diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParser.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParser.java
index 0b91a5582ed..8093eb61dd6 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParser.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParser.java
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ public class HttpParser
                     {
                         _value=null;
                         _string.setLength(0);
-                        _valueString=null;
+                        _valueString=_compliance.ordinal()<=HttpCompliance.RFC2616.ordinal()?"":null;
                         _length=-1;
 
                         setState(State.HEADER);
diff --git a/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParserTest.java b/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParserTest.java
index c4bcfa5f7a7..de60c40b742 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParserTest.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/HttpParserTest.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class HttpParserTest
                 "\015\012");
         
         HttpParser.RequestHandler handler  = new Handler();
-        HttpParser parser= new HttpParser(handler,4096,HttpCompliance.RFC2616);
+        HttpParser parser= new HttpParser(handler,HttpCompliance.RFC2616);
         parseAll(parser,buffer);
 
         Assert.assertThat(_bad,Matchers.nullValue());
@@ -336,7 +336,38 @@ public class HttpParserTest
     
 
     @Test
-    public void testNoValue() throws Exception
+    public void test2616NoValue() throws Exception
+    {
+        ByteBuffer buffer= BufferUtil.toBuffer(
+                "GET / HTTP/1.0\015\012" +
+                "Host: localhost\015\012" +
+                "Name0: \015\012"+
+                "Name1: \015\012"+
+                "Connection: close\015\012" +
+                "\015\012");
+        
+        HttpParser.RequestHandler handler  = new Handler();
+        HttpParser parser= new HttpParser(handler,HttpCompliance.RFC2616);
+        parseAll(parser,buffer);
+
+        assertTrue(_headerCompleted);
+        assertTrue(_messageCompleted);
+        assertEquals("GET", _methodOrVersion);
+        assertEquals("/", _uriOrStatus);
+        assertEquals("HTTP/1.0", _versionOrReason);
+        assertEquals("Host", _hdr[0]);
+        assertEquals("localhost", _val[0]);
+        assertEquals("Name0", _hdr[1]);
+        assertEquals("", _val[1]);
+        assertEquals("Name1", _hdr[2]);
+        assertEquals("", _val[2]);
+        assertEquals("Connection", _hdr[3]);
+        assertEquals("close", _val[3]);
+        assertEquals(3, _headers);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test7230NoValue() throws Exception
     {
         ByteBuffer buffer= BufferUtil.toBuffer(
                 "GET / HTTP/1.0\015\012" +