diff --git a/pecan/rest.py b/pecan/rest.py
index 82e9327..e43ed23 100644
--- a/pecan/rest.py
+++ b/pecan/rest.py
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ from pecan import request
 class RestController(object):
     # TODO: implement the following:
     #   - get, new, edit, post_delete, get_delete
-    #   - implement the "_method" parameter
     #   - see: http://turbogears.org/2.1/docs/modules/tgcontroller.html
     
     @expose()
     def _route(self, args):
-        if request.method == 'GET':
+        method = request.GET.get('_method', request.method)
+        
+        if method == 'GET':
             if len(args):
                 return self.get_one, args
             return self.get_all, []
-        elif request.method == 'POST':
+        elif method == 'POST':
             return self.post, []
-        elif request.method == 'PUT' and len(args):
+        elif method == 'PUT' and len(args):
             return self.put, args
-        elif request.method == 'DELETE' and len(args):
+        elif method == 'DELETE' and len(args):
             return self.delete, args
     
     @expose()
diff --git a/tests/test_rest.py b/tests/test_rest.py
index b40f595..fdab439 100644
--- a/tests/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/test_rest.py
@@ -81,4 +81,14 @@ class TestRestController(object):
         # make sure it works
         r = app.get('/things')
         assert r.status_int == 200
-        assert len(loads(r.body)['items']) == 4
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+        assert len(loads(r.body)['items']) == 4
+        
+        # test _method parameter
+        r = app.get('/things/3?_method=DELETE')
+        assert r.status_int == 200
+        assert r.body == dumps('DELETED')
+        
+        # make sure it works
+        r = app.get('/things')
+        assert r.status_int == 200
+        assert len(loads(r.body)['items']) == 3
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