diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/http/HttpTunnelingClientSocketChannel.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/http/HttpTunnelingClientSocketChannel.java
index 068d0b70be..5f2a32dfc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/http/HttpTunnelingClientSocketChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/socket/http/HttpTunnelingClientSocketChannel.java
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ class HttpTunnelingClientSocketChannel extends AbstractChannel
             public void operationComplete(ChannelFuture f) {
                 if (f.isSuccess()) {
                     future.setSuccess();
+                    if (size != 0) {
+                        fireWriteComplete(HttpTunnelingClientSocketChannel.this, size);
+                    }
                 } else {
                     future.setFailure(f.getCause());
                 }