diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index f0b5634a..2e93f716 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -2403,6 +2403,15 @@ Strophe.Connection.prototype = {
             // or on a gradually expanding retry window for reconnects
             var sendFunc = function () {
                 req.date = new Date();
+                /* This is a chrome CORS fix, 
+                 * Chrome changes the request method from POST to 
+                 * OPTIONS thus not carriying the initial xml stanza.
+                 * this keeps the http request pending for random time 
+                 * period before restarting it. 
+                 * Setting content type of the request to text/plain avoids
+                 * this problem 
+                 * */
+                req.xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
                 req.xhr.send(req.data);
             };