diff --git a/src/common/HTTPResponse.ts b/src/common/HTTPResponse.ts
index b88ff2dc5fd..f1e225815cd 100644
--- a/src/common/HTTPResponse.ts
+++ b/src/common/HTTPResponse.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ export class HTTPResponse {
       ip: responsePayload.remoteIPAddress,
       port: responsePayload.remotePort,
     };
-    // TODO extract statusText from extraInfo.headersText instead if present
-    this._statusText = responsePayload.statusText;
+    this._statusText =
+      this._parseStatusTextFromExtrInfo(extraInfo) ||
+      responsePayload.statusText;
     this._url = request.url();
     this._fromDiskCache = !!responsePayload.fromDiskCache;
     this._fromServiceWorker = !!responsePayload.fromServiceWorker;
@@ -94,6 +95,22 @@ export class HTTPResponse {
       : null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  _parseStatusTextFromExtrInfo(
+    extraInfo: Protocol.Network.ResponseReceivedExtraInfoEvent | null
+  ): string | undefined {
+    if (!extraInfo || !extraInfo.headersText) return;
+    const firstLine = extraInfo.headersText.split('\r', 1)[0];
+    if (!firstLine) return;
+    const match = firstLine.match(/[^ ]* [^ ]* (.*)/);
+    if (!match) return;
+    const statusText = match[1];
+    if (!statusText) return;
+    return statusText;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @internal
    */
diff --git a/test/network.spec.ts b/test/network.spec.ts
index c73a043aa86..e09633983f6 100644
--- a/test/network.spec.ts
+++ b/test/network.spec.ts
@@ -417,6 +417,17 @@ describe('network', function () {
       const response = await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/cool');
       expect(response.statusText()).toBe('cool!');
     });
+
+    it('handles missing status text', async () => {
+      const { page, server } = getTestState();
+
+      server.setRoute('/nostatus', (req, res) => {
+        res.writeHead(200, '');
+        res.end();
+      });
+      const response = await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/nostatus');
+      expect(response.statusText()).toBe('');
+    });
   });
 
   describeFailsFirefox('Network Events', function () {