diff --git a/spec/ParseUser.spec.js b/spec/ParseUser.spec.js
index 2e3b370543..51f86d8adf 100644
--- a/spec/ParseUser.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseUser.spec.js
@@ -126,6 +126,30 @@ describe('Parse.User testing', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('user login using POST with REST API', (done) => {
+    Parse.User.signUp('some_user', 'some_password', null, {
+      success: () => {
+        return rp.post({
+          url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/login',
+          headers: {
+            'X-Parse-Application-Id': Parse.applicationId,
+            'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+          },
+          json: {
+            username: 'some_user',
+            password: 'some_password',
+          }
+        }).then((res) => {
+          expect(res.username).toBe('some_user');
+          done();
+        }).catch((err) => {
+          fail(`no request should fail: ${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
+          done();
+        });
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("user login", (done) => {
     Parse.User.signUp("asdf", "zxcv", null, {
       success: function() {
diff --git a/src/Routers/UsersRouter.js b/src/Routers/UsersRouter.js
index 407d561903..ec1116b016 100644
--- a/src/Routers/UsersRouter.js
+++ b/src/Routers/UsersRouter.js
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ export class UsersRouter extends ClassesRouter {
     this.route('PUT', '/users/:objectId', req => { return this.handleUpdate(req); });
     this.route('DELETE', '/users/:objectId', req => { return this.handleDelete(req); });
     this.route('GET', '/login', req => { return this.handleLogIn(req); });
+    this.route('POST', '/login', req => { return this.handleLogIn(req); });
     this.route('POST', '/logout', req => { return this.handleLogOut(req); });
     this.route('POST', '/requestPasswordReset', req => { return this.handleResetRequest(req); });
     this.route('POST', '/verificationEmailRequest', req => { return this.handleVerificationEmailRequest(req); });