diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4d8e304705..5501af5233 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
         "colorette": "^2.0.10",
         "compression": "^1.7.4",
-        "connect-history-api-fallback": "^1.6.0",
+        "connect-history-api-fallback": "^2.0.0",
         "default-gateway": "^6.0.3",
         "express": "^4.17.3",
         "graceful-fs": "^4.2.6",
@@ -5053,9 +5053,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/connect-history-api-fallback": {
-      "version": "1.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-history-api-fallback/-/connect-history-api-fallback-1.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-e54B99q/OUoH64zYYRf3HBP5z24G38h5D3qXu23JGRoigpX5Ss4r9ZnDk3g0Z8uQC2x2lPaJ+UlWBc1ZWBWdLg==",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-history-api-fallback/-/connect-history-api-fallback-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U73+6lQFmfiNPrYbXqr6kZ1i1wiRqXnp2nhMsINseWXO8lDau0LGEffJ8kQi4EjLZympVgRdvqjAgiZ1tgzDDA==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.8"
       }
@@ -19394,9 +19394,9 @@
       }
     },
     "connect-history-api-fallback": {
-      "version": "1.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-history-api-fallback/-/connect-history-api-fallback-1.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-e54B99q/OUoH64zYYRf3HBP5z24G38h5D3qXu23JGRoigpX5Ss4r9ZnDk3g0Z8uQC2x2lPaJ+UlWBc1ZWBWdLg=="
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-history-api-fallback/-/connect-history-api-fallback-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U73+6lQFmfiNPrYbXqr6kZ1i1wiRqXnp2nhMsINseWXO8lDau0LGEffJ8kQi4EjLZympVgRdvqjAgiZ1tgzDDA=="
     },
     "content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb39533d57..689ec8ef19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "colorette": "^2.0.10",
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
-    "connect-history-api-fallback": "^1.6.0",
+    "connect-history-api-fallback": "^2.0.0",
     "default-gateway": "^6.0.3",
     "express": "^4.17.3",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.2.6",
diff --git a/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack4 b/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack4
index bace5c10a6..4eb7c58edf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack4
+++ b/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack4
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ exports[`historyApiFallback option as object with the "verbose" option request t
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should perform HEAD request in same way as GET: response headers content-type 1`] = `"text/html; charset=utf-8"`;
+
+exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should perform HEAD request in same way as GET: response status 1`] = `"OK"`;
+
+exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should perform HEAD request in same way as GET: response text 1`] = `
+"In-memory file
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should take precedence over static files: console messages 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should take precedence over static files: page errors 1`] = `Array []`;
diff --git a/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack5 b/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack5
index bace5c10a6..4eb7c58edf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack5
+++ b/test/e2e/__snapshots__/history-api-fallback.test.js.snap.webpack5
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ exports[`historyApiFallback option as object with the "verbose" option request t
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should perform HEAD request in same way as GET: response headers content-type 1`] = `"text/html; charset=utf-8"`;
+
+exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should perform HEAD request in same way as GET: response status 1`] = `"OK"`;
+
+exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should perform HEAD request in same way as GET: response text 1`] = `
+"In-memory file
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should take precedence over static files: console messages 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`historyApiFallback option in-memory files should take precedence over static files: page errors 1`] = `Array []`;
diff --git a/test/e2e/history-api-fallback.test.js b/test/e2e/history-api-fallback.test.js
index bbd1f7755d..2f20a7335a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/history-api-fallback.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/history-api-fallback.test.js
@@ -643,5 +643,45 @@ describe("historyApiFallback option", () => {
 
       expect(pageErrors).toMatchSnapshot("page errors");
     });
+
+    it("should perform HEAD request in same way as GET", async () => {
+      await page.goto(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/foo`, {
+        waitUntil: "networkidle0",
+      });
+
+      const responseGet = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+        const response = await fetch("/foo", { method: "GET" });
+
+        return {
+          contentType: response.headers.get("content-type"),
+          statusText: response.statusText,
+          text: await response.text(),
+        };
+      });
+
+      expect(responseGet.contentType).toMatchSnapshot(
+        "response headers content-type"
+      );
+
+      expect(responseGet.statusText).toMatchSnapshot("response status");
+
+      expect(responseGet.text).toMatchSnapshot("response text");
+
+      const responseHead = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+        const response = await fetch("/foo", { method: "HEAD" });
+
+        return {
+          contentType: response.headers.get("content-type"),
+          statusText: response.statusText,
+          text: await response.text(),
+        };
+      });
+
+      expect(responseHead).toMatchObject({
+        ...responseGet,
+        // HEAD response has an empty body
+        text: "",
+      });
+    });
   });
 });