diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/package-lock.json b/packages/web3-providers/package-lock.json
index 7900465cc22..ba790901802 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "web3-providers",
-	"version": "1.0.0-beta.49",
+	"version": "1.0.0-beta.50",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactory.js b/packages/web3-providers/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactory.js
index 31e148dc08a..d669a970804 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactory.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactory.js
@@ -81,17 +81,25 @@ export default class ProvidersModuleFactory {
      * @param {Number} timeout
      * @param {Array} headers
      * @param {Object} agent
+     * @param {Boolean} withCredentials
      *
      * @returns {XMLHttpRequest}
      */
-    createXMLHttpRequest(host, timeout = 0, headers, agent) {
-        const request = new XHR();
-        request.nodejsSet(agent);
+    createXMLHttpRequest(host, timeout = 0, headers, agent, withCredentials) {
+        let request;
+
+        // runtime is of type node
+        if (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.versions != null && process.versions.node != null) {
+            request = new XHR();
+            request.nodejsSet(agent);
+        } else {
+            request = new XMLHttpRequest();
+        }
 
         request.open('POST', host, true);
         request.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
         request.timeout = timeout;
-        request.withCredentials = true;
+        request.withCredentials = withCredentials;
 
         if (headers) {
             headers.forEach((header) => {
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/src/providers/HttpProvider.js b/packages/web3-providers/src/providers/HttpProvider.js
index 14235c1f72e..f513c3c2f4c 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/src/providers/HttpProvider.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/src/providers/HttpProvider.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default class HttpProvider {
         this.host = host;
         this.timeout = options.timeout || 0;
         this.headers = options.headers;
+        this.withCredentials = options.withCredentials || false;
         this.connected = true;
         this.providersModuleFactory = providersModuleFactory;
         this.agent = {};
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ export default class HttpProvider {
                 this.host,
                 this.timeout,
                 this.headers,
-                this.agent
+                this.agent,
+                this.withCredentials
             );
 
             request.onreadystatechange = () => {
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactoryTest.js b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactoryTest.js
index 26117f5a664..ac10ba8225b 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactoryTest.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactoryTest.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('ProvidersModuleFactoryTest', () => {
     });
 
     it('createXMLHttpRequest returns instance of XMLHttpRequest', () => {
-        expect(providersModuleFactory.createXMLHttpRequest('', 0, [{name: 'name', value: 'value'}], {})).toBeInstanceOf(
+        expect(providersModuleFactory.createXMLHttpRequest('', 0, [{name: 'name', value: 'value'}], {}, true)).toBeInstanceOf(
             XHR
         );
 
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/providers/HttpProviderTest.js b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/providers/HttpProviderTest.js
index 6ee355fb13b..afad977c05d 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/providers/HttpProviderTest.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/providers/HttpProviderTest.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
 
         httpProvider = new HttpProvider(
             'https',
-            {headers: [], timeout: 1, keepAlive: true},
+            {headers: [], timeout: 1, keepAlive: true, withCredentials: true},
             providersModuleFactoryMock
         );
     });
@@ -47,7 +47,33 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
     });
 
     it('constructor check with http', () => {
-        httpProvider = new HttpProvider('http', {headers: [], timeout: 1}, providersModuleFactoryMock);
+        httpProvider = new HttpProvider(
+            'http',
+            {headers: [], timeout: 1, keepAlive: true, withCredentials: true},
+            providersModuleFactoryMock
+        );
+
+        expect(httpProvider.host).toEqual('http');
+
+        expect(httpProvider.headers).toEqual([]);
+
+        expect(httpProvider.timeout).toEqual(1);
+
+        expect(httpProvider.connected).toEqual(true);
+
+        expect(httpProvider.withCredentials).toEqual(true);
+
+        expect(httpProvider.providersModuleFactory).toEqual(providersModuleFactoryMock);
+
+        expect(httpProvider.agent.httpAgent).toBeInstanceOf(http.Agent);
+    });
+
+    it('constructor check without the property withCredentials in the options', () => {
+        httpProvider = new HttpProvider(
+            'http',
+            {headers: [], timeout: 1},
+            providersModuleFactoryMock
+        );
 
         expect(httpProvider.host).toEqual('http');
 
@@ -57,6 +83,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
 
         expect(httpProvider.connected).toEqual(true);
 
+        expect(httpProvider.withCredentials).toEqual(false);
+
         expect(httpProvider.providersModuleFactory).toEqual(providersModuleFactoryMock);
 
         expect(httpProvider.agent.httpAgent).toBeInstanceOf(http.Agent);
@@ -110,7 +138,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials,
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('{"id":"0x0"}');
@@ -148,7 +177,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('{"id":"0x0"}');
@@ -189,7 +219,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[{"id":"0x0"}]');
@@ -219,7 +250,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('{"id":"0x0"}');
@@ -247,7 +279,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('{"id":"0x0"}');
@@ -273,7 +306,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('{"id":"0x0"}');
@@ -297,7 +331,8 @@ describe('HttpProviderTest', () => {
             httpProvider.host,
             httpProvider.timeout,
             httpProvider.headers,
-            httpProvider.agent
+            httpProvider.agent,
+            httpProvider.withCredentials
         );
 
         expect(xhrMock.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('{"id":"0x0"}');
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/types/index.d.ts b/packages/web3-providers/types/index.d.ts
index a90545bcb53..3d7a53b66da 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/types/index.d.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export interface HttpProviderOptions {
     host?: string;
     timeout?: number;
     headers?: {};
+    withCredentials?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface WebsocketProviderOptions {
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/types/tests/http-provider-test.ts b/packages/web3-providers/types/tests/http-provider-test.ts
index 9163f77d53c..a5ce2f53d9b 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/types/tests/http-provider-test.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/types/tests/http-provider-test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const httpProvider = new HttpProvider('http://localhost:8545', {
             name: 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin',
             value: '*'
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    withCredentials: false
 });
 
 // $ExpectType Promise<any>