diff --git a/lib/Routes/Tiny.pm b/lib/Routes/Tiny.pm
index 44f0cb0..c697e3b 100644
--- a/lib/Routes/Tiny.pm
+++ b/lib/Routes/Tiny.pm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ sub new {
     bless $self, $class;
 
     $self->{strict_trailing_slash} = $params{strict_trailing_slash};
+    $self->{default_method} = $params{default_method};
 
     $self->{parent_pattern}        = undef;
     $self->{patterns}              = [];
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ sub add_route {
 
     $pattern = $self->_build_pattern(
         strict_trailing_slash => $self->{strict_trailing_slash},
+        default_method		  => $self->{default_method},
         routes                => $self,
         pattern               => $pattern,
         @args
diff --git a/lib/Routes/Tiny/Pattern.pm b/lib/Routes/Tiny/Pattern.pm
index 6bc462b..87dc38b 100644
--- a/lib/Routes/Tiny/Pattern.pm
+++ b/lib/Routes/Tiny/Pattern.pm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sub new {
     $self->{name}           = $params{name};
     $self->{defaults}       = $params{defaults};
     $self->{arguments}      = $params{arguments};
-    $self->{method}         = $params{method};
+    $self->{method}         = $params{method} || $params{default_method};
     $self->{pattern}        = $params{pattern};
     $self->{constraints}    = $params{constraints} || {};
     $self->{routes}         = $params{routes};