diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
index 9ccf46ebf..3869c005a 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -3819,25 +3819,29 @@ static int http_request_finish(lua_State *l)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int http_request(lua_State *l)
+static int http_request(lua_State *l, bool isPost)
 {
 	ByteString uri(luaL_checkstring(l, 1));
 	std::map<ByteString, ByteString> post_data;
-	if (lua_istable(l, 2))
+	if (isPost)
 	{
-		lua_pushnil(l);
-		while (lua_next(l, 2))
+		if (lua_istable(l, 2))
 		{
-			lua_pushvalue(l, -2);
-			post_data.emplace(lua_tostring(l, -1), lua_tostring(l, -2));
-			lua_pop(l, 2);
+			lua_pushnil(l);
+			while (lua_next(l, 2))
+			{
+				lua_pushvalue(l, -2);
+				post_data.emplace(lua_tostring(l, -1), lua_tostring(l, -2));
+				lua_pop(l, 2);
+			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	std::map<ByteString, ByteString> headers;
-	if (lua_istable(l, 3))
+	if (lua_istable(l, isPost ? 3 : 2))
 	{
 		lua_pushnil(l);
-		while (lua_next(l, 3))
+		while (lua_next(l, isPost ? 3 : 2))
 		{
 			lua_pushvalue(l, -2);
 			headers.emplace(lua_tostring(l, -1), lua_tostring(l, -2));
@@ -3855,6 +3859,17 @@ static int http_request(lua_State *l)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+
+int LuaScriptInterface::http_get(lua_State * l)
+{
+	return http_request(l, false);
+}
+
+int LuaScriptInterface::http_post(lua_State * l)
+{
+	return http_request(l, true);
+}
+
 void LuaScriptInterface::initHttpAPI()
 {
 	luaL_newmetatable(l, "HTTPRequest");
@@ -3871,7 +3886,8 @@ void LuaScriptInterface::initHttpAPI()
 	lua_setfield(l, -2, "finish");
 	lua_setfield(l, -2, "__index");
 	struct luaL_Reg httpAPIMethods [] = {
-		{"request", http_request},
+		{"get", http_get},
+		{"post", http_post},
 		{NULL, NULL}
 	};
 	luaL_register(l, "http", httpAPIMethods);
diff --git a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h
index 767a64e1b..20097b9e6 100644
--- a/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h
+++ b/src/lua/LuaScriptInterface.h
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ class LuaScriptInterface: public CommandInterface
 	static int event_getmodifiers(lua_State * l);
 
 	void initHttpAPI();
+	static int http_get(lua_State * l);
+	static int http_post(lua_State * l);
 
 	std::vector<LuaSmartRef> lua_el_func_v, lua_gr_func_v, lua_cd_func_v;
 	std::vector<int> lua_el_mode_v;