diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eee4df5..bff7327 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   - :x: `IHAVE`
 - :construction: Article retrieving
   - :heavy_check_mark: `ARTICLE`
-  - :x: `HEAD`
+  - :heavy_check_mark: `HEAD`
   - :x: `BODY`
   - :x: `STAT`
 - :x: Articles overview
diff --git a/internal/protocol/constants.go b/internal/protocol/constants.go
index a1c0a6d..302980c 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/constants.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/constants.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const (
 	CommandPost         = "POST"
 	CommandListGroup    = "LISTGROUP"
 	CommandArticle      = "ARTICLE"
+	CommandHead         = "HEAD"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/internal/server/handler.go b/internal/server/handler.go
index b203f90..aed08a2 100644
--- a/internal/server/handler.go
+++ b/internal/server/handler.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func NewHandler(b backend.StorageBackend, serverDomain string) *Handler {
 		protocol.CommandPost:         h.handlePost,
 		protocol.CommandListGroup:    h.handleListgroup,
 		protocol.CommandArticle:      h.handleArticle,
+		protocol.CommandHead:         h.handleHead,
 	}
 	h.serverDomain = serverDomain
 	return h
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListgroup(s *Session, arguments []string, id uint) error
 	return dw.Close()
 }
 
+// TODO refactor this, because it's mostly duplicate of ARTICLE handler function
 func (h *Handler) handleArticle(s *Session, arguments []string, id uint) error {
 	s.tconn.StartResponse(id)
 	defer s.tconn.EndResponse(id)
@@ -455,6 +457,70 @@ func (h *Handler) handleArticle(s *Session, arguments []string, id uint) error {
 	return dw.Close()
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) handleHead(s *Session, arguments []string, id uint) error {
+	s.tconn.StartResponse(id)
+	defer s.tconn.EndResponse(id)
+
+	if len(arguments) == 0 && s.currentArticle == nil {
+		return s.tconn.PrintfLine(protocol.NNTPResponse{Code: 420, Message: "No current article selected"}.String())
+	}
+
+	if len(arguments) > 1 {
+		return s.tconn.PrintfLine(protocol.ErrSyntaxError.String())
+	}
+
+	getByArticleNum := true
+	num, err := strconv.Atoi(arguments[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		getByArticleNum = false
+	}
+
+	if getByArticleNum && s.currentGroup == nil {
+		return s.tconn.PrintfLine(protocol.NNTPResponse{Code: 412, Message: "No newsgroup selected"}.String())
+	}
+
+	var a models.Article
+
+	if getByArticleNum {
+		a, err = h.backend.GetArticleByNumber(s.currentGroup, num)
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+				return s.tconn.PrintfLine(protocol.NNTPResponse{Code: 423, Message: "No article with that number"}.String())
+			} else {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		a, err = h.backend.GetArticle(arguments[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+				return s.tconn.PrintfLine(protocol.NNTPResponse{Code: 430, Message: "No Such Article Found"}.String())
+			} else {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	s.currentArticle = &a
+
+	m := utils.NewMessage()
+	for k, v := range a.Header {
+		m.SetHeader(k, v...)
+	}
+
+	dw := s.tconn.DotWriter()
+	_, err = dw.Write([]byte(protocol.NNTPResponse{Code: 221, Message: fmt.Sprintf("%d %s", num, a.Header.Get("Message-ID"))}.String() + protocol.CRLF))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = m.WriteTo(dw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return dw.Close()
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) Handle(s *Session, message string, id uint) error {
 	splittedMessage := strings.Split(message, " ")
 	for i, v := range splittedMessage {