diff --git a/lib/roles/http/client/client.c b/lib/roles/http/client/client.c
index bb721ec75..5645fa2b7 100644
--- a/lib/roles/http/client/client.c
+++ b/lib/roles/http/client/client.c
@@ -633,12 +633,20 @@ lws_http_transaction_completed_client(struct lws *wsi)
 }
 
 LWS_VISIBLE LWS_EXTERN unsigned int
-lws_http_client_http_response(struct lws *wsi)
+lws_http_client_http_response(struct lws *_wsi)
 {
-	if (!wsi->http.ah)
-		return 0;
+	struct lws *wsi;
+	unsigned int resp;
 
-	return wsi->http.ah->http_response;
+	if (_wsi->http.ah && _wsi->http.ah->http_response)
+		return _wsi->http.ah->http_response;
+
+	lws_vhost_lock(_wsi->vhost);
+	wsi = _lws_client_wsi_master(_wsi);
+	resp = wsi->http.ah->http_response;
+	lws_vhost_unlock(_wsi->vhost);
+
+	return resp;
 }
 #endif
 #if defined(LWS_PLAT_OPTEE)
@@ -914,9 +922,9 @@ lws_client_interpret_server_handshake(struct lws *wsi)
 		 * we seem to be good to go, give client last chance to check
 		 * headers and OK it
 		 */
-		if (wsi->protocol->callback(wsi,
+		if (w->protocol->callback(w,
 				LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_FILTER_PRE_ESTABLISH,
-					    wsi->user_space, NULL, 0)) {
+					    w->user_space, NULL, 0)) {
 
 			cce = "HS: disallowed by client filter";
 			goto bail2;
@@ -928,9 +936,9 @@ lws_client_interpret_server_handshake(struct lws *wsi)
 		wsi->rxflow_change_to = LWS_RXFLOW_ALLOW;
 
 		/* call him back to inform him he is up */
-		if (wsi->protocol->callback(wsi,
+		if (w->protocol->callback(w,
 					    LWS_CALLBACK_ESTABLISHED_CLIENT_HTTP,
-					    wsi->user_space, NULL, 0)) {
+					    w->user_space, NULL, 0)) {
 			cce = "HS: disallowed at ESTABLISHED";
 			goto bail3;
 		}
@@ -968,9 +976,9 @@ bail2:
 		n = 0;
 		if (cce)
 			n = (int)strlen(cce);
-		wsi->protocol->callback(wsi,
+		w->protocol->callback(w,
 				LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR,
-				wsi->user_space, (void *)cce,
+				w->user_space, (void *)cce,
 				(unsigned int)n);
 	}
 	wsi->already_did_cce = 1;
diff --git a/minimal-examples/http-client/minimal-http-client-multi/minimal-http-client-multi.c b/minimal-examples/http-client/minimal-http-client-multi/minimal-http-client-multi.c
index 19940ffeb..e3d58aa40 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/http-client/minimal-http-client-multi/minimal-http-client-multi.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/http-client/minimal-http-client-multi/minimal-http-client-multi.c
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ callback_http(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason,
 
 	switch (reason) {
 
+	case LWS_CALLBACK_ESTABLISHED_CLIENT_HTTP:
+		lwsl_user("LWS_CALLBACK_ESTABLISHED_CLIENT_HTTP: resp %u\n",
+				lws_http_client_http_response(wsi));
+		break;
+
 	/* because we are protocols[0] ... */
 	case LWS_CALLBACK_CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR:
 		lwsl_err("CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR: %s\n",