diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.6.3
+Add performMethod
+[#1502](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1502)
+
 ## 1.6.2
 
 * Add byLabel-related functions like byLabelContain
diff --git a/Yesod/Test.hs b/Yesod/Test.hs
--- a/Yesod/Test.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Test.hs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     , get
     , post
     , postBody
+    , performMethod
     , followRedirect
     , getLocation
     , request
@@ -894,9 +895,7 @@
 post :: (Yesod site, RedirectUrl site url)
      => url
      -> YesodExample site ()
-post url = request $ do
-  setMethod "POST"
-  setUrl url
+post = performMethod "POST"
 
 -- | Perform a POST request to @url@ with the given body.
 --
@@ -925,9 +924,22 @@
 get :: (Yesod site, RedirectUrl site url)
     => url
     -> YesodExample site ()
-get url = request $ do
-    setMethod "GET"
-    setUrl url
+get = performMethod "GET"
+
+-- | Perform a request using a given method to @url@.
+--
+-- @since 1.6.3
+--
+-- ==== __Examples__
+--
+-- > performMethod "DELETE" HomeR
+performMethod :: (Yesod site, RedirectUrl site url)
+          => ByteString
+          -> url
+          -> YesodExample site ()
+performMethod method url = request $ do
+  setMethod method
+  setUrl url
 
 -- | Follow a redirect, if the last response was a redirect.
 -- (We consider a request a redirect if the status is
diff --git a/test/main.hs b/test/main.hs
--- a/test/main.hs
+++ b/test/main.hs
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@
             yit "tests1b" $ do
                 get ("/foo" :: Text)
                 statusIs 404
+            yit "tests1c" $ do
+                performMethod "DELETE" ("/" :: Text)
+                statusIs 200
         ydescribe "tests2" $ do
             yit "type-safe URLs" $ do
                 get $ LiteAppRoute []
diff --git a/yesod-test.cabal b/yesod-test.cabal
--- a/yesod-test.cabal
+++ b/yesod-test.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               yesod-test
-version:            1.6.2
+version:            1.6.3
 license:            MIT
 license-file:       LICENSE
 author:             Nubis <nubis@woobiz.com.ar>