diff --git a/httpie/models.py b/httpie/models.py
index a0a68c8ddc..e9957b974a 100644
--- a/httpie/models.py
+++ b/httpie/models.py
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 
 ELAPSED_TIME_LABEL = 'Elapsed time'
 
+# Default ports stripped from the displayed `Host` header to match what
+# `http.client` actually sends on the wire (it omits the port when it
+# matches the scheme's default).
+DEFAULT_PORTS_BY_SCHEME = {
+    'http': 80,
+    'https': 443,
+}
+
 
 class HTTPMessage:
     """Abstract class for HTTP messages."""
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ def headers(self):
 
         headers = self._orig.headers.copy()
         if 'Host' not in self._orig.headers:
-            headers['Host'] = url.netloc.split('@')[-1]
+            headers['Host'] = _build_host_header(url)
 
         headers = [
             f'{name}: {value if isinstance(value, str) else value.decode()}'
@@ -169,6 +177,30 @@ def body(self):
         return body or b''
 
 
+def _build_host_header(url) -> str:
+    """Return the displayed `Host` header for a URL.
+
+    Mirrors `http.client`'s behavior of omitting the port when it equals the
+    scheme's default, so `--print hH` matches the bytes actually sent on
+    the wire.
+    """
+    netloc = url.netloc.split('@')[-1]
+    default_port = DEFAULT_PORTS_BY_SCHEME.get(url.scheme)
+    if default_port is not None:
+        try:
+            port = url.port
+        except ValueError:
+            # Malformed port — leave the netloc as-is.
+            port = None
+        if port == default_port:
+            # Strip the trailing `:<default_port>` while preserving any
+            # IPv6 brackets and host casing in `netloc`.
+            suffix = f':{default_port}'
+            if netloc.endswith(suffix):
+                netloc = netloc[: -len(suffix)]
+    return netloc
+
+
 RequestsMessage = Union[requests.PreparedRequest, requests.Response]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_regressions.py b/tests/test_regressions.py
index 622d03d7ce..66c3f8f6ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_regressions.py
+++ b/tests/test_regressions.py
@@ -19,6 +19,40 @@ def test_Host_header_overwrite(httpbin):
     assert f'host: {host}' in r
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'url, expected_host',
+    [
+        # Default ports must be stripped from the displayed Host
+        # header to match what `http.client` actually sends on the
+        # wire (it omits the port when it equals the scheme default).
+        ('http://localhost:80/', 'localhost'),
+        ('https://example.com:443/', 'example.com'),
+        # Userinfo should not appear in Host either way.
+        ('http://user:pass@localhost:80/', 'localhost'),
+        # Non-default ports must be preserved.
+        ('http://localhost:8080/', 'localhost:8080'),
+        ('https://example.com:80/', 'example.com:80'),
+        ('https://example.com:8443/', 'example.com:8443'),
+        # No explicit port -> no port in Host.
+        ('https://example.com/', 'example.com'),
+        # IPv6 hosts keep their brackets.
+        ('http://[::1]:80/', '[::1]'),
+        ('http://[::1]:8080/', '[::1]:8080'),
+    ],
+)
+def test_Host_header_default_port_stripped(url, expected_host):
+    """
+    https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1034
+    """
+    r = http('--offline', '--print=H', url)
+    host_lines = [
+        line for line in r.splitlines()
+        if line.lower().startswith('host:')
+    ]
+    assert len(host_lines) == 1, r
+    assert host_lines[0] == f'Host: {expected_host}', r
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(is_windows, reason='Unix-only')
 def test_output_devnull(httpbin):
     """