diff --git a/gelf.module b/gelf.module
index c4b2339..9c9fe1f 100644
--- a/gelf.module
+++ b/gelf.module
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ function gelf_watchdog($entry) {
   $gelf->setAdditional("Username", $username);
   $gelf->setAdditional("Uid", $entry['user']->uid);
   $gelf->setAdditional("Request_uri", $entry['request_uri']);
+  $gelf->setAdditional("Request_method", $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']);
   $gelf->setAdditional("Server_host", $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
   $gelf->setAdditional("Client_host", $entry['ip']);
   try {