diff --git a/lib/std/http/Client.zig b/lib/std/http/Client.zig
index baf0239388dfb5ff2df21d19c25f145c8a6e3a8a..76073c0ce3ba6b6b5c67074e9bc7bec4b8789784 100644
--- a/lib/std/http/Client.zig
+++ b/lib/std/http/Client.zig
@@ -333,7 +333,11 @@ pub fn request(client: *Client, uri: Uri, headers: Request.Headers, options: Req
 
         try writer.writeAll(@tagName(headers.method));
         try writer.writeByte(' ');
-        try writer.writeAll(escaped_path);
+        if (escaped_path.len == 0) {
+            try writer.writeByte('/');
+        } else {
+            try writer.writeAll(escaped_path);
+        }
         if (escaped_query) |q| {
             try writer.writeByte('?');
             try writer.writeAll(q);