diff --git a/v3/client.go b/v3/client.go
index 1373283..1ba24f4 100644
--- a/v3/client.go
+++ b/v3/client.go
@@ -347,6 +347,13 @@ func (c *Client) headRequest(resp *Response) (stateFunc, error) {
 		return c.getRequest, nil
 	}
 
+	// A HEAD probe only describes a bodyless GET. Reusing a request body
+	// here would consume and close it before the actual download request.
+	req := resp.Request.HTTPRequest
+	if req.Body != nil || (req.Method != "" && req.Method != http.MethodGet) {
+		return c.getRequest, nil
+	}
+
 	if resp.Filename != "" && resp.fi == nil {
 		// destination path is already known and does not exist
 		return c.getRequest, nil
diff --git a/v3/client_request_body_test.go b/v3/client_request_body_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1c3f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/client_request_body_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package grab
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestDownloadRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range []struct {
+		name, method               string
+		streaming, redirect, store bool
+	}{
+		{name: "POST", method: http.MethodPost},
+		{name: "POST to file", method: http.MethodPost, streaming: true, store: true},
+		{name: "streaming GET", method: http.MethodGet, streaming: true},
+		{name: "redirected POST", method: http.MethodPost, redirect: true},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			const payload = "download parameters"
+			requests := make(chan string, 4)
+			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Error(err)
+				}
+				requests <- r.Method + ":" + r.URL.Path + ":" + string(body)
+				if r.Method == http.MethodHead {
+					_, _ = io.WriteString(w, "download contents")
+					return
+				}
+				if r.Method != tt.method || string(body) != payload {
+					http.Error(w, "unexpected request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+				if tt.redirect && r.URL.Path == "/download" {
+					http.Redirect(w, r, "/final", http.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
+					return
+				}
+				_, _ = io.WriteString(w, "download contents")
+			}))
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			var body io.Reader = strings.NewReader(payload)
+			if tt.streaming {
+				// This reader cannot be replayed through http.Request.GetBody.
+				body = struct{ io.Reader }{body}
+			}
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+			req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, tt.method, server.URL+"/download", body)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			filename := ""
+			if tt.store {
+				filename = t.TempDir()
+			}
+			resp := NewClient().Do(&Request{HTTPRequest: req, Filename: filename, NoStore: !tt.store})
+			if err := resp.Err(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("download failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			got, err := resp.Bytes()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if string(got) != "download contents" {
+				t.Fatalf("downloaded %q, want %q", got, "download contents")
+			}
+			paths := []string{"/download"}
+			if tt.redirect {
+				paths = append(paths, "/final")
+			}
+			for _, path := range paths {
+				want := tt.method + ":" + path + ":" + payload
+				if got := <-requests; got != want {
+					t.Fatalf("received %q, want %q", got, want)
+				}
+			}
+			select {
+			case extra := <-requests:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected extra request: %q", extra)
+			default:
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}