diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpFields.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpFields.java
index 3f2c12d80a0..58f95577091 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpFields.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpFields.java
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ public class HttpFields implements Iterable<HttpField>
         {
             final HttpField f = _fields.get(i);
             
-            if (f.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))
+            if (f.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name) && f.getValue()!=null)
             {
                 final int first=i;
                 return new Enumeration<String>()
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class HttpFields implements Iterable<HttpField>
                             while (i<_fields.size()) 
                             {
                                 field=_fields.get(i++);
-                                if (field.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))
+                                if (field.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name) && field.getValue()!=null)
                                     return true;
                             }
                             field=null;
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/RequestTest.java b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/RequestTest.java
index a731c421143..c8878767132 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/RequestTest.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/RequestTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 import javax.servlet.MultipartConfigElement;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.ServletRequestEvent;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Logger;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.StdErrLog;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -122,6 +125,41 @@ public class RequestTest
 
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testEmptyHeaders() throws Exception
+    {
+        _handler._checker = new RequestTester()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public boolean check(HttpServletRequest request,HttpServletResponse response)
+            {
+                assertNotNull(request.getLocale());
+                assertTrue(request.getLocales().hasMoreElements());
+                assertNull(request.getContentType());
+                assertNull(request.getCharacterEncoding());
+                assertEquals(0,request.getQueryString().length());
+                assertEquals(-1,request.getContentLength());
+                assertEquals(0,request.getCookies().length);
+                assertNull(request.getHeader("Name"));
+                assertFalse(request.getHeaders("Name").hasMoreElements());
+                assertEquals(-1,request.getDateHeader("Name"));
+                return true;
+            }
+        };
+
+        String request="GET /? HTTP/1.1\r\n"+
+        "Host: whatever\r\n"+
+        "Connection: close\n"+
+        "Content-Type: \n"+
+        "Accept-Language: \n"+
+        "Cookie: \n"+
+        "Name: \n"+
+        "\n";
+
+        String responses=_connector.getResponses(request);
+        assertTrue(responses.startsWith("HTTP/1.1 200"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testMultiPartNoConfig() throws Exception
     {