diff --git a/libs/crossplatform/include/CrossPlatformUtils.h b/libs/crossplatform/include/CrossPlatformUtils.h
index 8b8d4a0ae..d2cef4c89 100644
--- a/libs/crossplatform/include/CrossPlatformUtils.h
+++ b/libs/crossplatform/include/CrossPlatformUtils.h
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ class CrossPlatformUtils
    * @return The umask value as a std::filesystem::perms type
   */
   static std::filesystem::perms GetCurrentUmask();
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Get CRLF line endings regardless of platform
+   * @return <CR><LF>
+  */
+  static std::string Crlf();
 };
 
 #endif  /* CROSSPLATFORM_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/libs/crossplatform/src/CrossPlatformUtils.cpp b/libs/crossplatform/src/CrossPlatformUtils.cpp
index 53e146186..5fbcf3285 100644
--- a/libs/crossplatform/src/CrossPlatformUtils.cpp
+++ b/libs/crossplatform/src/CrossPlatformUtils.cpp
@@ -88,4 +88,10 @@ const std::pair<std::string, int> CrossPlatformUtils::ExecCommand(const std::str
   return std::make_pair(result, ret_code);
 }
 
+std::string CrossPlatformUtils::Crlf()
+{
+  static const std::string crlf = CRLF;
+  return crlf;
+}
+
 // end of CrossplatformUtils.cpp
diff --git a/libs/crossplatform/src/Darwin/constants.h b/libs/crossplatform/src/Darwin/constants.h
index 1fef04e4a..bb7a4ad0e 100644
--- a/libs/crossplatform/src/Darwin/constants.h
+++ b/libs/crossplatform/src/Darwin/constants.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ constexpr const char* USER_PROFILE   = "HOME";
 constexpr const char* PACK_ROOT_DIR  = "/arm/packs";
 constexpr const char* CACHE_DIR      = "/.cache";
 constexpr const char* HOST_TYPE      = "mac";
+constexpr const char* CRLF           = "\r\n";
 
 #endif // CROSSPLATFORM_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/libs/crossplatform/src/Emscripten/constants.h b/libs/crossplatform/src/Emscripten/constants.h
index 23dac8bd7..87564fe05 100644
--- a/libs/crossplatform/src/Emscripten/constants.h
+++ b/libs/crossplatform/src/Emscripten/constants.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ constexpr const char* USER_PROFILE   = "";
 constexpr const char* PACK_ROOT_DIR  = "";
 constexpr const char* CACHE_DIR      = "";
 constexpr const char* HOST_TYPE      = "";
+constexpr const char* CRLF           = "";
 
 #endif // CROSSPLATFORM_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/libs/crossplatform/src/Linux/constants.h b/libs/crossplatform/src/Linux/constants.h
index b433b0e33..f6447e1ac 100644
--- a/libs/crossplatform/src/Linux/constants.h
+++ b/libs/crossplatform/src/Linux/constants.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ constexpr const char* PACK_ROOT_DIR  = "/arm/packs";
 constexpr const char* PROC_SELF_EXE  = "/proc/self/exe";
 constexpr const char* CACHE_DIR      = "/.cache";
 constexpr const char* HOST_TYPE      = "linux";
+constexpr const char* CRLF           = "\r\n";
 
 #endif // CROSSPLATFORM_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/libs/crossplatform/src/Windows/constants.h b/libs/crossplatform/src/Windows/constants.h
index 7fb342352..232fb674c 100644
--- a/libs/crossplatform/src/Windows/constants.h
+++ b/libs/crossplatform/src/Windows/constants.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ constexpr const char* USER_PROFILE   = "USERPROFILE";
 constexpr const char* PACK_ROOT_DIR  = "\\Arm\\Packs";
 constexpr const char* CACHE_DIR      = "\\AppData\\Local";
 constexpr const char* HOST_TYPE      = "win";
+constexpr const char* CRLF           = "\n";
 
 #endif // CROSSPLATFORM_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrRpcServer.h b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrRpcServer.h
index 699cc0996..ad3207c5c 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrRpcServer.h
+++ b/tools/projmgr/include/ProjMgrRpcServer.h
@@ -56,13 +56,23 @@ class ProjMgrRpcServer {
   */
   void SetContentLengthHeader(bool value) { m_contextLength = value; }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief get request from stdin with content length header
+   * @return string request
+  */
+  const std::string GetRequestFromStdinWithLength(void);
+
+  /**
+   * @brief get request from stdin
+   * @param string request
+  */
+  const std::string GetRequestFromStdin(void);
+
 protected:
   ProjMgr& m_manager;
   bool m_debug = false;
   bool m_shutdown = false;
   bool m_contextLength = false;
-  const std::string GetRequestFromStdinWithLength(void);
-  const std::string GetRequestFromStdin(void);
 };
 
 #endif  // PROJMGRRPCSERVER_H
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRpcServer.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRpcServer.cpp
index 0d9f81e35..d0ffdeedb 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRpcServer.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrRpcServer.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "ProjMgrLogger.h"
 #include "ProjMgr.h"
 #include "ProductInfo.h"
+
+#include "CrossPlatformUtils.h"
 #include <RteFsUtils.h>
 
 #include <fstream>
@@ -31,10 +33,13 @@ const string ProjMgrRpcServer::GetRequestFromStdinWithLength(void) {
   string line;
   int contentLength = 0;
   const string& header = CONTENT_LENGTH_HEADER;
-  while (getline(cin, line) && !line.empty() && !cin.fail()) {
+  while (getline(cin, line) && !cin.fail()) {
     if (line.find(header) == 0) {
       contentLength = RteUtils::StringToInt(line.substr(header.length()), 0);
     }
+    if (line.empty() || line.front() == '\r' || line.front() == '\n') {
+      break;
+    }
   }
   string request(contentLength, '\0');
   cin.read(&request[0], contentLength);
@@ -138,7 +143,9 @@ bool ProjMgrRpcServer::Run(void) {
 
     // Send response
     if (m_contextLength) {
-      cout << CONTENT_LENGTH_HEADER << response.size() << std::endl << std::endl << response << std::flush;
+      // compliant to https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specifications/lsp/3.17/specification/#baseProtocol
+      cout << CONTENT_LENGTH_HEADER << response.size() <<
+        CrossPlatformUtils::Crlf() << CrossPlatformUtils::Crlf() << response << std::flush;
     } else {
       cout << response << std::endl;
     }
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrRpcTests.cpp b/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrRpcTests.cpp
index eee1123ca..018360ae1 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrRpcTests.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrRpcTests.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "ProjMgrRpcServerData.h"
 #include "ProjMgrLogger.h"
 
+#include "CrossPlatformUtils.h"
 #include "ProductInfo.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class ProjMgrRpcTests : public ProjMgr, public ::testing::Test {
   virtual ~ProjMgrRpcTests() {}
   string FormatRequest(const int id, const string& method, const json& params);
   vector<json> RunRpcMethods(const string& strIn);
+  string RunRpcMethodsWithContent(const string& strIn);
 };
 
 string ProjMgrRpcTests::FormatRequest(const int id, const string& method, const json& params = json()) {
@@ -47,6 +49,30 @@ vector<json> ProjMgrRpcTests::RunRpcMethods(const string& strIn) {
   return responses;
 }
 
+string ProjMgrRpcTests::RunRpcMethodsWithContent(const string& strIn) {
+  StdStreamRedirect streamRedirect;
+  streamRedirect.SetInString(strIn);
+  char* argv[] = { (char*)"csolution", (char*)"rpc", (char*)"--content-length" };
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, RunProjMgr(3, argv, 0));
+  return streamRedirect.GetOutString();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ProjMgrRpcTests, ContentLength) {
+  StdStreamRedirect streamRedirect;
+  ProjMgrRpcServer server(*this);
+  const auto& request = FormatRequest(1, "GetVersion");
+
+  auto requestWithHeader = "Content-Length:46\n\n" + request;
+  streamRedirect.SetInString(requestWithHeader);
+  auto parsedRequest = server.GetRequestFromStdinWithLength();
+  EXPECT_EQ(request, parsedRequest);
+
+  requestWithHeader = "Content-Length:46\r\n\r\n" + request;
+  streamRedirect.SetInString(requestWithHeader);
+  parsedRequest = server.GetRequestFromStdinWithLength();
+  EXPECT_EQ(request, parsedRequest);
+}
+
 TEST_F(ProjMgrRpcTests, RpcGetVersion) {
   const auto& requests = FormatRequest(1, "GetVersion");
   const auto& responses = RunRpcMethods(requests);
@@ -55,6 +81,12 @@ TEST_F(ProjMgrRpcTests, RpcGetVersion) {
   EXPECT_EQ(string(VERSION_STRING), responses[0]["result"]);
 }
 
+TEST_F(ProjMgrRpcTests, RpcGetVersionWithContent) {
+  const auto& requests = "Content-Length:46\n\n" + FormatRequest(1, "GetVersion");
+  const auto& responses = RunRpcMethodsWithContent(requests);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(responses.find(CrossPlatformUtils::Crlf() + CrossPlatformUtils::Crlf() + "{") != string::npos);
+}
+
 TEST_F(ProjMgrRpcTests, RpcLoadSolution) {
   const string& csolution = testinput_folder + "/TestRpc/minimal.csolution.yml";
   const auto& requests =