diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8ba1b5b..a11f0cc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3419,7 +3419,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "awc",
  "clap",
  "env_logger",
+ "futures-util",
  "log",
+ "reqwest 0.11.13",
+ "tokio 1.23.0",
+ "tokio-stream",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -5648,6 +5652,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_urlencoded",
  "tokio 1.23.0",
  "tokio-native-tls",
+ "tokio-util 0.7.4",
  "tower-service",
  "url",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -7290,6 +7295,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "pin-project-lite 0.2.9",
  "tokio 1.23.0",
+ "tokio-util 0.7.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/http-proxy/Cargo.toml b/http-proxy/Cargo.toml
index 9efdc9c..32f7c88 100644
--- a/http-proxy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/http-proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ awc = "3"
 
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger.workspace = true
+futures-util = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 log.workspace = true
+reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["stream"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.13.1", features = ["sync"] }
+tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.3", features = ["sync"] }
 url = "2.2"
diff --git a/http-proxy/src/main.rs b/http-proxy/src/main.rs
index 83f874f..d95ed59 100644
--- a/http-proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/http-proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,39 @@
 use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
 
-use actix_web::{error, middleware, web, App, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
+use actix_web::{
+    dev::PeerAddr, error, http::Method, middleware, web, App, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse,
+    HttpServer,
+};
 use awc::Client;
 use clap::Parser;
+use futures_util::StreamExt as _;
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
 use url::Url;
 
+const REQWEST_PREFIX: &str = "/using-reqwest";
+
+/// Forwards the incoming HTTP request using `awc`.
 async fn forward(
     req: HttpRequest,
     payload: web::Payload,
+    peer_addr: Option<PeerAddr>,
     url: web::Data<Url>,
     client: web::Data<Client>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
-    let mut new_url = url.get_ref().clone();
+    let mut new_url = (**url).clone();
     new_url.set_path(req.uri().path());
     new_url.set_query(req.uri().query());
 
-    // TODO: This forwarded implementation is incomplete as it only handles the unofficial
-    // X-Forwarded-For header but not the official Forwarded one.
     let forwarded_req = client
         .request_from(new_url.as_str(), req.head())
         .no_decompress();
-    let forwarded_req = match req.head().peer_addr {
-        Some(addr) => forwarded_req.insert_header(("x-forwarded-for", format!("{}", addr.ip()))),
+
+    // TODO: This forwarded implementation is incomplete as it only handles the unofficial
+    // X-Forwarded-For header but not the official Forwarded one.
+    let forwarded_req = match peer_addr {
+        Some(PeerAddr(addr)) => {
+            forwarded_req.insert_header(("x-forwarded-for", addr.ip().to_string()))
+        }
         None => forwarded_req,
     };
 
@@ -40,6 +52,59 @@ async fn forward(
     Ok(client_resp.streaming(res))
 }
 
+/// Same as `forward` but uses `reqwest` as the client used to forward the request.
+async fn forward_reqwest(
+    req: HttpRequest,
+    mut payload: web::Payload,
+    method: Method,
+    peer_addr: Option<PeerAddr>,
+    url: web::Data<Url>,
+    client: web::Data<reqwest::Client>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    let path = req
+        .uri()
+        .path()
+        .strip_prefix(REQWEST_PREFIX)
+        .unwrap_or(req.uri().path());
+
+    let mut new_url = (**url).clone();
+    new_url.set_path(path);
+    new_url.set_query(req.uri().query());
+
+    let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+
+    actix_web::rt::spawn(async move {
+        while let Some(chunk) = payload.next().await {
+            tx.send(chunk).unwrap();
+        }
+    });
+
+    let forwarded_req = client
+        .request(method, new_url)
+        .body(reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(UnboundedReceiverStream::new(rx)));
+
+    // TODO: This forwarded implementation is incomplete as it only handles the unofficial
+    // X-Forwarded-For header but not the official Forwarded one.
+    let forwarded_req = match peer_addr {
+        Some(PeerAddr(addr)) => forwarded_req.header("x-forwarded-for", addr.ip().to_string()),
+        None => forwarded_req,
+    };
+
+    let res = forwarded_req
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(error::ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+
+    let mut client_resp = HttpResponse::build(res.status());
+    // Remove `Connection` as per
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Connection#Directives
+    for (header_name, header_value) in res.headers().iter().filter(|(h, _)| *h != "connection") {
+        client_resp.insert_header((header_name.clone(), header_value.clone()));
+    }
+
+    Ok(client_resp.streaming(res.bytes_stream()))
+}
+
 #[derive(clap::Parser, Debug)]
 struct CliArguments {
     listen_addr: String,
@@ -70,11 +135,15 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     log::info!("forwarding to {forward_url}");
 
+    let reqwest_client = reqwest::Client::default();
+
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()
             .app_data(web::Data::new(Client::default()))
+            .app_data(web::Data::new(reqwest_client.clone()))
             .app_data(web::Data::new(forward_url.clone()))
             .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
+            .service(web::scope(REQWEST_PREFIX).default_service(web::to(forward_reqwest)))
             .default_service(web::to(forward))
     })
     .bind((args.listen_addr, args.listen_port))?