diff --git a/http/graphql/src/main/resources/application.properties b/http/graphql/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7783e56688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/graphql/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+smallrye.graphql.allowGet=true
diff --git a/http/graphql/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/http/graphql/GraphQLIT.java b/http/graphql/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/http/graphql/GraphQLIT.java
index 35dee787ec..6bdc0efd58 100644
--- a/http/graphql/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/http/graphql/GraphQLIT.java
+++ b/http/graphql/src/test/java/io/quarkus/ts/http/graphql/GraphQLIT.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import static io.restassured.RestAssured.given;
 
+import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 
 @QuarkusScenario
 public class GraphQLIT {
+
     @Test
     public void recursive() {
         final String query = createQuery("philosophers{name,friend{name,friend{name}}}");
@@ -21,6 +23,26 @@ public void recursive() {
         Assertions.assertEquals("Plato", json.getString("data.philosophers[0].friend.friend.name"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void emptyGet() {
+        Response response = given().basePath("graphql")
+                .contentType("application/json")
+                .post();
+        Assertions.assertNotEquals(HttpStatus.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, response.statusCode());
+        Assertions.assertNotEquals(HttpStatus.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, response.statusCode());
+        Assertions.assertNotEquals(HttpStatus.SC_NO_CONTENT, response.statusCode());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, response.statusCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void emptyPost() {
+        Response response = given().basePath("graphql")
+                .contentType("application/json")
+                .post();
+        Assertions.assertNotEquals(HttpStatus.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, response.statusCode());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, response.statusCode());
+    }
+
     public static Response sendQuery(String query) {
         return given().basePath("graphql")
                 .contentType("application/json")