diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 29d04fd84a..d40a3382fb 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -863,6 +863,9 @@ public function send(Request $request = null)
             // method
             $method = $this->getRequest()->getMethod();
 
+            // this is so the correct Encoding Type is set
+            $this->setMethod($method);
+
             // body
             $body = $this->prepareBody();
 
diff --git a/test/ClientTest.php b/test/ClientTest.php
index 6a874982ad..bd18fa283f 100644
--- a/test/ClientTest.php
+++ b/test/ClientTest.php
@@ -406,4 +406,20 @@ public function testHttpQueryParametersCastToString()
 
         $client->send($request);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 6959
+     */
+    public function testClientRequestMethod()
+    {
+        $request = new Request;
+        $request->setMethod(Request::METHOD_POST);
+        $request->getPost()->set('data', 'random');
+
+        $client = new Client;
+        $client->setAdapter('Zend\Http\Client\Adapter\Test');
+        $client->send($request);
+
+        $this->assertSame(Client::ENC_URLENCODED, $client->getEncType());
+    }
 }