diff --git a/lib/defaults.js b/lib/defaults.js
index 1e10e9ab..a73ea7bf 100644
--- a/lib/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/defaults.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function getDefaultAdapter() {
   return adapter;
 }
 
-module.exports = {
+var defaults = {
   adapter: getDefaultAdapter(),
 
   transformRequest: [function transformRequest(data, headers) {
@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ module.exports = {
     return data;
   }],
 
-  headers: {
-    common: {
-      'Accept': 'application/json, text/plain, */*'
-    },
-    patch: utils.merge(DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE),
-    post: utils.merge(DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE),
-    put: utils.merge(DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE)
-  },
-
   timeout: 0,
 
   xsrfCookieName: 'XSRF-TOKEN',
@@ -84,3 +75,19 @@ module.exports = {
     return status >= 200 && status < 300;
   }
 };
+
+defaults.headers = {
+  common: {
+    'Accept': 'application/json, text/plain, */*'
+  }
+};
+
+utils.forEach(['delete', 'get', 'head'], function forEachMehtodNoData(method) {
+  defaults.headers[method] = {};
+});
+
+utils.forEach(['post', 'put', 'patch'], function forEachMethodWithData(method) {
+  defaults.headers[method] = utils.merge(DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE);
+});
+
+module.exports = defaults;
diff --git a/test/specs/defaults.spec.js b/test/specs/defaults.spec.js
index 933386c8..f912d89f 100644
--- a/test/specs/defaults.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/defaults.spec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ describe('defaults', function () {
   afterEach(function () {
     jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
     delete axios.defaults.baseURL;
+    delete axios.defaults.headers.get['X-CUSTOM-HEADER'];
+    delete axios.defaults.headers.post['X-CUSTOM-HEADER'];
     document.cookie = XSRF_COOKIE_NAME + '=;expires=' + new Date(Date.now() - 86400000).toGMTString();
   });
 
@@ -79,6 +81,26 @@ describe('defaults', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should use GET headers', function (done) {
+    axios.defaults.headers.get['X-CUSTOM-HEADER'] = 'foo';
+    axios.get('/foo');
+
+    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
+      expect(request.requestHeaders['X-CUSTOM-HEADER']).toBe('foo');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should use POST headers', function (done) {
+    axios.defaults.headers.post['X-CUSTOM-HEADER'] = 'foo';
+    axios.post('/foo', {});
+
+    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
+      expect(request.requestHeaders['X-CUSTOM-HEADER']).toBe('foo');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should use header config', function (done) {
     var instance = axios.create({
       headers: {
@@ -103,7 +125,7 @@ describe('defaults', function () {
 
     getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
       expect(request.requestHeaders).toEqual(
-        utils.merge(defaults.headers.common, {
+        utils.merge(defaults.headers.common, defaults.headers.get, {
           'X-COMMON-HEADER': 'commonHeaderValue',
           'X-GET-HEADER': 'getHeaderValue',
           'X-FOO-HEADER': 'fooHeaderValue',
@@ -115,4 +137,3 @@ describe('defaults', function () {
   });
 
 });
-