diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15f3419..b0b9fa9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,15 +63,16 @@ const { http, https } = require('follow-redirects');
 
 const options = url.parse('http://bit.ly/900913');
 options.maxRedirects = 10;
-options.beforeRedirect = (options, { headers, statusCode, requestMethod, requestUrl }) => {
+options.beforeRedirect = (options, { headers, statusCode }, { method, url }) => {
   // Use this to adjust the request options upon redirecting,
   // to inspect the latest response headers,
   // or to cancel the request by throwing an error
 
   // headers = the redirect response headers
   // statusCode = the redirect response code (eg. 301, 307, etc.)
-  // requestMethod = the request method that resulted in a redirect
-  // requestUrl = the requested URL that resulted in a redirect
+
+  // method = the request method that resulted in a redirect
+  // url = the requested URL that resulted in a redirect
   if (options.hostname === "example.com") {
     options.auth = "user:password";
   }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0201acd..67ec9b5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ RedirectableRequest.prototype._processResponse = function (response) {
   // care for methods not known to be safe, […]
   // RFC7231§6.4.2–3: For historical reasons, a user agent MAY change
   // the request method from POST to GET for the subsequent request.
-  var originalRequestMethod = this._options.method;
+  var method = this._options.method;
   if ((statusCode === 301 || statusCode === 302) && this._options.method === "POST" ||
       // RFC7231§6.4.4: The 303 (See Other) status code indicates that
       // the server is redirecting the user agent to a different resource […]
@@ -418,11 +418,18 @@ RedirectableRequest.prototype._processResponse = function (response) {
     var responseDetails = {
       headers: response.headers,
       statusCode: statusCode,
-      requestMethod: originalRequestMethod,
-      requestUrl: currentUrl,
+    };
+    var requestDetails = {
+      method: method,
+      url: currentUrl,
     };
     try {
-      this._options.beforeRedirect.call(null, this._options, responseDetails);
+      this._options.beforeRedirect.call(
+        null,
+        this._options,
+        responseDetails,
+        requestDetails
+      );
     }
     catch (err) {
       this.emit("error", err);
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 3b6ac8b..ede3e02 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1628,8 +1628,8 @@ describe("follow-redirects", function () {
             port: 3600,
             path: "/a",
             method: "POST",
-            beforeRedirect: function (_, response) {
-              requestMethods.push(response.requestMethod);
+            beforeRedirect: function (_, __, request) {
+              requestMethods.push(request.method);
             },
           };
           http.get(options, concatJson(resolve, reject)).on("error", reject);
@@ -1655,8 +1655,8 @@ describe("follow-redirects", function () {
             port: 3600,
             path: "/a",
             method: "GET",
-            beforeRedirect: function (_, response) {
-              urlChain.push(response.requestUrl);
+            beforeRedirect: function (_, __, request) {
+              urlChain.push(request.url);
             },
           };
           http.get(options, concatJson(resolve, reject)).on("error", reject);