diff --git a/docs/spec/options/hurl/discard_body.option b/docs/spec/options/hurl/discard_body.option
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47c340604b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/spec/options/hurl/discard_body.option
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: discard_body
+long: discard-body
+help: Discard response body
+help_heading: HTTP options
+config_file: true
+env_var: HURL_DISCARD_BODY
+---
+Discard response body.
+
+If there are no asserts and reports relying on the response body, this option can free the memory consumed by the response body earlier.
+
+Without this option, Hurl keeps the response body in memory until the program ends. This can consume a large amount of memory if the payload is large, particularly when using parallel or repeated execution modes.
diff --git a/docs/spec/options/hurl/truncate_body.option b/docs/spec/options/hurl/truncate_body.option
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..815be53be17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/spec/options/hurl/truncate_body.option
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: truncate_body
+long: truncate-body
+help: Truncate response body
+help_heading: HTTP options
+config_file: true
+env_var: HURL_TRUNCATE_BODY
+---
+Truncate the response body.
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.err.pattern b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.err.pattern
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e846c515f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.err.pattern
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+* Executing entry 1
+*
+* Cookie store:
+*
+* Request:
+* GET http://localhost:8000/discard-body
+*
+* Request can be run with the following curl command:
+* curl 'http://localhost:8000/discard-body'
+*
+> GET /discard-body HTTP/1.1
+> Host: localhost:8000
+> Accept: */*
+> User-Agent: hurl/8.1.0
+>
+* Response:
+*
+< HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+< Content-Length: 12
+< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
+< Date: <<<.*?>>>
+< Server: Flask Server
+< Via: waitress
+<
+* Received 0 bytes in <<<\d+>>> ms
+*
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.hurl b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.hurl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55506a2dac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.hurl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+GET http://localhost:8000/discard-body
+HTTP 200
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.out b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.ps1 b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f71b146b704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Set-StrictMode -Version latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+hurl --verbose --discard-body Accept tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.hurl
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.py b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb1f1993275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from app import app
+from flask import request
+
+@app.route("/discard-body")
+def discard_body():
+    return "Hello World!"
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.sh b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a79476742d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+hurl --verbose --discard-body tests_ok/discard_body/discard_body.hurl
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/hurl/config b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/hurl/config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7937db74009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_ok/discard_body/hurl/config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--discard-body
diff --git a/integration/hurl/tests_pty/help/help.out b/integration/hurl/tests_pty/help/help.out
index c3189383974..0a35fd1b21c 100644
--- a/integration/hurl/tests_pty/help/help.out
+++ b/integration/hurl/tests_pty/help/help.out
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ HTTP options:
           Add basic Authentication header to each request
   -A, --user-agent <NAME>
           Specify the User-Agent string to send to the HTTP server
+      --discard-body
+          Discard the response body
+      --truncate-body <SIZE>
+          Truncate the response body
 
 Output options:
       --color                  Colorize output
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/args.rs b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/args.rs
index b83b824f8be..76647df5bf1 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/args.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/args.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ pub fn parse_cli_args(
         .arg(commands::verbose())
         .arg(commands::very_verbose())
         .arg(commands::verbosity())
+        .arg(commands::discard_body())
+        .arg(commands::truncate_body())
         // Run options
         .arg(commands::continue_on_error())
         .arg(commands::delay())
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ fn parse_arg_matches(
     let no_cookie_store = no_cookie_store(arg_matches, default_options.no_cookie_store);
     let no_headers = no_headers(arg_matches, default_options.no_headers);
     let no_proxy = no_proxy(arg_matches, default_options.no_proxy);
+    let discard_body = discard_body(arg_matches, default_options.discard_body);
     let ntlm = ntlm(arg_matches, default_options.ntlm);
     let parallel = parallel(arg_matches, default_options.parallel);
     let path_as_is = path_as_is(arg_matches, default_options.path_as_is);
@@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ fn parse_arg_matches(
     let user_agent = user_agent(arg_matches, default_options.user_agent);
     let variables = variables(arg_matches, default_options.variables)?;
     let verbosity = verbosity(arg_matches, default_options.verbosity);
+    let truncate_body = truncate_body(arg_matches, default_options.truncate_body);
 
     Ok(CliOptions {
         aws_sigv4,
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ fn parse_arg_matches(
         no_cookie_store,
         no_headers,
         no_proxy,
+        discard_body,
         ntlm,
         path_as_is,
         pinned_pub_key,
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ fn parse_arg_matches(
         variables,
         verbosity,
         jobs,
+        truncate_body,
     })
 }
 
@@ -772,6 +778,14 @@ fn no_proxy(arg_matches: &ArgMatches, default_value: Option<String>) -> Option<S
     get::<String>(arg_matches, "no_proxy").or(default_value)
 }
 
+fn discard_body(arg_matches: &ArgMatches, default_value: bool) -> bool {
+    if has_flag(arg_matches, "discard_body") {
+        true
+    } else {
+        default_value
+    }
+}
+
 fn ntlm(arg_matches: &ArgMatches, default_value: bool) -> bool {
     if has_flag(arg_matches, "ntlm") {
         true
@@ -841,6 +855,10 @@ fn proxy(arg_matches: &ArgMatches, default_value: Option<String>) -> Option<Stri
     get::<String>(arg_matches, "proxy").or(default_value)
 }
 
+fn truncate_body(arg_matches: &ArgMatches, default_value: Option<u64>) -> Option<u64> {
+    get::<u64>(arg_matches, "truncate_body").or(default_value)
+}
+
 fn proxy_headers(arg_matches: &ArgMatches, default_value: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut proxy_headers = default_value;
     if let Some(proxy_header) = get_strings(arg_matches, "proxy_header") {
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/commands.rs b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/commands.rs
index 9f08f0df518..e9d1d8e50d0 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/commands.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/commands.rs
@@ -583,6 +583,25 @@ pub fn report_json() -> clap::Arg {
         .num_args(1)
 }
 
+pub fn discard_body() -> clap::Arg {
+    clap::Arg::new("discard_body")
+        .long("discard-body")
+        .help("Discard the response body")
+        .help_heading("HTTP options")
+        .action(clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)
+}
+
+pub fn truncate_body() -> clap::Arg {
+    clap::Arg::new("truncate_body")
+        .long("truncate-body")
+        .help("Truncate the response body")
+        .help_heading("HTTP options")
+        .value_parser(clap::value_parser!(i64))
+        .value_name("SIZE")
+        .num_args(1)
+        .allow_negative_numbers(true)
+}
+
 pub fn report_junit() -> clap::Arg {
     clap::Arg::new("report_junit")
         .long("report-junit")
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/config_file/mod.rs b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/config_file/mod.rs
index 7de582cd639..5f67013dced 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/config_file/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/config_file/mod.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@ fn parse_option(reader: &mut Reader, options: &mut CliOptions) -> Result<(), Con
             options.insecure = true;
             Ok(())
         }
+        "discard_body" => {
+            expect_no_value(reader)?;
+            options.discard_body = false;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        "truncate_body" => {
+            expect_no_value(reader)?;
+            options.truncate_body = None;
+            Ok(())
+        }
         "http1.0" => {
             expect_no_value(reader)?;
             options.http_version = Some(HttpVersion::V10);
@@ -439,7 +449,6 @@ fn parse_option(reader: &mut Reader, options: &mut CliOptions) -> Result<(), Con
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-
     use super::*;
     use crate::cli::options::Verbosity;
     use hurl_core::reader::Pos;
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/mod.rs b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/mod.rs
index c0fe0ba923c..8028a122884 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/cli/options/mod.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub struct CliOptions {
     pub no_cookie_store: bool,
     pub no_headers: Vec<String>,
     pub no_proxy: Option<String>,
+    pub discard_body: bool,
     pub ntlm: bool,
     pub output: Option<Output>,
     pub output_type: OutputType,
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ pub struct CliOptions {
     pub user_agent: Option<String>,
     pub variables: HashMap<String, Value>,
     pub verbosity: Option<Verbosity>,
+    pub truncate_body: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 /// Log verbosity level
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ impl Default for CliOptions {
             no_cookie_store: false,
             no_headers: Vec::new(),
             no_proxy: None,
+            discard_body: false,
             ntlm: false,
             output: None,
             output_type: OutputType::ResponseBody,
@@ -319,6 +322,7 @@ impl Default for CliOptions {
             user_agent: None,
             variables: HashMap::new(),
             verbosity: None,
+            truncate_body: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -432,6 +436,8 @@ impl CliOptions {
         let use_cookie_store = !self.no_cookie_store;
         let user = self.user.clone();
         let user_agent = self.user_agent.clone();
+        let discard_body = self.discard_body;
+        let truncate_body = self.truncate_body;
 
         Ok(RunnerOptionsBuilder::new()
             .aws_sigv4(aws_sigv4)
@@ -466,6 +472,7 @@ impl CliOptions {
             .use_jsonpath_coercion(use_jsonpath_coercion)
             .no_proxy(no_proxy)
             .no_headers(no_headers)
+            .discard_body(discard_body)
             .ntlm(ntlm)
             .output(output)
             .path_as_is(path_as_is)
@@ -483,6 +490,7 @@ impl CliOptions {
             .use_cookie_store(use_cookie_store)
             .user(user)
             .user_agent(user_agent)
+            .truncate_body(truncate_body)
             .build())
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs
index ae474c87b40..87072e42b41 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/client.rs
@@ -293,10 +293,26 @@ impl Client {
                 }
                 _ => {}
             })?;
-            transfer.write_function(|data| {
-                response_body.extend(data);
-                Ok(data.len())
-            })?;
+
+            if !options.discard_body {
+                transfer.write_function(|data| {
+                    if let Some(limit) = options.truncate_body {
+                        let limit = limit as usize;
+                        let current_len = response_body.len();
+
+                        if current_len < limit {
+                            let remaining = limit - current_len;
+                            let bytes_to_take = data.len().min(remaining);
+
+                            response_body.extend_from_slice(&data[..bytes_to_take]);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        response_body.extend(data);
+                    }
+
+                    Ok(data.len())
+                })?;
+            }
 
             if let Err(e) = transfer.perform() {
                 let code = e.code() as i32; // due to windows build
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/curl_cmd.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/curl_cmd.rs
index e60ff913094..ab4d630b2a9 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/curl_cmd.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/curl_cmd.rs
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@ mod tests {
             user: Some("user:password".to_string()),
             user_agent: Some("my-useragent".to_string()),
             verbosity: None,
+            discard_body: false,
+            truncate_body: None,
         };
 
         let cmd = CurlCmd::new(&request, &cookie_store, &context_dir, None, &options);
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs b/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs
index 2f60295027a..56fa3be7f66 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/http/options.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ pub struct ClientOptions {
     pub user: Option<String>,
     pub user_agent: Option<String>,
     pub verbosity: Option<Verbosity>,
+    pub discard_body: bool,
+    pub truncate_body: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 // FIXME/ we could implement copy here
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ impl Default for ClientOptions {
             user: None,
             user_agent: None,
             verbosity: None,
+            discard_body: false,
+            truncate_body: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/entry.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/entry.rs
index 46887f36d10..e3feb28d597 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/entry.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/entry.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ impl ClientOptions {
                 Verbosity::Verbose => http::Verbosity::Verbose,
                 Verbosity::VeryVerbose => http::Verbosity::VeryVerbose,
             }),
+            discard_body: runner_options.discard_body,
+            truncate_body: runner_options.truncate_body,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/hurl/src/runner/runner_options.rs b/packages/hurl/src/runner/runner_options.rs
index e87f973ff2e..ad5b658beb0 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/src/runner/runner_options.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/src/runner/runner_options.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  *
  */
-use std::time::Duration;
-
 use hurl_core::types::{BytesPerSec, Count};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::http::{FollowLocation, HeaderVec, IpResolve, RequestedHttpVersion};
 use crate::pretty::PrettyMode;
@@ -79,6 +78,8 @@ pub struct RunnerOptionsBuilder {
     use_jsonpath_coercion: bool,
     user: Option<String>,
     user_agent: Option<String>,
+    discard_body: bool,
+    truncate_body: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Default for RunnerOptionsBuilder {
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ impl Default for RunnerOptionsBuilder {
             use_jsonpath_coercion: true,
             user: None,
             user_agent: None,
+            discard_body: false,
+            truncate_body: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -337,6 +340,11 @@ impl RunnerOptionsBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn truncate_body(&mut self, truncate_body: Option<u64>) -> &mut Self {
+        self.truncate_body = truncate_body;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Enables HTTP Digest authentication.
     pub fn digest(&mut self, digest: bool) -> &mut Self {
         self.digest = digest;
@@ -373,6 +381,11 @@ impl RunnerOptionsBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn discard_body(&mut self, discard_body: bool) -> &mut Self {
+        self.discard_body = discard_body;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets list of hosts which do not use a proxy.
     pub fn no_proxy(&mut self, no_proxy: Option<String>) -> &mut Self {
         self.no_proxy = no_proxy;
@@ -553,6 +566,8 @@ impl RunnerOptionsBuilder {
             use_jsonpath_coercion: self.use_jsonpath_coercion,
             user: self.user.clone(),
             user_agent: self.user_agent.clone(),
+            discard_body: self.discard_body,
+            truncate_body: self.truncate_body,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -668,6 +683,10 @@ pub struct RunnerOptions {
     pub(crate) user: Option<String>,
     /// Specifies the User-Agent string to send to the HTTP server.
     pub(crate) user_agent: Option<String>,
+    /// Specifies whether to discard the response body.
+    pub(crate) discard_body: bool,
+    /// Specifies the maximum number of bytes to truncate the response body.
+    pub(crate) truncate_body: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl Default for RunnerOptions {
diff --git a/packages/hurl/tests/sample.rs b/packages/hurl/tests/sample.rs
index 2d274de6015..dcf8ee2b3dd 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/tests/sample.rs
+++ b/packages/hurl/tests/sample.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ fn simple_sample() {
         .unix_socket(None)
         .user(None)
         .user_agent(None)
+        .discard_body(false)
         .build();
 
     let logger_opts = LoggerOptionsBuilder::new()