diff --git a/changelog.d/21173_http_server_options_support.feature.md b/changelog.d/21173_http_server_options_support.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2031bc386e313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/21173_http_server_options_support.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Adds support `OPTIONS` HTTP-method for http_server source
+
+authors: sillent
diff --git a/src/sources/util/http/method.rs b/src/sources/util/http/method.rs
index a816dc42f7cdc..c090ce3dce867 100644
--- a/src/sources/util/http/method.rs
+++ b/src/sources/util/http/method.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pub enum HttpMethod {
 
     /// HTTP DELETE method.
     Delete,
+
+    /// HTTP OPTIONS method.
+    Options,
 }
 
 impl From<HttpMethod> for Method {
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ impl From<HttpMethod> for Method {
             HttpMethod::Put => Self::PUT,
             HttpMethod::Patch => Self::PATCH,
             HttpMethod::Delete => Self::DELETE,
+            HttpMethod::Options => Self::OPTIONS,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sources/util/http/prelude.rs b/src/sources/util/http/prelude.rs
index 5346f14f519db..cb054937fdc9c 100644
--- a/src/sources/util/http/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/sources/util/http/prelude.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ pub trait HttpSource: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static {
                 HttpMethod::Post => warp::post().boxed(),
                 HttpMethod::Patch => warp::patch().boxed(),
                 HttpMethod::Delete => warp::delete().boxed(),
+                HttpMethod::Options => warp::options().boxed(),
             };
 
             // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/8148
diff --git a/src/sources/util/http_client.rs b/src/sources/util/http_client.rs
index c11ac7fa83452..fd5ffb1b03260 100644
--- a/src/sources/util/http_client.rs
+++ b/src/sources/util/http_client.rs
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn call<
                 HttpMethod::Put => Request::put(&url),
                 HttpMethod::Patch => Request::patch(&url),
                 HttpMethod::Delete => Request::delete(&url),
+                HttpMethod::Options => Request::options(&url),
             };
 
             // add user specified headers
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http.cue
index dc02088bd56c2..1691c853faaf1 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http.cue
@@ -477,12 +477,13 @@ base: components: sources: http: configuration: {
 		type: string: {
 			default: "POST"
 			enum: {
-				DELETE: "HTTP DELETE method."
-				GET:    "HTTP GET method."
-				HEAD:   "HTTP HEAD method."
-				PATCH:  "HTTP PATCH method."
-				POST:   "HTTP POST method."
-				PUT:    "HTTP Put method."
+				DELETE:  "HTTP DELETE method."
+				GET:     "HTTP GET method."
+				HEAD:    "HTTP HEAD method."
+				OPTIONS: "HTTP OPTIONS method."
+				PATCH:   "HTTP PATCH method."
+				POST:    "HTTP POST method."
+				PUT:     "HTTP Put method."
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_client.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_client.cue
index dbe7cc3761874..ca9742e9686c8 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_client.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_client.cue
@@ -429,12 +429,13 @@ base: components: sources: http_client: configuration: {
 		type: string: {
 			default: "GET"
 			enum: {
-				DELETE: "HTTP DELETE method."
-				GET:    "HTTP GET method."
-				HEAD:   "HTTP HEAD method."
-				PATCH:  "HTTP PATCH method."
-				POST:   "HTTP POST method."
-				PUT:    "HTTP Put method."
+				DELETE:  "HTTP DELETE method."
+				GET:     "HTTP GET method."
+				HEAD:    "HTTP HEAD method."
+				OPTIONS: "HTTP OPTIONS method."
+				PATCH:   "HTTP PATCH method."
+				POST:    "HTTP POST method."
+				PUT:     "HTTP Put method."
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_server.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_server.cue
index cb28b7e22c8a7..64387468f7b87 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_server.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sources/base/http_server.cue
@@ -477,12 +477,13 @@ base: components: sources: http_server: configuration: {
 		type: string: {
 			default: "POST"
 			enum: {
-				DELETE: "HTTP DELETE method."
-				GET:    "HTTP GET method."
-				HEAD:   "HTTP HEAD method."
-				PATCH:  "HTTP PATCH method."
-				POST:   "HTTP POST method."
-				PUT:    "HTTP Put method."
+				DELETE:  "HTTP DELETE method."
+				GET:     "HTTP GET method."
+				HEAD:    "HTTP HEAD method."
+				OPTIONS: "HTTP OPTIONS method."
+				PATCH:   "HTTP PATCH method."
+				POST:    "HTTP POST method."
+				PUT:     "HTTP Put method."
 			}
 		}
 	}