diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java
index 43a63e5c4da..9dfdf262e07 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMethodMapping<R
 	}
 
 	private static RequestMappingInfo createFromRequestMapping(RequestMapping annotation) {
-		return new RequestMappingInfo(Arrays.asList(annotation.value()), Arrays.asList(annotation.method()),
+		return new RequestMappingInfo(Arrays.asList(annotation.value()),
+						RequestConditionFactory.parseMethods(annotation.method()),
 						RequestConditionFactory.parseParams(annotation.params()),
 						RequestConditionFactory.parseHeaders(annotation.headers()),
 						RequestConditionFactory.parseConsumes(annotation.consumes(), annotation.headers()));
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMethodMapping<R
 		for (RequestMappingInfo info : requestMappingInfos) {
 			for (String pattern : info.getPatterns()) {
 				if (pathMatcher.match(pattern, lookupPath)) {
-					for (RequestMethod method : info.getMethods()) {
+					for (RequestMethod method : info.getMethods().getMethods()) {
 						allowedMethods.add(method.name());
 					}
 				}
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMethodMapping<R
 				return result;
 			}
 */
-			result = otherMapping.getMethods().size() - mapping.getMethods().size();
+			result = mapping.getMethods().compareTo(otherMapping.getMethods());
 			if (result != 0) {
 				return result;
 			}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfo.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfo.java
index ca21ad32161..e0b6c930e22 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfo.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition.ConsumesRequestCondition;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition.HeadersRequestCondition;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition.ParamsRequestCondition;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition.RequestConditionFactory;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition.RequestMethodsRequestCondition;
 
 /**
  * Contains a set of conditions to match to a given request such as URL patterns, HTTP methods, request parameters 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 
 	private final Set<String> patterns;
 
-	private final Set<RequestMethod> methods;
+	private final RequestMethodsRequestCondition methodsCondition;
 
 	private final ParamsRequestCondition paramsCondition;
 
@@ -62,20 +64,20 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 	 * 
 	 * <p>Package protected for testing purposes.
 	 */
-	RequestMappingInfo(Collection<String> patterns, Collection<RequestMethod> methods) {
-		this(patterns, methods, null, null, null);
+	RequestMappingInfo(Collection<String> patterns, RequestMethod[] methods) {
+		this(patterns, RequestConditionFactory.parseMethods(methods), null, null, null);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@code RequestMappingInfo} instance with a full set of conditions.
 	 */
 	public RequestMappingInfo(Collection<String> patterns,
-							 Collection<RequestMethod> methods,
+							 RequestMethodsRequestCondition methodsCondition,
 							 ParamsRequestCondition paramsCondition,
 							 HeadersRequestCondition headersCondition,
 							 ConsumesRequestCondition consumesCondition) {
 		this.patterns = asUnmodifiableSet(prependLeadingSlash(patterns));
-		this.methods = asUnmodifiableSet(methods);
+		this.methodsCondition = methodsCondition != null ? methodsCondition : new RequestMethodsRequestCondition();
 		this.paramsCondition = paramsCondition != null ? paramsCondition : new ParamsRequestCondition();
 		this.headersCondition = headersCondition != null ? headersCondition : new HeadersRequestCondition();
 		this.consumesCondition = consumesCondition != null ? consumesCondition : new ConsumesRequestCondition();
@@ -111,10 +113,10 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the request methods of this request key.
+	 * Returns the request method conditions of this request key.
 	 */
-	public Set<RequestMethod> getMethods() {
-		return methods;
+	public RequestMethodsRequestCondition getMethods() {
+		return methodsCondition;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 	 */
 	public RequestMappingInfo combine(RequestMappingInfo methodKey, PathMatcher pathMatcher) {
 		Set<String> patterns = combinePatterns(this.patterns, methodKey.patterns, pathMatcher);
-		Set<RequestMethod> methods = union(this.methods, methodKey.methods);
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition methods = this.methodsCondition.combine(methodKey.methodsCondition);
 		ParamsRequestCondition params = this.paramsCondition.combine(methodKey.paramsCondition);
 		HeadersRequestCondition headers = this.headersCondition.combine(methodKey.headersCondition);
 		ConsumesRequestCondition consumes = this.consumesCondition.combine(methodKey.consumesCondition);
@@ -189,12 +191,6 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	private static <T> Set<T> union(Collection<T> s1, Collection<T> s2) {
-		Set<T> union = new LinkedHashSet<T>(s1);
-		union.addAll(s2);
-		return union;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns a new {@code RequestMappingInfo} that contains all conditions of this key that are relevant to the request.
 	 * <ul>
@@ -210,19 +206,19 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 	 * @return a new request key that contains all matching attributes, or {@code null} if not all conditions match
 	 */
 	public RequestMappingInfo getMatchingRequestMapping(String lookupPath, HttpServletRequest request, PathMatcher pathMatcher) {
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition matchingMethodCondition = methodsCondition.getMatchingCondition(request);
 		ParamsRequestCondition matchingParamsCondition = paramsCondition.getMatchingCondition(request);
 		HeadersRequestCondition matchingHeadersCondition = headersCondition.getMatchingCondition(request);
 		ConsumesRequestCondition matchingConsumesCondition = consumesCondition.getMatchingCondition(request);
 
-		if (!checkMethod(request) || matchingParamsCondition == null || matchingHeadersCondition == null ||
+		if (matchingMethodCondition == null || matchingParamsCondition == null || matchingHeadersCondition == null ||
 				matchingConsumesCondition == null) {
 			return null;
 		}
 		else {
-			List<String> matchingPatterns = getMatchingPatterns(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
+			List<String> matchingPatterns = getMatchingPatterns(lookupPath, pathMatcher);
 			if (!matchingPatterns.isEmpty()) {
-				Set<RequestMethod> matchingMethods = getMatchingMethod(request);
-				return new RequestMappingInfo(matchingPatterns, matchingMethods, matchingParamsCondition,
+				return new RequestMappingInfo(matchingPatterns, matchingMethodCondition, matchingParamsCondition,
 						matchingHeadersCondition, matchingConsumesCondition);
 			}
 			else {
@@ -231,9 +227,7 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private List<String> getMatchingPatterns(String lookupPath, 
-											 HttpServletRequest request,
-											 PathMatcher pathMatcher) {
+	private List<String> getMatchingPatterns(String lookupPath, PathMatcher pathMatcher) {
 
 		List<String> matchingPatterns = new ArrayList<String>();
 		for (String pattern : this.patterns) {
@@ -248,19 +242,6 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 		return matchingPatterns;
 	}
 
-	private Set<RequestMethod> getMatchingMethod(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		if (this.methods.isEmpty()) {
-			return this.methods;
-		}
-		else {
-			return Collections.singleton(RequestMethod.valueOf(request.getMethod()));
-		}
-	}
-
-	private boolean checkMethod(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		return methods.isEmpty() || methods.contains(RequestMethod.valueOf(request.getMethod()));
-	}
-
 	private String getMatchingPattern(String pattern, String lookupPath, PathMatcher pathMatcher) {
 		if (pattern.equals(lookupPath)) {
 			return pattern;
@@ -286,7 +267,8 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 		}
 		if (obj != null && obj instanceof RequestMappingInfo) {
 			RequestMappingInfo other = (RequestMappingInfo) obj;
-			return (this.patterns.equals(other.patterns) && this.methods.equals(other.methods) &&
+			return (this.patterns.equals(other.patterns) &&
+					this.methodsCondition.equals(other.methodsCondition) &&
 					this.paramsCondition.equals(other.paramsCondition) &&
 					this.headersCondition.equals(other.headersCondition) &&
 					this.consumesCondition.equals(other.consumesCondition));
@@ -299,7 +281,7 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 		int result = hash;
 		if (result == 0) {
 			result = patterns.hashCode();
-			result = 31 * result + methods.hashCode();
+			result = 31 * result + methodsCondition.hashCode();
 			result = 31 * result + paramsCondition.hashCode();
 			result = 31 * result + headersCondition.hashCode();
 			result = 31 * result + consumesCondition.hashCode();
@@ -312,13 +294,10 @@ public final class RequestMappingInfo {
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("{");
 		builder.append(patterns);
-		if (!methods.isEmpty()) {
-			builder.append(',');
-			builder.append(methods);
-		}
-		builder.append(",params=").append(paramsCondition.toString());
-		builder.append(",headers=").append(headersCondition.toString());
-		builder.append(",consumes=").append(consumesCondition.toString());
+		builder.append(",methods=").append(methodsCondition);
+		builder.append(",params=").append(paramsCondition);
+		builder.append(",headers=").append(headersCondition);
+		builder.append(",consumes=").append(consumesCondition);
 		builder.append('}');
 		return builder.toString();
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/HeadersRequestCondition.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/HeadersRequestCondition.java
index fbe4bdfa786..bb41c829098 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/HeadersRequestCondition.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/HeadersRequestCondition.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class HeadersRequestCondition
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns a new {@code RequestCondition} that contains all conditions of this key that match the request.
+	 * Returns a new {@code RequestCondition} that contains all conditions that match the request.
 	 *
 	 * @param request the request
 	 * @return a new request condition that contains all matching attributes, or {@code null} if not all conditions match
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalConjunctionRequestCondition.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalConjunctionRequestCondition.java
index fd8058b3f2e..7873d909628 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalConjunctionRequestCondition.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalConjunctionRequestCondition.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LogicalConjunctionRequestCondition<T extends RequestCondition> extends Req
 
 	public boolean match(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		Set<T> conditions = getConditions();
-		if (conditions.isEmpty()) {
+		if (isEmpty()) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		for (T condition : conditions) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalDisjunctionRequestCondition.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalDisjunctionRequestCondition.java
index a4e5e653c57..e775a76c96a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalDisjunctionRequestCondition.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/LogicalDisjunctionRequestCondition.java
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ class LogicalDisjunctionRequestCondition<T extends RequestCondition> extends Req
 	}
 
 	public boolean match(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		if (isEmpty()) {
+			return true;
+		}
 		for (RequestCondition condition : getConditions()) {
 			if (condition.match(request)) {
 				return true;
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/ParamsRequestCondition.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/ParamsRequestCondition.java
index e3f6b5fb940..fba088f8ed7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/ParamsRequestCondition.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/ParamsRequestCondition.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ParamsRequestCondition
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns a new {@code RequestCondition} that contains all conditions of this key that match the request.
+	 * Returns a new {@code RequestCondition} that contains all conditions that match the request.
 	 *
 	 * @param request the request
 	 * @return a new request condition that contains all matching attributes, or {@code null} if not all conditions match
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionComposite.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionComposite.java
index 7d1816bb42c..319ab9917cd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionComposite.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionComposite.java
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ abstract class RequestConditionComposite<T extends RequestCondition> implements
 		return conditions;
 	}
 
+	boolean isEmpty() {
+		return conditions.isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object o) {
 		if (this == o) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionFactory.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionFactory.java
index f05a9428b22..461d48dc21b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestConditionFactory.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 
 /**
  * Factory for {@link RequestCondition} objects.
@@ -38,14 +39,25 @@ public abstract class RequestConditionFactory {
 	private static final String ACCEPT_HEADER = "Accept";
 
 	/**
-	 * Parses the given parameters, and returns them as a single request conditions.
+	 * Parses the given request methods, and returns them as a single request condition.
+	 *
+	 * @param methods the methods
+	 * @return the request condition
+	 * @see org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping#method()
+	 */
+	public static RequestMethodsRequestCondition parseMethods(RequestMethod... methods) {
+		return methods != null ? new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(methods) : new RequestMethodsRequestCondition();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Parses the given parameters, and returns them as a single request condition.
 	 *
 	 * @param params the parameters
 	 * @return the request condition
 	 * @see org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping#params()
 	 */
 	public static ParamsRequestCondition parseParams(String... params) {
-		return new ParamsRequestCondition(params);
+		return params != null ? new ParamsRequestCondition(params) : new ParamsRequestCondition();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -56,6 +68,9 @@ public abstract class RequestConditionFactory {
 	 * @see org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping#headers()
 	 */
 	public static HeadersRequestCondition parseHeaders(String... headers) {
+		if (headers == null) {
+			return new HeadersRequestCondition();
+		}
 		HeadersRequestCondition headersCondition = new HeadersRequestCondition(headers);
 
 		// filter out Accept and Content-Type headers, they are dealt with by produces and consumes respectively
@@ -107,8 +122,8 @@ public abstract class RequestConditionFactory {
 			if (CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER.equalsIgnoreCase(headerCondition.name)) {
 				List<MediaType> mediaTypes = MediaType.parseMediaTypes(headerCondition.value);
 				for (MediaType mediaType : mediaTypes) {
-					allConditions.add(
-							new ConsumesRequestCondition.ConsumeRequestCondition(mediaType, headerCondition.isNegated));
+					allConditions.add(new ConsumesRequestCondition.ConsumeRequestCondition(mediaType,
+							headerCondition.isNegated));
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestMethodsRequestCondition.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestMethodsRequestCondition.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a851567b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestMethodsRequestCondition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a collection of {@link RequestMethod} conditions, typically obtained from {@link
+ * org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping#method() @RequestMapping.methods()}.
+ *
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @see RequestConditionFactory#parseMethods(RequestMethod...)
+ * @since 3.1
+ */
+public class RequestMethodsRequestCondition
+		extends LogicalDisjunctionRequestCondition<RequestMethodsRequestCondition.RequestMethodRequestCondition>
+		implements Comparable<RequestMethodsRequestCondition> {
+
+	private RequestMethodsRequestCondition(Collection<RequestMethodRequestCondition> conditions) {
+		super(conditions);
+	}
+
+	RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod... methods) {
+		this(parseConditions(Arrays.asList(methods)));
+	}
+
+	private static Set<RequestMethodRequestCondition> parseConditions(List<RequestMethod> methods) {
+		Set<RequestMethodRequestCondition> conditions =
+				new LinkedHashSet<RequestMethodRequestCondition>(methods.size());
+		for (RequestMethod method : methods) {
+			conditions.add(new RequestMethodRequestCondition(method));
+		}
+		return conditions;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates an empty set of method request conditions.
+	 */
+	public RequestMethodsRequestCondition() {
+		this(Collections.<RequestMethodRequestCondition>emptySet());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns all {@link RequestMethod}s contained in this condition.
+	 */
+	public Set<RequestMethod> getMethods() {
+		Set<RequestMethod> result = new LinkedHashSet<RequestMethod>();
+		for (RequestMethodRequestCondition condition : getConditions()) {
+			result.add(condition.getMethod());
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public int compareTo(RequestMethodsRequestCondition other) {
+		return other.getConditions().size() - this.getConditions().size();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new {@code RequestMethodsRequestCondition} that contains all conditions that match the request.
+	 *
+	 * @param request the request
+	 * @return a new request condition that contains all matching attributes, or {@code null} if not all conditions match
+	 */
+	public RequestMethodsRequestCondition getMatchingCondition(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		if (isEmpty()) {
+			return this;
+		}
+		else {
+			if (match(request)) {
+				return new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.valueOf(request.getMethod()));
+			}
+			else {
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Combines this collection of request method conditions with another by combining all methods into a logical OR.
+	 *
+	 * @param other the condition to combine with
+	 */
+	public RequestMethodsRequestCondition combine(RequestMethodsRequestCondition other) {
+		Set<RequestMethodRequestCondition> conditions =
+				new LinkedHashSet<RequestMethodRequestCondition>(getConditions());
+		conditions.addAll(other.getConditions());
+		return new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(conditions);
+	}
+
+	static class RequestMethodRequestCondition implements RequestCondition {
+
+		private final RequestMethod method;
+
+		RequestMethodRequestCondition(RequestMethod method) {
+			this.method = method;
+		}
+
+		RequestMethod getMethod() {
+			return method;
+		}
+
+		public boolean match(HttpServletRequest request) {
+			RequestMethod method = RequestMethod.valueOf(request.getMethod());
+			return this.method.equals(method);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+			if (this == obj) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			if (obj != null && obj instanceof RequestMethodRequestCondition) {
+				RequestMethodRequestCondition other = (RequestMethodRequestCondition) obj;
+				return this.method.equals(other.method);
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public int hashCode() {
+			return method.hashCode();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			return method.toString();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestKeyComparatorTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfoComparatorTests.java
similarity index 93%
rename from org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestKeyComparatorTests.java
rename to org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfoComparatorTests.java
index 1264b2c4542..68e31284383 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestKeyComparatorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfoComparatorTests.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  */
-public class RequestKeyComparatorTests {
+public class RequestMappingInfoComparatorTests {
 
 	private RequestMappingHandlerMapping handlerMapping;
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class RequestKeyComparatorTests {
 	public void oneMethodWinsOverNone() {
 		Comparator<RequestMappingInfo> comparator = handlerMapping.getMappingComparator("", request);
 		RequestMappingInfo key1 = new RequestMappingInfo(null, null);
-		RequestMappingInfo key2 = new RequestMappingInfo(null, asList(RequestMethod.GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo key2 = new RequestMappingInfo(null, new RequestMethod[] {RequestMethod.GET});
 
 		assertEquals(1, comparator.compare(key1, key2));
 	}
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ public class RequestKeyComparatorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void methodsAndParams() {
 		RequestMappingInfo empty = new RequestMappingInfo(null, null);
-		RequestMappingInfo oneMethod = new RequestMappingInfo(null, asList(RequestMethod.GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo oneMethod = new RequestMappingInfo(null, new RequestMethod[] {RequestMethod.GET});
 		RequestMappingInfo oneMethodOneParam =
-				new RequestMappingInfo(null, asList(RequestMethod.GET), RequestConditionFactory.parseParams("foo"), null, null);
+				new RequestMappingInfo(null, RequestConditionFactory.parseMethods(RequestMethod.GET), RequestConditionFactory.parseParams("foo"), null, null);
 		List<RequestMappingInfo> list = asList(empty, oneMethod, oneMethodOneParam);
 		Collections.shuffle(list);
 		Collections.sort(list, handlerMapping.getMappingComparator("", request));
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestKeyTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfoTests.java
similarity index 86%
rename from org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestKeyTests.java
rename to org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfoTests.java
index d95b6c1c9cb..65e9bed971e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestKeyTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingInfoTests.java
@@ -16,33 +16,32 @@
 
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation;
 
-import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
-import static java.util.Collections.singleton;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.GET;
-import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
+
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition.RequestConditionFactory;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
+import static java.util.Arrays.*;
+import static java.util.Collections.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.*;
+
 /**
  * Test fixture for {@link RequestMappingInfo} tests.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  */
-public class RequestKeyTests {
+public class RequestMappingInfoTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void equals() {
-		RequestMappingInfo key1 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), singleton(GET));
-		RequestMappingInfo key2 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), singleton(GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo key1 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), methods(GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo key2 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), methods(GET));
 
 		assertEquals(key1, key2);
 		assertEquals(key1.hashCode(), key2.hashCode());
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void equalsPrependSlash() {
-		RequestMappingInfo key1 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), singleton(GET));
-		RequestMappingInfo key2 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("foo"), singleton(GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo key1 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), methods(GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo key2 = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("foo"), methods(GET));
 
 		assertEquals(key1, key2);
 		assertEquals(key1.hashCode(), key2.hashCode());
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 		key3 = createKeyFromPatterns("/t1");
 		assertEquals(key3.getPatterns(), key1.combine(key2, pathMatcher).getPatterns());
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void matchPatternsToRequest() {
 		UrlPathHelper pathHelper = new UrlPathHelper();
@@ -94,7 +93,8 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/foo");
 		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null);
-		RequestMappingInfo match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(pathHelper.getLookupPathForRequest(request), request, pathMatcher);
+		RequestMappingInfo match =
+				key.getMatchingRequestMapping(pathHelper.getLookupPathForRequest(request), request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNotNull(match);
 
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 
 		assertNotNull("No method matches any method", match);
 
-		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), singleton(GET));
+		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), methods(GET));
 		match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNotNull("Exact match", match);
 
-		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), singleton(POST));
+		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), methods(POST));
 		match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNull("No match", match);
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/foo");
 		String lookupPath = new UrlPathHelper().getLookupPathForRequest(request);
 
-		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(asList("/foo*", "/bar"), asList(GET, POST));
+		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(asList("/foo*", "/bar"), methods(GET, POST));
 		RequestMappingInfo match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
-		RequestMappingInfo expected = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo*"), singleton(GET));
+		RequestMappingInfo expected = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo*"), methods(GET));
 
 		assertEquals("Matching RequestKey contains matched patterns and methods only", expected, match);
 
@@ -179,12 +179,15 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 		request.setParameter("foo", "bar");
 		String lookupPath = new UrlPathHelper().getLookupPathForRequest(request);
 
-		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(asList("/foo"), null, RequestConditionFactory.parseParams("foo=bar"), null, null);
+		RequestMappingInfo key =
+				new RequestMappingInfo(asList("/foo"), null, RequestConditionFactory.parseParams("foo=bar"), null,
+						null);
 		RequestMappingInfo match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNotNull(match);
 
-		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, RequestConditionFactory.parseParams("foo!=bar"), null, null);
+		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, RequestConditionFactory.parseParams("foo!=bar"), null,
+				null);
 		match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNull(match);
@@ -197,12 +200,15 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 		request.addHeader("foo", "bar");
 		String lookupPath = new UrlPathHelper().getLookupPathForRequest(request);
 
-		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, RequestConditionFactory.parseHeaders("foo=bar"), null);
+		RequestMappingInfo key =
+				new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, RequestConditionFactory.parseHeaders("foo=bar"),
+						null);
 		RequestMappingInfo match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNotNull(match);
 
-		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, RequestConditionFactory.parseHeaders("foo!=bar"), null);
+		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, RequestConditionFactory.parseHeaders("foo!=bar"),
+				null);
 		match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNull(match);
@@ -215,14 +221,14 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 		request.setContentType("text/plain");
 		String lookupPath = new UrlPathHelper().getLookupPathForRequest(request);
 
-		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, null, RequestConditionFactory.parseConsumes(
-				"text/plain"));
+		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, null,
+				RequestConditionFactory.parseConsumes("text/plain"));
 		RequestMappingInfo match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNotNull(match);
 
-		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, null, RequestConditionFactory.parseConsumes(
-				"application/xml"));
+		key = new RequestMappingInfo(singleton("/foo"), null, null, null,
+				RequestConditionFactory.parseConsumes("application/xml"));
 		match = key.getMatchingRequestMapping(lookupPath, request, pathMatcher);
 
 		assertNull(match);
@@ -232,4 +238,13 @@ public class RequestKeyTests {
 		return new RequestMappingInfo(asList(patterns), null);
 	}
 
+	private RequestMethod[] methods(RequestMethod... methods) {
+		if (methods != null) {
+			return methods;
+		}
+		else {
+			return new RequestMethod[0];
+		}
+	}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestMethodsRequestConditionTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestMethodsRequestConditionTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab16fe22ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/condition/RequestMethodsRequestConditionTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.condition;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ */
+public class RequestMethodsRequestConditionTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void methodMatch() {
+		RequestCondition condition = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.GET);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/foo");
+
+		assertTrue(condition.match(request));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void methodNoMatch() {
+		RequestCondition condition = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.GET);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "/foo");
+
+		assertFalse(condition.match(request));
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void multipleMethodsMatch() {
+		RequestCondition condition = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.GET, RequestMethod.POST);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/foo");
+
+		assertTrue(condition.match(request));
+	}
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void compareTo() {
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition condition1 = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.GET, RequestMethod.HEAD);
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition condition2 = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.POST);
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition condition3 = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition();
+
+		int result = condition1.compareTo(condition2);
+		assertTrue("Invalid comparison result: " + result, result < 0);
+
+		result = condition2.compareTo(condition1);
+		assertTrue("Invalid comparison result: " + result, result > 0);
+
+		result = condition2.compareTo(condition3);
+		assertTrue("Invalid comparison result: " + result, result < 0);
+
+		result = condition1.compareTo(condition1);
+		assertEquals("Invalid comparison result ", 0, result);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void combine() {
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition condition1 = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.GET);
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition condition2 = new RequestMethodsRequestCondition(RequestMethod.POST);
+
+		RequestMethodsRequestCondition result = condition1.combine(condition2);
+		assertEquals(2, result.getConditions().size());
+	}
+
+
+}