diff --git a/plugins/out_http/http.c b/plugins/out_http/http.c
index 88b62673742..bf59fbe76d3 100644
--- a/plugins/out_http/http.c
+++ b/plugins/out_http/http.c
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ static void append_headers(struct flb_http_client *c,
     }
 }
 
-static int http_post(struct flb_out_http *ctx,
-                     const void *body, size_t body_len,
-                     const char *tag, int tag_len,
-                     char **headers)
+static int http_request(struct flb_out_http *ctx,
+                        const void *body, size_t body_len,
+                        const char *tag, int tag_len,
+                        char **headers)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     int out_ret = FLB_OK;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int http_post(struct flb_out_http *ctx,
 
 
     /* Create HTTP client context */
-    c = flb_http_client(u_conn, FLB_HTTP_POST, ctx->uri,
+    c = flb_http_client(u_conn, ctx->http_method, ctx->uri,
                         payload_buf, payload_size,
                         ctx->host, ctx->port,
                         ctx->proxy, 0);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static char **extract_headers(msgpack_object *obj) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static int post_all_requests(struct flb_out_http *ctx,
+static int send_all_requests(struct flb_out_http *ctx,
                              const char *data, size_t size,
                              flb_sds_t body_key,
                              flb_sds_t headers_key,
@@ -598,8 +598,10 @@ static int post_all_requests(struct flb_out_http *ctx,
         }
 
         if (body_found && headers_found) {
-            flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "posting record %zu", record_count++);
-            ret = http_post(ctx, body, body_size, event_chunk->tag,
+            flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "sending record %zu via %s",
+                          record_count++,
+                          ctx->http_method == FLB_HTTP_POST ? "POST" : "PUT");
+            ret = http_request(ctx, body, body_size, event_chunk->tag,
                     flb_sds_len(event_chunk->tag), headers);
         }
         else {
@@ -631,11 +633,11 @@ static void cb_http_flush(struct flb_event_chunk *event_chunk,
     (void) i_ins;
 
     if (ctx->body_key) {
-        ret = post_all_requests(ctx, event_chunk->data, event_chunk->size,
+        ret = send_all_requests(ctx, event_chunk->data, event_chunk->size,
                                 ctx->body_key, ctx->headers_key, event_chunk);
         if (ret < 0) {
             flb_plg_error(ctx->ins,
-                          "failed to post requests body key \"%s\"", ctx->body_key);
+                          "failed to send requests using body key \"%s\"", ctx->body_key);
         }
     }
     else {
@@ -649,15 +651,15 @@ static void cb_http_flush(struct flb_event_chunk *event_chunk,
             (ctx->out_format == FLB_PACK_JSON_FORMAT_STREAM) ||
             (ctx->out_format == FLB_PACK_JSON_FORMAT_LINES) ||
             (ctx->out_format == FLB_HTTP_OUT_GELF)) {
-            ret = http_post(ctx, out_body, out_size,
-                            event_chunk->tag, flb_sds_len(event_chunk->tag), NULL);
+            ret = http_request(ctx, out_body, out_size,
+                               event_chunk->tag, flb_sds_len(event_chunk->tag), NULL);
             flb_sds_destroy(out_body);
         }
         else {
             /* msgpack */
-            ret = http_post(ctx,
-                            event_chunk->data, event_chunk->size,
-                            event_chunk->tag, flb_sds_len(event_chunk->tag), NULL);
+            ret = http_request(ctx,
+                               event_chunk->data, event_chunk->size,
+                               event_chunk->tag, flb_sds_len(event_chunk->tag), NULL);
         }
     }
 
@@ -759,6 +761,11 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_out_http, uri),
      "Specify an optional HTTP URI for the target web server, e.g: /something"
     },
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_STR, "http_method", "POST",
+     0, FLB_FALSE, 0,
+     "Specify the HTTP method to use. Supported methods are POST and PUT"
+    },
 
     /* Gelf Properties */
     {
diff --git a/plugins/out_http/http.h b/plugins/out_http/http.h
index 4373f2c2e2a..2a0b3ca5c91 100644
--- a/plugins/out_http/http.h
+++ b/plugins/out_http/http.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ struct flb_out_http {
     char *host;
     int port;
 
+    /* HTTP method */
+    int http_method;
+
     /* GELF fields */
     struct flb_gelf_fields gelf_fields;
 
diff --git a/plugins/out_http/http_conf.c b/plugins/out_http/http_conf.c
index 24f93ca94d8..a9aa2596cae 100644
--- a/plugins/out_http/http_conf.c
+++ b/plugins/out_http/http_conf.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_pack.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_sds.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_kv.h>
+#include <fluent-bit/flb_http_client.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_record_accessor.h>
 
 #ifdef FLB_HAVE_SIGNV4
@@ -272,6 +273,23 @@ struct flb_out_http *flb_http_conf_create(struct flb_output_instance *ins,
         }
     }
 
+    /* HTTP method */
+    ctx->http_method = FLB_HTTP_POST;
+    tmp = flb_output_get_property("http_method", ins);
+    if (tmp) {
+        if (strcasecmp(tmp, "POST") == 0) {
+            ctx->http_method = FLB_HTTP_POST;
+        }
+        else if (strcasecmp(tmp, "PUT") == 0) {
+            ctx->http_method = FLB_HTTP_PUT;
+        }
+        else {
+            flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "invalid http_method option '%s'. Supported methods are POST and PUT", tmp);
+            flb_free(ctx);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
     ctx->u = upstream;
     ctx->uri = uri;
     ctx->host = ins->host.name;