diff --git a/src/extractor.rs b/src/extractor.rs
index 312287e0f..233ad6ce5 100644
--- a/src/extractor.rs
+++ b/src/extractor.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ impl<T> Path<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> From<T> for Path<T> {
+    fn from(inner: T) -> Path<T> {
+        Path{inner}
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Path<T>
 where
     T: DeserializeOwned,
diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 6f3bfe13e..128dcbf17 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ impl<S> HttpRequest<S> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Construct new http request with empty state.
+    pub fn drop_state(&self) -> HttpRequest {
+        HttpRequest {
+            state: Rc::new(()),
+            req: self.req.as_ref().map(|r| r.clone()),
+            resource: self.resource.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     /// Construct new http request with new RouteInfo.
     pub(crate) fn with_route_info(&self, mut resource: ResourceInfo) -> HttpRequest<S> {
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index 3d112bf60..ff52eac5f 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -290,19 +290,6 @@ impl<S: 'static> Router<S> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    pub(crate) fn route_info(&self, req: &Request, prefix: u16) -> ResourceInfo {
-        let mut params = Params::with_url(req.url());
-        params.set_tail(prefix);
-
-        ResourceInfo {
-            params,
-            prefix: 0,
-            rmap: self.rmap.clone(),
-            resource: ResourceId::Default,
-        }
-    }
-
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn default_route_info(&self) -> ResourceInfo {
         ResourceInfo {
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 70de5a16b..42f511749 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -676,8 +676,6 @@ impl<S: 'static> TestRequest<S> {
 
     /// This method generates `HttpRequest` instance and runs handler
     /// with generated request.
-    ///
-    /// This method panics is handler returns actor or async result.
     pub fn run<H: Handler<S>>(self, h: &H) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         let req = self.finish();
         let resp = h.handle(&req);
@@ -686,7 +684,10 @@ impl<S: 'static> TestRequest<S> {
             Ok(resp) => match resp.into().into() {
                 AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
                 AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => Err(err),
-                AsyncResultItem::Future(_) => panic!("Async handler is not supported."),
+                AsyncResultItem::Future(fut) => {
+                    let mut sys = System::new("test");
+                    sys.block_on(fut)
+                }
             },
             Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
         }
@@ -706,8 +707,8 @@ impl<S: 'static> TestRequest<S> {
         let req = self.finish();
         let fut = h(req.clone());
 
-        let mut core = Runtime::new().unwrap();
-        match core.block_on(fut) {
+        let mut sys = System::new("test");
+        match sys.block_on(fut) {
             Ok(r) => match r.respond_to(&req) {
                 Ok(reply) => match reply.into().into() {
                     AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
@@ -718,4 +719,25 @@ impl<S: 'static> TestRequest<S> {
             Err(err) => Err(err),
         }
     }
+
+    /// This method generates `HttpRequest` instance and executes handler
+    pub fn execute<F, R>(self, f: F) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error>
+    where F: FnOnce(&HttpRequest<S>) -> R,
+          R: Responder + 'static,
+    {
+        let req = self.finish();
+        let resp = f(&req);
+
+        match resp.respond_to(&req) {
+            Ok(resp) => match resp.into().into() {
+                AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
+                AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => Err(err),
+                AsyncResultItem::Future(fut) => {
+                    let mut sys = System::new("test");
+                    sys.block_on(fut)
+                }
+            },
+            Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
+        }
+    }
 }