diff --git a/lib/spdy/response.js b/lib/spdy/response.js
index e607918..64474f9 100644
--- a/lib/spdy/response.js
+++ b/lib/spdy/response.js
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ exports.writeHead = function writeHead (statusCode, reason, obj) {
   this._headerSent = true
 
   if (this.socket._handle) { this.socket._handle._spdyState.stream.respond(this.statusCode, headers) }
+
+  return this;
 }
 
 exports.end = function end (data, encoding, callback) {