diff --git a/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp b/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp
index 19dfc9b164d..28eab038904 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qhttpprotocolhandler.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ void QHttpProtocolHandler::_q_receiveReply()
                 } else {
                     replyPrivate->autoDecompress = false;
                 }
-                if (m_reply->statusCode() == 100) {
+                const int statusCode = m_reply->statusCode();
+                if (statusCode == 100 || (102 <= statusCode && statusCode <= 199)) {
                     replyPrivate->clearHttpLayerInformation();
                     replyPrivate->state = QHttpNetworkReplyPrivate::ReadingStatusState;
                     break; // ignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
index 4861e4a4851..30cf6b60e9a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 #endif
     void ioGetFromHttpBrokenServer_data();
     void ioGetFromHttpBrokenServer();
-    void ioGetFromHttpStatus100_data();
-    void ioGetFromHttpStatus100();
+    void ioGetFromHttpStatusInformational_data();
+    void ioGetFromHttpStatusInformational();
     void ioGetFromHttpNoHeaders_data();
     void ioGetFromHttpNoHeaders();
     void ioGetFromHttpWithCache_data();
@@ -4280,7 +4280,7 @@ void tst_QNetworkReply::ioGetFromHttpBrokenServer()
     QVERIFY(reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError);
 }
 
-void tst_QNetworkReply::ioGetFromHttpStatus100_data()
+void tst_QNetworkReply::ioGetFromHttpStatusInformational_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QByteArray>("dataToSend");
     QTest::addColumn<int>("statusCode");
@@ -4291,9 +4291,25 @@ void tst_QNetworkReply::ioGetFromHttpStatus100_data()
     QTest::newRow("minimal+404") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\n\nHTTP/1.0 204 No Content\r\n\r\n") << 204;
     QTest::newRow("with_headers") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\r\nBla: x\r\n\r\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
     QTest::newRow("with_headers2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 100 Continue\nBla: x\n\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+
+    QTest::newRow("normal-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\r\n\r\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\n\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal2-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\n\nHTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal3-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\n\nHTTP/1.0 200 OK\n\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal+404-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\n\nHTTP/1.0 204 No Content\r\n\r\n") << 204;
+    QTest::newRow("with_headers-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\r\nBla: x\r\n\r\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("with_headers2-custom") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 133 Custom\nBla: x\n\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+
+    QTest::newRow("normal-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\r\n\r\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\n\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal2-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\n\nHTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal3-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\n\nHTTP/1.0 200 OK\n\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("minimal+404-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\n\nHTTP/1.0 204 No Content\r\n\r\n") << 204;
+    QTest::newRow("with_headers-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\r\nBla: x\r\n\r\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
+    QTest::newRow("with_headers2-custom2") << QByteArray("HTTP/1.1 179 Custom2\nBla: x\n\nHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n") << 200;
 }
 
-void tst_QNetworkReply::ioGetFromHttpStatus100()
+void tst_QNetworkReply::ioGetFromHttpStatusInformational()
 {
     QFETCH(QByteArray, dataToSend);
     QFETCH(int, statusCode);