diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index c90744d0f330fa896c32cc0f6d316caeb4c9f256..4a65b6a6630945e804d64bef1c699c562564976c 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_readwrite(struct connectdata *conn,
             return result;
 
           data->info.header_size += k->hbuflen;
+          conn->headerbytecount += k->hbuflen;
               
           /* reset hbufp pointer && hbuflen */
           k->hbufp = data->state.headerbuff;