diff --git a/src/ajax/load.js b/src/ajax/load.js
index e2f19affc..9d868a5dd 100644
--- a/src/ajax/load.js
+++ b/src/ajax/load.js
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ jQuery.fn.load = function( url, params, callback ) {
 		jQuery.ajax({
 			url: url,
 
-			// if "type" variable is undefined, then "GET" method will be used
-			type: type,
+			// If "type" variable is undefined, then "GET" method will be used.
+			// Make value of this field explicit since
+			// user can override it through ajaxSetup method
+			type: type || "GET",
 			dataType: "html",
 			data: params
 		}).done(function( responseText ) {
diff --git a/test/data/evalScript.php b/test/data/ajax/evalScript.php
similarity index 100%
rename from test/data/evalScript.php
rename to test/data/ajax/evalScript.php
diff --git a/test/data/ajax/method.php b/test/data/ajax/method.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d76ff964b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/ajax/method.php
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?php echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?>
diff --git a/test/unit/ajax.js b/test/unit/ajax.js
index d048fdad9..718ddaf82 100644
--- a/test/unit/ajax.js
+++ b/test/unit/ajax.js
@@ -1689,11 +1689,22 @@ module( "ajax", {
 			ok( false, "Global event triggered" );
 		});
 
-		jQuery("#qunit-fixture").append("<script src='data/evalScript.php'></script>");
+		jQuery("#qunit-fixture").append("<script src='data/ajax/evalScript.php'></script>");
 
 		jQuery( document ).off("ajaxStart ajaxStop");
 	});
 
+	asyncTest( "jQuery#load() - always use GET method even if it overrided through ajaxSetup (#11264)", 1, function() {
+		jQuery.ajaxSetup({
+			type: "POST"
+		});
+
+		jQuery( "#qunit-fixture" ).load( "data/ajax/method.php", function( method ) {
+			equal( method, "GET" );
+			start();
+		});
+	});
+
 	asyncTest( "#11402 - jQuery.domManip() - script in comments are properly evaluated", 2, function() {
 		jQuery("#qunit-fixture").load( "data/cleanScript.html", start );
 	});