diff --git a/aiohttp/client.py b/aiohttp/client.py
index 4f3dad59de8..7f667caf677 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client.py
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ def _request(self, method, url, *,
                     self._cookie_jar.update_cookies(resp.cookies, resp.url)
 
                     # redirects
-                    if resp.status in (301, 302, 303, 307) and allow_redirects:
+                    if resp.status in (
+                            301, 302, 303, 307, 308) and allow_redirects:
                         redirects += 1
                         history.append(resp)
                         if max_redirects and redirects >= max_redirects:
diff --git a/changes/2114.bugfix b/changes/2114.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..451299998fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/2114.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support HTTP 308 Permanent redirect in client class.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_client_functional.py b/tests/test_client_functional.py
index 127cabdf686..9b2bc20f925 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_functional.py
+++ b/tests/test_client_functional.py
@@ -970,6 +970,30 @@ def redirect(request):
     resp.close()
 
 
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def test_HTTP_308_PERMANENT_REDIRECT_POST(loop, test_client):
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def handler(request):
+        return web.Response(text=request.method)
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def redirect(request):
+        yield from request.read()
+        return web.HTTPPermanentRedirect(location='/')
+
+    app = web.Application()
+    app.router.add_post('/', handler)
+    app.router.add_post('/redirect', redirect)
+    client = yield from test_client(app)
+
+    resp = yield from client.post('/redirect', data={'some': 'data'})
+    assert 200 == resp.status
+    assert 1 == len(resp.history)
+    txt = yield from resp.text()
+    assert txt == 'POST'
+    resp.close()
+
+
 @asyncio.coroutine
 def test_HTTP_302_max_redirects(loop, test_client):
     @asyncio.coroutine