diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/MethodRoutePredicateFactory.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/MethodRoutePredicateFactory.java
index 38d096e710..ccd8777758 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/MethodRoutePredicateFactory.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/handler/predicate/MethodRoutePredicateFactory.java
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public Predicate<ServerWebExchange> apply(Config config) {
 			@Override
 			public boolean test(ServerWebExchange exchange) {
 				HttpMethod requestMethod = exchange.getRequest().getMethod();
+				if (requestMethod == null) {
+                	return false;
+          		}
 				return stream(config.getMethods()).anyMatch(httpMethod -> httpMethod == requestMethod);
 			}