diff --git a/src/HTTP.jl b/src/HTTP.jl
index fab06395d..ef9c3cb59 100644
--- a/src/HTTP.jl
+++ b/src/HTTP.jl
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ Redirect options
 
  - `redirect = true`, follow 3xx redirect responses.
  - `redirect_limit = 3`, number of times to redirect.
+ - `redirect_method = nothing`, the method to use for the redirected request; by default,
+    GET will be used, only responses with 307/308 will use the same original request method.
+    Pass `:same` to pass the same method as the orginal request though note that some servers
+    may not response/accept the same method. It's also valid to pass the exact method to use
+    as a string, like `redirect_method="PUT"`.
  - `forwardheaders = true`, forward original headers on redirect.
 
 
diff --git a/src/Messages.jl b/src/Messages.jl
index 861ec9eeb..5eb6420b8 100644
--- a/src/Messages.jl
+++ b/src/Messages.jl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ using ..Pairs
 using ..IOExtras
 using ..Parsers
 import ..@require, ..precondition_error
-import ..bytes
+import ..bytes, ..Form
 
 include("ascii.jl")
 
@@ -597,6 +597,12 @@ body_show_max = 1000
 The first chunk of the Message Body (for display purposes).
 """
 bodysummary(body) = isbytes(body) ? view(bytes(body), 1:min(nbytes(body), body_show_max)) : "[Message Body was streamed]"
+function bodysummary(body::Form)
+    if length(body.data) == 1 && isa(body.data[1], IOBuffer)
+        return body.data[1].data[1:body.data[1].ptr-1]
+    end
+    return "[Message Body was streamed]"
+end
 
 function compactstartline(m::Message)
     b = IOBuffer()
diff --git a/src/RedirectRequest.jl b/src/RedirectRequest.jl
index 50fb755cf..1f6c07050 100644
--- a/src/RedirectRequest.jl
+++ b/src/RedirectRequest.jl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export redirectlayer, nredirects
 Redirects the request in the case of 3xx response status.
 """
 function redirectlayer(handler)
-    return function(req; redirect::Bool=true, redirect_limit::Int=3, forwardheaders::Bool=true, response_stream=nothing, kw...)
+    return function(req; redirect::Bool=true, redirect_limit::Int=3, redirect_method=nothing, forwardheaders::Bool=true, response_stream=nothing, kw...)
         if !redirect || redirect_limit == 0
             # no redirecting
             return handler(req; redirect_limit=redirect_limit, kw...)
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ function redirectlayer(handler)
             # follow redirect
             oldurl = req.url
             url = resolvereference(req.url, location)
-            req = Request(req.method, resource(url), copy(req.headers), req.body;
+            method = newmethod(req.method, res.status, redirect_method)
+            body = method == "GET" ? UInt8[] : req.body
+            req = Request(method, resource(url), copy(req.headers), body;
                 url=url, version=req.version, responsebody=response_stream, parent=res, context=req.context)
             if forwardheaders
                 req.headers = filter(req.headers) do (header, _)
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ function redirectlayer(handler)
                         return false
                     elseif (header in SENSITIVE_HEADERS && !isdomainorsubdomain(url.host, oldurl.host))
                         return false
+                    elseif method == "GET" && header in ("Content-Type", "Content-Length")
+                        return false
                     else
                         return true
                     end
@@ -84,4 +88,21 @@ function verify_url(url::URI)
     end
 end
 
+function newmethod(request_method, response_status, redirect_method)
+    # using https://everything.curl.dev/http/redirects#get-or-post as a reference
+    # also reference: https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/5237#issuecomment-618293609
+    if response_status == 307 || response_status == 308
+        # specific status codes that indicate an identical request should be made to new location
+        return request_method
+    elseif response_status == 303
+        # 303 means it's a new/different URI, so only GET allowed
+        return "GET"
+    elseif redirect_method == :same
+        return request_method
+    elseif redirect_method !== nothing && redirect_method in ("GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PATCH")
+        return redirect_method
+    end
+    return "GET"
+end
+
 end # module RedirectRequest