diff --git a/src/proto/h1/role.rs b/src/proto/h1/role.rs
index e2a1131d46..fb0a38c6f2 100644
--- a/src/proto/h1/role.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h1/role.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ impl Http1Transaction for Server {
             match msg.head.version {
                 Version::HTTP_10 => extend(dst, b"HTTP/1.0 "),
                 Version::HTTP_11 => extend(dst, b"HTTP/1.1 "),
+                Version::HTTP_2 => {
+                    warn!("response with HTTP2 version coerced to HTTP/1.1");
+                    extend(dst, b"HTTP/1.1 ");
+                },
                 _ => unreachable!(),
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/server.rs b/tests/server.rs
index 089b44513b..fd31a5ac07 100644
--- a/tests/server.rs
+++ b/tests/server.rs
@@ -1542,6 +1542,25 @@ fn streaming_body() {
     rt.block_on(fut.join(rx)).unwrap();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn http1_response_with_http2_version() {
+    let server = serve();
+    let addr_str = format!("http://{}", server.addr());
+
+    let mut rt = Runtime::new().expect("runtime new");
+
+    server
+        .reply()
+        .version(hyper::Version::HTTP_2);
+
+    rt.block_on(hyper::rt::lazy(move || {
+        let client = Client::new();
+        let uri = addr_str.parse().expect("server addr should parse");
+
+        client.get(uri)
+    })).unwrap();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn try_h2() {
     let server = serve();
@@ -1641,6 +1660,11 @@ impl<'a> ReplyBuilder<'a> {
         self
     }
 
+    fn version(self, version: hyper::Version) -> Self {
+        self.tx.send(Reply::Version(version)).unwrap();
+        self
+    }
+
     fn header<V: AsRef<str>>(self, name: &str, value: V) -> Self {
         let name = HeaderName::from_bytes(name.as_bytes()).expect("header name");
         let value = HeaderValue::from_str(value.as_ref()).expect("header value");
@@ -1681,6 +1705,7 @@ struct TestService {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum Reply {
     Status(hyper::StatusCode),
+    Version(hyper::Version),
     Header(HeaderName, HeaderValue),
     Body(hyper::Body),
     End,
@@ -1718,6 +1743,9 @@ impl TestService {
                     Reply::Status(s) => {
                         *res.status_mut() = s;
                     },
+                    Reply::Version(v) => {
+                        *res.version_mut() = v;
+                    },
                     Reply::Header(name, value) => {
                         res.headers_mut().insert(name, value);
                     },