diff --git a/crates/projection-xmpp/tests/lib.rs b/crates/projection-xmpp/tests/lib.rs
index 0dae478..9dfae4c 100644
--- a/crates/projection-xmpp/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/projection-xmpp/tests/lib.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,69 @@ async fn scenario_basic() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn scenario_basic_without_headers() -> Result<()> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init();
+    let config = ServerConfig {
+        listen_on: "127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap(),
+        cert: "tests/certs/xmpp.pem".parse().unwrap(),
+        key: "tests/certs/xmpp.key".parse().unwrap(),
+    };
+    let mut metrics = MetricsRegistry::new();
+    let mut storage = Storage::open(StorageConfig {
+        db_path: ":memory:".into(),
+    })
+    .await?;
+    let rooms = RoomRegistry::new(&mut metrics, storage.clone()).unwrap();
+    let players = PlayerRegistry::empty(rooms.clone(), &mut metrics).unwrap();
+    let server = launch(config, players, rooms, metrics, storage.clone()).await.unwrap();
+
+    // test scenario
+
+    storage.create_user("tester").await?;
+    storage.set_password("tester", "password").await?;
+
+    let mut stream = TcpStream::connect(server.addr).await?;
+    let mut s = TestScope::new(&mut stream);
+    tracing::info!("TCP connection established");
+
+    s.send(r#"<stream:stream xmlns:stream="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams" to="127.0.0.1" xml:lang="en" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xmlns="jabber:client" version="1.0">"#).await?;
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Decl(_) => {});
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Start(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"stream"));
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Start(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"features"));
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Start(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"starttls"));
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Empty(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"required"));
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::End(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"starttls"));
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::End(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"features"));
+    s.send(r#"<starttls/>"#).await?;
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Empty(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"proceed"));
+    let buffer = s.buffer;
+    tracing::info!("TLS feature negotiation complete");
+
+    let connector = TlsConnector::from(Arc::new(
+        ClientConfig::builder()
+            .with_safe_defaults()
+            .with_custom_certificate_verifier(Arc::new(IgnoreCertVerification))
+            .with_no_client_auth(),
+    ));
+    tracing::info!("Initiating TLS connection...");
+    let mut stream = connector.connect(ServerName::IpAddress(server.addr.ip()), stream).await?;
+    tracing::info!("TLS connection established");
+
+    let mut s = TestScopeTls::new(&mut stream, buffer);
+
+    s.send(r#"<stream:stream xmlns:stream="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams" to="127.0.0.1" xml:lang="en" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xmlns="jabber:client" version="1.0">"#).await?;
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Decl(_) => {});
+    assert_matches!(s.next_xml_event().await?, Event::Start(b) => assert_eq!(b.local_name().into_inner(), b"stream"));
+
+    stream.shutdown().await?;
+
+    // wrap up
+
+    server.terminate().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn terminate_socket() -> Result<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init();