diff --git a/caddytest/spec/http/method/spec.hurl b/caddytest/spec/http/method/spec.hurl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7709a5404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddytest/spec/http/method/spec.hurl
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+# Spec: method directive — rewrites the request method. It is NOT a matcher.
+# Routing by HTTP method is done with the `method` matcher (`@get method GET`).
+# These tests cover both behaviours so the difference is unambiguous.
+
+# Configure Caddy with method matcher (@m method <verb>) routing requests
+POST http://localhost:2019/load
+Content-Type: text/caddyfile
+```
+{
+	skip_install_trust
+	http_port     9080
+	https_port    9443
+	local_certs
+}
+localhost {
+	@get method GET
+	@post method POST PUT
+	handle @get {
+		respond "GET method" 200
+	}
+	handle @post {
+		respond "POST or PUT method" 200
+	}
+	respond "Other method" 200
+}
+```
+HTTP 200
+
+# PROPERTY: @method matcher routes GET to the GET handler
+GET https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "GET method"
+
+# PROPERTY: @method matcher routes POST to the POST/PUT handler
+POST https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "POST or PUT method"
+
+# PROPERTY: @method matcher routes PUT to the same POST/PUT handler
+PUT https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "POST or PUT method"
+
+# PROPERTY: unmatched methods fall through to the catch-all handler
+DELETE https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "Other method"
+
+PATCH https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "Other method"
+
+OPTIONS https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "Other method"
+
+# PROPERTY: HEAD against a GET-matched handler returns 200 (Go strips body)
+HEAD https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+
+
+# Configure Caddy with method REWRITE: changes the request method before downstream handlers
+POST http://localhost:2019/load
+Content-Type: text/caddyfile
+```
+{
+	skip_install_trust
+	http_port     9080
+	https_port    9443
+	local_certs
+}
+localhost {
+	# rewrite every incoming request's method to GET
+	method GET
+	@get method GET
+	handle @get {
+		respond "rewritten to GET" 200
+	}
+	respond "should not reach"
+}
+```
+HTTP 200
+
+# PROPERTY: `method GET` rewrites the request method so any verb becomes GET
+POST https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "rewritten to GET"
+
+DELETE https://localhost:9443
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "rewritten to GET"
+
+
+# Configure Caddy with conditional method rewrite via path matcher
+POST http://localhost:2019/load
+Content-Type: text/caddyfile
+```
+{
+	skip_install_trust
+	http_port     9080
+	https_port    9443
+	local_certs
+}
+localhost {
+	@api path /api/*
+	method @api POST
+	respond "method={method}" 200
+}
+```
+HTTP 200
+
+# PROPERTY: matcher-scoped method rewrite only applies to matching paths
+GET https://localhost:9443/api/foo
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "method=POST"
+
+# PROPERTY: non-matching paths preserve the original method
+GET https://localhost:9443/other
+[Options]
+insecure: true
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+body == "method=GET"