diff --git a/httpie/cli/argparser.py b/httpie/cli/argparser.py
index 9bf09b3b73..30653a2b75 100644
--- a/httpie/cli/argparser.py
+++ b/httpie/cli/argparser.py
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ def parse_args(
         self.env = env
         self.env.args = namespace = namespace or argparse.Namespace()
         self.args, no_options = super().parse_known_args(args, namespace)
+        if self.args.url:
+            request_items = [
+                option for option in no_options if not option.startswith('-')
+            ]
+            if request_items:
+                request_item_type = KeyValueArgType(*SEPARATOR_GROUP_ALL_ITEMS)
+                self.args.request_items = [
+                    *(self.args.request_items or []),
+                    *(request_item_type(item) for item in request_items),
+                ]
+                no_options = [
+                    option for option in no_options
+                    if option.startswith('-')
+                ]
         if self.args.debug:
             self.args.traceback = True
         self.has_stdin_data = (
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 2cd27574af..34e11bb404 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -149,6 +149,23 @@ def test_multiple_text_fields_with_same_field_name(self):
         ]
 
 
+class TestIntermixedOptions:
+    def test_output_option_after_url_keeps_request_items(self):
+        r = http(
+            '--offline',
+            '--ignore-stdin',
+            'post',
+            'pie.dev/post',
+            '-v',
+            'header1:xyz',
+            'x=1',
+        )
+
+        assert r.exit_status == ExitStatus.SUCCESS
+        assert 'header1: xyz' in r
+        assert '"x": "1"' in r
+
+
 class TestQuerystring:
     def test_query_string_params_in_url(self, httpbin):
         r = http('--print=Hhb', 'GET', httpbin + '/get?a=1&b=2')