diff --git a/http/request.lua b/http/request.lua
index 3f12a8f0..aa806482 100644
--- a/http/request.lua
+++ b/http/request.lua
@@ -378,8 +378,16 @@ function request_methods:go(timeout)
 	if proxy then
 		if type(proxy) == "string" then
 			proxy = assert(uri_patt:match(proxy), "invalid proxy URI")
+			proxy.path = nil -- ignore proxy.path component
 		else
 			assert(type(proxy) == "table" and getmetatable(proxy) == nil and proxy.scheme, "invalid proxy URI")
+			proxy = {
+				scheme = proxy.scheme;
+				userinfo = proxy.userinfo;
+				host = proxy.host;
+				port = proxy.port;
+				-- ignore proxy.path component
+			}
 		end
 		if proxy.scheme == "http" or proxy.scheme == "https" then
 			if tls then
@@ -423,9 +431,6 @@ function request_methods:go(timeout)
 				if request_headers:get(":method") == "CONNECT" then
 					error("cannot use HTTP Proxy with CONNECT method")
 				end
-				if proxy.path ~= nil and proxy.path ~= "" then
-					error("an HTTP proxy cannot have a path component")
-				end
 				-- TODO: Check if :path already has authority?
 				local old_url = self:to_uri(false)
 				host = assert(proxy.host, "proxy is missing host")
diff --git a/spec/request_spec.lua b/spec/request_spec.lua
index d718916d..e0b1e057 100644
--- a/spec/request_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/request_spec.lua
@@ -629,6 +629,30 @@ describe("http.request module", function()
 				stream:shutdown()
 			end)
 		end)
+		it("works with a proxy server with a path component", function()
+			test(function(stream)
+				local h = assert(stream:get_headers())
+				local _, host, port = stream:localname()
+				local authority = http_util.to_authority(host, port, "http")
+				assert.same(authority, h:get ":authority")
+				assert.same("http://" .. authority .. "/", h:get(":path"))
+				local resp_headers = new_headers()
+				resp_headers:append(":status", "200")
+				assert(stream:write_headers(resp_headers, false))
+				assert(stream:write_chunk("hello world", true))
+			end, function(req)
+				req.proxy = {
+					scheme = "http";
+					host = req.host;
+					port = req.port;
+					path = "/path";
+				}
+				local headers, stream = assert(req:go())
+				assert.same("200", headers:get(":status"))
+				assert.same("hello world", assert(stream:get_body_as_string()))
+				stream:shutdown()
+			end)
+		end)
 		it("works with http proxies on OPTIONS requests", function()
 			test(function(stream)
 				local h = assert(stream:get_headers())
@@ -716,6 +740,34 @@ describe("http.request module", function()
 				stream:shutdown()
 			end)
 		end)
+		it("CONNECT proxy with path component", function()
+			test(function(stream, s)
+				local h = assert(stream:get_headers())
+				local resp_headers = new_headers()
+				resp_headers:append(":status", "200")
+				assert(stream:write_headers(resp_headers, false))
+				if h:get(":method") == "CONNECT" then
+					assert(stream.connection.version < 2)
+					local sock = assert(stream.connection:take_socket())
+					s:add_socket(sock)
+					return true
+				else
+					assert(stream:write_chunk("hello world", true))
+				end
+			end, function(req)
+				req.tls = true
+				req.proxy = {
+					scheme = "http";
+					host = req.host;
+					port = req.port;
+					path = "/path";
+				}
+				local headers, stream = assert(req:go())
+				assert.same("200", headers:get(":status"))
+				assert.same("hello world", assert(stream:get_body_as_string()))
+				stream:shutdown()
+			end)
+		end)
 		it("fails correctly on non CONNECT proxy", function()
 			test(function(stream)
 				local h = assert(stream:get_headers())