diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-fetchrequest.md b/docs/src/api/class-fetchrequest.md
index 3bef765ffd38a..07596a6bb96bb 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-fetchrequest.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-fetchrequest.md
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ Request timeout in milliseconds.
 Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned
 for all status codes.
 
+### option: FetchRequest.fetch.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-context-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
+
 ## async method: FetchRequest.get
 - returns: <[FetchResponse]>
 
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ Request timeout in milliseconds.
 Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned
 for all status codes.
 
+### option: FetchRequest.get.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-context-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
+
 ## async method: FetchRequest.post
 - returns: <[FetchResponse]>
 
@@ -128,3 +132,5 @@ Request timeout in milliseconds.
 
 Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned
 for all status codes.
+
+### option: FetchRequest.post.ignoreHTTPSErrors = %%-context-option-ignorehttpserrors-%%
diff --git a/src/client/fetch.ts b/src/client/fetch.ts
index 09da722c1063c..0ed45ee8fd3f0 100644
--- a/src/client/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/client/fetch.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type FetchOptions = {
   data?: string | Buffer | Serializable,
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
+  ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
 };
 
 export class FetchRequest extends ChannelOwner<channels.FetchRequestChannel, channels.FetchRequestInitializer> implements api.FetchRequest {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export class FetchRequest extends ChannelOwner<channels.FetchRequestChannel, cha
       headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
       timeout?: number;
       failOnStatusCode?: boolean;
+      ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
     }): Promise<FetchResponse> {
     return this.fetch(urlOrRequest, {
       ...options,
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ export class FetchRequest extends ChannelOwner<channels.FetchRequestChannel, cha
       data?: string | Buffer | Serializable;
       timeout?: number;
       failOnStatusCode?: boolean;
+      ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
     }): Promise<FetchResponse> {
     return this.fetch(urlOrRequest, {
       ...options,
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ export class FetchRequest extends ChannelOwner<channels.FetchRequestChannel, cha
         formData,
         timeout: options.timeout,
         failOnStatusCode: options.failOnStatusCode,
+        ignoreHTTPSErrors: options.ignoreHTTPSErrors,
       });
       if (result.error)
         throw new Error(result.error);
diff --git a/src/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts b/src/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts
index ff2e6a0825759..e60400b9b968a 100644
--- a/src/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts
+++ b/src/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export class FetchRequestDispatcher extends Dispatcher<FetchRequest, channels.Fe
       formData: params.formData,
       timeout: params.timeout,
       failOnStatusCode: params.failOnStatusCode,
+      ignoreHTTPSErrors: params.ignoreHTTPSErrors,
     });
     let response;
     if (fetchResponse) {
diff --git a/src/protocol/channels.ts b/src/protocol/channels.ts
index dd329524c5aaa..6db5ff4f72940 100644
--- a/src/protocol/channels.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/channels.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export type FetchRequestFetchParams = {
   formData?: any,
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
+  ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
 };
 export type FetchRequestFetchOptions = {
   params?: NameValue[],
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ export type FetchRequestFetchOptions = {
   formData?: any,
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
+  ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
 };
 export type FetchRequestFetchResult = {
   response?: FetchResponse,
diff --git a/src/protocol/protocol.yml b/src/protocol/protocol.yml
index 8204b8da4b871..c769f8e28ae4b 100644
--- a/src/protocol/protocol.yml
+++ b/src/protocol/protocol.yml
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ FetchRequest:
         formData: json?
         timeout: number?
         failOnStatusCode: boolean?
+        ignoreHTTPSErrors: boolean?
       returns:
         response: FetchResponse?
         error: string?
diff --git a/src/protocol/validator.ts b/src/protocol/validator.ts
index e7e6c3ce6ab11..17941dbb8abc3 100644
--- a/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export function createScheme(tChannel: (name: string) => Validator): Scheme {
     formData: tOptional(tAny),
     timeout: tOptional(tNumber),
     failOnStatusCode: tOptional(tBoolean),
+    ignoreHTTPSErrors: tOptional(tBoolean),
   });
   scheme.FetchRequestFetchResponseBodyParams = tObject({
     fetchUid: tString,
diff --git a/src/server/fetch.ts b/src/server/fetch.ts
index 471358a7db9cd..f7afbafbde486 100644
--- a/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export abstract class FetchRequest extends SdkObject {
         deadline
       };
       // rejectUnauthorized = undefined is treated as true in node 12.
-      if (defaults.ignoreHTTPSErrors)
+      if (params.ignoreHTTPSErrors || defaults.ignoreHTTPSErrors)
         options.rejectUnauthorized = false;
 
       const requestUrl = new URL(params.url, defaults.baseURL);
diff --git a/src/server/types.ts b/src/server/types.ts
index 8789898b5b634..08b7ed80fbd46 100644
--- a/src/server/types.ts
+++ b/src/server/types.ts
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ export type FetchOptions = {
   formData?: FormField[],
   timeout?: number,
   failOnStatusCode?: boolean,
+  ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean,
 };
 
 export type FetchResponse = {
diff --git a/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts b/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
index beb6f32d5405b..f44931d03ced6 100644
--- a/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/browsercontext-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ for (const method of ['get', 'post', 'fetch']) {
     }).catch(e => e);
     expect(error.message).toContain('404 Not Found');
   });
+
+  it(`${method}should support ignoreHTTPSErrors option`, async ({ context, httpsServer }) => {
+    const response = await context._request[method](httpsServer.EMPTY_PAGE, { ignoreHTTPSErrors: true });
+    expect(response.status()).toBe(200);
+  });
 }
 
 it('should not add context cookie if cookie header passed as a parameter', async ({ context, server }) => {
@@ -517,7 +522,7 @@ it('should support https', async ({ context, httpsServer }) => {
   }
 });
 
-it('should support ignoreHTTPSErrors', async ({ contextFactory, contextOptions, httpsServer }) => {
+it('should inherit ignoreHTTPSErrors from context', async ({ contextFactory, contextOptions, httpsServer }) => {
   const context = await contextFactory({ ...contextOptions, ignoreHTTPSErrors: true });
   const response = await context._request.get(httpsServer.EMPTY_PAGE);
   expect(response.status()).toBe(200);
diff --git a/types/types.d.ts b/types/types.d.ts
index 85cf211f82fad..a63956eb3fa78 100644
--- a/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/types/types.d.ts
@@ -12667,6 +12667,11 @@ export interface FetchRequest {
      */
     headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to `false`.
+     */
+    ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * If set changes the fetch method (e.g. PUT or POST). If not specified, GET method is used.
      */
@@ -12700,6 +12705,11 @@ export interface FetchRequest {
      */
     headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to `false`.
+     */
+    ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Query parameters to be send with the URL.
      */
@@ -12738,6 +12748,11 @@ export interface FetchRequest {
      */
     headers?: { [key: string]: string; };
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to `false`.
+     */
+    ignoreHTTPSErrors?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Query parameters to be send with the URL.
      */