diff --git a/src/net/http/method.go b/src/net/http/method.go
index 6f46155069f0e4..6e98ce113cb95c 100644
--- a/src/net/http/method.go
+++ b/src/net/http/method.go
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ const (
 	MethodConnect = "CONNECT"
 	MethodOptions = "OPTIONS"
 	MethodTrace   = "TRACE"
+	MethodQuery   = "QUERY" // RFC 10008
 )