--- a/net/http/parser.lua	Thu Feb 19 01:06:04 2026 +0100
+++ b/net/http/parser.lua	Fri Feb 20 15:16:31 2026 +0100
@@ -93,9 +93,12 @@
 						end
 					end
 					if not first_line then error = true; return error_cb("invalid-status-line"); end
-					chunked = have_body and headers["transfer-encoding"] == "chunked";
 					len = tonumber(headers["content-length"]); -- TODO check for invalid len
 					if client then
+						-- The presence of a message body in a response, as detailed in Section 6.3, depends on both the request method to which it is responding
+						-- and the response status code.
+						-- -- RFC9112 Section 6
+						chunked = have_body and headers["transfer-encoding"] == "chunked";
 						-- FIXME handle '100 Continue' response (by skipping it)
 						if not have_body then len = 0; end
 						packet = {
@@ -111,6 +114,11 @@
 							responseheaders = headers;
 						};
 					else
+						-- The presence of a message body in a request is signaled by a Content-Length or Transfer-Encoding header field. Request message framing
+						-- is independent of method semantics.
+						-- -- RFC9112 Section 6
+						chunked = headers["transfer-encoding"] == "chunked";
+						have_body = chunked or len;
 						local parsed_url;
 						if path:byte() == 47 then -- starts with /
 							local _path, _query = path:match("([^?]*).?(.*)");

--- a/spec/net_http_parser_spec.lua	Thu Feb 19 01:06:04 2026 +0100
+++ b/spec/net_http_parser_spec.lua	Fri Feb 20 15:16:31 2026 +0100
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@
 					body = "Hello", count = 3;
 				}
 			);
+
+			test_stream(
+				"POST /debug HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: localhost:5280\r\nUser-Agent: curl/8.14.1\r\nTransfer-Encoding: chunked\r\nContent-Type: application/json\r\n"
+				.."Accept: application/json\r\n\r\nd\r\n{\"json\":true}\r\n0\r\n\r\n",
+				{ count = 2; body = "{\"json\":true}" })
 		end);
 
 		it("should handle a stream of responses", function ()