diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index f6c126105..db0e9d813 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ impl<S> App<S> where S: 'static {
     ///     let app = App::new()
     ///         .prefix("/app")
     ///         .resource("/test", |r| {
-    ///              r.method(http::Method::GET).f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
-    ///              r.method(http::Method::HEAD).f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
+    ///              r.get().f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
+    ///              r.head().f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
     ///         })
     ///         .finish();
     /// }
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ impl<S> App<S> where S: 'static {
     /// fn main() {
     ///     let app = App::new()
     ///         .resource("/test", |r| {
-    ///              r.method(http::Method::GET).f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
-    ///              r.method(http::Method::HEAD).f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
+    ///              r.get().f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
+    ///              r.head().f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
     ///         });
     /// }
     /// ```
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ impl<S> App<S> where S: 'static {
     ///
     /// fn main() {
     ///     let app = App::new()
-    ///         .resource("/index.html", |r| r.f(index))
+    ///         .resource("/index.html", |r| r.get().f(index))
     ///         .external_resource("youtube", "https://youtube.com/watch/{video_id}")
     ///         .finish();
     /// }
@@ -449,14 +449,14 @@ impl<S> App<S> where S: 'static {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate actix_web;
-    /// use actix_web::{App, HttpResponse, http, fs, middleware};
+    /// use actix_web::{App, HttpResponse, fs, middleware};
     ///
     /// // this function could be located in different module
     /// fn config(app: App) -> App {
     ///     app
     ///         .resource("/test", |r| {
-    ///              r.method(http::Method::GET).f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
-    ///              r.method(http::Method::HEAD).f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
+    ///              r.get().f(|_| HttpResponse::Ok());
+    ///              r.head().f(|_| HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed());
     ///         })
     /// }
     ///
diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 8c6402621..73ca68289 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ impl Responder for NamedFile {
     type Error = io::Error;
 
     fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, io::Error> {
+        if self.status_code != StatusCode::OK {
+            let mut resp = HttpResponse::build(self.status_code);
+            resp.if_some(self.path().extension(), |ext, resp| {
+                resp.set(header::ContentType(get_mime_type(&ext.to_string_lossy())));
+            });
+            let reader = ChunkedReadFile {
+                size: self.md.len(),
+                offset: 0,
+                cpu_pool: self.cpu_pool.unwrap_or_else(|| req.cpu_pool().clone()),
+                file: Some(self.file),
+                fut: None,
+            };
+            return Ok(resp.streaming(reader))
+        }
+
         if self.only_get && *req.method() != Method::GET && *req.method() != Method::HEAD {
             return Ok(HttpResponse::MethodNotAllowed()
                       .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "text/plain")
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index 0ffc64122..19a1b057c 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,36 @@ impl<S: 'static> ResourceHandler<S> {
         self.routes.last_mut().unwrap()
     }
 
+    /// Register a new `GET` route.
+    pub fn get(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
+        self.routes.push(Route::default());
+        self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Get())
+    }
+
+    /// Register a new `POST` route.
+    pub fn post(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
+        self.routes.push(Route::default());
+        self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Post())
+    }
+
+    /// Register a new `PUT` route.
+    pub fn put(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
+        self.routes.push(Route::default());
+        self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Put())
+    }
+
+    /// Register a new `DELETE` route.
+    pub fn delete(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
+        self.routes.push(Route::default());
+        self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Delete())
+    }
+
+    /// Register a new `HEAD` route.
+    pub fn head(&mut self) -> &mut Route<S> {
+        self.routes.push(Route::default());
+        self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().filter(pred::Head())
+    }
+
     /// Register a new route and add method check to route.
     ///
     /// This is shortcut for: