diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
index 1034012ec..1986970a1 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httpin.js
@@ -171,17 +171,18 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
     if (RED.settings.httpNodeCors) {
         corsHandler = cors(RED.settings.httpNodeCors);
-        RED.httpNode.options("*", function(req,res,next) {
-            //see if any routes for this path exist & call next() otherwise call corsHandler
-            const routes = RED.httpNode._router.stack.filter(e =>  e.route && e.route.path == req.path && e.route.methods.options === true);
-            if(routes.length > 0) {
-                next();
-                return
-            }
-            corsHandler(req,res,next);
-        });
     }
 
+    RED.httpNode.options("*", function(req,res,next) {
+        //see if any routes for this path exist & call next() otherwise call corsHandler
+        const routes = RED.httpNode._router.stack.filter(e =>  e.route && e.route.path == req.path && e.route.methods.options === true);
+        if(routes.length > 0) {
+            next();
+            return
+        }
+        corsHandler(req,res,next);
+    });
+
     function HTTPIn(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         if (RED.settings.httpNodeRoot !== false) {
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 RED.httpNode.patch(this.url,cookieParser(),httpMiddleware,corsHandler,metricsHandler,jsonParser,urlencParser,rawBodyParser,this.callback,this.errorHandler);
             } else if (this.method == "delete") {
                 RED.httpNode.delete(this.url,cookieParser(),httpMiddleware,corsHandler,metricsHandler,jsonParser,urlencParser,rawBodyParser,this.callback,this.errorHandler);
+            } else if (this.method == "options") { //  https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc7231.html#rfc.section.4.3.7
+                RED.httpNode.options(this.url,cookieParser(),httpMiddleware,metricsHandler,jsonParser,urlencParser,rawBodyParser,this.callback,this.errorHandler);
             } else if (this.method == "trace") { //  https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc7231.html#rfc.section.4.3.8
                 RED.httpNode.trace(this.url,cookieParser(),httpMiddleware,corsHandler,metricsHandler,this.callback,this.errorHandler);
             }