diff --git a/Network/HTTP/Client.hs b/Network/HTTP/Client.hs
--- a/Network/HTTP/Client.hs
+++ b/Network/HTTP/Client.hs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     ( -- * Performing requests
       withResponse
     , httpLbs
+    , httpNoBody
     , responseOpen
     , responseClose
       -- * Connection manager
diff --git a/Network/HTTP/Client/Core.hs b/Network/HTTP/Client/Core.hs
--- a/Network/HTTP/Client/Core.hs
+++ b/Network/HTTP/Client/Core.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 module Network.HTTP.Client.Core
     ( withResponse
     , httpLbs
+    , httpNoBody
     , httpRaw
     , responseOpen
     , responseClose
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@
 httpLbs req man = withResponse req man $ \res -> do
     bss <- brConsume $ responseBody res
     return res { responseBody = L.fromChunks bss }
+
+-- | A convenient wrapper around 'withResponse' which ignores the response
+-- body. This is useful, for example, when performing a HEAD request.
+--
+-- Since 0.3.2
+httpNoBody :: Request -> Manager -> IO (Response ())
+httpNoBody req man = withResponse req man $ return . void
 
 -- | Get a 'Response' without any redirect following.
 httpRaw
diff --git a/http-client.cabal b/http-client.cabal
--- a/http-client.cabal
+++ b/http-client.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                http-client
-version:             0.3.1.1
+version:             0.3.2
 synopsis:            An HTTP client engine, intended as a base layer for more user-friendly packages.
 description:         This codebase has been refactored from http-conduit.
 homepage:            https://github.com/snoyberg/http-client