diff --git a/lib/header.c b/lib/header.c
index 62955b42..872da206 100644
--- a/lib/header.c
+++ b/lib/header.c
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ lws_add_http_header_status(struct lws *wsi, unsigned int _code,
 	if (code >= 500 && code < (500 + ARRAY_SIZE(err500)))
 		description = err500[code - 500];
 
+	if (code == 100)
+		description = "Continue";
+
 	if (code == 200)
 		description = "OK";
 
diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.h b/lib/libwebsockets.h
index f22c874d..5832875d 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.h
@@ -3154,6 +3154,8 @@ lws_serve_http_file_fragment(struct lws *wsi);
 //@{
 
 enum http_status {
+	HTTP_STATUS_CONTINUE					= 100,
+
 	HTTP_STATUS_OK						= 200,
 	HTTP_STATUS_NO_CONTENT					= 204,
 	HTTP_STATUS_PARTIAL_CONTENT				= 206,