diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e086713..77fd46e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,14 +2,24 @@
 var urlLib = require('url');
 var http = require('http');
 var https = require('https');
+var assign = require('object-assign');
 
-module.exports = function (url, cb) {
+module.exports = function (url, opts, cb) {
 	var redirectCount = 0;
 
-	var get = function (url, cb) {
-		var fn = urlLib.parse(url).protocol === 'https:' ? https : http;
+	var get = function (url, opts, cb) {
+		if (typeof opts === 'function') {
+			cb = opts;
+			opts = {};
+		}
 
-		fn.get(url, function (res) {
+		cb = cb || function () {};
+
+		var parsedUrl = urlLib.parse(url);
+		var fn = parsedUrl.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http;
+		var arg = assign({}, parsedUrl, opts);
+
+		fn.get(arg, function (res) {
 			var ret = '';
 
 			// redirect
@@ -43,5 +53,5 @@ module.exports = function (url, cb) {
 		}).on('error', cb);
 	};
 
-	get(url, cb);
+	get(url, opts, cb);
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 381d4b9..2e1cd80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "got",
   "version": "0.1.1",
-  "description": "Simplified HTTP/HTTPS GET requests",
+  "description": "Simplified HTTP/HTTPS requests",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "sindresorhus/got",
   "author": {
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     "utility",
     "simple"
   ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "object-assign": "^0.3.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "*"
   }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3e4d659..0f08c56 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # got [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/got.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/got)
 
-> Simplified HTTP/HTTPS GET requests
+> Simplified HTTP/HTTPS requests
 
-Follows redirects. Not intended to be feature-rich. Use [request](https://github.com/mikeal/request) if you need something more.
+A nicer interface to the built-in [`http`](http://nodejs.org/api/http.html) module that also follows redirects. Use [request](https://github.com/mikeal/request) if you need more.
 
 
 ## Install
@@ -24,6 +24,28 @@ got('http://todomvc.com', function (err, data) {
 ```
 
 
+### API
+
+It's a `GET` request by default, but can be changed in `options`.
+
+#### got(url, [options], [callback])
+
+##### url
+
+*Required*  
+Type: `string`
+
+The url to request.
+
+##### options
+
+Type: `object`
+
+Any of the [`http.request`](http://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_http_request_options_callback) options.
+
+##### callback(err, data)
+
+
 ## License
 
 [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 8cb816a..9b44eb8 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
 var got = require('./index');
 
-it('should request', function (done) {
+it('should do HTTP request', function (done) {
 	got('http://google.com', function (err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error(err);
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ it('should request', function (done) {
 		assert(/google/.test(data));
 		done();
 	});
+});
 
+it('should do HTTPS request', function (done) {
 	got('https://google.com', function (err, data) {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error(err);
@@ -24,9 +26,20 @@ it('should request', function (done) {
 		assert(/google/.test(data));
 		done();
 	});
+});
 
+it('should should return status code as error when not 200', function (done) {
 	got('http://sindresorhus.com/sfsadfasdfadsga', function (err, data) {
 		assert.strictEqual(err, 404);
 		done();
 	});
 });
+
+it('should support optional options', function (done) {
+	got('http://sindresorhus.com', {method: 'HEAD'}, function (err, data) {
+		assert(!err, err);
+		assert(!data, data);
+		done();
+	});
+});
+