diff --git a/libmproxy/models/__init__.py b/libmproxy/models/__init__.py
index ff1bcbc1d..653b19fd5 100644
--- a/libmproxy/models/__init__.py
+++ b/libmproxy/models/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, print_function, division)
 
 from .http import (
     HTTPFlow, HTTPRequest, HTTPResponse, Headers, decoded,
-    make_error_response, make_connect_request, make_connect_response
+    make_error_response, make_connect_request, make_connect_response, expect_continue_response
 )
 from .connections import ClientConnection, ServerConnection
 from .flow import Flow, Error
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from .flow import Flow, Error
 __all__ = [
     "HTTPFlow", "HTTPRequest", "HTTPResponse", "Headers", "decoded",
     "make_error_response", "make_connect_request",
-    "make_connect_response",
+    "make_connect_response", "expect_continue_response",
     "ClientConnection", "ServerConnection",
     "Flow", "Error",
 ]
diff --git a/libmproxy/models/http.py b/libmproxy/models/http.py
index 5a83cb463..1815d6f55 100644
--- a/libmproxy/models/http.py
+++ b/libmproxy/models/http.py
@@ -562,3 +562,5 @@ def make_connect_response(http_version):
         headers,
         "",
     )
+
+expect_continue_response = HTTPResponse(b"HTTP/1.1", 100, "Continue", Headers(), b"")
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diff --git a/libmproxy/protocol/http.py b/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
index 21c2a72c3..34bccaf83 100644
--- a/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
+++ b/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from netlib.http.http2.frame import GoAwayFrame, PriorityFrame, WindowUpdateFram
 from .. import utils
 from ..exceptions import HttpProtocolException, ProtocolException
 from ..models import (
-    HTTPFlow, HTTPRequest, HTTPResponse, make_error_response, make_connect_response, Error
+    HTTPFlow, HTTPRequest, HTTPResponse, make_error_response, make_connect_response, Error, expect_continue_response
 )
 from .base import Layer, Kill
 
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ class _HttpLayer(Layer):
     def read_request(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def read_request_body(self, request):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     def send_request(self, request):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def read_response(self, request_method):
+    def read_response(self, request):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def send_response(self, response):
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ class Http1Layer(_StreamingHttpLayer):
         req = http1.read_request(self.client_conn.rfile, body_size_limit=self.config.body_size_limit)
         return HTTPRequest.wrap(req)
 
+    def read_request_body(self, request):
+        expected_size = http1.expected_http_body_size(request)
+        return http1.read_body(self.client_conn.rfile, expected_size, self.config.body_size_limit)
+
     def send_request(self, request):
         self.server_conn.wfile.write(http1.assemble_request(request))
         self.server_conn.wfile.flush()
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ class HttpLayer(Layer):
             self.__original_server_conn = self.server_conn
         while True:
             try:
-                request = self.read_request()
+                request = self.get_request_from_client()
                 self.log("request", "debug", [repr(request)])
 
                 # Handle Proxy Authentication
@@ -372,6 +379,14 @@ class HttpLayer(Layer):
             finally:
                 flow.live = False
 
+    def get_request_from_client(self):
+        request = self.read_request()
+        if request.headers.get("expect", "").lower() == "100-continue":
+            self.send_response(expect_continue_response)
+            request.headers.pop("expect")
+            request.body = b"".join(self.read_request_body(request))
+        return request
+
     def send_error_response(self, code, message):
         try:
             response = make_error_response(code, message)
@@ -478,6 +493,7 @@ class HttpLayer(Layer):
         else:
             flow.request.host = self.__original_server_conn.address.host
             flow.request.port = self.__original_server_conn.address.port
+            # TODO: This does not really work if we change the first request and --no-upstream-cert is enabled
             flow.request.scheme = "https" if self.__original_server_conn.tls_established else "http"
 
         request_reply = self.channel.ask("request", flow)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4207020ed..4cafebb78 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ max-complexity = 15
 max-line-length = 80
 exclude = */contrib/*
 ignore = E251,E309
+
+[pytest]
+testpaths = test
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diff --git a/test/test_protocol_http.py b/test/test_protocol_http.py
index 5ddb5b5b8..5943b57f8 100644
--- a/test/test_protocol_http.py
+++ b/test/test_protocol_http.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import socket
 from io import BytesIO
 from netlib.exceptions import HttpSyntaxException
 
 from netlib.http import http1
+from netlib.tcp import TCPClient
 from netlib.tutils import treq, raises
 import tutils
 import tservers
@@ -54,3 +56,29 @@ class TestInvalidRequests(tservers.HTTPProxTest):
         r = p.request("get:/p/200")
         assert r.status_code == 400
         assert "Invalid HTTP request form" in r.body
+
+
+class TestExpectHeader(tservers.HTTPProxTest):
+    def test_simple(self):
+        client = TCPClient(("127.0.0.1", self.proxy.port))
+        client.connect()
+
+        # call pathod server, wait a second to complete the request
+        client.wfile.write(
+            b"POST http://localhost:%d/p/200 HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+            b"Expect: 100-continue\r\n"
+            b"Content-Length: 16\r\n"
+            b"\r\n" % self.server.port
+        )
+        client.wfile.flush()
+
+        assert client.rfile.readline() == "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\n"
+        assert client.rfile.readline() == "\r\n"
+
+        client.wfile.write(b"0123456789abcdef\r\n")
+        client.wfile.flush()
+
+        resp = http1.read_response(client.rfile, treq())
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+        client.finish()
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