diff --git a/core/misc/ajax.es6.js b/core/misc/ajax.es6.js
index c8c8eb1cd3..beda4f644a 100644
--- a/core/misc/ajax.es6.js
+++ b/core/misc/ajax.es6.js
@@ -315,6 +315,13 @@
         elementSettings.url = href;
         elementSettings.event = 'click';
       }
+      const type = $linkElement.data('ajax-type');
+      /**
+       * In case of setting custom ajax type for link we rewrite ajax.type.
+       */
+      if (type) {
+        elementSettings.type = type;
+      }
       Drupal.ajax(elementSettings);
     });
   };
@@ -381,6 +388,7 @@
    */
   Drupal.Ajax = function (base, element, elementSettings) {
     const defaults = {
+      type: 'POST',
       event: element ? 'mousedown' : null,
       keypress: true,
       selector: base ? `#${base}` : null,
@@ -567,7 +575,7 @@
       },
       dataType: 'json',
       jsonp: false,
-      type: 'POST',
+      type: ajax.type,
     };
 
     if (elementSettings.dialog) {
diff --git a/core/misc/ajax.js b/core/misc/ajax.js
index 75c97f62ab..d6c347bd9f 100644
--- a/core/misc/ajax.js
+++ b/core/misc/ajax.js
@@ -146,12 +146,19 @@
         elementSettings.event = 'click';
       }
 
+      const type = $linkElement.data('ajax-type');
+
+      if (type) {
+        elementSettings.type = type;
+      }
+
       Drupal.ajax(elementSettings);
     });
   };
 
   Drupal.Ajax = function (base, element, elementSettings) {
     const defaults = {
+      type: 'POST',
       event: element ? 'mousedown' : null,
       keypress: true,
       selector: base ? `#${base}` : null,
@@ -246,7 +253,7 @@
 
       dataType: 'json',
       jsonp: false,
-      type: 'POST'
+      type: ajax.type
     };
 
     if (elementSettings.dialog) {