diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/test/server/ClientTestServer.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/test/server/ClientTestServer.kt
index 64b675155d..f185c713b7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/test/server/ClientTestServer.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/test/server/ClientTestServer.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ internal fun Application.tests() {
             val contentType = call.request.header(HttpHeaders.ContentType)
             call.respondText(contentType ?: "")
         }
+        delete("/delete") {
+            call.respondText("OK ${call.receiveText()}")
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/src/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/internal/CurlMultiApiHandler.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/src/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/internal/CurlMultiApiHandler.kt
index ba7410e661..aefdca9238 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/src/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/internal/CurlMultiApiHandler.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/src/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/internal/CurlMultiApiHandler.kt
@@ -155,15 +155,16 @@ internal class CurlMultiApiHandler : Closeable {
         easyHandle.apply {
             when (method) {
                 "GET" -> option(CURLOPT_HTTPGET, 1L)
-                "PUT" -> {
-                    option(CURLOPT_PUT, 1L)
-                }
+                "PUT" -> option(CURLOPT_PUT, 1L)
                 "POST" -> {
                     option(CURLOPT_POST, 1L)
                     option(CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE, size)
                 }
                 "HEAD" -> option(CURLOPT_NOBODY, 1L)
-                else -> option(CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, method)
+                else -> {
+                    if (size > 0) option(CURLOPT_POST, 1L)
+                    option(CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, method)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/test/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/test/CurlNativeTests.kt b/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/test/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/test/CurlNativeTests.kt
index be2285cb0d..e3993d03ad 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/test/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/test/CurlNativeTests.kt
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/desktop/test/io/ktor/client/engine/curl/test/CurlNativeTests.kt
@@ -8,31 +8,34 @@ import io.ktor.client.*
 import io.ktor.client.call.*
 import io.ktor.client.engine.curl.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
+import io.ktor.client.statement.*
+import io.ktor.utils.io.core.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import kotlin.native.concurrent.*
 import kotlin.test.*
 
-val backgroundWorker = Worker.start()
-
 class CurlNativeTests {
 
+    private val TEST_SERVER: String = "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
     @Test
-    @Ignore
-    fun testDownloadInBackground() {
-        backgroundWorker.execute(TransferMode.SAFE, { Unit }) {
-            runBlocking {
-                val client = HttpClient(Curl)
-                client.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
-            }
-        }.consume { assert(it.isNotEmpty()) }
+    fun testDownload() = runBlocking {
+        HttpClient(Curl).use {
+            val res = it.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
+            assert(res.isNotEmpty())
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testDownload() {
-        runBlocking {
-            val client = HttpClient(Curl)
-            val res = client.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
-            assert(res.isNotEmpty())
+    fun testDelete(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        HttpClient(Curl).use {
+            val response = it.delete("$TEST_SERVER/delete")
+            assertEquals("OK ", response.bodyAsText())
+
+            val responseWithBody = it.delete("$TEST_SERVER/delete") {
+                setBody("1")
+            }
+            assertEquals("OK 1", responseWithBody.bodyAsText())
         }
     }
 }