diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_cmp.inc.c b/libr/core/cmd_cmp.inc.c
index b5b30c5a6d979..418df4c98dd16 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_cmp.inc.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_cmp.inc.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static RCoreHelpMessage help_msg_cu = {
 	"cu8", " $$+1 > p", "compare qwords from current seek and +1",
 	"cud", " $$+1 > p", "compare disasm current seek and +1",
 	"wu", " p", "apply unified hex patch (see output of cu)",
-	"curl", " [http-url]", "",
+	"curl", " ([-D data]) [http-url]", "",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -1079,12 +1079,31 @@ static void cmd_curl(RCore *core, const char *arg) {
 	if (r_sys_getenv_asbool ("R2_CURL")) {
 		r_sys_cmdf ("curl %s", arg);
 	} else {
+		char *postdata = NULL;
+		arg = r_str_trim_head_ro (arg);
+		if (r_str_startswith (arg, "-D")) {
+			if (arg[2] == ' ') {
+				arg = r_str_trim_head_ro (arg + 2);
+				const char *space = strchr (arg, ' ');
+				if (space) {
+					postdata = r_str_ndup (arg, space - arg);
+					arg = space + 1;
+				}
+			}
+			if (!postdata) {
+				r_core_cmd_help_match (core, help_msg_cu, "curl");
+				return;
+			}
+		}
 		if (r_str_startswith (arg, "http://") || r_str_startswith (arg, "https://")) {
 			int len;
-			char *s = r_socket_http_get (arg, NULL, &len);
+			char *s = postdata
+				? r_socket_http_post (arg, postdata, NULL, &len)
+				: r_socket_http_get (arg, NULL, &len);
 			if (s) {
 				r_cons_write (s, len);
 				free (s);
+				r_cons_newline ();
 			}
 		} else {
 			r_core_cmd_help_match (core, help_msg_cu, "curl");
diff --git a/libr/socket/socket_http.c b/libr/socket/socket_http.c
index 484be94d38068..8938606658a8f 100644
--- a/libr/socket/socket_http.c
+++ b/libr/socket/socket_http.c
@@ -95,33 +95,16 @@ static char *socket_http_answer(RSocket *s, int *code, int *rlen, ut32 redirecti
 	} else {
 		len = olen - (dn - buf);
 	}
-	if (len == 0 || 1) {
-		char *res = calloc (olen, 1);
-		int total = 0;
-		do {
-			r_socket_block_time (s, true, 0, 0);
-			ret = r_socket_read (s, (ut8*) res + total, olen - total);
-			if (ret == -1) {
-				R_LOG_ERROR ("-1");
-				break;
-			}
-			if (ret == 0) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			total += ret;
-		} while (total < olen);
-		eprintf ("%d\n", total);
-		return res;
+	if (len == 0) {
+		eprintf ("LEN = 0\n");
 	}
-	eprintf ("LEN I%d\n", len);
 	if (len > 0) {
-				eprintf ("READING %d\n", len);
 		if (len > olen) {
 			res = malloc (len + 2);
 			if (!res) {
 				goto exit;
 			}
-			olen -= dn - buf;
+			olen -= (dn - buf);
 			memcpy (res, dn + delta, olen);
 			do {
 				ret = r_socket_read_block (s, (ut8*) res + olen, len - olen);
@@ -322,16 +305,16 @@ R_API char *r_socket_http_post(const char *url, const char *data, int *code, int
 	}
 	host += 3;
 	char *port = strchr (host, ':');
-	if (!port) {
-		port = (ssl)? "443": "80";
-	} else {
-		*port++ = 0;
-	}
 	char *path = strchr (host, '/');
-	if (!path) {
-		path = "";
+	if (port && (!path || (path && port < path))) {
+		*port++ = 0;
 	} else {
+		port = ssl? "443": "80";
+	}
+	if (path) {
 		*path++ = 0;
+	} else {
+		path = "";
 	}
 	s = r_socket_new (ssl);
 	if (!s) {
@@ -353,7 +336,7 @@ R_API char *r_socket_http_post(const char *url, const char *data, int *code, int
 			"Host: %s:%d\r\n"
 			"Content-Length: %i\r\n"
 			"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n"
-			"\r\n", path, host, atoi(port), (int)strlen (data));
+			"\r\n", path, host, atoi (port), (int)strlen (data));
 	free (uri);
 	r_socket_write (s, (void *)data, strlen (data));
 	return socket_http_answer (s, code, rlen, 0);