diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/sky_server.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/sky_server.dart
index fd2c1ec7085..486591a64ff 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/bin/sky_server.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/bin/sky_server.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void printUsage(parser) {
 void addRoute(var router, String route, String path) {
   router.add(
     route,
-    ['GET'],
+    ['GET', 'HEAD'],
     createStaticHandler(
       path,
       serveFilesOutsidePath: true,