diff --git a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
index 49275165..b3c0700e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ class Elasticsearch(object):
         :arg scroll: Specify how long a consistent view of the index should be
             maintained for scrolled search
         """
-        _, data = self.transport.perform_request('GET', _make_path('_search', 'scroll', scroll_id),
-            params=params)
+        _, data = self.transport.perform_request('POST', _make_path('_search', 'scroll'),
+            params=params, body=scroll_id)
         return data
 
     @query_params()