diff --git a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/artefact/Interceptor.groovy b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/artefact/Interceptor.groovy
index 266d5968d3c..add9aa89d94 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/artefact/Interceptor.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/artefact/Interceptor.groovy
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package grails.artefact
 import grails.artefact.controller.support.RequestForwarder
 import grails.artefact.controller.support.ResponseRedirector
 import grails.artefact.controller.support.ResponseRenderer
-import grails.core.GrailsApplication
 import grails.interceptors.Matcher
 import grails.util.GrailsNameUtils
 import grails.web.api.ServletAttributes
@@ -35,12 +34,8 @@ import org.grails.web.servlet.mvc.exceptions.ControllerExecutionException
 import org.grails.web.servlet.view.CompositeViewResolver
 import org.grails.web.util.GrailsApplicationAttributes
 import org.grails.web.util.WebUtils
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver
-
-import javax.annotation.PostConstruct
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue
@@ -95,10 +90,11 @@ trait Interceptor implements ResponseRenderer, ResponseRedirector, RequestForwar
         def uri = req.requestURI
 
         def matchedInfo = request.getAttribute(UrlMappingsHandlerMapping.MATCHED_REQUEST)
+
         UrlMappingInfo grailsMappingInfo = (UrlMappingInfo)matchedInfo
 
         for(Matcher matcher in allMatchers) {
-            if(matcher.doesMatch(uri, grailsMappingInfo)) {
+            if(matcher.doesMatch(uri, grailsMappingInfo, req.method)) {
                 request.setAttribute(interceptorMatchKey, Boolean.TRUE)
                 return true
             }
diff --git a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/interceptors/Matcher.groovy b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/interceptors/Matcher.groovy
index 8cd2d69ff05..5d61dbbb4c3 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/interceptors/Matcher.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/grails/interceptors/Matcher.groovy
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ interface Matcher {
      */
     boolean doesMatch(String uri, UrlMappingInfo info)
 
+    /**
+     * Perform the matches using the http method of the request instead of the UrlMappingInfo
+     * @param uri
+     * @param info
+     * @param method
+     * @return
+     */
+    boolean doesMatch(String uri, UrlMappingInfo info, String method)
+
     /**
      * Defines the match for the given arguments
      *
diff --git a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/interceptors/UrlMappingMatcher.groovy b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/interceptors/UrlMappingMatcher.groovy
index 1fc4e41620a..3093692eda6 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/interceptors/UrlMappingMatcher.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/interceptors/UrlMappingMatcher.groovy
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class UrlMappingMatcher implements Matcher {
     }
 
     boolean doesMatch(String uri, UrlMappingInfo info) {
+        return doesMatch(uri, info, null)
+    }
+
+    boolean doesMatch(String uri, UrlMappingInfo info, String method) {
         boolean hasUriPatterns = !uriPatterns.isEmpty()
 
         boolean isExcluded = this.isExcluded(uri, info)
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ class UrlMappingMatcher implements Matcher {
                 Boolean matched = CACHED_MATCHES.get(infoCode)
                 if (matched != null) return matched
 
-                if (doesMatchInternal(info)) {
+                if (doesMatchInternal(info, method)) {
                     if (Environment.current == Environment.PRODUCTION) {
                         CACHED_MATCHES.put(infoCode, Boolean.TRUE)
                     }
@@ -100,12 +104,12 @@ class UrlMappingMatcher implements Matcher {
         false
     }
 
-    protected boolean doesMatchInternal(UrlMappingInfo info) {
+    protected boolean doesMatchInternal(UrlMappingInfo info, String method) {
         (info != null &&
             ((info.controllerName ?: '') ==~ controllerRegex) &&
             ((info.actionName ?: '') ==~ actionRegex) &&
             ((info.namespace ?: '') ==~ namespaceRegex) &&
-            ((info.httpMethod ?: '') ==~ methodRegex))
+            ((method  ?: info.httpMethod ?: '') ==~ methodRegex))
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/test/groovy/grails/artefact/InterceptorSpec.groovy b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/test/groovy/grails/artefact/InterceptorSpec.groovy
index ade0d1cd19a..b877765b33a 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/test/groovy/grails/artefact/InterceptorSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-interceptors/src/test/groovy/grails/artefact/InterceptorSpec.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import org.grails.web.mapping.DefaultUrlMappingInfo
 import org.grails.web.mapping.ForwardUrlMappingInfo
 import org.grails.web.mapping.mvc.UrlMappingsHandlerMapping
 import org.grails.web.servlet.mvc.GrailsWebRequest
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockServletContext
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.RequestContextHolder
 import spock.lang.Specification
 
@@ -156,6 +159,25 @@ class InterceptorSpec extends Specification {
         then:"We don't match"
         i.doesMatch()
     }
+
+    void "Test match with http method"() {
+        given:"A test interceptor"
+        def i = new TestMethodInterceptor()
+        def webRequest = GrailsWebMockUtil.bindMockWebRequest(new MockServletContext(), new MockHttpServletRequest(httpMethod, ""), new MockHttpServletResponse())
+        def request = webRequest.request
+
+        when:"The http method of the current request is ${httpMethod}"
+        request.setAttribute(UrlMappingsHandlerMapping.MATCHED_REQUEST, new ForwardUrlMappingInfo(controllerName: "test", action: "save"))
+
+        then: "We match: ${shouldMatch}"
+        i.doesMatch() == shouldMatch
+
+        where:
+        httpMethod | shouldMatch
+        'POST'     | true
+        'GET'      | false
+    }
+
     void clearMatch(i, HttpServletRequest request) {
         request.removeAttribute(i.getClass().name + InterceptorArtefactHandler.MATCH_SUFFIX)
     }
@@ -197,4 +219,10 @@ class Test4Interceptor implements Interceptor {
         matchAll()
             .excludes(controller:"foo", action:"bar")
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+class TestMethodInterceptor implements Interceptor {
+    TestMethodInterceptor() {
+        match(method: 'POST')
+    }
+}