diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
index 94e5c8e1c..98bce6e26 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res),payload:req.body});
                 } else if (node.method == "get") {
                     node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res),payload:req.query});
+                } else if (node.method == "trace") {
+                    res.set('Content-Type', 'message/http')
+                    node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res)});
                 } else {
                     node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res)});
                 }