diff --git a/check_http b/check_http
index e035bf64f998276f7f2dd8af6b4e90386cdc8b41..ea797ea154d00b685976bfea02a93039ff0a03ad 100755
--- a/check_http
+++ b/check_http
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ PARAMETERS:
   Define request:
   -u URL           Set url to fetch; eg. https://www.example.com/
   -m METHOD        Set a method, eg. HEAD; default: GET
+  -c PARAMS        additional curl params
 
   What to check:
   -s STATUSCODE    exact Statuscode to check; 3 digits; by default critical
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ ph.require "curl"
 
 sUrl=$(          ph.getValueWithParam ''    u "$@")
 sMethod=$(       ph.getValueWithParam 'GET' m "$@" | tr [:lower:] [:upper:])
+curlParams=$(    ph.getValueWithParam ''    c "$@")
 
 iStatus=$(       ph.getValueWithParam ''    s "$@")
 sHeader=$(       ph.getValueWithParam ''    r "$@")
@@ -110,8 +112,7 @@ sNotInBody=$(    ph.getValueWithParam ''    n "$@")
 sJq=$(           ph.getValueWithParam ''    j "$@")
 sLabel=$(        ph.getValueWithParam ""    l "$@")
 
-
-curlParams="-si -X $sMethod"
+curlParams+=" -si -X $sMethod"
 sProblems=
 sOK=
 
diff --git a/docs/20_Checks/check_httpd.md b/docs/20_Checks/check_http.md
similarity index 98%
rename from docs/20_Checks/check_httpd.md
rename to docs/20_Checks/check_http.md
index 30a03fc10af2d4877de3fbc5773cc7024e22990d..d229b217f4d74df4ac2114fd6fdaf9be6f9ebfb3 100644
--- a/docs/20_Checks/check_httpd.md
+++ b/docs/20_Checks/check_http.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ PARAMETERS:
   Define request:
   -u URL           Set url to fetch; eg. https://www.example.com/
   -m METHOD        Set a method, eg. HEAD; default: GET
+  -c PARAMS        additional curl params
 
   What to check:
   -s STATUSCODE    exact Statuscode to check; 3 digits; by default critical