diff --git a/src/net/http/transport.go b/src/net/http/transport.go
index ed7c2a52c2..c980e727a6 100644
--- a/src/net/http/transport.go
+++ b/src/net/http/transport.go
@@ -2398,8 +2398,6 @@ func (pc *persistConn) readResponse(rc requestAndChan, trace *httptrace.ClientTr
 			trace.GotFirstResponseByte()
 		}
 	}
-	num1xx := 0               // number of informational 1xx headers received
-	const max1xxResponses = 5 // arbitrary bound on number of informational responses
 
 	continueCh := rc.continueCh
 	for {
@@ -2419,15 +2417,18 @@ func (pc *persistConn) readResponse(rc requestAndChan, trace *httptrace.ClientTr
 		// treat 101 as a terminal status, see issue 26161
 		is1xxNonTerminal := is1xx && resCode != StatusSwitchingProtocols
 		if is1xxNonTerminal {
-			num1xx++
-			if num1xx > max1xxResponses {
-				return nil, errors.New("net/http: too many 1xx informational responses")
-			}
-			pc.readLimit = pc.maxHeaderResponseSize() // reset the limit
 			if trace != nil && trace.Got1xxResponse != nil {
 				if err := trace.Got1xxResponse(resCode, textproto.MIMEHeader(resp.Header)); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
+				// If the 1xx response was delivered to the user,
+				// then they're responsible for limiting the number of
+				// responses. Reset the header limit.
+				//
+				// If the user didn't examine the 1xx response, then we
+				// limit the size of all headers (including both 1xx
+				// and the final response) to maxHeaderResponseSize.
+				pc.readLimit = pc.maxHeaderResponseSize() // reset the limit
 			}
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/src/net/http/transport_test.go b/src/net/http/transport_test.go
index b76b8dfcff..30a7e5eabd 100644
--- a/src/net/http/transport_test.go
+++ b/src/net/http/transport_test.go
@@ -3258,29 +3258,67 @@ func testTransportIgnore1xxResponses(t *testing.T, mode testMode) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestTransportLimits1xxResponses(t *testing.T) {
-	run(t, testTransportLimits1xxResponses, []testMode{http1Mode})
-}
+func TestTransportLimits1xxResponses(t *testing.T) { run(t, testTransportLimits1xxResponses) }
 func testTransportLimits1xxResponses(t *testing.T, mode testMode) {
 	cst := newClientServerTest(t, mode, HandlerFunc(func(w ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
-		conn, buf, _ := w.(Hijacker).Hijack()
+		w.Header().Add("X-Header", strings.Repeat("a", 100))
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-			buf.Write([]byte("HTTP/1.1 123 OneTwoThree\r\n\r\n"))
+			w.WriteHeader(123)
 		}
-		buf.Write([]byte("HTTP/1.1 204 No Content\r\n\r\n"))
-		buf.Flush()
-		conn.Close()
+		w.WriteHeader(204)
 	}))
 	cst.tr.DisableKeepAlives = true // prevent log spam; our test server is hanging up anyway
+	cst.tr.MaxResponseHeaderBytes = 1000
 
 	res, err := cst.c.Get(cst.ts.URL)
-	if res != nil {
-		defer res.Body.Close()
+	if err == nil {
+		res.Body.Close()
+		t.Fatalf("RoundTrip succeeded; want error")
 	}
-	got := fmt.Sprint(err)
-	wantSub := "too many 1xx informational responses"
-	if !strings.Contains(got, wantSub) {
-		t.Errorf("Get error = %v; want substring %q", err, wantSub)
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		"response headers exceeded",
+		"too many 1xx",
+	} {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), want) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	t.Errorf(`got error %q; want "response headers exceeded" or "too many 1xx"`, err)
+}
+
+func TestTransportDoesNotLimitDelivered1xxResponses(t *testing.T) {
+	run(t, testTransportDoesNotLimitDelivered1xxResponses)
+}
+func testTransportDoesNotLimitDelivered1xxResponses(t *testing.T, mode testMode) {
+	if mode == http2Mode {
+		t.Skip("skip until x/net/http2 updated")
+	}
+	const num1xx = 10
+	cst := newClientServerTest(t, mode, HandlerFunc(func(w ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
+		w.Header().Add("X-Header", strings.Repeat("a", 100))
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			w.WriteHeader(123)
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(204)
+	}))
+	cst.tr.DisableKeepAlives = true // prevent log spam; our test server is hanging up anyway
+	cst.tr.MaxResponseHeaderBytes = 1000
+
+	got1xx := 0
+	ctx := httptrace.WithClientTrace(context.Background(), &httptrace.ClientTrace{
+		Got1xxResponse: func(code int, header textproto.MIMEHeader) error {
+			got1xx++
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+	req, _ := NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", cst.ts.URL, nil)
+	res, err := cst.c.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	res.Body.Close()
+	if got1xx != num1xx {
+		t.Errorf("Got %v 1xx responses, want %x", got1xx, num1xx)
 	}
 }