diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java
index 7ac17c89884..2e7fc146694 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/HttpClientRequest.java
@@ -282,4 +282,9 @@ public interface HttpClientRequest extends WriteStream<Buffer>, ReadStream<HttpC
    */
   void reset(long code);
 
+  /**
+   * @return the http connection associated with this request
+   */
+  @CacheReturn
+  HttpConnection connection();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/ClientConnection.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/ClientConnection.java
index 1097460f199..05a9237ac12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/ClientConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/ClientConnection.java
@@ -498,4 +498,9 @@ public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext chctx, Object msg) throws Exceptio
     });
     return socket;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public HttpConnection connection() {
+    return null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http2Pool.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http2Pool.java
index 91ba3b88bab..50e5d095480 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http2Pool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/Http2Pool.java
@@ -36,18 +36,19 @@
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http2.Http2Stream;
 import io.netty.util.collection.IntObjectHashMap;
 import io.netty.util.collection.IntObjectMap;
+import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
 import io.vertx.core.Context;
 import io.vertx.core.Handler;
 import io.vertx.core.MultiMap;
 import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.http.CaseInsensitiveHeaders;
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpConnection;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpVersion;
 import io.vertx.core.http.StreamResetException;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextImpl;
 import io.vertx.core.net.NetSocket;
 
-import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ void closeAllConnections() {
 
   static class Http2ClientStream implements HttpClientStream {
 
+    private final VertxClientHandler handler;
     private final HttpClientRequestBase req;
     private final ContextImpl context;
     private final ChannelHandlerContext handlerCtx;
@@ -115,18 +117,16 @@ static class Http2ClientStream implements HttpClientStream {
     private boolean paused;
     private int numBytes;
 
-    public Http2ClientStream(HttpClientRequestBase req,
-                             Http2Stream stream,
-                             ContextImpl context,
-                             ChannelHandlerContext handlerCtx,
-                             Http2Connection conn,
-                             Http2ConnectionEncoder encoder) throws Http2Exception {
-      this.context = context;
+    public Http2ClientStream(VertxClientHandler handler,
+                             HttpClientRequestBase req,
+                             Http2Stream stream) throws Http2Exception {
+      this.handler = handler;
+      this.context = handler.context;
       this.req = req;
-      this.handlerCtx = handlerCtx;
-      this.conn = conn;
+      this.handlerCtx = handler.handlerCtx;
+      this.conn = handler.connection();
       this.stream = stream;
-      this.encoder = encoder;
+      this.encoder = handler.encoder();
     }
 
     void handleHeaders(Http2Headers headers, boolean end) {
@@ -279,9 +279,14 @@ public void reportBytesRead(long s) {
     public NetSocket createNetSocket() {
       throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection connection() {
+      return handler;
+    }
   }
 
-  class VertxClientHandler extends Http2ConnectionHandler implements Http2FrameListener {
+  class VertxClientHandler extends Http2ConnectionHandler implements Http2FrameListener, HttpConnection {
 
     private final ChannelHandlerContext handlerCtx;
     private final ContextImpl context;
@@ -306,6 +311,66 @@ public VertxClientHandler(
       this.context = context;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection goAway(long errorCode, int lastStreamId, Buffer debugData, Handler<Void> completionHandler) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection shutdown() {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection shutdown(long timeout) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection closeHandler(Handler<Void> handler) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public io.vertx.core.http.Http2Settings settings() {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection updateSettings(io.vertx.core.http.Http2Settings settings) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection updateSettings(io.vertx.core.http.Http2Settings settings, Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> completionHandler) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public io.vertx.core.http.Http2Settings remoteSettings() {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection remoteSettingsHandler(Handler<io.vertx.core.http.Http2Settings> handler) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Handler<io.vertx.core.http.Http2Settings> remoteSettingsHandler() {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HttpConnection exceptionHandler(Handler<Throwable> handler) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Handler<Throwable> exceptionHandler() {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
     void handle(Handler<HttpClientStream> handler, HttpClientRequestImpl req) {
       Http2ClientStream stream = createStream(req);
       handler.handle(stream);
@@ -315,7 +380,7 @@ Http2ClientStream createStream(HttpClientRequestBase req) {
       try {
         Http2Connection conn = connection();
         Http2Stream stream = conn.local().createStream(conn.local().incrementAndGetNextStreamId(), false);
-        Http2ClientStream clientStream = new Http2ClientStream(req, stream, context, handlerCtx, conn, encoder());
+        Http2ClientStream clientStream = new Http2ClientStream(this, req, stream);
         streams.put(clientStream.stream.id(), clientStream);
         return clientStream;
       } catch (Http2Exception e) {
@@ -374,7 +439,7 @@ public void onPushPromiseRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, int streamId, int promi
       String host = headers.authority() != null ? headers.authority().toString() : null;
       MultiMap headersMap = new Http2HeadersAdaptor(headers);
       Http2Stream promisedStream = connection().stream(promisedStreamId);
-      HttpClientRequestPushPromise promisedReq = new HttpClientRequestPushPromise(promisedStream, context, handlerCtx, connection(), encoder(), client, method, uri, host, headersMap);
+      HttpClientRequestPushPromise promisedReq = new HttpClientRequestPushPromise(this, promisedStream, client, method, uri, host, headersMap);
       streams.put(promisedStreamId, promisedReq.getStream());
       stream.handlePushPromise(promisedReq);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestImpl.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestImpl.java
index 2459fb04f88..5c05b9b9128 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestImpl.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.http.CaseInsensitiveHeaders;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientRequest;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientResponse;
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpConnection;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpVersion;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.VertxInternal;
 import io.vertx.core.net.NetSocket;
@@ -352,6 +353,16 @@ public void reset(long code) {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public HttpConnection connection() {
+    synchronized (getLock()) {
+      if (conn == null) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Not yet connected");
+      }
+      return conn.connection();
+    }
+  }
+
   void handleDrained() {
     synchronized (getLock()) {
       if (!completed && drainHandler != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestPushPromise.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestPushPromise.java
index 3d8c18d3a7f..e762b7d9009 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestPushPromise.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientRequestPushPromise.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientRequest;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientResponse;
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpConnection;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.ContextImpl;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
  */
 class HttpClientRequestPushPromise extends HttpClientRequestBase {
 
+  private final Http2Pool.VertxClientHandler handler;
   private final Http2Pool.Http2ClientStream clientStream;
   private final HttpMethod method;
   private final String uri;
@@ -43,18 +45,16 @@ class HttpClientRequestPushPromise extends HttpClientRequestBase {
   private Handler<HttpClientResponse> respHandler;
 
   public HttpClientRequestPushPromise(
+      Http2Pool.VertxClientHandler handler,
       Http2Stream clientStream,
-      ContextImpl context,
-      ChannelHandlerContext handlerCtx,
-      Http2Connection conn,
-      Http2ConnectionEncoder encoder,
       HttpClientImpl client,
       HttpMethod method,
       String uri,
       String host,
       MultiMap headers) throws Http2Exception {
     super(client);
-    this.clientStream = new Http2Pool.Http2ClientStream(this, clientStream, context, handlerCtx, conn, encoder);
+    this.handler = handler;
+    this.clientStream = new Http2Pool.Http2ClientStream(handler, this, clientStream);
     this.method = method;
     this.uri = uri;
     this.host = host;
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ public HttpClientRequest handler(Handler<HttpClientResponse> handler) {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public HttpConnection connection() {
+    return handler;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void reset(long code) {
     clientStream.reset(code);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientStream.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientStream.java
index 7c9260ea0c9..d45cc629498 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/http/impl/HttpClientStream.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.vertx.core.Context;
 import io.vertx.core.MultiMap;
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpConnection;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
 import io.vertx.core.net.NetSocket;
 
@@ -49,4 +50,5 @@ interface HttpClientStream {
   void reportBytesRead(long s);
 
   NetSocket createNetSocket();
+  HttpConnection connection();
 }