diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Network.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Network.cpp
index 2cb1a96e41..55e33f8b2f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Network.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Network.cpp
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (Pimpl)
 };
 
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool shouldUsePost)
 {
-    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, shouldUsePost);
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
index 50c192e1c2..9c14f69848 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_curl_Network.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (Pimpl)
 };
 
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool shouldUsePost)
 {
-    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, shouldUsePost);
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Network.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Network.cpp
index c8154f96b2..c2965a323e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Network.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Network.cpp
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (Pimpl)
 };
 
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool shouldUsePost)
 {
-    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, shouldUsePost);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm
index 8f5b8ee66b..6410a8b223 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Network.mm
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ struct BackgroundDownloadTask  : public URL::DownloadTask
     BackgroundDownloadTask (const URL& urlToUse,
                             const File& targetLocationToUse,
                             String extraHeadersToUse,
-                            URL::DownloadTask::Listener* listenerToUse)
+                            URL::DownloadTask::Listener* listenerToUse,
+                            bool shouldUsePostRequest)
          : targetLocation (targetLocationToUse), listener (listenerToUse),
            uniqueIdentifier (String (urlToUse.toString (true).hashCode64()) + String (Random().nextInt64()))
     {
@@ -419,6 +420,9 @@ struct BackgroundDownloadTask  : public URL::DownloadTask
         activeSessions.set (uniqueIdentifier, this);
         NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:juceStringToNS (urlToUse.toString (true))]];
 
+        if (shouldUsePostRequest)
+            [request setHTTPMethod: @"POST"];
+
         StringArray headerLines;
         headerLines.addLines (extraHeadersToUse);
         headerLines.removeEmptyStrings (true);
@@ -633,9 +637,9 @@ struct BackgroundDownloadTask  : public URL::DownloadTask
 
 HashMap<String, BackgroundDownloadTask*, DefaultHashFunctions, CriticalSection> BackgroundDownloadTask::activeSessions;
 
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool usePostRequest)
 {
-    ScopedPointer<BackgroundDownloadTask> downloadTask = new BackgroundDownloadTask (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    ScopedPointer<BackgroundDownloadTask> downloadTask = new BackgroundDownloadTask (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, usePostRequest);
 
     if (downloadTask->initOK() && downloadTask->connect())
         return downloadTask.release();
@@ -648,9 +652,9 @@ void URL::DownloadTask::juce_iosURLSessionNotify (const String& identifier)
     BackgroundDownloadTask::invokeNotify (identifier);
 }
 #else
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool usePost)
 {
-    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, usePost);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -912,9 +916,9 @@ private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (URLConnectionState)
 };
 
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool shouldUsePost)
 {
-    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, shouldUsePost);
 }
 
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Network.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Network.cpp
index 3aa2e2a7ae..42f17d9db2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Network.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Network.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ bool JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::openEmailWithAttachments (const String& targetEmailA
     return mapiSendMail (0, 0, &message, MAPI_DIALOG | MAPI_LOGON_UI, 0) == SUCCESS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener)
+URL::DownloadTask* URL::downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation, String extraHeaders, DownloadTask::Listener* listener, bool shouldUsePost)
 {
-    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener);
+    return URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (*this, targetLocation, extraHeaders, listener, shouldUsePost);
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
index 05ace94262..60c791a3a9 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
@@ -106,14 +106,15 @@ URL::DownloadTask::Listener::~Listener() {}
 URL::DownloadTask* URL::DownloadTask::createFallbackDownloader (const URL& urlToUse,
                                                                 const File& targetFileToUse,
                                                                 const String& extraHeadersToUse,
-                                                                Listener* listenerToUse)
+                                                                Listener* listenerToUse,
+                                                                bool usePostRequest)
 {
     const size_t bufferSize = 0x8000;
     targetFileToUse.deleteFile();
 
     if (ScopedPointer<FileOutputStream> outputStream = targetFileToUse.createOutputStream (bufferSize))
     {
-        ScopedPointer<WebInputStream> stream = new WebInputStream (urlToUse, false);
+        ScopedPointer<WebInputStream> stream = new WebInputStream (urlToUse, usePostRequest);
         stream->withExtraHeaders (extraHeadersToUse);
 
         if (stream->connect (nullptr))
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h
index 80430bbe15..32f2633b05 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.h
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public:
     private:
         friend class URL;
 
-        static DownloadTask* createFallbackDownloader (const URL&, const File&, const String&, Listener*);
+        static DownloadTask* createFallbackDownloader (const URL&, const File&, const String&, Listener*, bool);
 
     public:
        #if JUCE_IOS
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ public:
     */
     DownloadTask* downloadToFile (const File& targetLocation,
                                   String extraHeaders = String(),
-                                  DownloadTask::Listener* listener = nullptr);
+                                  DownloadTask::Listener* listener = nullptr,
+                                  bool usePostCommand = false);
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Tries to download the entire contents of this URL into a binary data block.