diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 04b7da8d4..3f70c64b8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ver 0.20.12 (not yet released)
   - vorbis: default to quality 3
 * output
   - fix hanging playback with soxr resampler
+  - httpd: flush encoder after tag; fixes corrupt Vorbis stream
 
 ver 0.20.11 (2017/10/18)
 * storage
diff --git a/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx b/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx
index 966669b1e..0a811b706 100644
--- a/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/output/plugins/httpd/HttpdOutputPlugin.cxx
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ HttpdOutput::SendTag(const Tag &tag)
 
 		try {
 			encoder->SendTag(tag);
+			encoder->Flush();
 		} catch (const std::runtime_error &) {
 			/* ignore */
 		}