diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index fd4130653bb..3ae97d6b0e2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -1128,8 +1128,6 @@ class Request:
         urllib_request.install_opener(opener)
 
         data = to_bytes(data, nonstring='passthru')
-        if method not in ('OPTIONS', 'GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'TRACE', 'CONNECT', 'PATCH'):
-            raise ConnectionError('invalid HTTP request method; %s' % method)
         request = RequestWithMethod(url, method, data)
 
         # add the custom agent header, to help prevent issues
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
index 85483aa1426..a598b0168e1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ options:
     version_added: "2.0"
   method:
     description:
-      - The HTTP method of the request or response. It MUST be uppercase.
+      - The HTTP method of the request or response.
+      - In more recent versions we do not restrict the method at the module level anymore
+        but it still must be a valid method accepted by the service handling the request.
     type: str
-    choices: [ CONNECT, DELETE, GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PATCH, POST, PUT, REFRESH, TRACE ]
     default: GET
   return_content:
     description:
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ import cgi
 import datetime
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ def main():
         body=dict(type='raw'),
         body_format=dict(type='str', default='raw', choices=['form-urlencoded', 'json', 'raw']),
         src=dict(type='path'),
-        method=dict(type='str', default='GET', choices=['CONNECT', 'DELETE', 'GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'PATCH', 'POST', 'PUT', 'REFRESH', 'TRACE']),
+        method=dict(type='str', default='GET'),
         return_content=dict(type='bool', default=False),
         follow_redirects=dict(type='str', default='safe', choices=['all', 'no', 'none', 'safe', 'urllib2', 'yes']),
         creates=dict(type='path'),
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ def main():
     url = module.params['url']
     body = module.params['body']
     body_format = module.params['body_format'].lower()
-    method = module.params['method']
+    method = module.params['method'].upper()
     dest = module.params['dest']
     return_content = module.params['return_content']
     creates = module.params['creates']
@@ -548,6 +550,9 @@ def main():
 
     dict_headers = module.params['headers']
 
+    if not re.match('^[A-Z]+$', method):
+        module.fail_json(msg="Parameter 'method' needs to be a single word in uppercase, like GET or POST.")
+
     if body_format == 'json':
         # Encode the body unless its a string, then assume it is pre-formatted JSON
         if not isinstance(body, string_types):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1
index 09dd55ba9ba..f1d2f3576c3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ $spec = @{
         method = @{
             type = "str"
             default = "GET"
-            choices = "CONNECT", "DELETE", "GET", "HEAD", "MERGE", "OPTIONS", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT", "REFRESH", "TRACE"
        }
        content_type = @{ type = "str" }
        headers = @{ type = "dict" }
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ $spec = @{
 $module = [Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule]::Create($args, $spec)
 
 $url = $module.Params.url
-$method = $module.Params.method
+$method = $module.Params.method.ToUpper()
 $content_type = $module.Params.content_type
 $headers = $module.Params.headers
 $body = $module.Params.body
@@ -68,6 +67,10 @@ $JSON_CANDIDATES = @('text', 'json', 'javascript')
 $module.Result.elapsed = 0
 $module.Result.url = $url
 
+if (-not ($method -cmatch '^[A-Z]+$')) {
+    $module.FailJson("Parameter 'method' needs to be a single word in uppercase, like GET or POST.")
+}
+
 if ($creates -and (Test-AnsiblePath -Path $creates)) {
     $module.Result.skipped = $true
     $module.Result.msg = "The 'creates' file or directory ($creates) already exists."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py
index b1bcbc61ef9..59e8efc9062 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ options:
     description:
     - The HTTP Method of the request or response.
     type: str
-    choices: [ CONNECT, DELETE, GET, HEAD, MERGE, OPTIONS, PATCH, POST, PUT, REFRESH, TRACE ]
     default: GET
   content_type:
     description:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/main.yml
index b76c772256a..701d40cb805 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/uri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -390,6 +390,20 @@
     - result is failure
     - "'failed to parse body as form_urlencoded: too many values to unpack' in result.msg"
 
+- name: Validate invalid method
+  uri:
+    url: https://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
+    method: UNKNOWN
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Assert invalid method fails
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is failure
+    - result.status == 405
+    - "'METHOD NOT ALLOWED' in result.msg"
+
 - name: Test client cert auth, no certs
   uri:
     url: "https://ansible.http.tests/ssl_client_verify"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_uri/tasks/test.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_uri/tasks/test.yml
index ebeda5e8b94..a23220b0f44 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_uri/tasks/test.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_uri/tasks/test.yml
@@ -336,6 +336,20 @@
     - get_custom_header.json.headers['Test-Header'] == 'hello'
     - get_custom_header.json.headers['Another-Header'] == 'world'
 
+- name: Validate invalid method
+  win_uri:
+    url: https://{{ httpbin_host }}/anything
+    method: UNKNOWN
+  register: invalid_method
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
+- name: Assert invalid method fails
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - invalid_method is failure
+    - invalid_method.status_code == 405
+    - invalid_method.status_description == 'METHOD NOT ALLOWED'
+
 # client cert auth tests
 
 - name: get request with timeout
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/urls/test_Request.py b/test/units/module_utils/urls/test_Request.py
index 9b69edd3785..53242f2a623 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/urls/test_Request.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/urls/test_Request.py
@@ -363,8 +363,14 @@ def test_Request_open_cookies(urlopen_mock, install_opener_mock):
 
 
 def test_Request_open_invalid_method(urlopen_mock, install_opener_mock):
-    with pytest.raises(ConnectionError):
-        r = Request().open('BOGUS', 'https://ansible.com/')
+    r = Request().open('UNKNOWN', 'https://ansible.com/')
+
+    args = urlopen_mock.call_args[0]
+    req = args[0]
+
+    assert req.data is None
+    assert req.get_method() == 'UNKNOWN'
+    # assert r.status == 504
 
 
 def test_Request_open_custom_method(urlopen_mock, install_opener_mock):