diff --git a/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx b/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
index 465b9d15d..96b05be71 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ import {
 	type Monitor,
 	type MonitorType,
 	type GamesMap,
+	type HttpMethod,
 	supportsGeoCheck,
 	DefaultPageSpeedStrategy,
+	DefaultHttpMethod,
+	HttpMethods,
 } from "@/Types/Monitor";
 import type { Notification } from "@/Types/Notification";
 import type { Tag } from "@/Types/Tag";
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ const CreateMonitorPage = () => {
 		resolver: zodResolver(schema),
 		defaultValues: defaults,
 	});
-	const { control, watch, handleSubmit, clearErrors, trigger, reset } = form;
+	const { control, watch, handleSubmit, clearErrors, trigger, reset, setValue } = form;
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		reset(defaults);
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ const CreateMonitorPage = () => {
 	const showStep = (step: number) => isEditMode || currentStep === step;
 
 	const watchedType = watch("type") as MonitorType;
+	const watchedMethod = watch("method") as HttpMethod | undefined;
 	const watchedUseAdvancedMatching = watch("useAdvancedMatching") as boolean;
 	const watchGeoCheckEnabled = watch("geoCheckEnabled") as boolean;
 
@@ -1091,6 +1095,50 @@ const CreateMonitorPage = () => {
 					subtitle={t("pages.createMonitor.form.advanced.description")}
 					rightContent={
 						<Stack spacing={theme.spacing(LAYOUT.MD)}>
+							<Controller
+								name="method"
+								control={control}
+								render={({ field }) => (
+									<Stack spacing={theme.spacing(LAYOUT.MD)}>
+										<Select
+											{...field}
+											value={field.value ?? DefaultHttpMethod}
+											onChange={(e) => {
+												const value = e.target.value as HttpMethod;
+												field.onChange(value);
+												// HEAD has no response body, reset advanced matching fields if selected
+												if (value === "HEAD") {
+													setValue("useAdvancedMatching", false);
+													setValue("matchMethod", "");
+													setValue("expectedValue", "");
+													setValue("jsonPath", "");
+												}
+											}}
+											fieldLabel={t(
+												"pages.createMonitor.form.advanced.option.method.label"
+											)}
+										>
+											{HttpMethods.map((method) => (
+												<MenuItem
+													key={method}
+													value={method}
+												>
+													{method}
+												</MenuItem>
+											))}
+										</Select>
+										<Typography
+											component="span"
+											color={theme.palette.text.secondary}
+											sx={{ opacity: 0.8 }}
+										>
+											{t(
+												`pages.createMonitor.form.advanced.option.method.description.${field.value ?? DefaultHttpMethod}`
+											)}
+										</Typography>
+									</Stack>
+								)}
+							/>
 							<Controller
 								name="customUpCodes"
 								control={control}
@@ -1162,28 +1210,30 @@ const CreateMonitorPage = () => {
 									);
 								}}
 							/>
-							<Controller
-								name="useAdvancedMatching"
-								control={control}
-								render={({ field }) => (
-									<Stack
-										direction="row"
-										alignItems="center"
-										spacing={theme.spacing(SPACING.LG)}
-									>
-										<Switch
-											checked={field.value ?? false}
-											onChange={(e) => field.onChange(e.target.checked)}
-										/>
-										<Typography>
-											{t(
-												"pages.createMonitor.form.advanced.option.advancedMatching.label"
-											)}
-										</Typography>
-									</Stack>
-								)}
-							/>
-							{watchedUseAdvancedMatching && (
+							{watchedMethod !== "HEAD" && (
+								<Controller
+									name="useAdvancedMatching"
+									control={control}
+									render={({ field }) => (
+										<Stack
+											direction="row"
+											alignItems="center"
+											spacing={theme.spacing(SPACING.LG)}
+										>
+											<Switch
+												checked={field.value ?? false}
+												onChange={(e) => field.onChange(e.target.checked)}
+											/>
+											<Typography>
+												{t(
+													"pages.createMonitor.form.advanced.option.advancedMatching.label"
+												)}
+											</Typography>
+										</Stack>
+									)}
+								/>
+							)}
+							{watchedUseAdvancedMatching && watchedMethod !== "HEAD" && (
 								<Stack spacing={theme.spacing(LAYOUT.MD)}>
 									<Controller
 										name="matchMethod"
diff --git a/client/src/Pages/Uptime/Monitors/Components/UptimeMonitorsTable.tsx b/client/src/Pages/Uptime/Monitors/Components/UptimeMonitorsTable.tsx
index 694ab05d6..ed32cf7ea 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/Uptime/Monitors/Components/UptimeMonitorsTable.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/Uptime/Monitors/Components/UptimeMonitorsTable.tsx
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@ export const MonitorTable = ({
 					</Stack>
 				),
 				render: (row) => {
-					return row.type;
+					return row.type === "http" && row.method
+						? `${row.type} (${row.method})`
+						: row.type;
 				},
 			},
 			{
diff --git a/client/src/locales/en.json b/client/src/locales/en.json
index 6e65aea62..2e6c7db2c 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/en.json
@@ -490,6 +490,13 @@
 				"advanced": {
 					"description": "Optional settings for advanced use cases",
 					"option": {
+						"method": {
+							"label": "Request method",
+							"description": {
+								"GET": "GET fetches the full response including the body.  Advanced matching fully supported",
+								"HEAD": "HEAD fetches only response headers for reducing load on the target. Supports status code matching but not advanced matching as there is no body."
+							}
+						},
 						"advancedMatching": {
 							"label": "Use advanced matching"
 						},