diff --git a/axum/CHANGELOG.md b/axum/CHANGELOG.md
index e0379c2d..1bedc2ac 100644
--- a/axum/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/axum/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   `serde_json::Error` ([#1371])
 - **added**: `JsonRejection` now displays the path at which a deserialization
   error occurred too ([#1371])
+- **fixed:** Support streaming/chunked requests in `ContentLengthLimit` ([#1389])
 - **fixed:** Used `400 Bad Request` for `FailedToDeserializeQueryString`
   rejections, instead of `422 Unprocessable Entity` ([#1387])
 
 [#1371]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1371
 [#1387]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1387
+[#1389]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1389
 
 # 0.6.0-rc.2 (10. September, 2022)
 
diff --git a/axum/src/extract/content_length_limit.rs b/axum/src/extract/content_length_limit.rs
index 6e53af7b..f5775842 100644
--- a/axum/src/extract/content_length_limit.rs
+++ b/axum/src/extract/content_length_limit.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use super::{rejection::*, FromRequest};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use axum_core::{extract::FromRequestParts, response::IntoResponse};
 use http::{request::Parts, Method, Request};
+use http_body::Limited;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 /// Extractor that will reject requests with a body larger than some size.
@@ -36,32 +37,41 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 /// # axum::Server::bind(&"".parse().unwrap()).serve(app.into_make_service()).await.unwrap();
 /// # };
 /// ```
-///
-/// This requires the request to have a `Content-Length` header.
-///
-/// If you want to limit the size of request bodies without requiring a `Content-Length` header,
-/// consider using [`tower_http::limit::RequestBodyLimitLayer`].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ContentLengthLimit<T, const N: u64>(pub T);
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<T, S, B, const N: u64> FromRequest<S, B> for ContentLengthLimit<T, N>
+impl<T, S, B, R, const N: u64> FromRequest<S, B> for ContentLengthLimit<T, N>
 where
-    T: FromRequest<S, B>,
-    T::Rejection: IntoResponse,
+    T: FromRequest<S, B, Rejection = R> + FromRequest<S, Limited<B>, Rejection = R>,
+    R: IntoResponse + Send,
     B: Send + 'static,
     S: Send + Sync,
 {
-    type Rejection = ContentLengthLimitRejection<T::Rejection>;
+    type Rejection = ContentLengthLimitRejection<R>;
 
     async fn from_request(req: Request<B>, state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
         let (parts, body) = req.into_parts();
-        validate::<_, N>(&parts)?;
 
-        let req = Request::from_parts(parts, body);
-        let value = T::from_request(req, state)
-            .await
-            .map_err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::Inner)?;
+        let value = if let Some(err) = validate::<N>(&parts).err() {
+            match err {
+                RequestValidationError::LengthRequiredStream => {
+                    // `Limited` supports limiting streams, so use that instead since this is a
+                    // streaming request
+                    let body = Limited::new(body, N as usize);
+                    let req = Request::from_parts(parts, body);
+                    T::from_request(req, state)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::Inner)?
+                }
+                other => return Err(other.into()),
+            }
+        } else {
+            let req = Request::from_parts(parts, body);
+            T::from_request(req, state)
+                .await
+                .map_err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::Inner)?
+        };
 
         Ok(Self(value))
     }
@@ -77,7 +87,7 @@ where
     type Rejection = ContentLengthLimitRejection<T::Rejection>;
 
     async fn from_request_parts(parts: &mut Parts, state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
-        validate::<_, N>(parts)?;
+        validate::<N>(parts)?;
 
         let value = T::from_request_parts(parts, state)
             .await
@@ -87,7 +97,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-fn validate<E, const N: u64>(parts: &Parts) -> Result<(), ContentLengthLimitRejection<E>> {
+fn validate<const N: u64>(parts: &Parts) -> Result<(), RequestValidationError> {
     let content_length = parts
         .headers
         .get(http::header::CONTENT_LENGTH)
@@ -96,24 +106,20 @@ fn validate<E, const N: u64>(parts: &Parts) -> Result<(), ContentLengthLimitReje
     match (content_length, &parts.method) {
         (content_length, &(Method::GET | Method::HEAD | Method::OPTIONS)) => {
             if content_length.is_some() {
-                return Err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::ContentLengthNotAllowed(
-                    ContentLengthNotAllowed,
-                ));
+                return Err(RequestValidationError::ContentLengthNotAllowed);
             } else if parts
                 .headers
                 .get(http::header::TRANSFER_ENCODING)
                 .map_or(false, |value| value.as_bytes() == b"chunked")
             {
-                return Err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::LengthRequired(LengthRequired));
+                return Err(RequestValidationError::LengthRequiredChunkedHeadOrGet);
             }
         }
         (Some(content_length), _) if content_length > N => {
-            return Err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::PayloadTooLarge(
-                PayloadTooLarge,
-            ));
+            return Err(RequestValidationError::PayloadTooLarge);
         }
         (None, _) => {
-            return Err(ContentLengthLimitRejection::LengthRequired(LengthRequired));
+            return Err(RequestValidationError::LengthRequiredStream);
         }
         _ => {}
     }
@@ -129,6 +135,30 @@ impl<T, const N: u64> Deref for ContentLengthLimit<T, N> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Similar to `ContentLengthLimitRejection` but more fine grained in that we can tell the
+/// difference between `LengthRequiredStream` and `LengthRequiredChunkedHeadOrGet`
+enum RequestValidationError {
+    PayloadTooLarge,
+    LengthRequiredStream,
+    LengthRequiredChunkedHeadOrGet,
+    ContentLengthNotAllowed,
+}
+
+impl<T> From<RequestValidationError> for ContentLengthLimitRejection<T> {
+    fn from(inner: RequestValidationError) -> Self {
+        match inner {
+            RequestValidationError::PayloadTooLarge => Self::PayloadTooLarge(PayloadTooLarge),
+            RequestValidationError::LengthRequiredStream
+            | RequestValidationError::LengthRequiredChunkedHeadOrGet => {
+                Self::LengthRequired(LengthRequired)
+            }
+            RequestValidationError::ContentLengthNotAllowed => {
+                Self::ContentLengthNotAllowed(ContentLengthNotAllowed)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -180,14 +210,25 @@ mod tests {
             .await;
         assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE);
 
+        let chunk = repeat(0_u8).take(LIMIT as usize).collect::<Bytes>();
         let res = client
             .post("/")
             .body(reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(futures_util::stream::iter(
-                vec![Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(Bytes::new())],
+                vec![Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(chunk)],
             )))
             .send()
             .await;
-        assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::LENGTH_REQUIRED);
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+        let chunk = repeat(0_u8).take((LIMIT + 1) as usize).collect::<Bytes>();
+        let res = client
+            .post("/")
+            .body(reqwest::Body::wrap_stream(futures_util::stream::iter(
+                vec![Ok::<_, std::io::Error>(chunk)],
+            )))
+            .send()
+            .await;
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE);
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]