diff --git a/lib/addMethod/addMethodREST.js b/lib/addMethod/addMethodREST.js
index 27987a0..7739076 100644
--- a/lib/addMethod/addMethodREST.js
+++ b/lib/addMethod/addMethodREST.js
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ module.exports = function (methodName, config, afterHeadersFunction) {
 						case 'head':
 							needle[method](request.url, request.options, handleResponse);
 							break;
+						case 'options':
+							needle.request('options', request.url, request.options, handleResponse);
+							break;
 						default:
 							needle[method](request.url, request.data, request.options, handleResponse);
 					}
diff --git a/lib/addMethod/validateRESTInput.js b/lib/addMethod/validateRESTInput.js
index 1471928..2fbd260 100644
--- a/lib/addMethod/validateRESTInput.js
+++ b/lib/addMethod/validateRESTInput.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function (methodName, config) {
 	if (_.isString(method)) {
 		if (!identifySimpleMustache(method)) {
 			method = method.toLowerCase();
-			const allowedMethods = [ 'get', 'put', 'post', 'delete', 'head', 'patch' ];
+			const allowedMethods = [ 'get', 'put', 'post', 'delete', 'head', 'patch', 'options' ];
 			if (allowedMethods.indexOf(method) === -1) {
 				throw new Error('The `method` "'+method+'" is not a valid method. Allowed methods are: '+allowedMethods.join(', '));
 			}
diff --git a/tests/addMethodREST_test.js b/tests/addMethodREST_test.js
index 56c3787..0597b97 100644
--- a/tests/addMethodREST_test.js
+++ b/tests/addMethodREST_test.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('#addMethodREST', function () {
 					method: 'chris'
 				});
 			} catch (err) {
-				assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'The `method` "chris" is not a valid method. Allowed methods are: get, put, post, delete, head, patch');
+				assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'The `method` "chris" is not a valid method. Allowed methods are: get, put, post, delete, head, patch, options');
 				caught++;
 			}
 			assert.strictEqual(caught, 1);