diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9b19f8398..8155cb373 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -410,7 +410,12 @@ Defines if redirect responses should be followed automatically.
 
 Note that if a `303` is sent by the server in response to any request type (`POST`, `DELETE`, etc.), Got will automatically request the resource pointed to in the location header via `GET`. This is in accordance with [the spec](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4.4).
 
-This supports [method rewriting](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4). For example, when sending a POST request and receiving a `302`, it will resend that request to the new location.
+###### methodRewriting
+
+Type: `boolean`<br>
+Default: `true`
+
+By default, redirects will use [method rewriting](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4). For example, when sending a POST request and receiving a `302`, it will resend the body to the new location using the same HTTP method (`POST` in this case).
 
 ###### maxRedirects
 
diff --git a/source/index.ts b/source/index.ts
index ddea37a9e..577458a76 100644
--- a/source/index.ts
+++ b/source/index.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ const defaults: Defaults = {
 		responseType: 'default',
 		resolveBodyOnly: false,
 		maxRedirects: 10,
-		prefixUrl: ''
+		prefixUrl: '',
+		methodRewriting: true
 	},
 	handlers: [defaultHandler],
 	mutableDefaults: false
diff --git a/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts b/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
index b8df8c092..aa2febada 100644
--- a/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
+++ b/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default (options: NormalizedOptions) => {
 				if (options.followRedirect && Reflect.has(typedResponse.headers, 'location') && redirectCodes.has(statusCode)) {
 					typedResponse.resume(); // We're being redirected, we don't care about the response.
 
-					if (statusCode === 303) {
+					if (statusCode === 303 || options.methodRewriting === false) {
 						if (options.method !== 'GET' && options.method !== 'HEAD') {
 							// Server responded with "see other", indicating that the resource exists at another location,
 							// and the client should request it from that location via GET or HEAD.
diff --git a/source/utils/types.ts b/source/utils/types.ts
index 0b7429e36..b01203338 100644
--- a/source/utils/types.ts
+++ b/source/utils/types.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export interface Options extends Partial<Except<DefaultOptions, 'retry'>>, Merge
 	context?: {[key: string]: any};
 	maxRedirects?: number;
 	lookup?: CacheableLookup['lookup'];
+	methodRewriting?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface NormalizedOptions extends Except<DefaultOptions, 'dnsCache'>, Except<Options, keyof DefaultOptions> {
diff --git a/test/redirects.ts b/test/redirects.ts
index 43cce57ed..bf909f181 100644
--- a/test/redirects.ts
+++ b/test/redirects.ts
@@ -362,3 +362,30 @@ test('body is passed on POST redirect', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
 
 	t.is(body, 'foobar');
 });
+
+test('method overwriting can be turned off', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
+	server.post('/redirect', (_request, response) => {
+		response.writeHead(302, {
+			location: '/'
+		});
+		response.end();
+	});
+
+	server.get('/', (_request, response) => {
+		response.end();
+	});
+
+	const {body} = await got.post('redirect', {
+		body: 'foobar',
+		methodRewriting: false,
+		hooks: {
+			beforeRedirect: [
+				options => {
+					t.is(options.body, undefined);
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	});
+
+	t.is(body, '');
+});