diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f91a47e711..fbd0d7be7e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 Changelog
 ##########
 
+Dev
+===
+
+* Fixed bug where POST requests (and other methods as well) got incorrectly reported as 
+  GET requests, if the request resulted in a redirect.
+
+
 0.7.2
 =====
 
diff --git a/locust/test/test_client.py b/locust/test/test_client.py
index 481ad020f7..6bbbc7a04b 100644
--- a/locust/test/test_client.py
+++ b/locust/test/test_client.py
@@ -58,3 +58,13 @@ def test_slow_redirect(self):
         self.assertEqual(1, stats.num_requests)
         self.assertGreater(stats.avg_response_time, 500)
     
+    def test_post_redirect(self):
+        s = HttpSession("http://127.0.0.1:%i" % self.port)
+        url = "/redirect"
+        r = s.post(url)
+        self.assertEqual(200, r.status_code)
+        post_stats = global_stats.get(url, method="POST")
+        get_stats = global_stats.get(url, method="GET")
+        self.assertEqual(1, post_stats.num_requests)
+        self.assertEqual(0, get_stats.num_requests)
+    
diff --git a/locust/test/testcases.py b/locust/test/testcases.py
index 8e14811273..274c42cb4d 100644
--- a/locust/test/testcases.py
+++ b/locust/test/testcases.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def manipulate():
 def failed_request():
     return "This response failed", 500
 
-@app.route("/redirect")
+@app.route("/redirect", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def do_redirect():
     delay = request.args.get("delay")
     if delay: