diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs b/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs
index 39cbf15b4..641444dd6 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 //! - [options](attr.options.html)
 //! - [trace](attr.trace.html)
 //! - [patch](attr.patch.html)
+//! - [route](attr.patch.html)
 //!
 //! ### Attributes:
 //!
-//! - `"path"` - Raw literal string with path for which to register handle. Mandatory.
+//! - `"path"` - *Required*, raw literal string with path for which to register handle
+//! - `method="HTTP_METHOD"` - Secondary HTTP method accepted, uppercased string. "GET", "POST" for example
 //! - `guard="function_name"` - Registers function as guard using `actix_web::guard::fn_guard`
 //! - `wrap="Middleware"` - Registers a resource middleware.
 //!
@@ -47,100 +49,6 @@ mod route;
 
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 
-/// Creates route handler with `GET` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[get("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// ## Attributes:
-///
-/// - `"path"` - Raw literal string with path for which to register handler. Mandatory.
-/// - `guard = "function_name"` - Registers function as guard using `actix_web::guard::fn_guard`
-/// - `wrap = "Middleware"` - Registers a resource middleware.
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn get(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Get), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `POST` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[post("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html)
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn post(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Post), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `PUT` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[put("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html)
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn put(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Put), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `DELETE` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[delete("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html).
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn delete(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Delete), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `HEAD` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[head("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html).
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn head(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Head), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `CONNECT` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[connect("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html).
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn connect(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Connect), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `OPTIONS` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[options("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html).
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn options(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Options), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `TRACE` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[trace("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html).
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn trace(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Trace), args, input)
-}
-
-/// Creates route handler with `PATCH` method guard.
-///
-/// Syntax: `#[patch("path" [, attributes])]`
-///
-/// Attributes are the same as in [get](attr.get.html).
-#[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn patch(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::Patch), args, input)
-}
-
 /// Creates resource handler, allowing multiple HTTP method guards.
 ///
 /// Syntax: `#[route("path"[, attributes])]`
@@ -158,6 +66,51 @@ pub fn route(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     route::with_method(None, args, input)
 }
 
+macro_rules! doc_comment {
+    ($($x:expr)*; $($tt:tt)*) => {
+        $(#[doc = $x])*
+        $($tt)*
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! method_macro {
+    (
+        $(
+            ($method:ident, $variant:ident, $upper:ident);
+        )+
+    ) => {
+        $(
+            doc_comment! {
+                concat!("Creates route handler with `", stringify!($upper), "` method guard.")
+                concat!("")
+                concat!("Syntax: `#[", stringify!($method), "(\"path\" [, attributes])]`")
+                concat!("")
+                concat!("## Attributes:")
+                concat!("")
+                concat!("- `\"path\"` - *required* Raw literal string with path for which to register handler")
+                concat!("- `guard = \"function_name\"` - Register function as guard using `actix_web::guard::fn_guard`")
+                concat!("- `wrap = \"Middleware\"` - Register a resource middleware.");
+                #[proc_macro_attribute]
+                pub fn $method(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+                    route::with_method(Some(route::MethodType::$variant), args, input)
+                }
+            }
+        )+
+    };
+}
+
+method_macro! {
+    (get,       Get,        GET);
+    (post,      Post,       POST);
+    (put,       Put,        PUT);
+    (delete,    Delete,     DELETE);
+    (head,      Head,       HEAD);
+    (connect,   Connect,    CONNECT);
+    (options,   Options,    OPTIONS);
+    (trace,     Trace,      TRACE);
+    (patch,     Patch,      PATCH);
+}
+
 /// Marks async main function as the actix system entry-point.
 ///
 /// ## Usage