diff --git a/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/impl/HttpContext.java b/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/impl/HttpContext.java
index 7da6feae67..4b8acf81be 100644
--- a/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/impl/HttpContext.java
+++ b/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/client/impl/HttpContext.java
@@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ private void handleSendRequest() {
           fail(e);
           return;
         }
+        for (String headerName : this.request.headers().names()) {
+          requestOptions.putHeader(headerName, this.request.headers().get(headerName));
+        }
         multipartForm.headers().forEach(header -> {
           requestOptions.putHeader(header.getKey(), header.getValue());
         });