diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index a8a4338630..cc19402243 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 *Rails 3.1.0 (unreleased)*
 
+* Allow FormHelper#form_for to specify the :method as a direct option instead of through the :html hash [DHH]
+
+    form_for(@post, remote: true, method: :delete) instead of form_for(@post, remote: true, html: { method: :delete })
+
 * Make JavaScriptHelper#j() an alias for JavaScriptHelper#escape_javascript() -- note this then supersedes the Object#j() method that the JSON gem adds within templates using the JavaScriptHelper [DHH]
 
 * Sensitive query string parameters (specified in config.filter_parameters) will now be filtered out from the request paths in the log file. [Prem Sichanugrist, fxn]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 48abf119f1..9025d9e24c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # is equivalent to something like:
       #
-      #   <%= form_for @post, :as => :post, :url => post_path(@post), :html => { :method => :put, :class => "edit_post", :id => "edit_post_45" } do |f| %>
+      #   <%= form_for @post, :as => :post, :url => post_path(@post), :method => :put, :html => { :class => "edit_post", :id => "edit_post_45" } do |f| %>
       #     ...
       #   <% end %>
       #
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ module ActionView
       # Where <tt>@document = Document.find(params[:id])</tt> and
       # <tt>@comment = Comment.new</tt>.
       #
+      # === Setting the method
+      #
+      # You can force the form to use the full array of HTTP verbs by setting 
+      #
+      #    :method => (:get|:post|:put|:delete)
+      #
+      # in the options hash. If the verb is not GET or POST, which are natively supported by HTML forms, the
+      # form will be set to POST and a hidden input called _method will carry the intended verb for the server
+      # to interpret.
+      #
       # === Unobtrusive JavaScript
       #
       # Specifying:
@@ -298,7 +308,7 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # In this case, if you use this:
       #
-      #   <%= render :partial => f %>
+      #   <%= render f %>
       #
       # The rendered template is <tt>people/_labelling_form</tt> and the local
       # variable referencing the form builder is called
@@ -350,6 +360,7 @@ module ActionView
         end
 
         options[:html][:remote] = options.delete(:remote)
+        options[:html][:method] = options.delete(:method) if options.has_key?(:method)
         options[:html][:authenticity_token] = options.delete(:authenticity_token)
 
         builder = options[:parent_builder] = instantiate_builder(object_name, object, options, &proc)
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
index 359b078466..ff183d097d 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
@@ -715,14 +715,31 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
 
-  def test_form_for_with_method
-    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :html => { :id => 'create-post', :method => :put }) do |f|
+  def test_form_for_with_method_as_part_of_html_options
+    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :html => { :id => 'create-post', :method => :delete }) do |f|
       concat f.text_field(:title)
       concat f.text_area(:body)
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", "put") do
+    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", "delete") do
+      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
+      "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
+    end
+
+    assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
+  end
+
+  def test_form_for_with_method
+    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :method => :delete, :html => { :id => 'create-post' }) do |f|
+      concat f.text_field(:title)
+      concat f.text_area(:body)
+      concat f.check_box(:secret)
+    end
+
+    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", "delete") do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +