diff --git a/docs/doxygen/include/size_table.md b/docs/doxygen/include/size_table.md
index 2170e484..4f22c250 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/include/size_table.md
+++ b/docs/doxygen/include/size_table.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>core_http_client.c</td>
-        <td><center>3.2K</center></td>
+        <td><center>3.3K</center></td>
         <td><center>2.6K</center></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td><b>Total estimates</b></td>
-        <td><b><center>24.0K</center></b></td>
+        <td><b><center>24.1K</center></b></td>
         <td><b><center>20.8K</center></b></td>
     </tr>
 </table>
diff --git a/source/core_http_client.c b/source/core_http_client.c
index 84c87b72..c4a4533a 100644
--- a/source/core_http_client.c
+++ b/source/core_http_client.c
@@ -912,6 +912,13 @@ static int httpParserOnHeadersCompleteCallback( llhttp_t * pHttpParser )
 
     LogDebug( ( "Response parsing: Found the end of the headers." ) );
 
+    /* If there is HTTP_RESPONSE_DO_NOT_PARSE_BODY_FLAG opt-in we should stop
+     * parsing here. */
+    if( ( pResponse->respOptionFlags & HTTP_RESPONSE_DO_NOT_PARSE_BODY_FLAG ) != 0U )
+    {
+        shouldContinueParse = LLHTTP_PAUSE_PARSING;
+    }
+
     return shouldContinueParse;
 }
 
@@ -1145,6 +1152,11 @@ static HTTPStatus_t processLlhttpError( const llhttp_t * pHttpParser )
             returnStatus = HTTPSecurityAlertInvalidContentLength;
             break;
 
+        case HPE_PAUSED:
+            LogInfo( ( "User intervention: Parsing stopped by user." ) );
+            returnStatus = HTTPParserPaused;
+            break;
+
         /* All other error cases cannot be triggered and indicate an error in the
          * third-party parsing library if found. */
         default:
@@ -1223,9 +1235,17 @@ static HTTPStatus_t parseHttpResponse( HTTPParsingContext_t * pParsingContext,
         llhttp_resume_after_upgrade( &( pParsingContext->llhttpParser ) );
     }
 
-    /* The next location to parse will always be after what has already
-     * been parsed. */
-    pParsingContext->pBufferCur = parsingStartLoc + parseLen;
+    if( eReturn == HPE_PAUSED )
+    {
+        /* The next location to parse is where the parser was paused. */
+        pParsingContext->pBufferCur = pParsingContext->llhttpParser.error_pos;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* The next location to parse is after what has already been parsed. */
+        pParsingContext->pBufferCur = parsingStartLoc + parseLen;
+    }
+
     returnStatus = processLlhttpError( &( pParsingContext->llhttpParser ) );
 
     return returnStatus;
@@ -2129,6 +2149,17 @@ HTTPStatus_t HTTPClient_ReceiveAndParseHttpResponse( const TransportInterface_t
                        ( totalReceived < pResponse->bufferLen ) ) ? 1U : 0U;
     }
 
+    if( ( returnStatus == HTTPParserPaused ) &&
+        ( ( pResponse->respOptionFlags & HTTP_RESPONSE_DO_NOT_PARSE_BODY_FLAG ) != 0U ) )
+    {
+        returnStatus = HTTPSuccess;
+
+        /* There may be dangling data if we parse with do not parse body flag.
+         * We expose this data through body to let the applications access it. */
+        pResponse->pBody = ( const uint8_t * ) parsingContext.pBufferCur;
+        pResponse->bodyLen = totalReceived - ( size_t ) ( ( ( uintptr_t ) pResponse->pBody ) - ( ( uintptr_t ) pResponse->pBuffer ) );
+    }
+
     if( returnStatus == HTTPSuccess )
     {
         /* If there are errors in receiving from the network or during parsing,
@@ -2650,6 +2681,10 @@ const char * HTTPClient_strerror( HTTPStatus_t status )
             str = "HTTPSecurityAlertInvalidContentLength";
             break;
 
+        case HTTPParserPaused:
+            str = "HTTPParserPaused";
+            break;
+
         case HTTPParserInternalError:
             str = "HTTPParserInternalError";
             break;
diff --git a/source/include/core_http_client.h b/source/include/core_http_client.h
index 8dc2a098..5239c3a1 100644
--- a/source/include/core_http_client.h
+++ b/source/include/core_http_client.h
@@ -153,6 +153,27 @@
  */
 #define HTTP_RESPONSE_CONNECTION_KEEP_ALIVE_FLAG    0x2U
 
+/**
+ * @defgroup http_response_option_flags HTTPResponse_t Flags
+ * @brief Flags for #HTTPResponse_t.respOptionFlags.
+ * These flags control the behavior of response parsing.
+ *
+ * Flags should be bitwise-ORed with each other to change the behavior of
+ * #HTTPClient_ReceiveAndParseHttpResponse and #HTTPClient_Send.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup http_response_option_flags
+ * @brief Set this flag to indicate that the response body should not be parsed.
+ *
+ * Setting this will cause parser to stop after parsing the headers. Portion of
+ * the raw body may be available in #HTTPResponse_t.pBody and
+ * #HTTPResponse_t.bodyLen.
+ *
+ * This flag is valid only for #HTTPResponse_t.respOptionFlags.
+ */
+#define HTTP_RESPONSE_DO_NOT_PARSE_BODY_FLAG    0x1U
+
 /**
  * @ingroup http_constants
  * @brief Flag that represents End of File byte in the range specification of
@@ -165,7 +186,7 @@
  *  - When the requested range is for the last N bytes of the file.
  * In both cases, this value should be used for the "rangeEnd" parameter.
  */
-#define HTTP_RANGE_REQUEST_END_OF_FILE              -1
+#define HTTP_RANGE_REQUEST_END_OF_FILE          -1
 
 /**
  * @ingroup http_enum_types
@@ -291,6 +312,17 @@ typedef enum HTTPStatus
      */
     HTTPSecurityAlertInvalidContentLength,
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Represents the paused state of the HTTP parser.
+     *
+     * This state indicates that the parser has encountered a pause condition
+     * and is waiting for further input.
+     *
+     * @see HTTPClient_Send
+     * @see HTTPClient_ReceiveAndParseHttpResponse
+     */
+    HTTPParserPaused,
+
     /**
      * @brief An error occurred in the third-party parsing library.
      *
@@ -535,6 +567,13 @@ typedef struct HTTPResponse
      */
     uint8_t areHeadersComplete;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Flags to control the behavior of response parsing.
+     *
+     * Please see @ref http_response_option_flags for more information.
+     */
+    uint32_t respOptionFlags;
+
     /**
      * @brief Flags of useful headers found in the response.
      *
diff --git a/source/include/core_http_client_private.h b/source/include/core_http_client_private.h
index 680e1894..3ded00cc 100644
--- a/source/include/core_http_client_private.h
+++ b/source/include/core_http_client_private.h
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
  */
 #define LLHTTP_STOP_PARSING                 HPE_USER
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return value for llhttp registered callback to signal to pause
+ * further execution.
+ */
+#define LLHTTP_PAUSE_PARSING                HPE_PAUSED
+
 /**
  * @brief Return value for llhttp_t.on_headers_complete to signal
  * that the HTTP response has no body and to halt further execution.
diff --git a/test/cbmc/stubs/HTTPClient_Send_llhttp_execute.c b/test/cbmc/stubs/HTTPClient_Send_llhttp_execute.c
index 8ceb72dd..74b29bb7 100644
--- a/test/cbmc/stubs/HTTPClient_Send_llhttp_execute.c
+++ b/test/cbmc/stubs/HTTPClient_Send_llhttp_execute.c
@@ -80,5 +80,35 @@ llhttp_errno_t llhttp_execute( llhttp_t * parser,
         pParsingContext->lastHeaderValueLen = 0U;
     }
 
+    /* The body pointer is set by the httpParserOnBodyCallback. But since we are
+     * removing that from CBMC proof execution, the body has to be set here. */
+    size_t bodyOffset;
+
+    if( pParsingContext->pResponse->bufferLen == 0U )
+    {
+        bodyOffset = 0U;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* Body offset can be anything as long as it doesn't exceed the buffer length
+         * and the length of the current data packet. */
+        __CPROVER_assume( bodyOffset < pParsingContext->pResponse->bufferLen );
+        __CPROVER_assume( bodyOffset < len );
+    }
+
+    pParsingContext->pResponse->pBody = pParsingContext->pBufferCur + bodyOffset;
+
+    if( parser->error == HPE_PAUSED )
+    {
+        /* When the parser is paused ensure that the error_pos member points to
+         * a valid location in the response buffer. */
+        size_t errorPosOffset;
+
+        __CPROVER_assume( errorPosOffset < pParsingContext->pResponse->bufferLen );
+        __CPROVER_assume( errorPosOffset < len );
+
+        parser->error_pos = pParsingContext->pResponse->pBuffer + errorPosOffset;
+    }
+
     return parser->error;
 }
diff --git a/test/unit-test/core_http_utest.c b/test/unit-test/core_http_utest.c
index 04809c2f..ec22b1c2 100644
--- a/test/unit-test/core_http_utest.c
+++ b/test/unit-test/core_http_utest.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,10 @@ void test_HTTPClient_strerror( void )
     str = HTTPClient_strerror( status );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "HTTPSecurityAlertInvalidContentLength", str );
 
+    status = HTTPParserPaused;
+    str = HTTPClient_strerror( status );
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "HTTPParserPaused", str );
+
     status = HTTPParserInternalError;
     str = HTTPClient_strerror( status );
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING( "HTTPParserInternalError", str );