diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 542f938..a041349 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ pom.xml.releaseBackup
 pom.xml.versionsBackup
 pom.xml.next
 release.properties
+/bin/
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/SeleniumDownloadHelper.java b/src/main/java/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/SeleniumDownloadHelper.java
index c99b0d5..e92ee45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/SeleniumDownloadHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/SeleniumDownloadHelper.java
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ private void loadJSHelperFiles() throws IOException {
      * @param url
      * @return Javascript string
      */
-    private String getDownloadJsCallScript(URL url) {
-        return ";return seleniumDownloadHelper.getB64Binary('" + url + "');";
+    private String getDownloadJsCallScript(URL url, String method, String param) {
+        return ";return seleniumDownloadHelper.getB64Binary('" + url + "','" + method + "','" + param + "');";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -87,14 +87,27 @@ private String getDownloadJsCallScript(URL url) {
      * @return raw data
      */
     public FileData getFileFromUrlRaw(URL url) {
+    	return getFileFromUrlRaw(url, "GET", "null");
+    }
+
+    	/**
+     * Executes XHR request trough JavaScript to download the given file in the context of the current WebDriver
+     * session.
+     *
+     * @param url
+     * @param method POST or GET
+     * @param param Parameters for the Post Request 
+     * @return raw data
+     */
+    public FileData getFileFromUrlRaw(URL url, String method, String param) {
         String scriptCollection;
         if (js instanceof InternetExplorerDriver) {
-            scriptCollection = ieHackTestJs + ieHackJs + base64Js + dlHelperJs + getDownloadJsCallScript(url);
+            scriptCollection = ieHackTestJs + ieHackJs + base64Js + dlHelperJs + getDownloadJsCallScript(url, method, param);
         } else if (js instanceof HtmlUnitDriver) {
             //throw new BrowserNotSupportedException("JS download hack is not working on HTMLUnit");
-            scriptCollection = skipIeHackTestJS + base64Js + dlHelperJs + getDownloadJsCallScript(url);
+            scriptCollection = skipIeHackTestJS + base64Js + dlHelperJs + getDownloadJsCallScript(url, method, param);
         } else {
-            scriptCollection = ieHackTestJs + base64Js + dlHelperJs + getDownloadJsCallScript(url);
+            scriptCollection = ieHackTestJs + base64Js + dlHelperJs + getDownloadJsCallScript(url, method, param);
         }
         String jsRetVal = (String) js.executeScript(scriptCollection);
         String[] jsRetArr = jsRetVal.split(":contentstarts:", 2);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/js/seleniumDownloadHelper.js b/src/main/resources/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/js/seleniumDownloadHelper.js
index c1b4f84..400d8df 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/js/seleniumDownloadHelper.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/racic/selenium/helper/download/js/seleniumDownloadHelper.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
 var seleniumDownloadHelper = {
-    getBinary: function (url) {
+    getBinary: function (url, method, param) {
         // Mozilla/Safari/IE7+
         if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
             var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ var seleniumDownloadHelper = {
         } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
             var xhr = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
         }
-
-        xhr.open("GET", url, false);
+        xhr.open(method, url, false);
         if (xhr.overrideMimeType) {
             xhr.overrideMimeType('text/plain; charset=x-user-defined');
         } else {
             xhr.setRequestHeader('Accept-Charset', 'x-user-defined');
         }
-
-        xhr.send(null);
+		if (method == 'POST') {
+			xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+		}
+        xhr.send(param);
 
         if (xhr.status != 200) return '';
 
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ var seleniumDownloadHelper = {
         }
     },
 
-    getB64Binary: function (url) {
-        var content = seleniumDownloadHelper.getBinary(url);
+    getB64Binary: function (url, method, param) {
+        var content = seleniumDownloadHelper.getBinary(url, method, param);
         return content[0] + ":contentstarts:" + base64Encode(content[1]);
     }
 };
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