diff --git a/docs/sanic/routing.md b/docs/sanic/routing.md
index b420a523..49b7c0b8 100644
--- a/docs/sanic/routing.md
+++ b/docs/sanic/routing.md
@@ -266,4 +266,38 @@ app.blueprint(bp)
 
 # then you need use `app.url_for('test_named_bp.get_handler')`
 # instead of `app.url_for('test_named_bp.handler')`
+
+# different names can be used for same url with different methods
+
+@app.get('/test', name='route_test')
+def handler(request):
+    return text('OK')
+
+@app.post('/test', name='route_post')
+def handler2(request):
+    return text('OK POST')
+
+@app.put('/test', name='route_put')
+def handler3(request):
+    return text('OK PUT')
+
+# below url are the same, you can use any of them
+# '/test'
+app.url_for('route_test')
+# app.url_for('route_post')
+# app.url_for('route_put')
+
+# for same handler name with different methods
+# you need specify the name (it's url_for issue)
+@app.get('/get')
+def handler(request):
+    return text('OK')
+
+@app.post('/post', name='post_handler')
+def handler(request):
+    return text('OK')
+
+# then
+# app.url_for('handler') == '/get'
+# app.url_for('post_handler') == '/post'
 ```
diff --git a/sanic/router.py b/sanic/router.py
index 062fecc8..79faaf1e 100644
--- a/sanic/router.py
+++ b/sanic/router.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class Router:
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.routes_all = {}
+        self.routes_names = {}
         self.routes_static = {}
         self.routes_dynamic = defaultdict(list)
         self.routes_always_check = []
@@ -125,13 +126,12 @@ class Router:
 
         # Add versions with and without trailing /
         slash_is_missing = (
-            not uri[-1] == '/'
-            and not self.routes_all.get(uri + '/', False)
+            not uri[-1] == '/' and not self.routes_all.get(uri + '/', False)
         )
         without_slash_is_missing = (
-            uri[-1] == '/'
-            and not self.routes_all.get(uri[:-1], False)
-            and not uri == '/'
+            uri[-1] == '/' and not
+            self.routes_all.get(uri[:-1], False) and not
+            uri == '/'
         )
         # add version with trailing slash
         if slash_is_missing:
@@ -229,22 +229,26 @@ class Router:
         else:
             route = self.routes_all.get(uri)
 
+        # prefix the handler name with the blueprint name
+        # if available
+        if hasattr(handler, '__blueprintname__'):
+            handler_name = '{}.{}'.format(
+                handler.__blueprintname__, name or handler.__name__)
+        else:
+            handler_name = name or getattr(handler, '__name__', None)
+
         if route:
             route = merge_route(route, methods, handler)
         else:
-            # prefix the handler name with the blueprint name
-            # if available
-            if hasattr(handler, '__blueprintname__'):
-                handler_name = '{}.{}'.format(
-                    handler.__blueprintname__, name or handler.__name__)
-            else:
-                handler_name = name or getattr(handler, '__name__', None)
-
             route = Route(
                 handler=handler, methods=methods, pattern=pattern,
                 parameters=parameters, name=handler_name, uri=uri)
 
         self.routes_all[uri] = route
+        pairs = self.routes_names.get(handler_name)
+        if not (pairs and (pairs[0] + '/' == uri or uri + '/' == pairs[0])):
+            self.routes_names[handler_name] = (uri, route)
+
         if properties['unhashable']:
             self.routes_always_check.append(route)
         elif parameters:
@@ -265,6 +269,11 @@ class Router:
             uri = host + uri
         try:
             route = self.routes_all.pop(uri)
+            for handler_name, pairs in self.routes_names.items():
+                if pairs[0] == uri:
+                    self.routes_names.pop(handler_name)
+                    break
+
         except KeyError:
             raise RouteDoesNotExist("Route was not registered: {}".format(uri))
 
@@ -289,11 +298,7 @@ class Router:
         if not view_name:
             return (None, None)
 
-        for uri, route in self.routes_all.items():
-            if route.name == view_name:
-                return uri, route
-
-        return (None, None)
+        return self.routes_names.get(view_name, (None, None))
 
     def get(self, request):
         """Get a request handler based on the URL of the request, or raises an
diff --git a/tests/test_named_routes.py b/tests/test_named_routes.py
index 730a2206..ca377e8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_named_routes.py
+++ b/tests/test_named_routes.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import pytest
 from sanic import Sanic
 from sanic.blueprints import Blueprint
 from sanic.response import text
-from sanic.router import RouteExists, RouteDoesNotExist
 from sanic.exceptions import URLBuildError
 from sanic.constants import HTTP_METHODS
 
@@ -360,11 +359,7 @@ def test_overload_routes():
         return text('OK1')
 
     @app.route('/overload', methods=['POST', 'PUT'], name='route_second')
-    async def handler2(request):
-        return text('OK2')
-
-    @app.route('/overload2', methods=['POST', 'PUT'], name='route_third')
-    async def handler3(request):
+    async def handler1(request):
         return text('OK2')
 
     request, response = app.test_client.get(app.url_for('route_first'))
@@ -376,16 +371,18 @@ def test_overload_routes():
     request, response = app.test_client.put(app.url_for('route_first'))
     assert response.text == 'OK2'
 
+    request, response = app.test_client.get(app.url_for('route_second'))
+    assert response.text == 'OK1'
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.post(app.url_for('route_second'))
+    assert response.text == 'OK2'
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.put(app.url_for('route_second'))
+    assert response.text == 'OK2'
+
     assert app.router.routes_all['/overload'].name == 'route_first'
     with pytest.raises(URLBuildError):
         app.url_for('handler1')
 
-    with pytest.raises(URLBuildError):
-        app.url_for('handler2')
-
-    with pytest.raises(URLBuildError):
-        app.url_for('route_second')
-
-    assert app.url_for('route_third') == '/overload2'
-    with pytest.raises(URLBuildError):
-        app.url_for('handler3')
+    assert app.url_for('route_first') == '/overload'
+    assert app.url_for('route_second') == app.url_for('route_first')