diff --git a/examples/app/auth.zig b/examples/app/auth.zig
index ebb7103..c8569e0 100644
--- a/examples/app/auth.zig
+++ b/examples/app/auth.zig
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const MyEndpoint = struct {
     pub fn delete(_: *MyEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn patch(_: *MyEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn options(_: *MyEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+    pub fn head(_: *MyEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 };
 
 pub fn main() !void {
diff --git a/examples/app/basic.zig b/examples/app/basic.zig
index 44c8650..eef9e5d 100644
--- a/examples/app/basic.zig
+++ b/examples/app/basic.zig
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const SimpleEndpoint = struct {
     pub fn delete(_: *SimpleEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn patch(_: *SimpleEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn options(_: *SimpleEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+    pub fn head(_: *SimpleEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 };
 
 const StopEndpoint = struct {
diff --git a/examples/app/errors.zig b/examples/app/errors.zig
index 0bd3b83..e29a1c2 100644
--- a/examples/app/errors.zig
+++ b/examples/app/errors.zig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const ErrorEndpoint = struct {
     pub fn delete(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn patch(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn options(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+    pub fn head(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: Allocator, _: *MyContext, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 };
 
 const StopEndpoint = struct {
diff --git a/examples/endpoint/error.zig b/examples/endpoint/error.zig
index 2dafa45..dfe0142 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint/error.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint/error.zig
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ pub fn put(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 pub fn delete(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 pub fn patch(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 pub fn options(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+pub fn head(_: *ErrorEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
diff --git a/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig b/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig
index 2b12bd6..aa83dde 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint/stopendpoint.zig
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ pub fn put(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 pub fn delete(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 pub fn patch(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 pub fn options(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+pub fn head(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
diff --git a/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig b/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig
index 2d13bf9..ec1ad78 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint/userweb.zig
@@ -127,7 +127,12 @@ pub fn delete(self: *UserWeb, r: zap.Request) !void {
 
 pub fn options(_: *UserWeb, r: zap.Request) !void {
     try r.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
-    try r.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS");
+    try r.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD");
+    r.setStatus(zap.http.StatusCode.no_content);
+    r.markAsFinished(true);
+}
+
+pub fn head(_: *UserWeb, r: zap.Request) !void {
     r.setStatus(zap.http.StatusCode.no_content);
     r.markAsFinished(true);
 }
diff --git a/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig b/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig
index 0cf4879..fc15e7a 100644
--- a/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig
+++ b/examples/endpoint_auth/endpoint_auth.zig
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const Endpoint = struct {
     pub fn delete(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn patch(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn options(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+    pub fn head(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 };
 
 pub fn main() !void {
diff --git a/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig b/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
index 6fe9e34..275d7d6 100644
--- a/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
+++ b/examples/middleware_with_endpoint/middleware_with_endpoint.zig
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ const HtmlEndpoint = struct {
     pub fn delete(_: *HtmlEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn patch(_: *HtmlEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn options(_: *HtmlEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+    pub fn head(_: *HtmlEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 
     pub fn get(_: *HtmlEndpoint, r: zap.Request) !void {
         var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/src/App.zig b/src/App.zig
index 5068e42..c8e36dd 100644
--- a/src/App.zig
+++ b/src/App.zig
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ pub fn Create(
                             .DELETE => self.endpoint.*.delete(arena, app_context, r),
                             .PATCH => self.endpoint.*.patch(arena, app_context, r),
                             .OPTIONS => self.endpoint.*.options(arena, app_context, r),
+                            .HEAD => self.endpoint.*.head(arena, app_context, r),
                             else => error.UnsupportedHtmlRequestMethod,
                         };
                         if (ret) {
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ pub fn Create(
                     "delete",
                     "patch",
                     "options",
+                    "head",
                 };
                 const params_to_check = [_]type{
                     *T,
@@ -305,6 +307,15 @@ pub fn Create(
                             .Handled => {},
                         };
                     }
+
+                    /// Authenticates HEAD requests using the Authenticator.
+                    pub fn head(self: *AuthenticatingEndpoint, arena: Allocator, context: *Context, request: zap.Request) anyerror!void {
+                        try switch (self.authenticator.authenticateRequest(&request)) {
+                            .AuthFailed => return self.ep.*.unauthorized(arena, context, request),
+                            .AuthOK => self.ep.*.head(arena, context, request),
+                            .Handled => {},
+                        };
+                    }
                 };
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/endpoint.zig b/src/endpoint.zig
index da38a3e..5d95488 100644
--- a/src/endpoint.zig
+++ b/src/endpoint.zig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 //! pub fn delete(_: *Self, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 //! pub fn patch(_: *Self, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 //! pub fn options(_: *Self, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+//! pub fn head(_: *Self, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 //!
 //! // optional, if auth stuff is used:
 //! pub fn unauthorized(_: *Self, _: zap.Request) !void {}
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 //!     pub fn delete(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 //!     pub fn patch(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 //!     pub fn options(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+//!     pub fn head(_: *StopEndpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 //! };
 //! ```
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ pub fn checkEndpointType(T: type) void {
         "delete",
         "patch",
         "options",
+        "head",
     };
 
     const params_to_check = [_]type{
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ pub const Binder = struct {
                     .DELETE => self.endpoint.*.delete(r),
                     .PATCH => self.endpoint.*.patch(r),
                     .OPTIONS => self.endpoint.*.options(r),
+                    .HEAD => self.endpoint.*.head(r),
                     else => error.UnsupportedHtmlRequestMethod,
                 };
                 if (ret) {
@@ -295,6 +299,15 @@ pub fn Authenticating(EndpointType: type, Authenticator: type) type {
                 .Handled => {},
             };
         }
+        
+        /// Authenticates HEAD requests using the Authenticator.
+        pub fn head(self: *AuthenticatingEndpoint, r: zap.Request) anyerror!void {
+            try switch (self.authenticator.authenticateRequest(&r)) {
+                .AuthFailed => return self.ep.*.unauthorized(r),
+                .AuthOK => self.ep.*.head(r),
+                .Handled => {},
+            };
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/middleware.zig b/src/middleware.zig
index b5b92e2..2dcfd43 100644
--- a/src/middleware.zig
+++ b/src/middleware.zig
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ pub fn EndpointHandler(comptime HandlerType: anytype, comptime EndpointType: any
                     .DELETE => try self.endpoint.*.delete(r),
                     .PATCH => try self.endpoint.*.patch(r),
                     .OPTIONS => try self.endpoint.*.options(r),
+                    .HEAD => try self.endpoint.*.head(r),
                     else => {},
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/tests/test_auth.zig b/src/tests/test_auth.zig
index 6f84057..514b4c9 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_auth.zig
+++ b/src/tests/test_auth.zig
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ pub const Endpoint = struct {
     pub fn delete(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn patch(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
     pub fn options(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
+    pub fn head(_: *Endpoint, _: zap.Request) !void {}
 };
 //
 // end of http client code