diff --git a/libctru/include/3ds/services/httpc.h b/libctru/include/3ds/services/httpc.h
index 1ac41a7..8bc0765 100644
--- a/libctru/include/3ds/services/httpc.h
+++ b/libctru/include/3ds/services/httpc.h
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ typedef struct {
 	u32 httphandle;    ///< HTTP handle.
 } httpcContext;
 
+/// HTTP request method.
+typedef enum {
+	HTTPC_METHOD_GET = 0x1,
+	HTTPC_METHOD_POST = 0x2,
+	HTTPC_METHOD_HEAD = 0x3,
+	HTTPC_METHOD_PUT = 0x4,
+	HTTPC_METHOD_DELETE = 0x5
+} HTTPC_RequestMethod;
+
 /// HTTP request status.
 typedef enum {
 	HTTPC_STATUS_REQUEST_IN_PROGRESS = 0x5, ///< Request in progress.
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ void httpcExit(void);
  * @param url URL to connect to.
  * @param use_defaultproxy Whether the default proxy should be used (0 for default)
  */
-Result httpcOpenContext(httpcContext *context, char* url, u32 use_defaultproxy);
+Result httpcOpenContext(httpcContext *context, HTTPC_RequestMethod method, char* url, u32 use_defaultproxy);
 
 /**
  * @brief Closes a HTTP context.
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ Result HTTPC_InitializeConnectionSession(Handle handle, Handle contextHandle);
  * @param url URL to connect to.
  * @param contextHandle Pointer to output the created HTTP context handle to.
  */
-Result HTTPC_CreateContext(Handle handle, char* url, Handle* contextHandle);
+Result HTTPC_CreateContext(Handle handle, HTTPC_RequestMethod method, char* url, Handle* contextHandle);
 
 /**
  * @brief Closes a HTTP context.
diff --git a/libctru/source/services/httpc.c b/libctru/source/services/httpc.c
index 7f5fb79..2ff0661 100644
--- a/libctru/source/services/httpc.c
+++ b/libctru/source/services/httpc.c
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ void httpcExit(void)
 	svcCloseHandle(__httpc_servhandle);
 }
 
-Result httpcOpenContext(httpcContext *context, char* url, u32 use_defaultproxy)
+Result httpcOpenContext(httpcContext *context, HTTPC_RequestMethod method, char* url, u32 use_defaultproxy)
 {
 	Result ret=0;
 
-	ret = HTTPC_CreateContext(__httpc_servhandle, url, &context->httphandle);
+	ret = HTTPC_CreateContext(__httpc_servhandle, method, url, &context->httphandle);
 	if(R_FAILED(ret))return ret;
 
 	ret = srvGetServiceHandle(&context->servhandle, "http:C");
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ Result HTTPC_Initialize(Handle handle)
 	return cmdbuf[1];
 }
 
-Result HTTPC_CreateContext(Handle handle, char* url, Handle* contextHandle)
+Result HTTPC_CreateContext(Handle handle, HTTPC_RequestMethod method, char* url, Handle* contextHandle)
 {
 	u32* cmdbuf=getThreadCommandBuffer();
 	u32 l=strlen(url)+1;
 
 	cmdbuf[0]=IPC_MakeHeader(0x2,2,2); // 0x20082
 	cmdbuf[1]=l;
-	cmdbuf[2]=0x01; // 0x01 == GET, 0x02 == POST, 0x03 == HEAD, 0x04 == PUT, 0x05 == DELETE
+	cmdbuf[2]=method;
         cmdbuf[3]=IPC_Desc_Buffer(l,IPC_BUFFER_R);
 	cmdbuf[4]=(u32)url;