diff --git a/codegens/curl/lib/index.js b/codegens/curl/lib/index.js
index 268815365..8698a7457 100644
--- a/codegens/curl/lib/index.js
+++ b/codegens/curl/lib/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var sanitize = require('./util').sanitize,
   sanitizeOptions = require('./util').sanitizeOptions,
   getUrlStringfromUrlObject = require('./util').getUrlStringfromUrlObject,
   addFormParam = require('./util').addFormParam,
+  addXOption = require('./util').addXOption,
   form = require('./util').form,
   _ = require('./lodash'),
   self;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ self = module.exports = {
     options = sanitizeOptions(options, self.getOptions());
 
     var indent, trim, headersData, body, redirect, timeout, multiLine,
-      format, snippet, silent, url, quoteType;
+      format, snippet, silent, url, quoteType, xOption;
 
     redirect = options.followRedirect;
     timeout = options.requestTimeout;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ self = module.exports = {
     silent = options.silent;
     quoteType = options.quoteType === 'single' ? '\'' : '"';
     url = getUrlStringfromUrlObject(request.url, quoteType);
+    xOption = addXOption(request, options);
 
     snippet = silent ? `curl ${form('-s', format)}` : 'curl';
 
@@ -47,8 +49,11 @@ self = module.exports = {
     if (request.method === 'HEAD') {
       snippet += ` ${form('-I', format)} ${quoteType + url + quoteType}`;
     }
+    else if (request.method === 'PUT' && !xOption) {
+      snippet += ` ${form('-T', format)} ${quoteType + url + quoteType}`;
+    }
     else {
-      snippet += ` ${form('-X', format)} ${request.method} ${quoteType + url + quoteType}`;
+      snippet += ` ${xOption ? `${form('-X', format)} ${request.method}` : ''} ${quoteType + url + quoteType}`;
     }
 
     if (request.body && !request.headers.has('Content-Type')) {
diff --git a/codegens/curl/lib/util.js b/codegens/curl/lib/util.js
index 30173c116..792a709b6 100644
--- a/codegens/curl/lib/util.js
+++ b/codegens/curl/lib/util.js
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+const conventionalMethods = [
+  'GET',
+  'POST',
+  'PUT',
+  'HEAD'
+];
+
 var self = module.exports = {
   /**
      * sanitizes input string by handling escape characters eg: converts '''' to '\'\'', (" to \"  and \ to \\ )
@@ -197,5 +204,38 @@ var self = module.exports = {
         contentType: contentType
       });
     }
+  },
+
+  /** Computes whether -X option should be added or not
+   *
+   * @param {Object} request - Request
+   * @param {Object} options - Options provided by the user
+   * @returns {Boolean}
+   */
+  addXOption: function (request, options) {
+    const convMethods = conventionalMethods.includes(request.method),
+      method = request.method,
+      followRedirect = options.followRedirect,
+      followOriginalMethod = request.protocolProfileBehavior.followOriginalHttpMethod,
+      disableBodyPruning = request.protocolProfileBehavior.disableBodyPruning;
+    
+    if (!convMethods) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    // Deviating from normal behavior, we'll need -XGET
+    else if (disableBodyPruning) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    // check for file upload in case of PUT
+    else if (method === 'PUT' && !request.body) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    // use -X with -L ONLY if followOriginalHttpMethod is true
+    else if (followOriginalMethod && followRedirect) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    else {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/codegen/newman/fixtures/specialCurlCases.json b/test/codegen/newman/fixtures/specialCurlCases.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d044c4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/codegen/newman/fixtures/specialCurlCases.json
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+{
+	"info": {
+		"_postman_id": "679443d7-3dcf-4943-9502-6e0cd31251c9",
+		"name": "Test collection for special cURL cases",
+		"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
+	},
+	"item": [
+		{
+			"name": "GET request with body",
+			"protocolProfileBehavior": {
+				"disableBodyPruning": true,
+				"followOriginalHttpMethod": true
+			},
+			"request": {
+				"method": "GET",
+				"header": [],
+				"body": {
+					"mode": "raw",
+					"raw": "{\n    \"hello\": \"world\"\n}",
+					"options": {
+						"raw": {
+							"language": "json"
+						}
+					}
+				},
+				"url": {
+					"raw": "https://postman-echo.com/get",
+					"protocol": "https",
+					"host": [
+						"postman-echo",
+						"com"
+					],
+					"path": [
+						"get"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"response": []
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "New Request",
+			"request": {
+				"method": "DELETE",
+				"header": [],
+				"url": {
+					"raw": "https://postman-echo.com/delete",
+					"protocol": "https",
+					"host": [
+						"postman-echo",
+						"com"
+					],
+					"path": [
+						"delete"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"response": []
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "New Request",
+			"request": {
+				"method": "OPTIONS",
+				"header": [],
+				"url": {
+					"raw": "https://postman-echo.com/options",
+					"protocol": "https",
+					"host": [
+						"postman-echo",
+						"com"
+					],
+					"path": [
+						"options"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"response": []
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "New Request",
+			"request": {
+				"method": "PATCH",
+				"header": [],
+				"body": {
+					"mode": "raw",
+					"raw": ""
+				},
+				"url": {
+					"raw": "https://postman-echo.com/patch",
+					"protocol": "https",
+					"host": [
+						"postman-echo",
+						"com"
+					],
+					"path": [
+						"patch"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"response": []
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "New Request",
+			"request": {
+				"method": "PUT",
+				"header": [],
+				"url": {
+					"raw": "https://postman-echo.com/put",
+					"protocol": "https",
+					"host": [
+						"postman-echo",
+						"com"
+					],
+					"path": [
+						"put"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"response": []
+		}
+	]
+}
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