diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesClientIT.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesClientIT.java
index 59d76142566e6..a050693e04c02 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesClientIT.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndicesClientIT.java
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ public void testIndicesExistsWithTypes() throws IOException {
             = new org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.get.GetIndexRequest();
         request.indices(indexName);
 
-        boolean response = execute(request, highLevelClient().indices()::exists, highLevelClient().indices()::existsAsync,
-                expectWarnings(RestGetIndicesAction.TYPES_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE));
+        boolean response = execute(request, highLevelClient().indices()::exists, highLevelClient().indices()::existsAsync);
         assertTrue(response);
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesAction.java
index 842741872fdb2..6649863e8520e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesAction.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public String getName() {
     @Override
     public RestChannelConsumer prepareRequest(final RestRequest request, final NodeClient client) throws IOException {
         String[] indices = Strings.splitStringByCommaToArray(request.param("index"));
-        // starting with 7.0 we don't include types by default in the response
-        if (request.hasParam(INCLUDE_TYPE_NAME_PARAMETER)) {
+        // starting with 7.0 we don't include types by default in the response to GET requests
+        if (request.hasParam(INCLUDE_TYPE_NAME_PARAMETER) && request.method().equals(GET)) {
             deprecationLogger.deprecatedAndMaybeLog("get_indices_with_types", TYPES_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE);
         }
         final GetIndexRequest getIndexRequest = new GetIndexRequest();
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesActionTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesActionTests.java
index e4eb0edbb8582..3490e8f2c8844 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesActionTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/RestGetIndicesActionTests.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 public class RestGetIndicesActionTests extends RestActionTestCase {
 
     /**
-     * Test that setting the "include_type_name" parameter raises a warning
+     * Test that setting the "include_type_name" parameter raises a warning for the GET request
      */
     public void testIncludeTypeNamesWarning() throws IOException {
         Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
@@ -58,4 +58,20 @@ public void testIncludeTypeNamesWarning() throws IOException {
                 .build();
         handler.prepareRequest(request, mock(NodeClient.class));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that setting the "include_type_name" parameter doesn't raises a warning if the HEAD method is used (indices.exists)
+     */
+    public void testIncludeTypeNamesWarningExists() throws IOException {
+        Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+        params.put(INCLUDE_TYPE_NAME_PARAMETER, randomFrom("true", "false"));
+        RestRequest request = new FakeRestRequest.Builder(xContentRegistry())
+            .withMethod(RestRequest.Method.HEAD)
+            .withPath("/some_index")
+            .withParams(params)
+            .build();
+
+        RestGetIndicesAction handler = new RestGetIndicesAction(Settings.EMPTY, mock(RestController.class));
+        handler.prepareRequest(request, mock(NodeClient.class));
+    }
 }