diff --git a/src/client/sandbox/event/message.ts b/src/client/sandbox/event/message.ts
index 14b914d9c..f778b4562 100644
--- a/src/client/sandbox/event/message.ts
+++ b/src/client/sandbox/event/message.ts
@@ -213,22 +213,37 @@ export default class MessageSandbox extends SandboxBase {
     }
 
     postMessage (contentWindow: Window, args) {
-        const targetUrl = args[1] || destLocation.getOriginHeader();
+        if (!args[1] || typeof args[1] === 'string')
+            return this._postMessage(contentWindow, args);
+        else if (typeof args[1] === 'object')
+            return this._postMessageWithOptions(contentWindow, args, args[1]);
 
-        // NOTE: We do NOT support the postMessage(message, options) overload.
-        // The second argument is expected to be `targetOrigin` (string).
-        // If an options object is provided instead, the call is considered invalid and will be aborted.
-        if (typeof targetUrl !== 'string') {
-            nativeMethods.consoleMeths.log(`testcafe-hammerhead: postMessage called with invalid targetOrigin; aborting call (type: ${typeof targetUrl})`);
-            return null;
-        }
+        nativeMethods.consoleMeths.log(`testcafe-hammerhead: postMessage called with invalid targetOrigin; aborting call (type: ${typeof args[1]})`);
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private _postMessageWithOptions (contentWindow: Window, args, options) {
+        const resolvedTargetUrl = typeof options.targetOrigin === 'string'
+            ? options.targetOrigin
+            : destLocation.getOriginHeader();
+
+        const originalMessage = args[0];
+
+        args[0] = MessageSandbox._wrapMessage(MessageType.User, originalMessage, resolvedTargetUrl);
+        args[1] = nativeMethods.objectAssign({}, options, { targetOrigin: '*' });
+
+        return fastApply(contentWindow, 'postMessage', args);
+    }
+
+    private _postMessage (contentWindow: Window, args) {
+        const targetUrl = args[1] || destLocation.getOriginHeader();
 
         // NOTE: Here, we pass all messages as "no preference" ("*").
         // We do an origin check in "_onWindowMessage" to access the target origin.
         args[1] = '*';
         args[0] = MessageSandbox._wrapMessage(MessageType.User, args[0], targetUrl);
 
-
         return fastApply(contentWindow, 'postMessage', args);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/client/fixtures/sandbox/event/message-test.js b/test/client/fixtures/sandbox/event/message-test.js
index 6d2e6cc2d..dcf582fbd 100644
--- a/test/client/fixtures/sandbox/event/message-test.js
+++ b/test/client/fixtures/sandbox/event/message-test.js
@@ -35,20 +35,46 @@ asyncTest('should pass "transfer" argument for "postMessage" (GH-1535)', functio
     callMethod(window, 'postMessage', ['test', '*', [channel.port1]]);
 });
 
-asyncTest('should not accept an object as "targetOrigin"', function () {
-    var called = false;
-    var handler = function () {
-        called = true;
+asyncTest('should support postMessage(message, options) overload', function () {
+    var eventHandlerObject = {
+        handleEvent: function (e) {
+            strictEqual(e.data, 'options-overload-test');
+            window.removeEventListener('message', eventHandlerObject);
+            start();
+        },
     };
 
-    window.addEventListener('message', handler);
-    callMethod(window, 'postMessage', ['message', { test: 1 }]);
+    window.addEventListener('message', eventHandlerObject);
+    callMethod(window, 'postMessage', ['options-overload-test', { targetOrigin: '*' }]);
+});
 
-    window.setTimeout(function () {
-        ok(!called, 'message should not be delivered');
-        window.removeEventListener('message', handler);
-        start();
-    }, 100);
+asyncTest('should support postMessage(message, options) overload with transfer', function () {
+    var channel = new MessageChannel();
+
+    var eventHandlerObject = {
+        handleEvent: function (e) {
+            strictEqual(e.data, 'options-transfer-test');
+            strictEqual(e.ports.length, 1);
+            window.removeEventListener('message', eventHandlerObject);
+            start();
+        },
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener('message', eventHandlerObject);
+    callMethod(window, 'postMessage', ['options-transfer-test', { targetOrigin: '*', transfer: [channel.port1] }]);
+});
+
+asyncTest('should deliver message when postMessage is called with an object as second argument', function () {
+    var handler = function (e) {
+        if (e.data === 'object-arg-test') {
+            ok(true, 'message should be delivered via options overload');
+            window.removeEventListener('message', handler);
+            start();
+        }
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener('message', handler);
+    callMethod(window, 'postMessage', ['object-arg-test', { test: 1 }]);
 });
 
 asyncTest('onmessage event', function () {