diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStore.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStore.cs
index cd20eea..17c2e14 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStore.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStore.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,16 @@ public async Task<AntiforgeryTokenSet> GetRequestTokensAsync(HttpContext httpCon
 
             var cookieToken = httpContext.Request.Cookies[_options.CookieName];
 
+            // We want to delay reading the form as much as possible, for example in case of large file uploads,
+            // request token could be part of the header.
             StringValues requestToken;
-            if (httpContext.Request.HasFormContentType)
+            if (_options.HeaderName != null)
+            {
+                requestToken = httpContext.Request.Headers[_options.HeaderName];
+            }
+
+            // Fall back to reading form instead
+            if (requestToken.Count == 0 && httpContext.Request.HasFormContentType)
             {
                 // Check the content-type before accessing the form collection to make sure
                 // we report errors gracefully.
@@ -53,12 +61,6 @@ public async Task<AntiforgeryTokenSet> GetRequestTokensAsync(HttpContext httpCon
                 requestToken = form[_options.FormFieldName];
             }
 
-            // Fall back to header if the form value was not provided.
-            if (requestToken.Count == 0 && _options.HeaderName != null)
-            {
-                requestToken = httpContext.Request.Headers[_options.HeaderName];
-            }
-
             return new AntiforgeryTokenSet(requestToken, cookieToken, _options.FormFieldName, _options.HeaderName);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.Test/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStoreTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.Test/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStoreTest.cs
index 2b1f615..09c2758 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.Test/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStoreTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.Test/Internal/DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStoreTest.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Internal;
@@ -99,40 +100,44 @@ public async Task GetRequestTokens_CookieIsEmpty_ReturnsNullTokens()
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task GetRequestTokens_NonFormContentType_HeaderDisabled_ReturnsNullToken()
+        public async Task GetRequestTokens_HeaderTokenTakensPriority_OverFormToken()
         {
             // Arrange
             var httpContext = GetHttpContext("cookie-name", "cookie-value");
-            httpContext.Request.ContentType = "application/json";
-
-            // Will not be accessed
-            httpContext.Request.Form = null;
+            httpContext.Request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
+            httpContext.Request.Form = new FormCollection(new Dictionary<string, StringValues>
+            {
+                { "form-field-name", "form-value" },
+            }); // header value has priority.
+            httpContext.Request.Headers.Add("header-name", "header-value");
 
             var options = new AntiforgeryOptions()
             {
                 CookieName = "cookie-name",
                 FormFieldName = "form-field-name",
-                HeaderName = null,
+                HeaderName = "header-name",
             };
 
             var tokenStore = new DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStore(new TestOptionsManager(options));
 
             // Act
-            var tokenSet = await tokenStore.GetRequestTokensAsync(httpContext);
+            var tokens = await tokenStore.GetRequestTokensAsync(httpContext);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("cookie-value", tokenSet.CookieToken);
-            Assert.Null(tokenSet.RequestToken);
+            Assert.Equal("cookie-value", tokens.CookieToken);
+            Assert.Equal("header-value", tokens.RequestToken);
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task GetRequestTokens_FormContentType_FallbackHeaderToken()
+        public async Task GetRequestTokens_NoHeaderToken_FallsBackToFormToken()
         {
             // Arrange
             var httpContext = GetHttpContext("cookie-name", "cookie-value");
             httpContext.Request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
-            httpContext.Request.Form = FormCollection.Empty;
-            httpContext.Request.Headers.Add("header-name", "header-value");
+            httpContext.Request.Form = new FormCollection(new Dictionary<string, StringValues>
+            {
+                { "form-field-name", "form-value" },
+            });
 
             var options = new AntiforgeryOptions()
             {
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ public async Task GetRequestTokens_FormContentType_FallbackHeaderToken()
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal("cookie-value", tokens.CookieToken);
-            Assert.Equal("header-value", tokens.RequestToken);
+            Assert.Equal("form-value", tokens.RequestToken);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -180,7 +185,7 @@ public async Task GetRequestTokens_NonFormContentType_UsesHeaderToken()
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task GetRequestTokens_NonFormContentType_NoHeaderToken_ReturnsNullToken()
+        public async Task GetRequestTokens_NoHeaderToken_NonFormContentType_ReturnsNullToken()
         {
             // Arrange
             var httpContext = GetHttpContext("cookie-name", "cookie-value");
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ public async Task GetRequestTokens_NonFormContentType_NoHeaderToken_ReturnsNullT
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public async Task GetRequestTokens_BothFieldsEmpty_ReturnsNullTokens()
+        public async Task GetRequestTokens_BothHeaderValueAndFormFieldsEmpty_ReturnsNullTokens()
         {
             // Arrange
             var httpContext = GetHttpContext("cookie-name", "cookie-value");
@@ -231,35 +236,6 @@ public async Task GetRequestTokens_BothFieldsEmpty_ReturnsNullTokens()
             Assert.Null(tokenSet.RequestToken);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public async Task GetFormToken_FormFieldIsValid_ReturnsToken()
-        {
-            // Arrange
-            var httpContext = GetHttpContext("cookie-name", "cookie-value");
-            httpContext.Request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
-            httpContext.Request.Form = new FormCollection(new Dictionary<string, StringValues>
-            {
-                { "form-field-name", "form-value" },
-            });
-            httpContext.Request.Headers.Add("header-name", "header-value"); // form value has priority.
-
-            var options = new AntiforgeryOptions()
-            {
-                CookieName = "cookie-name",
-                FormFieldName = "form-field-name",
-                HeaderName = "header-name",
-            };
-
-            var tokenStore = new DefaultAntiforgeryTokenStore(new TestOptionsManager(options));
-
-            // Act
-            var tokens = await tokenStore.GetRequestTokensAsync(httpContext);
-
-            // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("cookie-value", tokens.CookieToken);
-            Assert.Equal("form-value", tokens.RequestToken);
-        }
-
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(true, true)]
         [InlineData(false, null)]