diff --git a/docs/sanic/streaming.md b/docs/sanic/streaming.md
index 4614aa4687..60ff3df3bd 100644
--- a/docs/sanic/streaming.md
+++ b/docs/sanic/streaming.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Sanic allows you to get request data by stream, as below. When the request ends,
 
 ```
 from sanic import Sanic
+from sanic.views import CompositionView
 from sanic.blueprints import Blueprint
 from sanic.response import stream, text
 
@@ -71,7 +72,20 @@ async def bp_handler(request):
         result += body.decode('utf-8').replace('1', 'A')
     return text(result)
 
+
+async def post_handler(request):
+    result = ''
+    while True:
+        body = await request.stream.get()
+        if body is None:
+            break
+        result += body.decode('utf-8')
+    return text(result)
+
 app.blueprint(bp)
+view = CompositionView()
+view.add(['POST'], post_handler, stream=True)
+app.add_route(view, '/composition_view')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/examples/request_stream/server.py b/examples/request_stream/server.py
index e6cf797785..5480dc9040 100644
--- a/examples/request_stream/server.py
+++ b/examples/request_stream/server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from sanic import Sanic
+from sanic.views import CompositionView
 from sanic.blueprints import Blueprint
 from sanic.response import stream, text
 
@@ -33,7 +34,20 @@ async def bp_handler(request):
         result += body.decode('utf-8').replace('1', 'A')
     return text(result)
 
+
+async def post_handler(request):
+    result = ''
+    while True:
+        body = await request.stream.get()
+        if body is None:
+            break
+        result += body.decode('utf-8')
+    return text(result)
+
 app.blueprint(bp)
+view = CompositionView()
+view.add(['POST'], post_handler, stream=True)
+app.add_route(view, '/composition_view')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/sanic/router.py b/sanic/router.py
index 2d9ae616db..c994a81d51 100644
--- a/sanic/router.py
+++ b/sanic/router.py
@@ -352,4 +352,4 @@ def is_stream_handler(self, request):
         :return: bool
         """
         handler = self.get(request)[0]
-        return handler.is_stream
+        return hasattr(handler, 'is_stream') and handler.is_stream
diff --git a/sanic/views.py b/sanic/views.py
index bc29bfbcb6..736b38064d 100644
--- a/sanic/views.py
+++ b/sanic/views.py
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ class CompositionView:
     def __init__(self):
         self.handlers = {}
 
-    def add(self, methods, handler):
+    def add(self, methods, handler, stream=False):
+        handler.is_stream = stream
         for method in methods:
             if method not in HTTP_METHODS:
                 raise InvalidUsage(
diff --git a/tests/test_request_stream.py b/tests/test_request_stream.py
index 652299bce0..cf8f7b9903 100644
--- a/tests/test_request_stream.py
+++ b/tests/test_request_stream.py
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 from sanic import Sanic
 from sanic.blueprints import Blueprint
+from sanic.views import CompositionView
+from sanic.views import HTTPMethodView
 from sanic.response import stream, text
 
 bp = Blueprint('test_blueprint_request_stream')
 app = Sanic('test_request_stream')
 
 
+class SimpleView(HTTPMethodView):
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        return text('OK')
+
+
 @app.stream('/stream')
 async def handler(request):
     async def streaming(response):
@@ -32,12 +40,44 @@ async def bp_handler(request):
         result += body.decode('utf-8')
     return text(result)
 
+
+def get_handler(request):
+    return text('OK')
+
+
+async def post_handler(request):
+    result = ''
+    while True:
+        body = await request.stream.get()
+        if body is None:
+            break
+        result += body.decode('utf-8')
+    return text(result)
+
+
+app.add_route(SimpleView.as_view(), '/method_view')
+
+view = CompositionView()
+view.add(['GET'], get_handler)
+view.add(['POST'], post_handler, stream=True)
+
 app.blueprint(bp)
 
+app.add_route(view, '/composition_view')
+
 
 def test_request_stream():
     data = "abc" * 100000
-    request, response = app.test_client.post('/stream', data=data)
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.get('/method_view')
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert response.text == 'OK'
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.get('/composition_view')
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert response.text == 'OK'
+
+    request, response = app.test_client.post('/composition_view', data=data)
     assert response.status == 200
     assert response.text == data
 
@@ -45,6 +85,10 @@ def test_request_stream():
     assert response.status == 200
     assert response.text == 'OK'
 
+    request, response = app.test_client.post('/stream', data=data)
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert response.text == data
+
     request, response = app.test_client.post('/bp_stream', data=data)
     assert response.status == 200
     assert response.text == data