diff --git a/addons/HttpClient/io/HCConnection.io b/addons/HttpClient/io/HCConnection.io
index 64de3f7ae..4d085d248 100644
--- a/addons/HttpClient/io/HCConnection.io
+++ b/addons/HttpClient/io/HCConnection.io
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ HCConnection := Object clone do(
 		if(request port asString == "80",
 			request setHeader("Host", request host)
 		,
-			request setHeader("Host", Sequence with(request host, ":", request port))
+			request setHeader("Host", Sequence with(request host, ":", request port asString))
 		)
 
 		request headers select(k, v, v != nil) map(k, v,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ HCConnection := Object clone do(
 	)
 	
 	httpMessage := method(
-		Sequence with(statusLine, headersLines, headerTerminator)
+		Sequence with(statusLine, headersLines, headerTerminator, request body)
 	)
 	
 	sendMessage := method(
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ HCConnection := Object clone do(
 		
 		self
 	)
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/addons/HttpClient/io/HCRequest.io b/addons/HttpClient/io/HCRequest.io
index cbdc2753e..3405ff88a 100644
--- a/addons/HttpClient/io/HCRequest.io
+++ b/addons/HttpClient/io/HCRequest.io
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 //doc HCRequest hasHeader(name) Returns true if this request has a header with name
 //doc HCRequest setHeader(name, value) Sets header with name to value
 //doc HCRequest headerAt(name) Returns the value for header with name
-
+// doc HCRequest setBody(string) Sets the body to string and changes the "Content-Length" header accordingly
+// doc HCReqeust body The message body
 
 HCRequest := Object clone do(
 	url ::= nil
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ HCRequest := Object clone do(
 		headers atPut("Connection", "close")
 	)
 	
+        messageBody ::= nil
+
 	with := method(url,
 		self clone setUrl(url)
 	)
@@ -57,4 +60,19 @@ HCRequest := Object clone do(
 	headerAt := method(name,
 		headers at(name)
 	)
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+        setBody := method(string,
+            messageBody := string
+            if(messageBody isNil,
+                headers removeAt("Content-Length")
+                return
+            )
+
+            setHeader("Content-Length", messageBody size asString)
+        )
+
+        body := method(
+            messageBody ifNilEval(return "")
+            return messageBody
+        )
+)