diff --git a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/BlockingResponseListener.java b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/BlockingResponseListener.java
index 1adf4b387f9..b27c61b664b 100644
--- a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/BlockingResponseListener.java
+++ b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/BlockingResponseListener.java
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ public class BlockingResponseListener extends BufferingResponseListener implemen
 
     public BlockingResponseListener(Request request)
     {
+        this(request, 2 * 1024 * 1024);
+    }
+
+    public BlockingResponseListener(Request request, int maxLength)
+    {
+        super(maxLength);
         this.request = request;
     }