diff --git a/webservice/components/request_adapter.py b/webservice/components/request_adapter.py
index 05112fcf..d1e57bd8 100644
--- a/webservice/components/request_adapter.py
+++ b/webservice/components/request_adapter.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def _fetch_new_token(self, old_token):
 
     def _request(self, method, url=None, url_params=None, **kwargs):
         url = self._get_url(url=url, url_params=url_params)
+        content_only = kwargs.pop("content_only", True)
         new_kwargs = kwargs.copy()
         new_kwargs.update(
             {
@@ -191,7 +192,9 @@ def _request(self, method, url=None, url_params=None, **kwargs):
             # pylint: disable=E8106
             request = session.request(method, url, **new_kwargs)
             request.raise_for_status()
-            return request.content
+            if content_only:
+                return request.content
+            return request
 
 
 class WebApplicationOAuth2RestRequestsAdapter(Component):
diff --git a/webservice/tests/test_oauth2.py b/webservice/tests/test_oauth2.py
index 15c53938..49be4f1c 100644
--- a/webservice/tests/test_oauth2.py
+++ b/webservice/tests/test_oauth2.py
@@ -148,6 +148,33 @@ def test_update_token_with_error(self):
             "old_token",
         )
 
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_call_with_content_only_false_returns_response(self):
+        now = time.time()
+        duration = 3600
+        responses.add(
+            responses.POST,
+            f"{self.url}oauth2/token",
+            json={
+                "access_token": "cool_token",
+                "token_type": "Bearer",
+                "expires_in": duration,
+                "expires_at": now + duration,
+            },
+        )
+        responses.add(responses.POST, f"{self.url}endpoint", json={"ok": True})
+
+        with mock_cursor(self.env.cr):
+            response = self.webservice.call(
+                "post",
+                url=f"{self.url}endpoint",
+                data="payload",
+                content_only=False,
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json(), {"ok": True})
+
 
 class TestWebServiceOauth2WebApplication(CommonWebService):
     @classmethod