diff --git a/docs/docs/mapping/customizing_your_gateway.md b/docs/docs/mapping/customizing_your_gateway.md
index 66afee448b4..c9afd0f7006 100644
--- a/docs/docs/mapping/customizing_your_gateway.md
+++ b/docs/docs/mapping/customizing_your_gateway.md
@@ -492,3 +492,33 @@ mux := runtime.NewServeMux(
 	runtime.WithRoutingErrorHandler(handleRoutingError),
 )
 ```
+
+## Disabling X-HTTP-Method-Override
+
+By default, the gRPC-Gateway allows clients to send a `POST` request with an
+`X-HTTP-Method-Override` header to override the HTTP method. For example, a
+`POST` request with `X-HTTP-Method-Override: GET` will be routed as if it were
+a `GET` request. This is part of the path length fallback behavior, which
+allows HTML forms (which only support `GET` and `POST`) to call other methods.
+
+This can lead to HTTP method confusion when your gateway sits behind a Web
+Application Firewall (WAF) or reverse proxy that enforces method-based access
+controls. For example, if a WAF is configured to only allow `POST` requests to
+a particular endpoint, a client could send a `POST` with
+`X-HTTP-Method-Override: DELETE` and the gateway would route the request to the
+`DELETE` handler, bypassing the WAF's intended restrictions. The WAF sees a
+`POST` request, but the gateway processes it as a `DELETE`.
+
+To disable the `X-HTTP-Method-Override` header handling, use the
+`WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride` option:
+
+```go
+mux := runtime.NewServeMux(
+	runtime.WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride(),
+)
+```
+
+This disables only the method override header. The path length fallback (routing
+a `POST` with `Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded` to a matching
+`GET` handler) remains available unless separately disabled with
+`WithDisablePathLengthFallback`.
diff --git a/runtime/mux.go b/runtime/mux.go
index 4e684c7de6c..6d483e8cccd 100644
--- a/runtime/mux.go
+++ b/runtime/mux.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type ServeMux struct {
 	streamErrorHandler        StreamErrorHandlerFunc
 	routingErrorHandler       RoutingErrorHandlerFunc
 	disablePathLengthFallback bool
+	disableHTTPMethodOverride bool
 	unescapingMode            UnescapingMode
 	writeContentLength        bool
 	disableChunkedEncoding    bool
@@ -271,6 +272,19 @@ func WithDisablePathLengthFallback() ServeMuxOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride returns a ServeMuxOption that disables the
+// X-HTTP-Method-Override header handling.
+//
+// When this option is used, the mux will no longer allow POST requests with
+// the X-HTTP-Method-Override header to override the HTTP method. The path
+// length fallback (POST with application/x-www-form-urlencoded falling back
+// to a matching GET handler) is not affected by this option.
+func WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride() ServeMuxOption {
+	return func(serveMux *ServeMux) {
+		serveMux.disableHTTPMethodOverride = true
+	}
+}
+
 // WithWriteContentLength returns a ServeMuxOption to enable writing content length on non-streaming responses
 func WithWriteContentLength() ServeMuxOption {
 	return func(serveMux *ServeMux) {
@@ -405,7 +419,7 @@ func (s *ServeMux) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		path = r.URL.RawPath
 	}
 
-	if override := r.Header.Get("X-HTTP-Method-Override"); override != "" && s.isPathLengthFallback(r) {
+	if override := r.Header.Get("X-HTTP-Method-Override"); override != "" && !s.disableHTTPMethodOverride && s.isPathLengthFallback(r) {
 		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
 			_, outboundMarshaler := MarshalerForRequest(s, r)
 			sterr := status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
diff --git a/runtime/mux_test.go b/runtime/mux_test.go
index c3df8109dd2..1efd21224d4 100644
--- a/runtime/mux_test.go
+++ b/runtime/mux_test.go
@@ -930,3 +930,39 @@ func TestServeMux_InjectPattern(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("request not processed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestServeHTTP_WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	// When WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride is set, X-HTTP-Method-Override
+	// header should be ignored and the request should match the POST
+	// handler directly.
+	mux := runtime.NewServeMux(runtime.WithDisableHTTPMethodOverride())
+
+	pat, err := runtime.NewPattern(1, []int{int(utilities.OpLitPush), 0}, []string{"foo"}, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runtime.NewPattern failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	mux.Handle("GET", pat, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "GET /foo")
+	})
+
+	postPat, err := runtime.NewPattern(1, []int{int(utilities.OpLitPush), 0}, []string{"foo"}, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("runtime.NewPattern failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	mux.Handle("POST", postPat, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "POST /foo")
+	})
+
+	r := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "https://host.example/foo", bytes.NewReader(nil))
+	r.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	r.Header.Set("X-HTTP-Method-Override", "GET")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	if got, want := w.Code, http.StatusOK; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("w.Code = %d; want %d", got, want)
+	}
+	if got, want := w.Body.String(), "POST /foo"; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("w.Body = %q; want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}