diff --git a/ext/standard/http_fopen_wrapper.c b/ext/standard/http_fopen_wrapper.c
index bf0363fd3cca4..4f702bf75f38b 100644
--- a/ext/standard/http_fopen_wrapper.c
+++ b/ext/standard/http_fopen_wrapper.c
@@ -732,24 +732,16 @@ static php_stream *php_stream_url_wrap_http_ex(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper,
 
 	/* read past HTTP headers */
 
-	http_header_line = emalloc(HTTP_HEADER_BLOCK_SIZE);
-
 	while (!php_stream_eof(stream)) {
 		size_t http_header_line_length;
 
-		if (php_stream_get_line(stream, http_header_line, HTTP_HEADER_BLOCK_SIZE, &http_header_line_length) && *http_header_line != '\n' && *http_header_line != '\r') {
+		if (http_header_line != NULL) {
+			efree(http_header_line);
+		}
+		if ((http_header_line = php_stream_get_line(stream, NULL, 0, &http_header_line_length)) && *http_header_line != '\n' && *http_header_line != '\r') {
 			char *e = http_header_line + http_header_line_length - 1;
 			char *http_header_value;
-			if (*e != '\n') {
-				do { /* partial header */
-					if (php_stream_get_line(stream, http_header_line, HTTP_HEADER_BLOCK_SIZE, &http_header_line_length) == NULL) {
-						php_stream_wrapper_log_error(wrapper, options, "Failed to read HTTP headers");
-						goto out;
-					}
-					e = http_header_line + http_header_line_length - 1;
-				} while (*e != '\n');
-				continue;
-			}
+
 			while (e >= http_header_line && (*e == '\n' || *e == '\r')) {
 				e--;
 			}
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/http/bug78719.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/http/bug78719.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b12bd3951e36f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/http/bug78719.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #78719 (http wrapper silently ignores long Location headers)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require 'server.inc'; http_server_skipif('tcp://127.0.0.1:12342'); ?>
+--INI--
+allow_url_fopen=1
+--FILE--
+<?php
+require 'server.inc';
+
+$url = str_repeat('*', 2000);
+$responses = array(
+	"data://text/plain,HTTP/1.0 302 Ok\r\nLocation: $url\r\n\r\nBody",
+);
+$pid = http_server("tcp://127.0.0.1:12342", $responses, $output);
+
+$context = stream_context_create(['http' => ['follow_location' => 0]]);
+$stream = fopen('http://127.0.0.1:12342/', 'r', false, $context);
+var_dump(stream_get_contents($stream));
+var_dump(stream_get_meta_data($stream)['wrapper_data'][1] === "Location: $url");
+
+http_server_kill($pid);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+string(4) "Body"
+bool(true)