diff --git a/response_writer.go b/response_writer.go
index 3e8f54f2..90ea4a0b 100644
--- a/response_writer.go
+++ b/response_writer.go
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ func (w *responseWriter) Written() bool {
 
 // Implements the http.Hijacker interface
 func (w *responseWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
-	w.size = 0 // this prevents Gin to write the HTTP headers
+	if w.size < 0 {
+		w.size = 0
+	}
 	return w.ResponseWriter.(http.Hijacker).Hijack()
 }
 
diff --git a/response_writer_test.go b/response_writer_test.go
index 723acb0c..469388ab 100644
--- a/response_writer_test.go
+++ b/response_writer_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import (
 var _ ResponseWriter = &responseWriter{}
 var _ http.ResponseWriter = &responseWriter{}
 var _ http.ResponseWriter = ResponseWriter(&responseWriter{})
+var _ http.Hijacker = ResponseWriter(&responseWriter{})
+var _ http.Flusher = ResponseWriter(&responseWriter{})
+var _ http.CloseNotifier = ResponseWriter(&responseWriter{})
 
 func init() {
 	SetMode(TestMode)