diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpRequestMethods.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpRequestMethods.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66e012c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpRequestMethods.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+namespace WireMock.Http
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class HttpRequestMethods
+    {
+        public const string CONNECT = "CONNECT";
+        public const string DELETE = "DELETE";
+        public const string GET = "GET";
+        public const string HEAD = "HEAD";
+        public const string OPTIONS = "OPTIONS";
+        public const string PATCH = "PATCH";
+        public const string POST = "POST";
+        public const string PUT = "PUT";
+        public const string TRACE = "TRACE";
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IMethodRequestBuilder.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IMethodRequestBuilder.cs
index 2e27bdc1..3c8cc8b6 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IMethodRequestBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IMethodRequestBuilder.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
     /// </summary>
     public interface IMethodRequestBuilder : IHeadersRequestBuilder
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// UsingConnect: add HTTP Method matching on `CONNECT` and matchBehaviour (optional).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="matchBehaviour">The match behaviour.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
+        IRequestBuilder UsingConnect(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// UsingDelete: add HTTP Method matching on `DELETE` and matchBehaviour (optional).
         /// </summary>
@@ -24,7 +31,7 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
         IRequestBuilder UsingGet(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Add HTTP Method matching on `HEAD` and matchBehaviour (optional).
+        /// UsingHead: Add HTTP Method matching on `HEAD` and matchBehaviour (optional).
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="matchBehaviour">The match behaviour.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
@@ -44,6 +51,13 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
         /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
         IRequestBuilder UsingPatch(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// UsingPut: add HTTP Method matching on `OPTIONS` and matchBehaviour (optional).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="matchBehaviour">The match behaviour.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
+        IRequestBuilder UsingOptions(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// UsingPut: add HTTP Method matching on `PUT` and matchBehaviour (optional).
         /// </summary>
@@ -51,6 +65,13 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
         /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
         IRequestBuilder UsingPut(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// UsingTrace: add HTTP Method matching on `TRACE` and matchBehaviour (optional).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="matchBehaviour">The match behaviour.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
+        IRequestBuilder UsingTrace(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// UsingAnyMethod: add HTTP Method matching on any method.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.UsingMethods.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.UsingMethods.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a92e3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.UsingMethods.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using WireMock.Http;
+using WireMock.Matchers;
+using WireMock.Matchers.Request;
+using WireMock.Validation;
+
+namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
+{
+    public partial class Request
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingConnect(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingConnect(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.CONNECT));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingDelete(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingDelete(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.DELETE));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingGet(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingGet(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.GET));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingHead(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingHead(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.HEAD));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingOptions(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingOptions(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.OPTIONS));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingPost(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingPost(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.POST));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingPatch(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingPatch(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.PATCH));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingPut(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingPut(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.PUT));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingTrace(MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingTrace(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
+        {
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, HttpRequestMethods.TRACE));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingAnyMethod"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingAnyMethod()
+        {
+            var matchers = _requestMatchers.Where(m => m is RequestMessageMethodMatcher).ToList();
+            foreach (var matcher in matchers)
+            {
+                _requestMatchers.Remove(matcher);
+            }
+
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingAnyVerb"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingAnyVerb()
+        {
+            return UsingAnyMethod();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingMethod(string[])"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingMethod(params string[] methods)
+        {
+            return UsingMethod(MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch, methods);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingVerb(string[])"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingVerb(params string[] verbs)
+        {
+            return UsingMethod(verbs);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingMethod(MatchBehaviour, string[])"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder UsingMethod(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour, params string[] methods)
+        {
+            Check.NotNullOrEmpty(methods, nameof(methods));
+
+            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, methods));
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs
index 50d92498..728ab11b 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs
@@ -151,86 +151,5 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
             _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageUrlMatcher(funcs));
             return this;
         }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingDelete(MatchBehaviour)"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingDelete(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
-        {
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, "DELETE"));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingGet(MatchBehaviour)"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingGet(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
-        {
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, "GET"));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingHead(MatchBehaviour)"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingHead(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
-        {
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, "HEAD"));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingPost(MatchBehaviour)"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingPost(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
-        {
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, "POST"));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingPatch(MatchBehaviour)"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingPatch(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
-        {
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, "PATCH"));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingPut(MatchBehaviour)"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingPut(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
-        {
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, "PUT"));
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingAnyMethod"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingAnyMethod()
-        {
-            var matchers = _requestMatchers.Where(m => m is RequestMessageMethodMatcher).ToList();
-            foreach (var matcher in matchers)
-            {
-                _requestMatchers.Remove(matcher);
-            }
-
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingAnyVerb"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingAnyVerb()
-        {
-            return UsingAnyMethod();
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingMethod(string[])"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingMethod(params string[] methods)
-        {
-            return UsingMethod(MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch, methods);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingVerb(string[])"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingVerb(params string[] verbs)
-        {
-            return UsingMethod(verbs);
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="IMethodRequestBuilder.UsingMethod(MatchBehaviour, string[])"/>
-        public IRequestBuilder UsingMethod(MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour, params string[] methods)
-        {
-            Check.NotNullOrEmpty(methods, nameof(methods));
-
-            _requestMatchers.Add(new RequestMessageMethodMatcher(matchBehaviour, methods));
-            return this;
-        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/BodyParser.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/BodyParser.cs
index 6a6ff102..546e93c4 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/BodyParser.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/BodyParser.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using WireMock.Http;
 using WireMock.Matchers;
 using WireMock.Types;
 using WireMock.Validation;
@@ -30,15 +31,15 @@ namespace WireMock.Util
         */
         private static readonly IDictionary<string, bool> BodyAllowedForMethods = new Dictionary<string, bool>
         {
-            { "HEAD", false },
-            { "GET", false },
-            { "PUT", true },
-            { "POST", true },
-            { "DELETE", true },
-            { "TRACE", false },
-            { "OPTIONS", true },
-            { "CONNECT", false },
-            { "PATCH", true }
+            { HttpRequestMethods.HEAD, false },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.GET, false },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.PUT, true },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.POST, true },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.DELETE, true },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.TRACE, false },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.OPTIONS, true },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.CONNECT, false },
+            { HttpRequestMethods.PATCH, true }
         };
 
         private static readonly IStringMatcher[] MultipartContentTypesMatchers = {
diff --git a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/RequestBuilders/RequestBuilderUsingMethodTests.cs b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/RequestBuilders/RequestBuilderUsingMethodTests.cs
index 0872d659..4bfeedc6 100644
--- a/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/RequestBuilders/RequestBuilderUsingMethodTests.cs
+++ b/test/WireMock.Net.Tests/RequestBuilders/RequestBuilderUsingMethodTests.cs
@@ -8,18 +8,54 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.Tests.RequestBuilders
 {
     public class RequestBuilderUsingMethodTests
     {
+        [Fact]
+        public void RequestBuilder_UsingConnect()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var requestBuilder = (Request)Request.Create().UsingConnect();
+
+            // Assert
+            var matchers = requestBuilder.GetPrivateFieldValue<IList<IRequestMatcher>>("_requestMatchers");
+            Check.That(matchers.Count).IsEqualTo(1);
+            Check.That((matchers[0] as RequestMessageMethodMatcher).Methods).ContainsExactly("CONNECT");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RequestBuilder_UsingOptions()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var requestBuilder = (Request)Request.Create().UsingOptions();
+
+            // Assert
+            var matchers = requestBuilder.GetPrivateFieldValue<IList<IRequestMatcher>>("_requestMatchers");
+            Check.That(matchers.Count).IsEqualTo(1);
+            Check.That((matchers[0] as RequestMessageMethodMatcher).Methods).ContainsExactly("OPTIONS");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void RequestBuilder_UsingPatch()
         {
             // Act
             var requestBuilder = (Request)Request.Create().UsingPatch();
 
-            // Assert 1
+            // Assert
             var matchers = requestBuilder.GetPrivateFieldValue<IList<IRequestMatcher>>("_requestMatchers");
             Check.That(matchers.Count).IsEqualTo(1);
             Check.That((matchers[0] as RequestMessageMethodMatcher).Methods).ContainsExactly("PATCH");
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void RequestBuilder_UsingTrace()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var requestBuilder = (Request)Request.Create().UsingTrace();
+
+            // Assert
+            var matchers = requestBuilder.GetPrivateFieldValue<IList<IRequestMatcher>>("_requestMatchers");
+            Check.That(matchers.Count).IsEqualTo(1);
+            Check.That((matchers[0] as RequestMessageMethodMatcher).Methods).ContainsExactly("TRACE");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void RequestBuilder_UsingAnyMethod_ClearsAllOtherMatches()
         {