diff --git a/actix-http/tests/test_client.rs b/actix-http/tests/test_client.rs
index 2d940984d..3e0f2a8e4 100644
--- a/actix-http/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/actix-http/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async fn h1_expect() {
 
     // test expect would fail to continue
     let request = srv
-        .request(http::Method::GET, srv.url("/"))
+        .request(http::Method::POST, srv.url("/"))
         .insert_header(("Expect", "100-continue"));
 
     let response = request.send_body("expect body").await.unwrap();
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ async fn h1_expect() {
 
     // test expect would continue
     let request = srv
-        .request(http::Method::GET, srv.url("/"))
+        .request(http::Method::POST, srv.url("/"))
         .insert_header(("Expect", "100-continue"))
         .insert_header(("AUTH", "996"));
 
diff --git a/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs b/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs
index 83456b0cb..4a520a366 100644
--- a/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs
+++ b/actix-http/tests/test_openssl.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ async fn h2_body() -> io::Result<()> {
     })
     .await;
 
-    let response = srv.sget("/").send_body(data.clone()).await.unwrap();
+    let response = srv.spost("/").send_body(data.clone()).await.unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     let body = srv.load_body(response).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs b/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs
index 43e47c0a4..3060cec22 100644
--- a/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs
+++ b/actix-http/tests/test_rustls.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ async fn h2_body1() -> io::Result<()> {
     })
     .await;
 
-    let response = srv.sget("/").send_body(data.clone()).await.unwrap();
+    let response = srv.spost("/").send_body(data.clone()).await.unwrap();
     assert!(response.status().is_success());
 
     let body = srv.load_body(response).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index 092239719..9cf01ccd4 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- `GET/HEAD/OPTIONS/TRACE` methods no longer send a request body on request.
+
 ## 3.7.0
 
 - Update `brotli` dependency to `8`.
diff --git a/awc/src/any_body.rs b/awc/src/any_body.rs
index ef0edfb9e..d38533ea0 100644
--- a/awc/src/any_body.rs
+++ b/awc/src/any_body.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ use std::{
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
-use actix_http::body::{BodySize, BoxBody, MessageBody};
+use actix_http::{
+    body::{BodySize, BoxBody, MessageBody},
+    RequestHead,
+};
 use bytes::Bytes;
+use http::Method;
 use pin_project_lite::pin_project;
 
 pin_project! {
@@ -75,11 +79,15 @@ where
     /// Converts a [`MessageBody`] type into the best possible representation.
     ///
     /// Checks size for `None` and tries to convert to `Bytes`. Otherwise, uses the `Body` variant.
-    pub fn from_message_body(body: B) -> Self
+    pub fn from_message_body(head: &RequestHead, body: B) -> Self
     where
         B: MessageBody,
     {
-        if matches!(body.size(), BodySize::None) {
+        if matches!(
+            head.method,
+            Method::GET | Method::HEAD | Method::OPTIONS | Method::TRACE
+        ) || matches!(body.size(), BodySize::None)
+        {
             return Self::None;
         }
 
diff --git a/awc/src/sender.rs b/awc/src/sender.rs
index 0015743bd..de563a798 100644
--- a/awc/src/sender.rs
+++ b/awc/src/sender.rs
@@ -189,16 +189,14 @@ impl RequestSender {
         body: impl MessageBody + 'static,
     ) -> SendClientRequest {
         let req = match self {
-            RequestSender::Owned(head) => ConnectRequest::Client(
-                RequestHeadType::Owned(head),
-                AnyBody::from_message_body(body).into_boxed(),
-                addr,
-            ),
-            RequestSender::Rc(head, extra_headers) => ConnectRequest::Client(
-                RequestHeadType::Rc(head, extra_headers),
-                AnyBody::from_message_body(body).into_boxed(),
-                addr,
-            ),
+            RequestSender::Owned(head) => {
+                let body = AnyBody::from_message_body(&head, body).into_boxed();
+                ConnectRequest::Client(RequestHeadType::Owned(head), body, addr)
+            }
+            RequestSender::Rc(head, extra_headers) => {
+                let body = AnyBody::from_message_body(&head, body).into_boxed();
+                ConnectRequest::Client(RequestHeadType::Rc(head, extra_headers), body, addr)
+            }
         };
 
         let fut = config.connector.call(req);
diff --git a/awc/tests/test_client.rs b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
index 43c83891a..7cd1ea8ee 100644
--- a/awc/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async fn json() {
     });
 
     let request = srv
-        .get("/")
+        .post("/")
         .insert_header(("x-test", "111"))
         .send_json(&"TEST".to_string());
     let response = request.await.unwrap();