diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 72dfd082..02ccdaf3 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -543,6 +543,22 @@ func TestClientAllowsGetMethodPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	assertEqual(t, payload, resp.String())
 }
 
+func TestClientAllowsGetMethodPayloadIoReader(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := createGetServer(t)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	c := dc()
+	c.SetAllowGetMethodPayload(true)
+
+	payload := "test-payload"
+	body := bytes.NewReader([]byte(payload))
+	resp, err := c.R().SetBody(body).Get(ts.URL + "/get-method-payload-test")
+
+	assertError(t, err)
+	assertEqual(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode())
+	assertEqual(t, payload, resp.String())
+}
+
 func TestClientAllowsGetMethodPayloadDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := createGetServer(t)
 	defer ts.Close()
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index 362df3b8..57a62703 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ CL:
 
 func createHTTPRequest(c *Client, r *Request) (err error) {
 	if r.bodyBuf == nil {
-		if reader, ok := r.Body.(io.Reader); ok {
+		if reader, ok := r.Body.(io.Reader); ok && isPayloadSupported(r.Method, c.AllowGetMethodPayload) {
 			r.RawRequest, err = http.NewRequest(r.Method, r.URL, reader)
 		} else if c.setContentLength || r.setContentLength {
 			r.RawRequest, err = http.NewRequest(r.Method, r.URL, http.NoBody)