diff --git a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/BasicRouteSpecs.scala b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/BasicRouteSpecs.scala
index 1ef6c0ada8..4c18c042e9 100644
--- a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/BasicRouteSpecs.scala
+++ b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/BasicRouteSpecs.scala
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ class BasicRouteSpecs extends RoutingSpec {
       Get("/abc") ~> Route.seal {
         post { completeOk } ~
           authorize(false) { completeOk }
-      } ~> check { status shouldEqual StatusCodes.MethodNotAllowed }
+      } ~> check {
+        status shouldEqual StatusCodes.MethodNotAllowed
+        responseAs[String] shouldEqual "HTTP method not allowed, supported methods: POST"
+      }
 
       Get("/abc") ~> Route.seal {
         authorize(false) { completeOk } ~
diff --git a/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/RejectionHandler.scala b/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/RejectionHandler.scala
index c7f74f3849..828df9b73e 100644
--- a/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/RejectionHandler.scala
+++ b/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/RejectionHandler.scala
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ object RejectionHandler {
         complete(BadRequest, "Uri scheme not allowed, supported schemes: " + schemes)
       }
       .handleAll[MethodRejection] { rejections ⇒
-        val methods = rejections.map(_.supported)
-        complete(MethodNotAllowed, List(Allow(methods)), "HTTP method not allowed, supported methods: " + methods.mkString(", "))
+        val (methods, names) = rejections.map(r ⇒ r.supported -> r.supported.name).unzip
+        complete(MethodNotAllowed, List(Allow(methods)), "HTTP method not allowed, supported methods: " + names.mkString(", "))
       }
       .handle {
         case AuthorizationFailedRejection ⇒