diff --git a/web/pattern.go b/web/pattern.go
index 952fc81..4916827 100644
--- a/web/pattern.go
+++ b/web/pattern.go
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ type regexpPattern struct {
 func (p regexpPattern) Prefix() string {
 	return p.prefix
 }
-func (p regexpPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C) bool {
+func (p regexpPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C, dryrun bool) bool {
 	matches := p.re.FindStringSubmatch(r.URL.Path)
 	if matches == nil || len(matches) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if len(matches) == 1 {
+	if c == nil || dryrun || len(matches) == 1 {
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (s stringPattern) Prefix() string {
 	return s.literals[0]
 }
 
-func (s stringPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C) bool {
+func (s stringPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C, dryrun bool) bool {
 	path := r.URL.Path
 	matches := make([]string, len(s.pats))
 	for i := 0; i < len(s.pats); i++ {
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ func (s stringPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c == nil || dryrun {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	if c.UrlParams == nil && len(matches) > 0 {
 		c.UrlParams = make(map[string]string, len(matches)-1)
 	}
diff --git a/web/pattern_test.go b/web/pattern_test.go
index 7fbe132..b6911d7 100644
--- a/web/pattern_test.go
+++ b/web/pattern_test.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestPatterns(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func runTest(t *testing.T, p Pattern, test patternTest) {
-	result := p.Match(test.r, test.c)
+	result := p.Match(test.r, test.c, false)
 	if result != test.match {
 		t.Errorf("Expected match(%v, %#v) to return %v", p,
 			test.r.URL.Path, test.match)
diff --git a/web/router.go b/web/router.go
index 63198af..f3f63ae 100644
--- a/web/router.go
+++ b/web/router.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ const (
 		mPOST | mPUT | mTRACE | mIDK
 )
 
+const validMethods = "goji.web.validMethods"
+
 type route struct {
 	// Theory: most real world routes have a string prefix which is both
 	// cheap(-ish) to test against and pretty selective. And, conveniently,
@@ -61,8 +63,9 @@ type Pattern interface {
 	// Returns true if the request satisfies the pattern. This function is
 	// free to examine both the request and the context to make this
 	// decision. After it is certain that the request matches, this function
-	// should mutate or create c.UrlParams if necessary.
-	Match(r *http.Request, c *C) bool
+	// should mutate or create c.UrlParams if necessary, unless dryrun is
+	// set.
+	Match(r *http.Request, c *C, dryrun bool) bool
 }
 
 func parsePattern(p interface{}, isPrefix bool) Pattern {
@@ -139,16 +142,64 @@ func httpMethod(mname string) method {
 
 func (rt *router) route(c C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	m := httpMethod(r.Method)
+	var methods method
 	for _, route := range rt.routes {
-		if route.method&m == 0 ||
-			!strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, route.prefix) ||
-			!route.pattern.Match(r, &c) {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, route.prefix) ||
+			!route.pattern.Match(r, &c, false) {
+
 			continue
 		}
-		route.handler.ServeHTTPC(c, w, r)
+
+		if route.method&m != 0 {
+			route.handler.ServeHTTPC(c, w, r)
+			return
+		} else if route.pattern.Match(r, &c, true) {
+			methods |= route.method
+		}
+	}
+
+	if methods == 0 {
+		rt.notFound.ServeHTTPC(c, w, r)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Oh god kill me now
+	var methodsList = make([]string, 0)
+	if methods&mCONNECT != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "CONNECT")
+	}
+	if methods&mDELETE != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "DELETE")
+	}
+	if methods&mGET != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "GET")
+	}
+	if methods&mHEAD != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "HEAD")
+	}
+	if methods&mOPTIONS != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "OPTIONS")
+	}
+	if methods&mPATCH != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "PATCH")
+	}
+	if methods&mPOST != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "POST")
+	}
+	if methods&mPUT != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "PUT")
+	}
+	if methods&mTRACE != 0 {
+		methodsList = append(methodsList, "TRACE")
+	}
+
+	if c.Env == nil {
+		c.Env = map[string]interface{}{
+			validMethods: methodsList,
+		}
+	} else {
+		c.Env[validMethods] = methodsList
+	}
 	rt.notFound.ServeHTTPC(c, w, r)
 }
 
@@ -270,6 +321,10 @@ func (m *router) Sub(pattern string, handler interface{}) {
 
 // Set the fallback (i.e., 404) handler for this mux. See the documentation for
 // type Mux for a description of what types are accepted for handler.
+//
+// As a convenience, the environment variable "goji.web.validMethods" will be
+// set to the list of HTTP methods that could have been routed had they been
+// provided on an otherwise identical request
 func (m *router) NotFound(handler interface{}) {
 	m.notFound = parseHandler(handler)
 }
diff --git a/web/router_test.go b/web/router_test.go
index 77a372d..44331ae 100644
--- a/web/router_test.go
+++ b/web/router_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package web
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -63,10 +64,12 @@ func (t testPattern) Prefix() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (t testPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C) bool {
+func (t testPattern) Match(r *http.Request, c *C, dryrun bool) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+var _ Pattern = testPattern{}
+
 func TestPatternTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	rt := makeRouter()
@@ -173,3 +176,50 @@ func TestSub(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Timeout waiting for hello")
 	}
 }
+
+var validMethodsTable = map[string][]string{
+	"/hello/carl":       {"DELETE", "GET", "PATCH", "POST", "PUT"},
+	"/hello/bob":        {"DELETE", "GET", "HEAD", "PATCH", "PUT"},
+	"/hola/carl":        {"DELETE", "GET", "PUT"},
+	"/hola/bob":         {"DELETE"},
+	"/does/not/compute": {},
+}
+
+func TestValidMethods(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	rt := makeRouter()
+	ch := make(chan []string, 1)
+
+	rt.NotFound(func(c C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if c.Env == nil {
+			ch <- []string{}
+			return
+		}
+		methods, ok := c.Env[validMethods]
+		if !ok {
+			ch <- []string{}
+			return
+		}
+		ch <- methods.([]string)
+	})
+
+	rt.Get("/hello/carl", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Post("/hello/carl", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Head("/hello/bob", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Get("/hello/:name", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Put("/hello/:name", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Patch("/hello/:name", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Get("/:greet/carl", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Put("/:greet/carl", http.NotFound)
+	rt.Delete("/:greet/:anyone", http.NotFound)
+
+	for path, eMethods := range validMethodsTable {
+		r, _ := http.NewRequest("BOGUS", path, nil)
+		rt.route(C{}, httptest.NewRecorder(), r)
+		aMethods := <-ch
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(eMethods, aMethods) {
+			t.Errorf("For %q, expected %v, got %v", path, eMethods,
+				aMethods)
+		}
+	}
+}