diff --git a/src/httpd.c b/src/httpd.c
index a0b28c6b..3a3852e8 100644
--- a/src/httpd.c
+++ b/src/httpd.c
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ httpd_init(const char *webroot)
   if (allow_origin)
     {
       if (strlen(allow_origin) != 0)
-	evhttp_set_allowed_methods(evhttpd, EVHTTP_REQ_GET | EVHTTP_REQ_POST | EVHTTP_REQ_HEAD | EVHTTP_REQ_OPTIONS);
+	evhttp_set_allowed_methods(evhttpd, EVHTTP_REQ_GET | EVHTTP_REQ_POST | EVHTTP_REQ_PUT | EVHTTP_REQ_DELETE | EVHTTP_REQ_HEAD | EVHTTP_REQ_OPTIONS);
       else
 	allow_origin = NULL;
     }