diff --git a/amalgamate/crow_all.h b/amalgamate/crow_all.h
index a567b5a4b..43a3af4fd 100644
--- a/amalgamate/crow_all.h
+++ b/amalgamate/crow_all.h
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ namespace crow
         constexpr bool is_equ_p(const char* a, const char* b, unsigned n)
         {
             return
-                *a == 0 || *b == 0
+                *a == 0 && *b == 0 && n == 0 
+                    ? true :
+                (*a == 0 || *b == 0)
                     ? false :
                 n == 0
                     ? true :
@@ -6113,8 +6115,13 @@ namespace crow
 
         virtual void handle(const request&, response&, const routing_params&) = 0;
 
-    protected:
+        uint32_t methods()
+        {
+            return methods_;
+        }
 
+    protected:
+        uint32_t methods_{1<<(int)HTTPMethod::GET};
     };
 
     template <typename ... Args>
@@ -6234,6 +6241,7 @@ namespace crow
         self_t& methods(HTTPMethod method)
         {
             methods_ = 1<<(int)method;
+            return *this;
         }
 
         template <typename ... MethodArgs>
@@ -6241,6 +6249,7 @@ namespace crow
         {
             methods(args_method...);
             methods_ |= 1<<(int)method;
+            return *this;
         }
 
         void validate()
@@ -6344,7 +6353,6 @@ namespace crow
 
         std::string rule_;
         std::string name_;
-        uint32_t methods_{1<<(int)HTTPMethod::GET};
 
         template <typename T, int Pos>
         struct call_pair
@@ -6725,7 +6733,15 @@ public:
             if (rule_index >= rules_.size())
                 throw std::runtime_error("Trie internal structure corrupted!");
 
-            CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Matched rule '" << ((TaggedRule<>*)rules_[rule_index].get())->rule_ << "'";
+            if ((rules_[rule_index]->methods() & (1<<(uint32_t)req.method)) == 0)
+            {
+				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Rule found but method mismatch: " << req.url << " with " << method_name(req.method) << "(" << (uint32_t)req.method << ") / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
+                res = response(404);
+				res.end();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Matched rule '" << ((TaggedRule<>*)rules_[rule_index].get())->rule_ << "' " << (uint32_t)req.method << " / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
 
             rules_[rule_index]->handle(req, res, found.second);
         }
diff --git a/examples/example_chat.cpp b/examples/example_chat.cpp
index 31f16c52e..aa7cc9670 100644
--- a/examples/example_chat.cpp
+++ b/examples/example_chat.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ int main()
     });
 
     CROW_ROUTE(app, "/send")
+        .methods("GET"_method, "POST"_method)
     ([](const crow::request& req)
     {
         CROW_LOG_INFO << "msg from client: " << req.body;
diff --git a/include/routing.h b/include/routing.h
index ca881928c..87d492b43 100644
--- a/include/routing.h
+++ b/include/routing.h
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ namespace crow
 
         virtual void handle(const request&, response&, const routing_params&) = 0;
 
-    protected:
+        uint32_t methods()
+        {
+            return methods_;
+        }
 
+    protected:
+        uint32_t methods_{1<<(int)HTTPMethod::GET};
     };
 
     template <typename ... Args>
@@ -147,6 +152,7 @@ namespace crow
         self_t& methods(HTTPMethod method)
         {
             methods_ = 1<<(int)method;
+            return *this;
         }
 
         template <typename ... MethodArgs>
@@ -154,6 +160,7 @@ namespace crow
         {
             methods(args_method...);
             methods_ |= 1<<(int)method;
+            return *this;
         }
 
         void validate()
@@ -257,7 +264,6 @@ namespace crow
 
         std::string rule_;
         std::string name_;
-        uint32_t methods_{1<<(int)HTTPMethod::GET};
 
         template <typename T, int Pos>
         struct call_pair
@@ -638,7 +644,15 @@ public:
             if (rule_index >= rules_.size())
                 throw std::runtime_error("Trie internal structure corrupted!");
 
-            CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Matched rule '" << ((TaggedRule<>*)rules_[rule_index].get())->rule_ << "'";
+            if ((rules_[rule_index]->methods() & (1<<(uint32_t)req.method)) == 0)
+            {
+				CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Rule found but method mismatch: " << req.url << " with " << method_name(req.method) << "(" << (uint32_t)req.method << ") / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
+                res = response(404);
+				res.end();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            CROW_LOG_DEBUG << "Matched rule '" << ((TaggedRule<>*)rules_[rule_index].get())->rule_ << "' " << (uint32_t)req.method << " / " << rules_[rule_index]->methods();
 
             rules_[rule_index]->handle(req, res, found.second);
         }
diff --git a/include/utility.h b/include/utility.h
index b2e61f1dd..c910eb2a2 100644
--- a/include/utility.h
+++ b/include/utility.h
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ namespace crow
         constexpr bool is_equ_p(const char* a, const char* b, unsigned n)
         {
             return
-                *a == 0 || *b == 0
+                *a == 0 && *b == 0 && n == 0 
+                    ? true :
+                (*a == 0 || *b == 0)
                     ? false :
                 n == 0
                     ? true :
diff --git a/tests/unittest.cpp b/tests/unittest.cpp
index 87acb525a..1a157429e 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittest.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,79 @@ TEST(handler_with_response)
     });
 }
 
+TEST(http_method)
+{
+    SimpleApp app;
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/")
+        .methods("POST"_method, "GET"_method)
+    ([](const request& req){ 
+        if (req.method == "GET"_method) 
+            return "2"; 
+        else 
+            return "1"; 
+    });
+
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/get_only")
+        .methods("GET"_method)
+    ([](const request& req){ 
+        return "get"; 
+    });
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/post_only")
+        .methods("POST"_method)
+    ([](const request& req){ 
+        return "post"; 
+    });
+
+
+    // cannot have multiple handlers for the same url
+    //CROW_ROUTE(app, "/")
+    //.methods("GET"_method)
+    //([]{ return "2"; });
+
+    {
+        request req;
+        response res;
+
+        req.url = "/";
+        app.handle(req, res);
+
+        ASSERT_EQUAL("2", res.body);
+    }
+    {
+        request req;
+        response res;
+
+        req.url = "/";
+        req.method = "POST"_method;
+        app.handle(req, res);
+
+        ASSERT_EQUAL("1", res.body);
+    }
+
+    {
+        request req;
+        response res;
+
+        req.url = "/get_only";
+        app.handle(req, res);
+
+        ASSERT_EQUAL("get", res.body);
+    }
+
+    {
+        request req;
+        response res;
+
+        req.url = "/get_only";
+        req.method = "POST"_method;
+        app.handle(req, res);
+
+        ASSERT_NOTEQUAL("get", res.body);
+    }
+
+}
+
 TEST(server_handling_error_request)
 {
     static char buf[2048];
@@ -283,8 +356,8 @@ TEST(multi_server)
 {
     static char buf[2048];
     SimpleApp app1, app2;
-    CROW_ROUTE(app1, "/")([]{return "A";});
-    CROW_ROUTE(app2, "/")([]{return "B";});
+    CROW_ROUTE(app1, "/").methods("GET"_method, "POST"_method)([]{return "A";});
+    CROW_ROUTE(app2, "/").methods("GET"_method, "POST"_method)([]{return "B";});
 
     Server<SimpleApp> server1(&app1, 45451);
     Server<SimpleApp> server2(&app2, 45452);
@@ -298,7 +371,6 @@ TEST(multi_server)
         asio::ip::tcp::socket c(is);
         c.connect(asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(asio::ip::address::from_string("127.0.0.1"), 45451));
 
-
         c.send(asio::buffer(sendmsg));
 
         size_t recved = c.receive(asio::buffer(buf, 2048));