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 b782bb42a..1034012ec 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
@@ -205,18 +205,24 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 res.sendStatus(500);
             };
 
-            this.callback = function(req,res) {
-                var msgid = RED.util.generateId();
+            this.callback = function (req, res, next) {
+                const msgid = RED.util.generateId();
+                const resWrap = createResponseWrapper(node, res);
                 res._msgid = msgid;
                 if (node.method.match(/^(post|delete|put|options|patch)$/)) {
-                    node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res),payload:req.body});
+                    node.send({ _msgid: msgid, req: req, res: resWrap, payload: req.body });
                 } else if (node.method == "get") {
-                    node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res),payload:req.query});
+                    node.send({ _msgid: msgid, req: req, res: resWrap, payload: req.query });
                 } else if (node.method == "trace") {
+                    // https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc7231.html#rfc.section.4.3.8
                     res.set('Content-Type', 'message/http')
-                    node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res)});
+                    // Add REQ string to body  (e.g. TRACE / HTTP/1.1)
+                    let pl = `TRACE ${req.path} ${req.protocol.toUpperCase()}/${req.httpVersion}\n`;
+                    // Add REQ headers to body
+                    pl += Object.entries(req.headers).map(e => e.join(": ")).join("\n");
+                    node.send({ _msgid: msgid, req: req, res: resWrap, payload: pl });
                 } else {
-                    node.send({_msgid:msgid,req:req,res:createResponseWrapper(node,res)});
+                    node.send({ _msgid: msgid, req: req, res: resWrap });
                 }
             };