diff --git a/midori/main.c b/midori/main.c
index e87ab921..4e7a596f 100644
--- a/midori/main.c
+++ b/midori/main.c
@@ -928,6 +928,10 @@ midori_soup_session_settings_accept_language_cb (SoupSession*       session,
             }
             g_free (stripped_referer);
         }
+
+        /* With HTTP, Host is optional. Strip to outsmart some filter proxies */
+        if (destination && destination->scheme == SOUP_URI_SCHEME_HTTP)
+            soup_message_headers_replace (msg->request_headers, "Host", NULL);
     }
 }