diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/MethodTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/MethodTests.cs
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+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/MethodTests.cs
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+namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
+{
+    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+    using Ocelot.Configuration.File;
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Net;
+    using System.Net.Http;
+    using TestStack.BDDfy;
+    using Xunit;
+
+    public class MethodTests : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly Steps _steps;
+        private readonly ServiceHandler _serviceHandler;
+
+        public MethodTests()
+        {
+            _serviceHandler = new ServiceHandler();
+            _steps = new Steps();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_response_200_when_get_converted_to_post()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                    {
+                        new FileReRoute
+                        {
+                            DownstreamPathTemplate = "/{url}",
+                            DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                            UpstreamPathTemplate = "/{url}",
+                            UpstreamHttpMethod = new List<string> { "Get" },
+                            DownstreamHostAndPorts = new List<FileHostAndPort>
+                            {
+                                new FileHostAndPort
+                                {
+                                    Host = "localhost",
+                                    Port = 53171,
+                                },
+                            },
+                            DownstreamHttpMethod = "POST",
+                        },
+                    },
+            };
+
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:53171/", "/", "POST"))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/"))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_response_200_when_get_converted_to_post_with_content()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                {
+                    new FileReRoute
+                    {
+                        DownstreamPathTemplate = "/{url}",
+                        DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                        UpstreamPathTemplate = "/{url}",
+                        UpstreamHttpMethod = new List<string> { "Get" },
+                        DownstreamHostAndPorts = new List<FileHostAndPort>
+                        {
+                            new FileHostAndPort
+                            {
+                                Host = "localhost",
+                                Port = 53271,
+                            },
+                        },
+                        DownstreamHttpMethod = "POST",
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+
+            const string expected = "here is some content";
+            var httpContent = new StringContent(expected);
+
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:53271/", "/", "POST"))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/", httpContent))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK))
+                .And(_ => _steps.ThenTheResponseBodyShouldBe(expected))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_response_200_when_get_converted_to_get_with_content()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                {
+                    new FileReRoute
+                    {
+                        DownstreamPathTemplate = "/{url}",
+                        DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                        UpstreamPathTemplate = "/{url}",
+                        UpstreamHttpMethod = new List<string> { "Post" },
+                        DownstreamHostAndPorts = new List<FileHostAndPort>
+                        {
+                            new FileHostAndPort
+                            {
+                                Host = "localhost",
+                                Port = 53272,
+                            },
+                        },
+                        DownstreamHttpMethod = "GET",
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+
+            const string expected = "here is some content";
+            var httpContent = new StringContent(expected);
+
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:53272/", "/", "GET"))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIPostUrlOnTheApiGateway("/", httpContent))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK))
+                .And(_ => _steps.ThenTheResponseBodyShouldBe(expected))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        private void GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn(string baseUrl, string basePath, string expected)
+        {
+            _serviceHandler.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn(baseUrl, basePath, async context =>
+            {
+                if (context.Request.Method == expected)
+                {
+                    context.Response.StatusCode = 200;
+                    var reader = new StreamReader(context.Request.Body);
+                    var body = await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
+                    await context.Response.WriteAsync(body);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    context.Response.StatusCode = 500;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _serviceHandler.Dispose();
+            _steps.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/Steps.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/Steps.cs
index 9bfb2091..60a770f7 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/Steps.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/Steps.cs
@@ -901,6 +901,18 @@
             _response = _ocelotClient.GetAsync(url).Result;
         }
 
+        public void WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway(string url, HttpContent content)
+        {
+            var httpRequestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url) {Content = content};
+            _response = _ocelotClient.SendAsync(httpRequestMessage).Result;
+        }
+
+        public void WhenIPostUrlOnTheApiGateway(string url, HttpContent content)
+        {
+            var httpRequestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url) { Content = content };
+            _response = _ocelotClient.SendAsync(httpRequestMessage).Result;
+        }
+
         public void WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway(string url, string cookie, string value)
         {
             var request = _ocelotServer.CreateRequest(url);