diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientRequest.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientRequest.java
index 59a94ddca34..89a8fd41ecf 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientRequest.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientRequest.java
@@ -134,6 +134,20 @@ public interface ClientRequest {
 	 */
 	interface Builder {
 
+		/**
+		 * Set the method of the request.
+		 * @param method the new method
+		 * @return this builder
+		 */
+		Builder method(HttpMethod method);
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the url of the request.
+		 * @param url the new url
+		 * @return this builder
+		 */
+		Builder url(URI url);
+
 		/**
 		 * Add the given header value(s) under the given name.
 		 * @param headerName  the header name
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilder.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilder.java
index a13205d0b65..28a7fcd4874 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilder.java
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters;
  */
 class DefaultClientRequestBuilder implements ClientRequest.Builder {
 
-	private final HttpMethod method;
-
-	private final URI url;
-
 	private final HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
 
 	private final MultiValueMap<String, String> cookies = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
 
 	private final Map<String, Object> attributes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+	private HttpMethod method;
+
+	private URI url;
+
 	private BodyInserter<?, ? super ClientHttpRequest> inserter = BodyInserters.empty();
 
 
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ class DefaultClientRequestBuilder implements ClientRequest.Builder {
 		this.url = url;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ClientRequest.Builder method(HttpMethod method) {
+		Assert.notNull(method, "'method' must not be null");
+		this.method = method;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ClientRequest.Builder url(URI url) {
+		Assert.notNull(url, "'url' must not be null");
+		this.url = url;
+		return this;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ClientRequest.Builder header(String headerName, String... headerValues) {
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilderTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilderTests.java
index 6901adbc08d..da23dfe507b 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientRequestBuilderTests.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.DELETE;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.GET;
+import static org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.OPTIONS;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpMethod.POST;
 
 /**
@@ -67,9 +68,22 @@ public class DefaultClientRequestBuilderTests {
 	@Test
 	public void method() throws Exception {
 		URI url = new URI("http://example.com");
-		ClientRequest result = ClientRequest.method(DELETE, url).build();
-		assertEquals(url, result.url());
-		assertEquals(DELETE, result.method());
+		ClientRequest.Builder builder = ClientRequest.method(DELETE, url);
+		assertEquals(DELETE, builder.build().method());
+
+		builder.method(OPTIONS);
+		assertEquals(OPTIONS, builder.build().method());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void url() throws Exception {
+		URI url1 = new URI("http://example.com/foo");
+		URI url2 = new URI("http://example.com/bar");
+		ClientRequest.Builder builder = ClientRequest.method(DELETE, url1);
+		assertEquals(url1, builder.build().url());
+
+		builder.url(url2);
+		assertEquals(url2, builder.build().url());
 	}
 
 	@Test