From f3ef966d0c717099d2f4a1697bd661b48c703efd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Illia Volochii <illia.volochii@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:07:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Merge commit from fork

* Stop decoding response content during redirects needlessly

* Rename the new query parameter

* Add a changelog entry
---
 dummyserver/app.py                           |  8 +++++++-
 src/urllib3/response.py                      |  6 +++++-
 test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dummyserver/app.py b/dummyserver/app.py
index 0eeb93f7..5b82e932 100644
--- a/dummyserver/app.py
+++ b/dummyserver/app.py
@@ -233,10 +233,16 @@ async def redirect() -> ResponseReturnValue:
     values = await request.values
     target = values.get("target", "/")
     status = values.get("status", "303 See Other")
+    compressed = values.get("compressed") == "true"
     status_code = status.split(" ")[0]
 
     headers = [("Location", target)]
-    return await make_response("", status_code, headers)
+    if compressed:
+        headers.append(("Content-Encoding", "gzip"))
+        data = gzip.compress(b"foo")
+    else:
+        data = b""
+    return await make_response(data, status_code, headers)
 
 
 @hypercorn_app.route("/redirect_after")
diff --git a/src/urllib3/response.py b/src/urllib3/response.py
index 5632dab3..720fbf26 100644
--- a/src/urllib3/response.py
+++ b/src/urllib3/response.py
@@ -677,7 +677,11 @@ class HTTPResponse(BaseHTTPResponse):
         Unread data in the HTTPResponse connection blocks the connection from being released back to the pool.
         """
         try:
-            self.read()
+            self.read(
+                # Do not spend resources decoding the content unless
+                # decoding has already been initiated.
+                decode_content=self._has_decoded_content,
+            )
         except (HTTPError, OSError, BaseSSLError, HTTPException):
             pass
 
diff --git a/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py b/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
index ce165e24..8d6107ae 100644
--- a/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
+++ b/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
@@ -508,6 +508,25 @@ class TestConnectionPool(HypercornDummyServerTestCase):
             assert r.status == 200
             assert r.data == b"Dummy server!"
 
+    @mock.patch("urllib3.response.GzipDecoder.decompress")
+    def test_no_decoding_with_redirect_when_preload_disabled(
+        self, gzip_decompress: mock.MagicMock
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Test that urllib3 does not attempt to decode a gzipped redirect
+        response when `preload_content` is set to `False`.
+        """
+        with HTTPConnectionPool(self.host, self.port) as pool:
+            # Three requests are expected: two redirects and one final / 200 OK.
+            response = pool.request(
+                "GET",
+                "/redirect",
+                fields={"target": "/redirect?compressed=true", "compressed": "true"},
+                preload_content=False,
+            )
+        assert response.status == 200
+        gzip_decompress.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_303_redirect_makes_request_lose_body(self) -> None:
         with HTTPConnectionPool(self.host, self.port) as pool:
             response = pool.request(
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