diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md b/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md
index cb37bfdb0..40ee414f3 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2022-xx-xx
+- Add support for Custom Methods with `#[route]` macro. [#2969]
 
 
 ## 4.1.0 - 2022-09-11
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs b/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs
index 4b6dc43c5..5d392be1d 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ mod route;
 /// ```
 /// # use actix_web::HttpResponse;
 /// # use actix_web_codegen::route;
-/// #[route("/test", method = "GET", method = "HEAD")]
+/// #[route("/test", method = "GET", method = "HEAD", method = "CUSTOM")]
 /// async fn example() -> HttpResponse {
 ///     HttpResponse::Ok().finish()
 /// }
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/tests/test_macro.rs b/actix-web-codegen/tests/test_macro.rs
index 10e906967..e61a7d6bc 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/tests/test_macro.rs
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/tests/test_macro.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ async fn get_param_test(_: web::Path<String>) -> impl Responder {
     HttpResponse::Ok()
 }
 
-#[route("/multi", method = "GET", method = "POST", method = "HEAD")]
+#[route(
+    "/multi",
+    method = "GET",
+    method = "POST",
+    method = "HEAD",
+    method = "CREATE"
+)]
 async fn route_test() -> impl Responder {
     HttpResponse::Ok()
 }
diff --git a/actix-web/CHANGES.md b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
index 6fc3c93d7..f9a4c2240 100644
--- a/actix-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Add rudimentary redirection service at `web::redirect()` / `web::Redirect`. [#1961]
 - Add `guard::Acceptable` for matching against `Accept` header mime types. [#2265]
 - Add fallible versions of test helpers: `try_call_service`, `try_call_and_read_body_json`, `try_read_body`, and `try_read_body_json`. [#2961]
+- Add `guard::Custom()` for handling `#[route]` macro with custom Methods. . [#2969]
 
 ### Fixed
 - Add `Allow` header to `Resource`'s default responses when no routes are matched. [#2949]
diff --git a/actix-web/src/guard/mod.rs b/actix-web/src/guard/mod.rs
index 70e296c99..9bb2ca5e3 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/guard/mod.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/guard/mod.rs
@@ -339,6 +339,16 @@ method_guard!(Connect, CONNECT);
 method_guard!(Patch, PATCH);
 method_guard!(Trace, TRACE);
 
+///
+/// # Examples
+#[doc = "The route in this example will respond to all uppercase ASCII requests."]
+/// ```
+/// use actix_web::{guard, web, HttpResponse};
+///
+/// web::route()
+#[doc = "    .guard(guard::Custom(\"HELLO\"))"]
+///     .to(|| HttpResponse::Ok());
+/// ```
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub fn Custom(custom_method: &str) -> impl Guard {
     MethodGuard(HttpMethod::from_bytes(custom_method.as_bytes()).unwrap())