diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 05777f1356..07f39fb4e1 100755
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public function getUri()
      */
     public function setMethod($method)
     {
-        $this->getRequest()->setMethod($method);
+        $method = $this->getRequest()->setMethod($method)->getMethod();
         
         if (($method == Request::METHOD_POST || $method == Request::METHOD_PUT ||
              $method == Request::METHOD_DELETE) && empty($this->encType)) {
diff --git a/src/Request.php b/src/Request.php
index adabc46a9c..cadc58a831 100644
--- a/src/Request.php
+++ b/src/Request.php
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ public static function fromString($string)
      */
     public function setMethod($method)
     {
-        if (!defined('static::METHOD_'.strtoupper($method))) {
+        $method = strtoupper($method);
+        if (!defined('static::METHOD_'.$method)) {
             throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException('Invalid HTTP method passed');
         }
         $this->method = $method;
diff --git a/src/Response.php b/src/Response.php
index 5d28aee043..9c50c88fa7 100644
--- a/src/Response.php
+++ b/src/Response.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
     const STATUS_CODE_CUSTOM = 0;
     const STATUS_CODE_100 = 100;
     const STATUS_CODE_101 = 101;
+    const STATUS_CODE_102 = 102;
     const STATUS_CODE_200 = 200;
     const STATUS_CODE_201 = 201;
     const STATUS_CODE_202 = 202;
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
     const STATUS_CODE_204 = 204;
     const STATUS_CODE_205 = 205;
     const STATUS_CODE_206 = 206;
+    const STATUS_CODE_207 = 207;
+    const STATUS_CODE_208 = 208;
     const STATUS_CODE_300 = 300;
     const STATUS_CODE_301 = 301;
     const STATUS_CODE_302 = 302;
@@ -48,6 +51,11 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
     const STATUS_CODE_416 = 416;
     const STATUS_CODE_417 = 417;
     const STATUS_CODE_418 = 418;
+    const STATUS_CODE_422 = 422;
+    const STATUS_CODE_423 = 423;
+    const STATUS_CODE_424 = 424;
+    const STATUS_CODE_425 = 425;
+    const STATUS_CODE_426 = 426;
     const STATUS_CODE_428 = 428;
     const STATUS_CODE_429 = 429;
     const STATUS_CODE_431 = 431;
@@ -57,6 +65,9 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
     const STATUS_CODE_503 = 503;
     const STATUS_CODE_504 = 504;
     const STATUS_CODE_505 = 505;
+    const STATUS_CODE_506 = 506;
+    const STATUS_CODE_507 = 507;
+    const STATUS_CODE_508 = 508;
     const STATUS_CODE_511 = 511;
     
     /**#@-*/
@@ -80,6 +91,7 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
         // INFORMATIONAL CODES
         100 => 'Continue',
         101 => 'Switching Protocols',
+        102 => 'Processing',
         // SUCCESS CODES
         200 => 'OK',
         201 => 'Created',
@@ -88,6 +100,8 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
         204 => 'No Content',
         205 => 'Reset Content',
         206 => 'Partial Content',
+        207 => 'Multi-status',
+        208 => 'Already Reported',
         // REDIRECTION CODES
         300 => 'Multiple Choices',
         301 => 'Moved Permanently',
@@ -117,6 +131,11 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
         416 => 'Requested range not satisfiable',
         417 => 'Expectation Failed',
         418 => 'I\'m a teapot',
+        422 => 'Unprocessable Entity',
+        423 => 'Locked',
+        424 => 'Failed Dependency',
+        425 => 'Unordered Collection',
+        426 => 'Upgrade Required',
         428 => 'Precondition Required',
         429 => 'Too Many Requests',
         431 => 'Request Header Fields Too Large',
@@ -127,6 +146,9 @@ class Response extends Message implements ResponseDescription
         503 => 'Service Unavailable',
         504 => 'Gateway Time-out',
         505 => 'HTTP Version not supported',
+        506 => 'Variant Also Negotiates',
+        507 => 'Insufficient Storage',
+        508 => 'Loop Detected',
         511 => 'Network Authentication Required',
     );
 
diff --git a/test/ClientTest.php b/test/ClientTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d542ef9f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ClientTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @namespace
+ */
+namespace ZendTest\Http;
+
+use Zend\Http\Client;
+
+class ClientTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function testClientRetrievesUppercaseHttpMethodFromRequestObject()
+    {
+        $client = new Client;
+        $client->setMethod('post');
+        $this->assertEquals(Client::ENC_URLENCODED, $client->getEncType());
+    } 
+}
diff --git a/test/RequestTest.php b/test/RequestTest.php
index db928c1981..9ca9e2ac76 100644
--- a/test/RequestTest.php
+++ b/test/RequestTest.php
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ public function testRequestCanSetAndRetrieveValidMethod()
         $this->assertEquals('POST', $request->getMethod());
     }
 
+    public function testRequestCanAlwaysForcesUppecaseMethodName()
+    {
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->setMethod('get');
+        $this->assertEquals('GET', $request->getMethod());
+    }
+
     public function testRequestCanSetAndRetrieveUri()
     {
         $request = new Request();