diff --git a/src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs b/src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs
index 677131bfdd..f96e63df4a 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/dispatch.rs
@@ -367,7 +367,12 @@ where
                         self.conn.end_body()?;
                     }
                 } else {
-                    return Poll::Pending;
+                    // If there's no body_rx, end the body
+                    if self.conn.can_write_body() {
+                        self.conn.end_body()?;
+                    } else {
+                        return Poll::Pending;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/server.rs b/tests/server.rs
index 191554da44..786bb4b42f 100644
--- a/tests/server.rs
+++ b/tests/server.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ mod response_body_lengths {
     }
 
     fn run_test(case: TestCase) {
+        let _ = pretty_env_logger::try_init();
         assert!(
             case.version == 0 || case.version == 1,
             "TestCase.version must 0 or 1"
@@ -157,18 +158,22 @@ mod response_body_lengths {
         let n = body.find("\r\n\r\n").unwrap() + 4;
 
         if case.expects_chunked {
-            let len = body.len();
-            assert_eq!(
-                &body[n + 1..n + 3],
-                "\r\n",
-                "expected body chunk size header"
-            );
-            assert_eq!(&body[n + 3..len - 7], body_str, "expected body");
-            assert_eq!(
-                &body[len - 7..],
-                "\r\n0\r\n\r\n",
-                "expected body final chunk size header"
-            );
+            if body_str.len() > 0 {
+                let len = body.len();
+                assert_eq!(
+                    &body[n + 1..n + 3],
+                    "\r\n",
+                    "expected body chunk size header"
+                );
+                assert_eq!(&body[n + 3..len - 7], body_str, "expected body");
+                assert_eq!(
+                    &body[len - 7..],
+                    "\r\n0\r\n\r\n",
+                    "expected body final chunk size header"
+                );
+            } else {
+                assert_eq!(&body[n..], "0\r\n\r\n");
+            }
         } else {
             assert_eq!(&body[n..], body_str, "expected body");
         }
@@ -219,6 +224,17 @@ mod response_body_lengths {
         });
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn chunked_response_known_empty() {
+        run_test(TestCase {
+            version: 1,
+            headers: &[("transfer-encoding", "chunked")],
+            body: Bd::Known(""),
+            expects_chunked: true, // should still send chunked, and 0\r\n\r\n
+            expects_con_len: false,
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn chunked_response_unknown() {
         run_test(TestCase {