diff --git a/src/mochiweb.erl b/src/mochiweb.erl
index be30fccf..0f4d52a6 100644
--- a/src/mochiweb.erl
+++ b/src/mochiweb.erl
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ new_request({Socket, {Method, {abs_path, Uri}, Version}, Headers}) ->
 % this case probably doesn't "exist".
 new_request({Socket, {Method, {absoluteURI, _Protocol, _Host, _Port, Uri},
                       Version}, Headers}) ->
+    mochiweb_request:new(Socket,
+                         Method,
+                         Uri,
+                         Version,
+                         mochiweb_headers:make(Headers));
+%% Request-URI is "*"
+%% From http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec5.html#sec5.1.2
+new_request({Socket, {Method, '*'=Uri, Version}, Headers}) ->
     mochiweb_request:new(Socket,
                          Method,
                          Uri,