diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs
index 30d9d87a..6839ed13 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/Builder/ReRouteBuilder.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using Ocelot.Values;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
 {
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
         private string _downstreamPathTemplate;
         private string _upstreamTemplate;
         private string _upstreamTemplatePattern;
-        private string _upstreamHttpMethod;
+        private List<HttpMethod> _upstreamHttpMethod;
         private bool _isAuthenticated;
         private List<ClaimToThing> _configHeaderExtractorProperties;
         private List<ClaimToThing> _claimToClaims;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
         }
         public ReRouteBuilder WithUpstreamHttpMethod(string input)
         {
-            _upstreamHttpMethod = input;
+            _upstreamHttpMethod = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input) ? new List<HttpMethod>() : input.Split(',').Select(x => new HttpMethod(x.Trim())).ToList();
             return this;
         }
         public ReRouteBuilder WithIsAuthenticated(bool input)
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration.Builder
             return new ReRoute(
                 new PathTemplate(_downstreamPathTemplate), 
                 new PathTemplate(_upstreamTemplate), 
-                new HttpMethod(_upstreamHttpMethod), 
+                _upstreamHttpMethod, 
                 _upstreamTemplatePattern, 
                 _isAuthenticated, 
                 _authenticationOptions,
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs
index bba8c925..a6673d09 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/Configuration/ReRoute.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration
     {
         public ReRoute(PathTemplate downstreamPathTemplate, 
             PathTemplate upstreamPathTemplate, 
-            HttpMethod upstreamHttpMethod, 
+            List<HttpMethod> upstreamHttpMethod, 
             string upstreamTemplatePattern, 
             bool isAuthenticated, 
             AuthenticationOptions authenticationOptions, 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.Configuration
         public PathTemplate DownstreamPathTemplate { get; private set; }
         public PathTemplate UpstreamPathTemplate { get; private set; }
         public string UpstreamTemplatePattern { get; private set; }
-        public HttpMethod UpstreamHttpMethod { get; private set; }
+        public List<HttpMethod> UpstreamHttpMethod { get; private set; }
         public bool IsAuthenticated { get; private set; }
         public bool IsAuthorised { get; private set; }
         public AuthenticationOptions AuthenticationOptions { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Finder/DownstreamRouteFinder.cs b/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Finder/DownstreamRouteFinder.cs
index 82a5e7c5..bf0d5a52 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Finder/DownstreamRouteFinder.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Finder/DownstreamRouteFinder.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Ocelot.DownstreamRouteFinder.Finder
         {
             var configuration = await _configProvider.Get();
 
-            var applicableReRoutes = configuration.Data.ReRoutes.Where(r => string.Equals(r.UpstreamHttpMethod.Method.ToLower(), upstreamHttpMethod.ToLower(), StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
+            var applicableReRoutes = configuration.Data.ReRoutes.Where(r => r.UpstreamHttpMethod.Count == 0 || r.UpstreamHttpMethod.Select(x => x.Method.ToLower()).Contains(upstreamHttpMethod.ToLower()));
 
             foreach (var reRoute in applicableReRoutes)
             {
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/RoutingTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/RoutingTests.cs
index 99c11877..ffefd277 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/RoutingTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/RoutingTests.cs
@@ -319,6 +319,62 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
                 .BDDfy();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_response_201_with_simple_url_and_multiple_upstream_http_method()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                    {
+                        new FileReRoute
+                        {
+                            DownstreamPathTemplate = "/",
+                            DownstreamHost = "localhost",
+                            DownstreamPort = 51879,
+                            DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                            UpstreamPathTemplate = "/",
+                            UpstreamHttpMethod = "Get, Post",
+                        }
+                    }
+            };
+
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:51879", 201, string.Empty))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThePostHasContent("postContent"))
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIPostUrlOnTheApiGateway("/"))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.Created))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_response_200_with_simple_url_and_any_upstream_http_method()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                    {
+                        new FileReRoute
+                        {
+                            DownstreamPathTemplate = "/",
+                            DownstreamHost = "localhost",
+                            DownstreamPort = 51879,
+                            DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                            UpstreamPathTemplate = "/",
+                            UpstreamHttpMethod = "",
+                        }
+                    }
+            };
+
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:51879", 200, "Hello from Laura"))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/"))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK))
+                .And(x => _steps.ThenTheResponseBodyShouldBe("Hello from Laura"))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
         private void GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn(string url, int statusCode, string responseBody)
         {
             _builder = new WebHostBuilder()
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamRouteFinder/DownstreamRouteFinderTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamRouteFinder/DownstreamRouteFinderTests.cs
index 0d272c63..64c20af0 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamRouteFinder/DownstreamRouteFinderTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamRouteFinder/DownstreamRouteFinderTests.cs
@@ -157,6 +157,95 @@ namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.DownstreamRouteFinder
                  .BDDfy();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_correct_route_for_http_verb_setting_multiple_upstream_http_method()
+        {
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAnUpstreamUrlPath("someUpstreamPath"))
+                .And(
+                    x =>
+                        x.GivenTheTemplateVariableAndNameFinderReturns(
+                            new OkResponse<List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>>(new List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>())))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheConfigurationIs(new List<ReRoute>
+                {
+                    new ReRouteBuilder()
+                        .WithDownstreamPathTemplate("someDownstreamPath")
+                        .WithUpstreamPathTemplate("someUpstreamPath")
+                        .WithUpstreamHttpMethod("Get, Post")
+                        .WithUpstreamTemplatePattern("")
+                        .Build()
+                }, string.Empty
+                    ))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheUrlMatcherReturns(new OkResponse<UrlMatch>(new UrlMatch(true))))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheUpstreamHttpMethodIs("Post"))
+                .When(x => x.WhenICallTheFinder())
+                .Then(
+                    x => x.ThenTheFollowingIsReturned(new DownstreamRoute(new List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>(),
+                        new ReRouteBuilder()
+                            .WithDownstreamPathTemplate("someDownstreamPath")
+                            .WithUpstreamHttpMethod("Post")
+                            .Build()
+                        )))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_return_correct_route_for_http_verb_setting_all_upstream_http_method()
+        {
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAnUpstreamUrlPath("someUpstreamPath"))
+                .And(
+                    x =>
+                        x.GivenTheTemplateVariableAndNameFinderReturns(
+                            new OkResponse<List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>>(new List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>())))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheConfigurationIs(new List<ReRoute>
+                {
+                    new ReRouteBuilder()
+                        .WithDownstreamPathTemplate("someDownstreamPath")
+                        .WithUpstreamPathTemplate("someUpstreamPath")
+                        .WithUpstreamHttpMethod("")
+                        .WithUpstreamTemplatePattern("")
+                        .Build()
+                }, string.Empty
+                    ))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheUrlMatcherReturns(new OkResponse<UrlMatch>(new UrlMatch(true))))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheUpstreamHttpMethodIs("Post"))
+                .When(x => x.WhenICallTheFinder())
+                .Then(
+                    x => x.ThenTheFollowingIsReturned(new DownstreamRoute(new List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>(),
+                        new ReRouteBuilder()
+                            .WithDownstreamPathTemplate("someDownstreamPath")
+                            .WithUpstreamHttpMethod("Post")
+                            .Build()
+                        )))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_not_return_route_for_http_verb_not_setting_in_upstream_http_method()
+        {
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAnUpstreamUrlPath("someUpstreamPath"))
+                .And(
+                    x =>
+                        x.GivenTheTemplateVariableAndNameFinderReturns(
+                            new OkResponse<List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>>(new List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>())))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheConfigurationIs(new List<ReRoute>
+                {
+                    new ReRouteBuilder()
+                        .WithDownstreamPathTemplate("someDownstreamPath")
+                        .WithUpstreamPathTemplate("someUpstreamPath")
+                        .WithUpstreamHttpMethod("Get, Patch, Delete")
+                        .WithUpstreamTemplatePattern("")
+                        .Build()
+                }, string.Empty
+                    ))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheUrlMatcherReturns(new OkResponse<UrlMatch>(new UrlMatch(true))))
+                .And(x => x.GivenTheUpstreamHttpMethodIs("Post"))
+                .When(x => x.WhenICallTheFinder())
+                 .Then(
+                     x => x.ThenAnErrorResponseIsReturned())
+                 .And(x => x.ThenTheUrlMatcherIsNotCalled())
+                 .BDDfy();
+        }
+
         private void GivenTheTemplateVariableAndNameFinderReturns(Response<List<UrlPathPlaceholderNameAndValue>> response)
         {
             _finder