diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ca21426..6ba45462 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 # Unreleased
 
-- Implement `Stream` for `WebSocket`.
-- Implement `Sink` for `WebSocket`.
-- Implement `Deref` most extractors.
+- Implement `Stream` for `WebSocket` ([#52](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/52))
+- Implement `Sink` for `WebSocket` ([#52](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/52))
+- Implement `Deref` most extractors ([#56](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/56))
+- Return `405 Method Not Allowed` for unsupported method for route ([#63](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/63))
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/src/handler/mod.rs b/src/handler/mod.rs
index 12a4a7e0..aaa9792a 100644
--- a/src/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handler/mod.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ where
     OnMethod {
         method,
         svc: handler.into_service(),
-        fallback: EmptyRouter::new(),
+        fallback: EmptyRouter::method_not_allowed(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c2084469..90dee214 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ where
 {
     use routing::RoutingDsl;
 
-    routing::EmptyRouter::new().route(description, service)
+    routing::EmptyRouter::not_found().route(description, service)
 }
 
 mod sealed {
diff --git a/src/routing.rs b/src/routing.rs
index 8871fb95..75c20f3b 100644
--- a/src/routing.rs
+++ b/src/routing.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ pub struct Route<S, F> {
 }
 
 /// Trait for building routers.
-// TODO(david): this name isn't great
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait RoutingDsl: crate::sealed::Sealed + Sized {
     /// Add another route to the router.
@@ -364,21 +363,38 @@ fn insert_url_params<B>(req: &mut Request<B>, params: Vec<(String, String)>) {
     }
 }
 
-/// A [`Service`] that responds with `404 Not Found` to all requests.
+/// A [`Service`] that responds with `404 Not Found` or `405 Method not allowed`
+/// to all requests.
 ///
 /// This is used as the bottom service in a router stack. You shouldn't have to
 /// use to manually.
-pub struct EmptyRouter<E = Infallible>(PhantomData<fn() -> E>);
+pub struct EmptyRouter<E = Infallible> {
+    status: StatusCode,
+    _marker: PhantomData<fn() -> E>,
+}
 
 impl<E> EmptyRouter<E> {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
-        Self(PhantomData)
+    pub(crate) fn not_found() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn method_not_allowed() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED,
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl<E> Clone for EmptyRouter<E> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self(PhantomData)
+        Self {
+            status: self.status,
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +421,7 @@ impl<B, E> Service<Request<B>> for EmptyRouter<E> {
 
     fn call(&mut self, _req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
         let mut res = Response::new(crate::body::empty());
-        *res.status_mut() = StatusCode::NOT_FOUND;
+        *res.status_mut() = self.status;
         EmptyRouterFuture(future::ok(res))
     }
 }
@@ -806,7 +822,7 @@ where
     Nested {
         pattern: PathPattern::new(description),
         svc,
-        fallback: EmptyRouter::new(),
+        fallback: EmptyRouter::not_found(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/service/mod.rs b/src/service/mod.rs
index 39c4a18d..46a7728b 100644
--- a/src/service/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ where
             inner: svc,
             _request_body: PhantomData,
         },
-        fallback: EmptyRouter::new(),
+        fallback: EmptyRouter::method_not_allowed(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 9d8fb2b5..d476109d 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     service,
 };
 use bytes::Bytes;
+use futures_util::future::Ready;
 use http::{header::AUTHORIZATION, Request, Response, StatusCode};
 use hyper::{Body, Server};
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use std::{
     convert::Infallible,
     net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener},
+    task::{Context, Poll},
     time::Duration,
 };
 use tower::{make::Shared, service_fn, BoxError, Service, ServiceBuilder};
@@ -677,6 +679,124 @@ async fn test_extractor_middleware() {
     assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn wrong_method_handler() {
+    let app = route("/", get(|| async {}).post(|| async {})).route("/foo", patch(|| async {}));
+
+    let addr = run_in_background(app).await;
+
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+    let res = client
+        .patch(format!("http://{}", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
+
+    let res = client
+        .patch(format!("http://{}/foo", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+    let res = client
+        .post(format!("http://{}/foo", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
+
+    let res = client
+        .get(format!("http://{}/bar", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn wrong_method_nest() {
+    let nested_app = route("/", get(|| async {}));
+    let app = crate::routing::nest("/", nested_app);
+
+    let addr = run_in_background(app).await;
+
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+    let res = client.get(format!("http://{}", addr)).send().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+    let res = client
+        .post(format!("http://{}", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
+
+    let res = client
+        .patch(format!("http://{}/foo", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn wrong_method_service() {
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    struct Svc;
+
+    impl<R> Service<R> for Svc {
+        type Response = Response<http_body::Empty<Bytes>>;
+        type Error = Infallible;
+        type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+        fn poll_ready(&mut self, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+            Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+        }
+
+        fn call(&mut self, _req: R) -> Self::Future {
+            futures_util::future::ok(Response::new(http_body::Empty::new()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    let app = route("/", service::get(Svc).post(Svc)).route("/foo", service::patch(Svc));
+
+    let addr = run_in_background(app).await;
+
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+    let res = client
+        .patch(format!("http://{}", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
+
+    let res = client
+        .patch(format!("http://{}/foo", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+    let res = client
+        .post(format!("http://{}/foo", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
+
+    let res = client
+        .get(format!("http://{}/bar", addr))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
 /// Run a `tower::Service` in the background and get a URI for it.
 async fn run_in_background<S, ResBody>(svc: S) -> SocketAddr
 where