diff --git a/betamax-netty/src/main/java/co/freeside/betamax/proxy/netty/ProxyConnectHandler.java b/betamax-netty/src/main/java/co/freeside/betamax/proxy/netty/ProxyConnectHandler.java
index 44fa4fde..5d3c58f3 100644
--- a/betamax-netty/src/main/java/co/freeside/betamax/proxy/netty/ProxyConnectHandler.java
+++ b/betamax-netty/src/main/java/co/freeside/betamax/proxy/netty/ProxyConnectHandler.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import io.netty.channel.*;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.*;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.*;
+import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaders.Names.CONNECTION;
+import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaders.Values.KEEP_ALIVE;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpMethod.*;
 
 public class ProxyConnectHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<HttpRequest> {
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ protected void channelRead0(final ChannelHandlerContext context, final HttpReque
         CallbackNotifier callback = new CallbackNotifier() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(final ChannelHandlerContext outboundContext) {
-                HttpResponse response = new DefaultHttpResponse(HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, HttpResponseStatus.OK);
-                context.channel().writeAndFlush(response)
+                context.channel()
+                        .writeAndFlush(createConnectResponse())
                         .addListener(new ChannelFutureListener() {
                             @Override
                             public void operationComplete(ChannelFuture channelFuture) {
@@ -56,6 +58,13 @@ public void onFailure(ChannelHandlerContext outboundCtx, Throwable cause) {
         bootstrap.connect(proxyAddress);
     }
 
+    private HttpResponse createConnectResponse() {
+        DefaultHttpResponse response = new DefaultHttpResponse(HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, HttpResponseStatus.OK);
+        response.headers().add(CONNECTION, KEEP_ALIVE);
+        response.headers().add("Proxy-Connection", KEEP_ALIVE);
+        return response;
+    }
+
     private boolean isConnectRequest(HttpRequest request) {
         return CONNECT.equals(request.getMethod());
     }