diff --git a/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/build.gradle.kts b/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/build.gradle.kts
index b2698f9e8a..296f24d614 100644
--- a/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ktor-client/ktor-client-curl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ kotlin {
             dependencies {
                 api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-plugins:ktor-client-logging"))
                 api(project(":ktor-client:ktor-client-plugins:ktor-client-json"))
+                api(project(":ktor-server:ktor-server-cio"))
             }
         }
     }
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..51781bb63b 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
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ 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.server.application.*
+import io.ktor.server.cio.*
+import io.ktor.server.engine.*
+import io.ktor.server.request.*
+import io.ktor.server.response.*
+import io.ktor.server.routing.*
+import io.ktor.utils.io.core.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import kotlin.native.concurrent.*
 import kotlin.test.*
@@ -21,18 +29,42 @@ class CurlNativeTests {
     fun testDownloadInBackground() {
         backgroundWorker.execute(TransferMode.SAFE, { Unit }) {
             runBlocking {
-                val client = HttpClient(Curl)
-                client.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
+                HttpClient(Curl).use {
+                    it.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
+                }
             }
         }.consume { assert(it.isNotEmpty()) }
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testDownload() {
-        runBlocking {
-            val client = HttpClient(Curl)
-            val res = client.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
+    fun testDownload() = runBlocking {
+        HttpClient(Curl).use {
+            val res = it.get("http://google.com").body<String>()
             assert(res.isNotEmpty())
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testDelete(): Unit = runBlocking {
+        val server = embeddedServer(CIO, 0) {
+            routing {
+                delete("/delete") {
+                    call.respondText("OK ${call.receiveText()}")
+                }
+            }
+        }.start()
+        val port = server.resolvedConnectors().first().port
+
+        HttpClient(Curl).use {
+            val response = it.delete("http://localhost:$port/delete")
+            assertEquals("OK ", response.bodyAsText())
+
+            val responseWithBody = it.delete("http://localhost:$port/delete") {
+                setBody("1")
+            }
+            assertEquals("OK 1", responseWithBody.bodyAsText())
+        }
+
+        server.stop(0, 500)
+    }
 }