diff --git a/routstr/proxy.py b/routstr/proxy.py
index d9e7bc8d..ce50f528 100644
--- a/routstr/proxy.py
+++ b/routstr/proxy.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ async def _read_bounded_body(request: Request) -> bytes | Response:
         return bytes(body)
 
     try:
-        return await asyncio.wait_for(read(), timeout)
+        body = await asyncio.wait_for(read(), timeout)
     except _BodyLimitExceeded:
         error_type, message, status = (
             "invalid_request",
@@ -457,6 +457,12 @@ async def _read_bounded_body(request: Request) -> bytes | Response:
             f"Request body not received within {timeout} seconds",
             408,
         )
+    else:
+        # Draining the stream leaves Starlette unable to serve a second read.
+        # Cache the body so later readers (EHBP forwarding, upstream stream
+        # passthrough) get it instead of "Stream consumed".
+        request._body = body
+        return body
     return create_error_response(error_type, message, status, request=request)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_bounded_request_body.py b/tests/unit/test_bounded_request_body.py
index e6c1e363..8b6cd06b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_bounded_request_body.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_bounded_request_body.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from unittest.mock import ANY, AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 from fastapi.responses import Response
+from starlette.requests import Request
 
 from routstr import proxy as proxy_module
 from routstr.core.settings import settings
@@ -101,3 +102,39 @@ async def test_normal_request_reaches_proxy_with_body() -> None:
     assert response.status_code == 200
     session_factory.assert_called_once()
     inner.assert_awaited_once_with(request, "v1/chat/completions", ANY, body)
+
+
+def _starlette_request(body: bytes) -> Request:
+    messages: list[dict[str, Any]] = [
+        {"type": "http.request", "body": body, "more_body": False}
+    ]
+
+    async def receive() -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return messages.pop(0) if messages else {"type": "http.disconnect"}
+
+    return Request(
+        {
+            "type": "http",
+            "method": "POST",
+            "headers": [(b"content-length", str(len(body)).encode())],
+            "path": "/v1/chat/completions",
+            "query_string": b"",
+            "state": {},
+        },
+        receive,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_body_stays_readable_after_bounded_read() -> None:
+    """EHBP forwarding and upstream passthrough re-read the same request."""
+    body = b'{"model": "test-model"}'
+    request = _starlette_request(body)
+
+    assert await proxy_module._read_bounded_body(request) == body
+
+    assert await request.body() == body
+    streamed = bytearray()
+    async for chunk in request.stream():
+        streamed += chunk
+    assert bytes(streamed) == body