diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac0d8fe..4a45413 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- `nhttp_headers:get_exact/2,3`, a case-sensitive `get/2,3` for lists
+  with lowercase names.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - `nhttp_h2:recv/2` answers a connection preface out of place with a
diff --git a/src/nhttp_h1.erl b/src/nhttp_h1.erl
index 7f05d09..4283711 100644
--- a/src/nhttp_h1.erl
+++ b/src/nhttp_h1.erl
@@ -1078,10 +1078,7 @@ derive_authority(<<"http://", Rest/binary>>, Headers) ->
 derive_authority(<<"https://", Rest/binary>>, Headers) ->
     extract_authority_from_uri(Rest, Headers);
 derive_authority(_Path, Headers) ->
-    case nhttp_headers:get(<<"host">>, Headers) of
-        undefined -> <<>>;
-        Host -> Host
-    end.
+    nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"host">>, Headers, <<>>).
 
 -spec detect_body_mode(nhttp_lib:headers()) ->
     body_mode()
@@ -1316,10 +1313,7 @@ extract_authority_from_uri(Rest, Headers) ->
         nomatch ->
             Rest;
         {0, _} ->
-            case nhttp_headers:get(<<"host">>, Headers) of
-                undefined -> <<>>;
-                Host -> Host
-            end;
+            nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"host">>, Headers, <<>>);
         {Pos, _} ->
             binary:part(Rest, 0, Pos)
     end.
diff --git a/src/nhttp_headers.erl b/src/nhttp_headers.erl
index 8641661..d76a1c1 100644
--- a/src/nhttp_headers.erl
+++ b/src/nhttp_headers.erl
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Key invariants:
 
 - Header names compare case-insensitively (RFC 9110 §5.1). A lookup
   matches a stored name in any case, so `get/2` with
-  `<<"content-length">>` finds a stored `Content-Length`.
+  `<<"content-length">>` finds a stored `Content-Length`, except through
+  `get_exact/2,3`.
 - Multi-valued headers keep insertion order. `get/2,3` returns the
   first match. `delete/2` removes every occurrence. `append/3`
   appends and keeps existing entries.
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ lowercasing of `lower_field_name/1`.
     filter/2,
     get/2,
     get/3,
+    get_exact/2,
+    get_exact/3,
     has/2,
     has_forbidden_value_octet/1,
     is_tchar/1,
@@ -185,6 +188,19 @@ get(Name, Headers, Default) ->
     Lower = to_lower(Name),
     do_get(Lower, Headers, Default).
 
+-doc "Like `get/2`, but case-sensitive. For lists with lowercase names only.".
+-spec get_exact(binary(), nhttp_lib:headers()) -> binary() | undefined.
+get_exact(Name, Headers) ->
+    get_exact(Name, Headers, undefined).
+
+-doc "Like `get/3`, but case-sensitive. For lists with lowercase names only.".
+-spec get_exact(binary(), nhttp_lib:headers(), Default) -> binary() | Default.
+get_exact(Name, Headers, Default) ->
+    case lists:keyfind(Name, 1, Headers) of
+        {_, Value} -> Value;
+        false -> Default
+    end.
+
 -doc "True iff a header with the given name exists. Case-insensitive.".
 -spec has(binary(), nhttp_lib:headers()) -> boolean().
 has(Name, Headers) ->
diff --git a/test/nhttp_h1_SUITE.erl b/test/nhttp_h1_SUITE.erl
index 50f03b8..96e1fa1 100644
--- a/test/nhttp_h1_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/nhttp_h1_SUITE.erl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ groups() ->
             parse_populates_default_scheme,
             parse_populates_scheme_from_opts,
             parse_populates_authority_from_host,
+            parse_populates_authority_from_host_in_any_case,
             parse_populates_authority_from_absolute_uri,
             parse_populates_authority_https_absolute_uri,
             parse_populates_authority_absolute_uri_no_path,
@@ -315,6 +316,13 @@ parse_populates_authority_from_host(_Config) ->
     {ok, Req, _} = nhttp_h1:parse_request(Data),
     ?assertEqual(<<"example.com:8080">>, maps:get(authority, Req)).
 
+parse_populates_authority_from_host_in_any_case(_Config) ->
+    Data = <<"GET /path HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST: Example.com\r\n\r\n">>,
+    {ok, Req, _} = nhttp_h1:parse_request(Data),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Example.com">>, maps:get(authority, Req)),
+    {ok, Req2, _, _} = nhttp_h1:parse_request_headers(Data),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"Example.com">>, maps:get(authority, Req2)).
+
 parse_populates_authority_from_absolute_uri(_Config) ->
     Data = <<"GET http://origin.example.com/foo HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy.example.com\r\n\r\n">>,
     {ok, Req, _} = nhttp_h1:parse_request(Data),
diff --git a/test/nhttp_headers_SUITE.erl b/test/nhttp_headers_SUITE.erl
index 5298eae..efd7635 100644
--- a/test/nhttp_headers_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/nhttp_headers_SUITE.erl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 all() ->
     [
         {group, get},
+        {group, get_exact},
         {group, has},
         {group, mutation},
         {group, filter},
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ groups() ->
             get_returns_first_when_duplicate,
             get_handles_empty_headers
         ]},
+        {get_exact, [parallel], [
+            get_exact_first_match,
+            get_exact_default_when_absent,
+            get_exact_returns_first_when_duplicate,
+            get_exact_misses_a_name_in_another_case
+        ]},
         {has, [parallel], [
             has_present,
             has_absent,
@@ -158,6 +165,37 @@ get_handles_empty_headers(_Config) ->
     ?assertEqual(undefined, nhttp_headers:get(<<"x">>, [])),
     ?assertEqual(default, nhttp_headers:get(<<"x">>, [], default)).
 
+%%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%% GET EXACT
+%%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+get_exact_first_match(_Config) ->
+    Headers = [
+        {<<"content-type">>, <<"text/html">>},
+        {<<"host">>, <<"localhost">>}
+    ],
+    ?assertEqual(<<"text/html">>, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"content-type">>, Headers)),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"localhost">>, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"host">>, Headers, default)).
+
+get_exact_default_when_absent(_Config) ->
+    ?assertEqual(undefined, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"x">>, [])),
+    ?assertEqual(undefined, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"missing">>, [{<<"x">>, <<"1">>}])),
+    ?assertEqual(default, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"x">>, [], default)),
+    ?assertEqual(custom, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"missing">>, [{<<"x">>, <<"1">>}], custom)).
+
+get_exact_returns_first_when_duplicate(_Config) ->
+    Headers = [
+        {<<"set-cookie">>, <<"a=1">>},
+        {<<"set-cookie">>, <<"b=2">>}
+    ],
+    ?assertEqual(<<"a=1">>, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"set-cookie">>, Headers)).
+
+get_exact_misses_a_name_in_another_case(_Config) ->
+    Headers = [{<<"Host">>, <<"a">>}, {<<"content-length">>, <<"5">>}],
+    ?assertEqual(undefined, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"host">>, Headers)),
+    ?assertEqual(undefined, nhttp_headers:get_exact(<<"Content-Length">>, Headers)),
+    ?assertEqual(<<"a">>, nhttp_headers:get(<<"host">>, Headers)).
+
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %%% HAS
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/nhttp_props_SUITE.erl b/test/nhttp_props_SUITE.erl
index cc77647..d5a6567 100644
--- a/test/nhttp_props_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/nhttp_props_SUITE.erl
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ groups() ->
             headers_field_name_accepts_only_the_rfc_octets,
             headers_field_value_agrees_with_the_octet_set,
             headers_lower_field_name_matches_byte_wise_lowercase,
-            headers_lower_field_name_does_not_copy_a_lowercase_name
+            headers_lower_field_name_does_not_copy_a_lowercase_name,
+            headers_get_exact_agrees_with_get_on_lowercase_names
         ]}
     ].
 
@@ -685,3 +686,8 @@ headers_lower_field_name_does_not_copy_a_lowercase_name(Config) ->
     run_property(
         nhttp_headers_props, prop_lower_field_name_does_not_copy_a_lowercase_name, Config
     ).
+
+headers_get_exact_agrees_with_get_on_lowercase_names(Config) ->
+    run_property(
+        nhttp_headers_props, prop_get_exact_agrees_with_get_on_lowercase_names, Config
+    ).
diff --git a/test/property_test/nhttp_headers_props.erl b/test/property_test/nhttp_headers_props.erl
index 0bbb0c1..c994cad 100644
--- a/test/property_test/nhttp_headers_props.erl
+++ b/test/property_test/nhttp_headers_props.erl
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ prop_lower_field_name_does_not_copy_a_lowercase_name() ->
         erts_debug:same(Name, nhttp_headers:lower_field_name(Name))
     ).
 
+-spec prop_get_exact_agrees_with_get_on_lowercase_names() -> triq:property().
+prop_get_exact_agrees_with_get_on_lowercase_names() ->
+    ?FORALL(
+        {Name, Headers, Default},
+        ?LET(Name, lowercase_name_gen(), {Name, lowercase_headers_gen(Name), default_gen()}),
+        nhttp_headers:get_exact(Name, Headers, Default) =:=
+            nhttp_headers:get(Name, Headers, Default) andalso
+            nhttp_headers:get_exact(Name, Headers) =:= nhttp_headers:get(Name, Headers)
+    ).
+
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %%% GENERATORS
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,6 +176,14 @@ lowercase_name_gen() ->
         byte_wise_lower(Name)
     ).
 
+-spec lowercase_headers_gen(binary()) -> triq_dom:domain().
+lowercase_headers_gen(Name) ->
+    list({oneof([Name, lowercase_name_gen()]), field_value_gen()}).
+
+-spec default_gen() -> triq_dom:domain().
+default_gen() ->
+    elements([undefined, missing, <<>>, <<"fallback">>]).
+
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %%% ORACLES
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------