diff --git a/core/lib/src/request/request.rs b/core/lib/src/request/request.rs
index 93912383..e99e721d 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/request/request.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/request/request.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::{io, fmt};
 use std::ops::RangeFrom;
 use std::sync::{Arc, atomic::Ordering};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
         // Keep track of parsing errors; emit a `BadRequest` if any exist.
         let mut errors = vec![];
 
-        // Ensure that the method is known. TODO: Allow made-up methods?
+        // Ensure that the method is known.
         let method = match hyper.method {
             hyper::Method::GET => Method::Get,
             hyper::Method::PUT => Method::Put,
@@ -1097,10 +1098,10 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
             hyper::Method::TRACE => Method::Trace,
             hyper::Method::CONNECT => Method::Connect,
             hyper::Method::PATCH => Method::Patch,
-            _ => {
+            ref ext => Method::from_str(ext.as_str()).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
                 errors.push(RequestError::BadMethod(hyper.method.clone()));
                 Method::Get
-            }
+            }),
         };
 
         // TODO: Keep around not just the path/query, but the rest, if there?
diff --git a/testbench/src/client.rs b/testbench/src/client.rs
index 953b2f90..607ba9fa 100644
--- a/testbench/src/client.rs
+++ b/testbench/src/client.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ impl Client {
             .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
     }
 
-    pub fn request(&self, server: &Server, method: Method, url: &str) -> Result<RequestBuilder> {
+    pub fn request<M>(&self, server: &Server, method: M, url: &str) -> Result<RequestBuilder>
+        where M: AsRef<str>
+    {
         let uri = match Uri::parse_any(url).map_err(|e| e.into_owned())? {
             Uri::Origin(uri) => {
                 let proto = if server.tls { "https" } else { "http" };
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ impl Client {
             uri => return Err(Error::InvalidUri(uri.into_owned())),
         };
 
-        let method = reqwest::Method::from_str(method.as_str()).unwrap();
+        let method = reqwest::Method::from_str(method.as_ref()).unwrap();
         Ok(self.client.request(method, uri.to_string()))
     }
 
diff --git a/testbench/src/servers/http_extensions.rs b/testbench/src/servers/http_extensions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42b990c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testbench/src/servers/http_extensions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//! Test that HTTP method extensions unlike POST or GET work.
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+use rocket::http::Method;
+
+#[route(PROPFIND, uri = "/")]
+fn route() -> &'static str {
+    "Hello, World!"
+}
+
+pub fn test_http_extensions() -> Result<()> {
+    let server = spawn! {
+        Rocket::default().mount("/", routes![route])
+    }?;
+
+    let client = Client::default();
+    let response = client.request(&server, Method::PropFind, "/")?.send()?;
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), 200);
+    assert_eq!(response.text()?, "Hello, World!");
+
+    // Make sure that verbs outside of extensions are marked as errors
+    let res = client.request(&server, "BAKEMEACOOKIE", "/")?.send()?;
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), 400);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+register!(test_http_extensions);
diff --git a/testbench/src/servers/mod.rs b/testbench/src/servers/mod.rs
index 30fd6ff9..d05aa00c 100644
--- a/testbench/src/servers/mod.rs
+++ b/testbench/src/servers/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod ignite_failure;
 pub mod bind;
+pub mod http_extensions;
 pub mod infinite_stream;
 pub mod tls_resolver;
 pub mod mtls;