diff --git a/finagle-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/finagle/FinagleBackend.scala b/finagle-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/finagle/FinagleBackend.scala
index 3464c408d..a0afb9fd7 100644
--- a/finagle-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/finagle/FinagleBackend.scala
+++ b/finagle-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/finagle/FinagleBackend.scala
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ class FinagleBackend(client: Option[Client] = None) extends Backend[TFuture] {
           val statusText = fResponse.status.reason
           val responseMetadata = ResponseMetadata(code, statusText, headers)
           val body =
-            bodyFromResponseAs(request.options.onBodyReceived)(request.response, responseMetadata, Left(fResponse))
+            bodyFromResponseAs(() => request.options.onBodyReceived(responseMetadata))(
+              request.response,
+              responseMetadata,
+              Left(fResponse)
+            )
           service
             .close()
             .flatMap(_ => body.map(sttp.client4.Response(_, code, statusText, headers, Nil, request.onlyMetadata)))
diff --git a/http4s-ce2-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/http4s/Http4sBackend.scala b/http4s-ce2-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/http4s/Http4sBackend.scala
index 5d8624ff9..078216d1c 100644
--- a/http4s-ce2-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/http4s/Http4sBackend.scala
+++ b/http4s-ce2-backend/src/main/scala/sttp/client4/http4s/Http4sBackend.scala
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ class Http4sBackend[F[_]: ConcurrentEffect: ContextShift](
               val statusText = response.status.reason
               val responseMetadata = ResponseMetadata(code, statusText, headers)
 
-              val callbackResponse =
-                response.copy(body = response.body.onFinalize(ConcurrentEffect[F].delay(r.options.onBodyReceived())))
               val limitedResponse: org.http4s.Response[F] =
                 r.options.maxResponseBodyLength
-                  .fold(callbackResponse)(limit => response.copy(body = limitBytes(callbackResponse.body, limit)))
+                  .fold(response)(limit => response.copy(body = limitBytes(response.body, limit)))
 
               val signalBodyComplete = responseBodyCompleteVar.tryPut(()).map(_ => ())
               val body =
@@ -98,7 +96,10 @@ class Http4sBackend[F[_]: ConcurrentEffect: ContextShift](
                   responseMetadata,
                   Left(
                     onFinalizeSignal(
-                      decompressResponseBodyIfNotHead(r.method, limitedResponse, r.autoDecompressionEnabled),
+                      addOnBodyReceivedCallback(
+                        decompressResponseBodyIfNotHead(r.method, limitedResponse, r.autoDecompressionEnabled),
+                        () => r.options.onBodyReceived(responseMetadata)
+                      ),
                       signalBodyComplete
                     )
                   )
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ class Http4sBackend[F[_]: ConcurrentEffect: ContextShift](
   private def onFinalizeSignal(hr: http4s.Response[F], signal: F[Unit]): http4s.Response[F] =
     hr.copy(body = hr.body.onFinalize(signal))
 
+  private def addOnBodyReceivedCallback[T](hr: http4s.Response[F], callback: () => Unit): http4s.Response[F] =
+    hr.copy(body = hr.body.onFinalize(ConcurrentEffect[F].delay(callback())))
+
   private def decompressResponseBodyIfNotHead[T](
       m: Method,
       hr: http4s.Response[F],