diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77926efa..8c7a1c8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Version 118:
+
+HTTP:
+
+* Fix writing header into std::ostream
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Version 117:
 
 * Add buffers_to_string
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/http/impl/write.ipp b/include/boost/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
index 5ce7ee90..1d9e8448 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/http/impl/write.ipp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ operator<<(std::ostream& os,
     header<true, Fields> const& h)
 {
     typename Fields::reader fr{
-        h, h.version, h.method()};
+        h, h.version(), h.method()};
     return os << buffers(fr.get());
 }
 
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ operator<<(std::ostream& os,
     header<false, Fields> const& h)
 {
     typename Fields::reader fr{
-        h, h.version, h.result_int()};
+        h, h.version(), h.result_int()};
     return os << buffers(fr.get());
 }
 
diff --git a/test/beast/http/write.cpp b/test/beast/http/write.cpp
index 78fa0f0b..35437df2 100644
--- a/test/beast/http/write.cpp
+++ b/test/beast/http/write.cpp
@@ -596,14 +596,36 @@ public:
     void test_std_ostream()
     {
         // Conversion to std::string via operator<<
-        request<string_body> m;
-        m.method(verb::get);
-        m.target("/");
-        m.version(11);
-        m.set(field::user_agent, "test");
-        m.body() = "*";
-        BEAST_EXPECT(to_string(m) ==
-            "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nUser-Agent: test\r\n\r\n*");
+        {
+            request<string_body> m;
+            m.method(verb::get);
+            m.target("/");
+            m.version(11);
+            m.set(field::user_agent, "test");
+            m.body() = "*";
+            BEAST_EXPECT(to_string(m) ==
+                "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nUser-Agent: test\r\n\r\n*");
+        }
+
+        // Output to std::ostream
+        {
+            request<string_body> m{verb::get, "/", 11};
+            std::stringstream ss;
+            ss << m;
+            BEAST_EXPECT(ss.str() ==
+                "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+                "\r\n");
+        }
+
+        // Output header to std::ostream
+        {
+            request<string_body> m{verb::get, "/", 11};
+            std::stringstream ss;
+            ss << m.base();
+            BEAST_EXPECT(ss.str() ==
+                "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+                "\r\n");
+        }
     }
 
     // Ensure completion handlers are not leaked