diff --git a/include/CivetServer.h b/include/CivetServer.h
index 42c6c66b..156592ee 100644
--- a/include/CivetServer.h
+++ b/include/CivetServer.h
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ class CIVETWEB_API CivetHandler
 	 */
 	virtual bool handlePost(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
 
+	/**
+	 * Callback method for HEAD request.
+	 *
+	 * @param server - the calling server
+	 * @param conn - the connection information
+	 * @returns true if implemented, false otherwise
+	 */
+	virtual bool handleHead(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn);
+
 	/**
 	 * Callback method for PUT request.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/CivetServer.cpp b/src/CivetServer.cpp
index 405c2889..84d5f9eb 100644
--- a/src/CivetServer.cpp
+++ b/src/CivetServer.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ CivetHandler::handlePost(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool
+CivetHandler::handleHead(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn)
+{
+	UNUSED_PARAMETER(server);
+	UNUSED_PARAMETER(conn);
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool
 CivetHandler::handlePut(CivetServer *server, struct mg_connection *conn)
 {
@@ -128,6 +136,8 @@ CivetServer::requestHandler(struct mg_connection *conn, void *cbdata)
 			return handler->handleGet(me, conn) ? 1 : 0;
 		} else if (strcmp(request_info->request_method, "POST") == 0) {
 			return handler->handlePost(me, conn) ? 1 : 0;
+		} else if (strcmp(request_info->request_method, "HEAD") == 0) {
+			return handler->handleHead(me, conn) ? 1 : 0;
 		} else if (strcmp(request_info->request_method, "PUT") == 0) {
 			return handler->handlePut(me, conn) ? 1 : 0;
 		} else if (strcmp(request_info->request_method, "DELETE") == 0) {