diff --git a/jetty-http2/http2-hpack/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/hpack/MetaDataBuilder.java b/jetty-http2/http2-hpack/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/hpack/MetaDataBuilder.java
index ac045a92d0d..2f12502695d 100644
--- a/jetty-http2/http2-hpack/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/hpack/MetaDataBuilder.java
+++ b/jetty-http2/http2-hpack/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/hpack/MetaDataBuilder.java
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ public class MetaDataBuilder
                     _authority=(field instanceof HostPortHttpField)?((HostPortHttpField)field):new AuthorityHttpField(field.getValue());
                     break;
 
+                case HOST:
+                    if (_authority==null)
+                        _authority=(field instanceof HostPortHttpField)?((HostPortHttpField)field):new AuthorityHttpField(field.getValue());
+                    _fields.add(field);
+                    break;
+
                 case C_PATH:
                     _path = field.getValue();
                     break;