diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClient.java b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClient.java
index 4e414033d4a..6c37fd58ae1 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClient.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RestClient.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.http.client.config.RequestConfig;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpHead;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpOptions;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpRequestBase;
@@ -229,6 +230,11 @@ public final class RestClient implements Closeable {
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("HEAD with body is not supported");
                 }
                 return new HttpHead(uri);
+            case HttpOptions.METHOD_NAME:
+                if (entity != null) {
+                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("OPTIONS with body is not supported");
+                }
+                return new HttpOptions(uri);
             case HttpPost.METHOD_NAME:
                 HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(uri);
                 addRequestBody(httpPost, entity);