diff --git a/include/crow/app.h b/include/crow/app.h
index 065e45892..083cca618 100644
--- a/include/crow/app.h
+++ b/include/crow/app.h
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ namespace crow
         ///Create a route using a rule (**Use CROW_ROUTE instead**)
         template <uint64_t Tag>
         auto route(std::string&& rule)
-            -> typename std::result_of<decltype(&Router::new_rule_tagged<Tag>)(Router, std::string&&)>::type
+#ifdef CROW_CAN_USE_CPP17
+            -> typename std::invoke_result<decltype(&Router::new_rule_tagged<Tag>),
+                                        Router, std::string&&>::type
+#else
+            -> typename std::result_of<decltype (&Router::new_rule_tagged<Tag>)(
+                Router, std::string&&)>::type
+#endif
         {
             return router_.new_rule_tagged<Tag>(std::move(rule));
         }
diff --git a/include/crow/settings.h b/include/crow/settings.h
index ba8d3c4f0..598ed9543 100644
--- a/include/crow/settings.h
+++ b/include/crow/settings.h
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 #define CROW_CAN_USE_CPP14
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG >= 201703L
+#define CROW_CAN_USE_CPP17
+#endif
+#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
+#define CROW_CAN_USE_CPP17
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #if _MSC_VER < 1900
 #define CROW_MSVC_WORKAROUND