diff --git a/classes/Kohana/Request.php b/classes/Kohana/Request.php
index e5ee71e5d..b7a40f6af 100644
--- a/classes/Kohana/Request.php
+++ b/classes/Kohana/Request.php
@@ -1328,4 +1328,44 @@ public function post($key = NULL, $value = NULL)
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check to see if the current request is a POST request.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool Whether the request is a POST request or not.
+	 */
+	public function is_post()
+	{
+		return (HTTP_Request::POST === $this->_method);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check to see if the current request is a GET request.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool Whether the request is a GET request or not.
+	 */
+	public function is_get()
+	{
+		return (HTTP_Request::GET === $this->_method);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check to see if the current request is a PUT request.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool Whether the request is a PUT request or not.
+	 */
+	public function is_put()
+	{
+		return (HTTP_Request::PUT === $this->_method);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check to see if the current request is a DELETE request.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool Whether the request is a DELETE request or not.
+	 */
+	public function is_delete()
+	{
+		return (HTTP_Request::DELETE === $this->_method);
+	}
+
 } // End Request