diff --git a/gunicorn/asgi/protocol.py b/gunicorn/asgi/protocol.py
index 4ef73a7e..9ea2fa35 100644
--- a/gunicorn/asgi/protocol.py
+++ b/gunicorn/asgi/protocol.py
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ class ASGIProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
 
             msg_type = message["type"]
 
+            if msg_type == "http.response.informational":
+                # Handle informational responses (1xx) like 103 Early Hints
+                info_status = message.get("status")
+                info_headers = message.get("headers", [])
+                await self._send_informational(info_status, info_headers, request)
+                return
+
             if msg_type == "http.response.start":
                 if response_started:
                     exc_to_raise = RuntimeError("Response already started")
@@ -409,6 +416,34 @@ class ASGIProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
 
         return scope
 
+    async def _send_informational(self, status, headers, request):
+        """Send an informational response (1xx) such as 103 Early Hints.
+
+        Args:
+            status: HTTP status code (100-199)
+            headers: List of (name, value) header tuples
+            request: The parsed request object
+
+        Note: Informational responses are only sent for HTTP/1.1 or later.
+        HTTP/1.0 clients do not support 1xx responses.
+        """
+        # Don't send informational responses to HTTP/1.0 clients
+        if request.version < (1, 1):
+            return
+
+        reason = self._get_reason_phrase(status)
+        response = f"HTTP/{request.version[0]}.{request.version[1]} {status} {reason}\r\n"
+
+        for name, value in headers:
+            if isinstance(name, bytes):
+                name = name.decode("latin-1")
+            if isinstance(value, bytes):
+                value = value.decode("latin-1")
+            response += f"{name}: {value}\r\n"
+
+        response += "\r\n"
+        self.transport.write(response.encode("latin-1"))
+
     async def _send_response_start(self, status, headers, request):
         """Send HTTP response status and headers."""
         # Build status line
@@ -454,6 +489,7 @@ class ASGIProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
         reasons = {
             100: "Continue",
             101: "Switching Protocols",
+            103: "Early Hints",
             200: "OK",
             201: "Created",
             202: "Accepted",
@@ -596,6 +632,21 @@ class ASGIProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
 
             msg_type = message["type"]
 
+            if msg_type == "http.response.informational":
+                # Handle informational responses (1xx) like 103 Early Hints over HTTP/2
+                info_status = message.get("status")
+                info_headers = message.get("headers", [])
+                # Convert headers to list of string tuples
+                headers = []
+                for name, value in info_headers:
+                    if isinstance(name, bytes):
+                        name = name.decode("latin-1")
+                    if isinstance(value, bytes):
+                        value = value.decode("latin-1")
+                    headers.append((name, value))
+                await h2_conn.send_informational(stream_id, info_status, headers)
+                return
+
             if msg_type == "http.response.start":
                 if response_started:
                     exc_to_raise = RuntimeError("Response already started")
diff --git a/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py b/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py
index e0ff8699..f26555d6 100644
--- a/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py
+++ b/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py
@@ -107,6 +107,51 @@ def proxy_environ(req):
     }
 
 
+def _make_early_hints_callback(req, sock):
+    """Create a wsgi.early_hints callback for sending 103 Early Hints.
+
+    This allows WSGI applications to send 103 Early Hints responses
+    before the final response, enabling browsers to preload resources.
+
+    Args:
+        req: The request object
+        sock: The socket to write to
+
+    Returns:
+        A callback function that accepts a list of (name, value) header tuples
+        and sends a 103 Early Hints response.
+
+    Note:
+        - Early hints are only sent for HTTP/1.1 or later clients
+        - HTTP/1.0 clients will silently ignore the callback
+        - Multiple calls are allowed (sending multiple 103 responses)
+    """
+    def send_early_hints(headers):
+        """Send 103 Early Hints response.
+
+        Args:
+            headers: List of (name, value) header tuples, typically Link headers
+                     Example: [('Link', '</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style')]
+        """
+        # Don't send to HTTP/1.0 clients - they don't support 1xx responses
+        if req.version < (1, 1):
+            return
+
+        # Build 103 response
+        response = b"HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n"
+        for name, value in headers:
+            if isinstance(name, bytes):
+                name = name.decode('latin-1')
+            if isinstance(value, bytes):
+                value = value.decode('latin-1')
+            response += f"{name}: {value}\r\n".encode('latin-1')
+        response += b"\r\n"
+
+        util.write(sock, response)
+
+    return send_early_hints
+
+
 def create(req, sock, client, server, cfg):
     resp = Response(req, sock, cfg)
 
@@ -195,6 +240,10 @@ def create(req, sock, client, server, cfg):
     # override the environ with the correct remote and server address if
     # we are behind a proxy using the proxy protocol.
     environ.update(proxy_environ(req))
+
+    # Add wsgi.early_hints callback for sending 103 Early Hints
+    environ['wsgi.early_hints'] = _make_early_hints_callback(req, sock)
+
     return resp, environ
 
 
diff --git a/gunicorn/http2/async_connection.py b/gunicorn/http2/async_connection.py
index 3c2f08ea..a40c4ad3 100644
--- a/gunicorn/http2/async_connection.py
+++ b/gunicorn/http2/async_connection.py
@@ -272,6 +272,38 @@ class AsyncHTTP2Connection:
         stream.receive_trailers(event.headers)
         return HTTP2Request(stream, self.cfg, self.client_addr)
 
+    async def send_informational(self, stream_id, status, headers):
+        """Send an informational response (1xx) on a stream.
+
+        This is used for 103 Early Hints and other 1xx responses.
+        Informational responses are sent before the final response
+        and do not end the stream.
+
+        Args:
+            stream_id: The stream ID
+            status: HTTP status code (100-199)
+            headers: List of (name, value) header tuples
+
+        Raises:
+            HTTP2Error: If status is not in 1xx range
+        """
+        if status < 100 or status >= 200:
+            raise HTTP2Error(f"Invalid informational status: {status}")
+
+        stream = self.streams.get(stream_id)
+        if stream is None:
+            raise HTTP2Error(f"Stream {stream_id} not found")
+
+        # Build headers with :status pseudo-header
+        response_headers = [(':status', str(status))]
+        for name, value in headers:
+            # HTTP/2 headers must be lowercase
+            response_headers.append((name.lower(), str(value)))
+
+        # Send headers with end_stream=False (informational, more to follow)
+        self.h2_conn.send_headers(stream_id, response_headers, end_stream=False)
+        await self._send_pending_data()
+
     async def send_response(self, stream_id, status, headers, body=None):
         """Send a response on a stream.
 
diff --git a/gunicorn/http2/connection.py b/gunicorn/http2/connection.py
index dc51014b..41a7c2b9 100644
--- a/gunicorn/http2/connection.py
+++ b/gunicorn/http2/connection.py
@@ -314,6 +314,38 @@ class HTTP2ServerConnection:
         # Trailers always end the request
         return HTTP2Request(stream, self.cfg, self.client_addr)
 
+    def send_informational(self, stream_id, status, headers):
+        """Send an informational response (1xx) on a stream.
+
+        This is used for 103 Early Hints and other 1xx responses.
+        Informational responses are sent before the final response
+        and do not end the stream.
+
+        Args:
+            stream_id: The stream ID
+            status: HTTP status code (100-199)
+            headers: List of (name, value) header tuples
+
+        Raises:
+            HTTP2Error: If status is not in 1xx range
+        """
+        if status < 100 or status >= 200:
+            raise HTTP2Error(f"Invalid informational status: {status}")
+
+        stream = self.streams.get(stream_id)
+        if stream is None:
+            raise HTTP2Error(f"Stream {stream_id} not found")
+
+        # Build headers with :status pseudo-header
+        response_headers = [(':status', str(status))]
+        for name, value in headers:
+            # HTTP/2 headers must be lowercase
+            response_headers.append((name.lower(), str(value)))
+
+        # Send headers with end_stream=False (informational, more to follow)
+        self.h2_conn.send_headers(stream_id, response_headers, end_stream=False)
+        self._send_pending_data()
+
     def send_response(self, stream_id, status, headers, body=None):
         """Send a response on a stream.
 
diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py b/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
index b9d210de..994ca0cc 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/gthread.py
@@ -475,6 +475,13 @@ class ThreadWorker(base.Worker):
             environ["wsgi.multithread"] = True
             environ["HTTP_VERSION"] = "2"  # Indicate HTTP/2
 
+            # Replace wsgi.early_hints with HTTP/2-specific version
+            def send_early_hints_h2(headers):
+                """Send 103 Early Hints over HTTP/2."""
+                h2_conn.send_informational(stream_id, 103, headers)
+
+            environ["wsgi.early_hints"] = send_early_hints_h2
+
             self.nr += 1
             if self.nr >= self.max_requests:
                 if self.alive:
diff --git a/tests/docker/http2/Dockerfile.nginx b/tests/docker/http2/Dockerfile.nginx
index fbeead38..705ce697 100644
--- a/tests/docker/http2/Dockerfile.nginx
+++ b/tests/docker/http2/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM nginx:1.25-alpine
+FROM nginx:1.29-alpine
 
 # Install curl for healthcheck
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl
diff --git a/tests/docker/http2/app.py b/tests/docker/http2/app.py
index 6e877b58..29b01517 100644
--- a/tests/docker/http2/app.py
+++ b/tests/docker/http2/app.py
@@ -104,6 +104,33 @@ def app(environ, start_response):
         status = '200 OK'
         content_type = 'text/plain'
 
+    elif path == '/early-hints':
+        # Test endpoint for 103 Early Hints
+        # Send early hints if the callback is available
+        if 'wsgi.early_hints' in environ:
+            environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+                ('Link', '</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+                ('Link', '</app.js>; rel=preload; as=script'),
+            ])
+        body = b'Early hints sent!'
+        status = '200 OK'
+        content_type = 'text/plain'
+
+    elif path == '/early-hints-multiple':
+        # Test endpoint for multiple 103 Early Hints responses
+        if 'wsgi.early_hints' in environ:
+            # First early hints
+            environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+                ('Link', '</critical.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+            ])
+            # Second early hints
+            environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+                ('Link', '</deferred.js>; rel=preload; as=script'),
+            ])
+        body = b'Multiple early hints sent!'
+        status = '200 OK'
+        content_type = 'text/plain'
+
     else:
         body = b'Not Found'
         status = '404 Not Found'
diff --git a/tests/docker/http2/nginx.conf b/tests/docker/http2/nginx.conf
index 822d5612..49cc05ad 100644
--- a/tests/docker/http2/nginx.conf
+++ b/tests/docker/http2/nginx.conf
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ http {
             proxy_ssl_verify off;
             proxy_ssl_server_name on;
 
+            # Enable forwarding of 103 Early Hints from upstream
+            # $http2 is set to "h2" when HTTP/2 is used, empty otherwise
+            early_hints $http2;
+
             # Headers
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
diff --git a/tests/docker/http2/test_http2_docker.py b/tests/docker/http2/test_http2_docker.py
index 4b6b1fbe..2252246e 100644
--- a/tests/docker/http2/test_http2_docker.py
+++ b/tests/docker/http2/test_http2_docker.py
@@ -348,3 +348,41 @@ class TestHTTP2Performance:
             response = h2_client.get(f"{gunicorn_url}/")
             assert response.status_code == 200
             assert response.http_version == "HTTP/2"
+
+
+class TestHTTP2EarlyHints:
+    """Test HTTP 103 Early Hints support."""
+
+    def test_early_hints_endpoint(self, h2_client, gunicorn_url):
+        """Test that early hints endpoint returns 200."""
+        response = h2_client.get(f"{gunicorn_url}/early-hints")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.text == "Early hints sent!"
+
+    def test_early_hints_multiple_endpoint(self, h2_client, gunicorn_url):
+        """Test multiple early hints endpoint returns 200."""
+        response = h2_client.get(f"{gunicorn_url}/early-hints-multiple")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.text == "Multiple early hints sent!"
+
+    def test_early_hints_via_proxy(self, h2_client, nginx_url):
+        """Test early hints through nginx proxy."""
+        response = h2_client.get(f"{nginx_url}/early-hints")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.text == "Early hints sent!"
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_concurrent_early_hints(self, async_h2_client, gunicorn_url):
+        """Test concurrent requests to early hints endpoint."""
+        httpx = pytest.importorskip("httpx")
+
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(http2=True, verify=False, timeout=30.0) as client:
+            tasks = [
+                client.get(f"{gunicorn_url}/early-hints")
+                for _ in range(10)
+            ]
+            responses = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+        assert len(responses) == 10
+        assert all(r.status_code == 200 for r in responses)
+        assert all(r.text == "Early hints sent!" for r in responses)
diff --git a/tests/test_early_hints.py b/tests/test_early_hints.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62d84ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_early_hints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,401 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -
+#
+# This file is part of gunicorn released under the MIT license.
+# See the NOTICE for more information.
+
+"""Tests for HTTP 103 Early Hints support (RFC 8297)."""
+
+import pytest
+from unittest import mock
+from io import BytesIO
+
+# Check if h2 is available for HTTP/2 tests
+try:
+    import h2.connection
+    import h2.config
+    import h2.events
+    H2_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    H2_AVAILABLE = False
+
+from gunicorn.http import wsgi
+
+
+class MockConfig:
+    """Mock gunicorn configuration."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.is_ssl = False
+        self.workers = 1
+        self.limit_request_fields = 100
+        self.limit_request_field_size = 8190
+        self.limit_request_line = 8190
+        self.secure_scheme_headers = {}
+        self.forwarded_allow_ips = ['127.0.0.1']
+        self.forwarder_headers = []
+        self.strip_header_spaces = False
+        self.permit_obsolete_folding = False
+        self.header_map = "refuse"
+        self.sendfile = True
+        self.errorlog = "-"
+
+        # HTTP/2 settings
+        self.http2_max_concurrent_streams = 100
+        self.http2_initial_window_size = 65535
+        self.http2_max_frame_size = 16384
+        self.http2_max_header_list_size = 65536
+
+    def forwarded_allow_networks(self):
+        return []
+
+
+class MockRequest:
+    """Mock HTTP request for testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self, version=(1, 1)):
+        self.version = version
+        self.method = "GET"
+        self.uri = "/"
+        self.path = "/"
+        self.query = ""
+        self.fragment = ""
+        self.scheme = "http"
+        self.headers = []
+        self.body = BytesIO(b"")
+        self.proxy_protocol_info = None
+        self._expected_100_continue = False
+
+    def should_close(self):
+        return False
+
+
+class MockSocket:
+    """Mock socket for testing."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._sent = bytearray()
+        self._closed = False
+
+    def sendall(self, data):
+        if self._closed:
+            raise OSError("Socket is closed")
+        self._sent.extend(data)
+
+    def send(self, data):
+        if self._closed:
+            raise OSError("Socket is closed")
+        self._sent.extend(data)
+        return len(data)
+
+    def get_sent_data(self):
+        return bytes(self._sent)
+
+    def clear(self):
+        self._sent = bytearray()
+
+    def close(self):
+        self._closed = True
+
+
+class TestWSGIEarlyHints:
+    """Test WSGI wsgi.early_hints callback."""
+
+    def test_early_hints_callback_in_environ(self):
+        """Verify wsgi.early_hints is added to environ."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest()
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        assert 'wsgi.early_hints' in environ
+        assert callable(environ['wsgi.early_hints'])
+
+    def test_send_single_early_hint(self):
+        """Test sending one Link header as early hint."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest(version=(1, 1))
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        # Send early hints
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+            ('Link', '</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+        ])
+
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        assert b"HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n" in sent_data
+        assert b"Link: </style.css>; rel=preload; as=style\r\n" in sent_data
+        assert sent_data.endswith(b"\r\n\r\n")
+
+    def test_send_multiple_early_hints(self):
+        """Test sending multiple Link headers."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest(version=(1, 1))
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+            ('Link', '</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+            ('Link', '</app.js>; rel=preload; as=script'),
+        ])
+
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        assert b"HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n" in sent_data
+        assert b"Link: </style.css>; rel=preload; as=style\r\n" in sent_data
+        assert b"Link: </app.js>; rel=preload; as=script\r\n" in sent_data
+
+    def test_early_hints_not_sent_for_http10(self):
+        """Test that early hints are not sent for HTTP/1.0 clients."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest(version=(1, 0))  # HTTP/1.0
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        # Try to send early hints
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+            ('Link', '</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+        ])
+
+        # Nothing should be sent for HTTP/1.0
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        assert sent_data == b""
+
+    def test_multiple_early_hints_calls(self):
+        """Test multiple calls to wsgi.early_hints (multiple 103 responses)."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest(version=(1, 1))
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        # First early hints call
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+            ('Link', '</critical.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+        ])
+
+        # Second early hints call
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+            ('Link', '</app.js>; rel=preload; as=script'),
+        ])
+
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        # Should have two separate 103 responses
+        assert sent_data.count(b"HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n") == 2
+
+    def test_early_hints_with_bytes_headers(self):
+        """Test early hints with bytes header values."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest(version=(1, 1))
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        # Send with bytes values
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([
+            (b'Link', b'</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+        ])
+
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        assert b"HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n" in sent_data
+        assert b"Link: </style.css>; rel=preload; as=style\r\n" in sent_data
+
+    def test_empty_early_hints(self):
+        """Test early hints with empty headers list."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        req = MockRequest(version=(1, 1))
+        sock = MockSocket()
+
+        resp, environ = wsgi.create(req, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345),
+                                    ('127.0.0.1', 8000), cfg)
+
+        # Send empty headers
+        environ['wsgi.early_hints']([])
+
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        # Should still send 103 response with no headers
+        assert sent_data == b"HTTP/1.1 103 Early Hints\r\n\r\n"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not H2_AVAILABLE, reason="h2 library not available")
+class TestHTTP2EarlyHints:
+    """Test HTTP/2 early hints (send_informational method)."""
+
+    def _create_mock_http2_config(self):
+        """Create mock config for HTTP/2."""
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        return cfg
+
+    def _create_mock_socket(self):
+        """Create mock socket for HTTP/2."""
+        return MockSocket()
+
+    def test_send_informational_method_exists(self):
+        """Test that send_informational method exists on HTTP2ServerConnection."""
+        from gunicorn.http2.connection import HTTP2ServerConnection
+
+        cfg = self._create_mock_http2_config()
+        sock = self._create_mock_socket()
+        conn = HTTP2ServerConnection(cfg, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345))
+
+        assert hasattr(conn, 'send_informational')
+        assert callable(conn.send_informational)
+
+    def test_send_informational_invalid_status(self):
+        """Test send_informational raises for non-1xx status."""
+        from gunicorn.http2.connection import HTTP2ServerConnection
+        from gunicorn.http2.errors import HTTP2Error
+
+        cfg = self._create_mock_http2_config()
+        sock = self._create_mock_socket()
+        conn = HTTP2ServerConnection(cfg, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345))
+        conn.initiate_connection()
+
+        # Need to create a stream first
+        client_conn = h2.connection.H2Connection(
+            config=h2.config.H2Configuration(client_side=True)
+        )
+        client_conn.initiate_connection()
+
+        # Get client's initial data
+        client_data = client_conn.data_to_send()
+        conn.receive_data(client_data)
+
+        # Create a request on the client
+        client_conn.send_headers(1, [
+            (':method', 'GET'),
+            (':path', '/'),
+            (':scheme', 'https'),
+            (':authority', 'localhost'),
+        ], end_stream=True)
+        request_data = client_conn.data_to_send()
+        conn.receive_data(request_data)
+
+        # Try to send 200 as informational (should fail)
+        with pytest.raises(HTTP2Error) as excinfo:
+            conn.send_informational(1, 200, [('link', '</style.css>')])
+        assert "Invalid informational status" in str(excinfo.value)
+
+    def test_send_informational_103(self):
+        """Test sending 103 Early Hints over HTTP/2."""
+        from gunicorn.http2.connection import HTTP2ServerConnection
+
+        cfg = self._create_mock_http2_config()
+        sock = self._create_mock_socket()
+        conn = HTTP2ServerConnection(cfg, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345))
+        conn.initiate_connection()
+
+        # Create a client connection
+        client_conn = h2.connection.H2Connection(
+            config=h2.config.H2Configuration(client_side=True)
+        )
+        client_conn.initiate_connection()
+        client_data = client_conn.data_to_send()
+        conn.receive_data(client_data)
+
+        # Create a request on the client
+        client_conn.send_headers(1, [
+            (':method', 'GET'),
+            (':path', '/'),
+            (':scheme', 'https'),
+            (':authority', 'localhost'),
+        ], end_stream=True)
+        request_data = client_conn.data_to_send()
+        conn.receive_data(request_data)
+
+        # Clear sent data to isolate the informational response
+        sock.clear()
+
+        # Send 103 Early Hints
+        conn.send_informational(1, 103, [
+            ('link', '</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style'),
+        ])
+
+        # Verify data was sent
+        sent_data = sock.get_sent_data()
+        assert len(sent_data) > 0
+
+        # Feed the data back to client to verify it's valid HTTP/2
+        client_conn.receive_data(sent_data)
+        # Client should receive an informational response
+
+    def test_send_informational_stream_not_found(self):
+        """Test send_informational raises for non-existent stream."""
+        from gunicorn.http2.connection import HTTP2ServerConnection
+        from gunicorn.http2.errors import HTTP2Error
+
+        cfg = self._create_mock_http2_config()
+        sock = self._create_mock_socket()
+        conn = HTTP2ServerConnection(cfg, sock, ('127.0.0.1', 12345))
+        conn.initiate_connection()
+
+        # Try to send on non-existent stream
+        with pytest.raises(HTTP2Error) as excinfo:
+            conn.send_informational(999, 103, [('link', '</style.css>')])
+        assert "not found" in str(excinfo.value)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not H2_AVAILABLE, reason="h2 library not available")
+class TestAsyncHTTP2EarlyHints:
+    """Test async HTTP/2 early hints."""
+
+    def test_async_send_informational_method_exists(self):
+        """Test that send_informational method exists on AsyncHTTP2Connection."""
+        from gunicorn.http2.async_connection import AsyncHTTP2Connection
+
+        cfg = MockConfig()
+        reader = mock.MagicMock()
+        writer = mock.MagicMock()
+        conn = AsyncHTTP2Connection(cfg, reader, writer, ('127.0.0.1', 12345))
+
+        assert hasattr(conn, 'send_informational')
+        assert callable(conn.send_informational)
+
+
+class TestASGIEarlyHints:
+    """Test ASGI http.response.informational handling."""
+
+    def test_reason_phrase_103(self):
+        """Test that 103 has correct reason phrase."""
+        from gunicorn.asgi.protocol import ASGIProtocol
+
+        worker = mock.MagicMock()
+        worker.cfg = MockConfig()
+        worker.log = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        protocol = ASGIProtocol(worker)
+        reason = protocol._get_reason_phrase(103)
+        assert reason == "Early Hints"
+
+    def test_reason_phrase_100(self):
+        """Test that 100 Continue has correct reason phrase."""
+        from gunicorn.asgi.protocol import ASGIProtocol
+
+        worker = mock.MagicMock()
+        worker.cfg = MockConfig()
+        worker.log = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        protocol = ASGIProtocol(worker)
+        reason = protocol._get_reason_phrase(100)
+        assert reason == "Continue"
+
+    def test_reason_phrase_101(self):
+        """Test that 101 Switching Protocols has correct reason phrase."""
+        from gunicorn.asgi.protocol import ASGIProtocol
+
+        worker = mock.MagicMock()
+        worker.cfg = MockConfig()
+        worker.log = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        protocol = ASGIProtocol(worker)
+        reason = protocol._get_reason_phrase(101)
+        assert reason == "Switching Protocols"