diff --git a/quiche/balsa/balsa_frame.cc b/quiche/balsa/balsa_frame.cc
index e5abcf8..60a3e36 100644
--- a/quiche/balsa/balsa_frame.cc
+++ b/quiche/balsa/balsa_frame.cc
@@ -878,6 +878,12 @@
   }
 
   if (!is_trailer) {
+    if (!is_request_) {
+      const int response_code = headers->parsed_response_code_;
+      const bool response_code_forbids_body =
+          !BalsaHeaders::ResponseCanHaveBody(response_code);
+    }
+
     if (content_length_idx != 0 && transfer_encoding_idx != 0) {
       if (http_validation_policy().validate_transfer_encoding &&
           http_validation_policy()