1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty4/Netty4HttpRequest.java b/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty4/Netty4HttpRequest.java
index 5194c762b7..2ce6ffada6 100644
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty4/Netty4HttpRequest.java
+++ b/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/http/netty4/Netty4HttpRequest.java
@@ -119,7 +119,19 @@ public class Netty4HttpRequest extends RestRequest {
             return Method.OPTIONS;
         }
 
-        return Method.GET;
+        if (httpMethod == HttpMethod.PATCH) {
+            return Method.PATCH;
+        }
+
+        if (httpMethod == HttpMethod.TRACE) {
+            return Method.TRACE;
+        }
+
+        if (httpMethod == HttpMethod.CONNECT) {
+            return Method.CONNECT;
+        }
+
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected http method: " + httpMethod);
     }
 
     @Override