diff --git a/src/route/app.rs b/src/route/app.rs
index 5e04332..d3b7a63 100644
--- a/src/route/app.rs
+++ b/src/route/app.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::error;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 use std::str;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use byteorder::{ByteOrder, LittleEndian};
@@ -28,10 +29,12 @@ use cocaine::protocol::{self, Flatten};
 use logging::AccessLogger;
 use pool::{Event, EventDispatch, Settings};
 use route::{Match, Route};
+use self::CocaineHttpProtoVersion::{Proto10, Proto11};
 
 header! { (XCocaineService, "X-Cocaine-Service") => [String] }
 header! { (XCocaineEvent, "X-Cocaine-Event") => [String] }
 header! { (XPoweredBy, "X-Powered-By") => [String] }
+header! { (XCocaineHTTPProtoVersion, "X-Cocaine-HTTP-Proto-Version") => [String] }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
 struct XRequestId(u64);
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ impl AppWithSafeRetry {
                     tx: tx,
                     body: None,
                     response: Some(Response::new()),
+                    version: None,
                 }).and_then(move |tx| {
                     let buf = rmps::to_vec(&request.frame).unwrap();
                     tx.send(0, &[unsafe { ::std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&buf) }]);
@@ -370,6 +374,8 @@ enum Error {
 //    RetryLimitExceeded(u32),
 //    Service(cocaine::Error),
     InvalidBodyRead(hyper::Error),
+    /// X-Cocaine-HTTP-Proto-Version is invalid
+    InvalidCocaineHttpProtoVersion,
     Canceled,
 }
 
@@ -379,6 +385,7 @@ impl Error {
             Error::IncompleteHeadersMatch |
             Error::InvalidRequestIdHeader(..) => StatusCode::BadRequest,
             Error::InvalidBodyRead(..) |
+            Error::InvalidCocaineHttpProtoVersion |
             Error::Canceled => StatusCode::InternalServerError,
         }
     }
@@ -392,6 +399,7 @@ impl Display for Error {
                 write!(fmt, "Invalid `{}` header value", name)
             }
             Error::InvalidBodyRead(ref err) => write!(fmt, "{}", err),
+            Error::InvalidCocaineHttpProtoVersion => fmt.write_str("unsupported X-Cocaine-HTTP-Proto-Version"),
             Error::Canceled => fmt.write_str("canceled"),
         }
     }
@@ -405,15 +413,40 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             }
             Error::InvalidRequestIdHeader(..) => "invalid tracing header value",
             Error::InvalidBodyRead(..) => "failed to read HTTP body",
+            Error::InvalidCocaineHttpProtoVersion => "unsupported X-Cocaine-HTTP-Proto-Version",
             Error::Canceled => "canceled",
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// App can set it by X-Cocaine-HTTP-Proto-Version header
+/// It controls when the proxy determines to close the HTTP request
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+enum CocaineHttpProtoVersion {
+    /// "1.0"
+    /// Default behavior. Finish HTTP reply when Close arrives from an app
+    Proto10,
+    /// "1.1"
+    /// Finish HTTP reply when Close or empty body arrives from an app
+    Proto11,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for CocaineHttpProtoVersion {
+    type Err = Error;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<CocaineHttpProtoVersion, Error> {
+        Ok(match s {
+            "1.0" => Proto10,
+            "1.1" => Proto11,
+            _ => return Err(Error::InvalidCocaineHttpProtoVersion),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 struct AppReadDispatch {
     tx: oneshot::Sender<Option<(Response, u64)>>,
     body: Option<Vec<u8>>,
     response: Option<Response>,
+    version: Option<CocaineHttpProtoVersion>,
 }
 
 impl Dispatch for AppReadDispatch {
@@ -429,12 +462,50 @@ impl Dispatch for AppReadDispatch {
                         // TODO: Filter headers - https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-messaging-14#section-7.1.3
                         resp.headers_mut().set_raw(name, value);
                     }
+
+                    match resp.headers().get::<XCocaineHTTPProtoVersion>() {
+                        Some(h) => {
+                            match CocaineHttpProtoVersion::from_str(h) {
+                                    Err(err) => {
+                                        let body = err.to_string();
+                                        let body_len = body.len() as u64;
+
+                                        // TODO: If service is not available - write 503 (or other custom code).
+                                        let res = Response::new()
+                                            .with_status(StatusCode::InternalServerError)
+                                            .with_body(body);
+                                        drop(self.tx.send(Some((res, body_len))));
+                                        return None
+                                    },
+                                    Ok(protoversion) => self.version = Some(protoversion),
+                            }
+                        },
+                        None => self.version = Some(Proto10),
+                    }
+
                     self.response = Some(resp);
                     self.body = Some(Vec::with_capacity(64));
                 } else {
                     // TODO: If TE: chunked - feed parser. Consume chunks until None and send.
                     // TODO: Otherwise - just send.
-                    self.body.as_mut().unwrap().extend(data.as_bytes());
+                    let blob = data.as_bytes();
+                    if !blob.is_empty() {
+                        self.body.as_mut().unwrap().extend(blob);
+                    } else {
+                        match self.version {
+                            Some(Proto11) => {
+                                let body = self.body.take().unwrap();
+                                let body_len = body.len() as u64;
+
+                                let mut res = self.response.take().unwrap();
+                                res.set_body(body);
+                                drop(self.tx.send(Some((res, body_len))));
+                                return None
+                            },
+                            None |
+                            Some(Proto10) => {},
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 Some(self)
             }