diff --git a/types/got/got-tests.ts b/types/got/got-tests.ts
index d3c0db19aa..9bb1b75d81 100644
--- a/types/got/got-tests.ts
+++ b/types/got/got-tests.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ got('http://todomvc.com', { retry: 2 });
 got('http://todomvc.com', {
     retry: {
         retries: 2,
-        methods: ['GET'],
+        methods: ['GET', 'POST'],
         statusCodes: [408, 504],
         maxRetryAfter: 1,
         errorCodes: ['ETIMEDOUT']
diff --git a/types/got/index.d.ts b/types/got/index.d.ts
index 6d070fcadd..20909101ca 100644
--- a/types/got/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/got/index.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //                 Konstantin Ikonnikov <https://github.com/ikokostya>
 //                 Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <https://github.com/stijnvn>
 //                 Matthew Bull <https://github.com/wingsbob>
+//                 Ryan Wilson-Perkin <https://github.com/ryanwilsonperkin>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ declare namespace got {
 
     interface RetryOptions {
         retries?: number | RetryFunction;
-        methods?: Array<'GET' | 'PUT' | 'HEAD' | 'DELETE' | 'OPTIONS' | 'TRACE'>;
+        methods?: Array<'GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'HEAD' | 'DELETE' | 'OPTIONS' | 'TRACE'>;
         statusCodes?: Array<408 | 413 | 429 | 500 | 502 | 503 | 504>;
         maxRetryAfter?: number;
         /**