diff --git a/lib/pure/httpcore.nim b/lib/pure/httpcore.nim
index 48001ccaa..d7f720f66 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpcore.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpcore.nim
@@ -312,3 +312,10 @@ when isMainModule:
   test.add("Connection", "Test")
   doAssert test["Connection", 2] == "Test"
   doAssert "upgrade" in test["Connection"]
+
+  # Bug #5344.
+  doAssert parseHeader("foobar: ") == ("foobar", @[""])
+  let (key, value) = parseHeader("foobar: ")
+  test = newHttpHeaders()
+  test[key] = value
+  doAssert test["foobar"] == ""
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