diff --git a/stream/http.c b/stream/http.c
index aa723adf17..3af0d47c4d 100644
--- a/stream/http.c
+++ b/stream/http.c
@@ -818,8 +818,10 @@ static int http_streaming_start(stream_t *stream, int* file_format) {
 				if( content_type!=NULL ) {
 					char *content_length = NULL;
 					mp_msg(MSGT_NETWORK,MSGL_V,"Content-Type: [%s]\n", content_type );
-					if( (content_length = http_get_field(http_hdr, "Content-Length")) != NULL)
+					if( (content_length = http_get_field(http_hdr, "Content-Length")) != NULL) {
 						mp_msg(MSGT_NETWORK,MSGL_V,"Content-Length: [%s]\n", http_get_field(http_hdr, "Content-Length"));
+						stream->end_pos = atoi(content_length);
+					}
 					// Check in the mime type table for a demuxer type
 					i = 0;
 					while(mime_type_table[i].mime_type != NULL) {