diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
index ec5290835..49fb033c5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/io/21-httprequest.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         var isTemplatedUrl = (nodeUrl||"").indexOf("{{") != -1;
         var nodeMethod = n.method || "GET";
         var paytoqs = n.paytoqs;
+        var nodeHTTPPersistent = n["http-persistent"];
         if (n.tls) {
             var tlsNode = RED.nodes.getNode(n.tls);
         }
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             opts.maxRedirects = 21;
             opts.jar = request.jar();
             opts.proxy = null;
+            opts.forever = nodeHTTPPersistent;
             if (msg.requestTimeout !== undefined) {
                 if (isNaN(msg.requestTimeout)) {
                     node.warn(RED._("httpin.errors.timeout-isnan"));