Error error;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(cli.send(req, res, error));
+  EXPECT_EQ(StatusCode::OK_200, res.status);
+  EXPECT_EQ(res.headers.size(), 1);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(res.body.empty());
+}
+
+TEST(StreamHandlerTest, Basic) {
+  Server svr;
+  Client cli(HOST, PORT);
+
+  stream_handler_test(svr, cli);
+}
+
+#ifdef CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT
+TEST(StreamHandlerTest, BasicSSL) {
+  SSLServer svr(SERVER_CERT_FILE, SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE);
+  SSLClient cli(HOST, PORT);
+  cli.enable_server_certificate_verification(false);
+
+  stream_handler_test(svr, cli);
+}
+#endif