diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a6da142500..35a7468d7d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -193,12 +193,15 @@ name = "upgrades"
 path = "examples/upgrades.rs"
 required-features = ["full"]
 
-
 [[example]]
 name = "web_api"
 path = "examples/web_api.rs"
 required-features = ["full"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "routing"
+path = "examples/routing.rs"
+required-features = ["full"]
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "body"
diff --git a/examples/routing.rs b/examples/routing.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78fc2ce015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/routing.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+#![deny(warnings)]
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
+use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Full};
+use hyper::server::conn::http1;
+use hyper::service::service_fn;
+use hyper::{body::Incoming as IncomingBody, header, Method, Request, Response, StatusCode};
+use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+
+#[path = "../benches/support/mod.rs"]
+mod support;
+use support::TokioIo;
+
+type GenericError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, GenericError>;
+type BoxBody = http_body_util::combinators::BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>;
+
+static INDEX: &[u8] = b"<a href=\"test.html\">test.html</a>";
+static INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR: &[u8] = b"Internal Server Error";
+static NOTFOUND: &[u8] = b"Not Found";
+static POST_DATA: &str = r#"{"original": "data"}"#;
+static URL: &str = "http://127.0.0.1:1337/json_api";
+
+async fn client_request_response(
+    _state: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    _req: Request<IncomingBody>,
+) -> Result<Response<BoxBody>> {
+    let req = Request::builder()
+        .method(Method::POST)
+        .uri(URL)
+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+        .body(Full::new(Bytes::from(POST_DATA)))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let host = req.uri().host().expect("uri has no host");
+    let port = req.uri().port_u16().expect("uri has no port");
+    let stream = TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:{}", host, port)).await?;
+    let io = TokioIo::new(stream);
+
+    let (mut sender, conn) = hyper::client::conn::http1::handshake(io).await?;
+
+    tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(err) = conn.await {
+            println!("Connection error: {:?}", err);
+        }
+    });
+
+    let web_res = sender.send_request(req).await?;
+
+    let res_body = web_res.into_body().boxed();
+
+    Ok(Response::new(res_body))
+}
+
+async fn api_post_response(
+    state: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    req: Request<IncomingBody>,
+) -> Result<Response<BoxBody>> {
+    // Aggregate the body...
+    let whole_body = req.collect().await?.aggregate();
+    // Decode as JSON...
+    let mut data: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_reader(whole_body.reader())?;
+    // Change the JSON...
+    data["test"] = serde_json::Value::from("test_value");
+    // And respond with the new JSON.
+    let json = serde_json::to_string(&data)?;
+    let response = Response::builder()
+        .status(StatusCode::OK)
+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+        .body(full(json))?;
+    state.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    Ok(response)
+}
+
+async fn api_get_response(
+    state: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    _req: Request<IncomingBody>,
+) -> Result<Response<BoxBody>> {
+    let responses = state.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed).to_string();
+    let data = vec!["foo", "bar", responses.as_str()];
+    let res = match serde_json::to_string(&data) {
+        Ok(json) => Response::builder()
+            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+            .body(full(json))
+            .unwrap(),
+        Err(_) => Response::builder()
+            .status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+            .body(full(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR))
+            .unwrap(),
+    };
+    Ok(res)
+}
+
+fn full<T: Into<Bytes>>(chunk: T) -> BoxBody {
+    Full::new(chunk.into())
+        .map_err(|never| match never {})
+        .boxed()
+}
+
+type Routes<S> = HashMap<(Method, String), Box<dyn Handler<S>>>;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct Router<S> {
+    routes: Arc<Routes<S>>,
+    fallback: Pin<Arc<dyn Handler<S>>>,
+    state: S,
+}
+
+impl<S> Router<S> {
+    async fn handle_request(self, req: Request<IncomingBody>) -> Result<Response<BoxBody>> {
+        // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45786717 for a saner impl that is outside of the scope of this example
+        if let Some(handler) = self
+            .routes
+            .get(&(req.method().clone(), req.uri().path().to_owned()))
+        {
+            handler.handle(self.state, req).await
+        } else {
+            self.fallback.handle(self.state, req).await
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct RouterBuilder<S> {
+    routes: Routes<S>,
+    fallback: Pin<Arc<dyn Handler<S>>>,
+    state: S,
+}
+
+trait Handler<S>: Send + Sync {
+    fn handle(
+        &self,
+        state: S,
+        req: Request<IncomingBody>,
+    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Response<BoxBody>>> + Send>>;
+}
+
+impl<F, S, Fut> Handler<S> for F
+where
+    F: Fn(S, Request<IncomingBody>) -> Fut + Send + Sync,
+    Fut: Future<Output = Result<Response<BoxBody>>> + Send + 'static,
+{
+    fn handle(
+        &self,
+        state: S,
+        req: Request<IncomingBody>,
+    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Response<BoxBody>>> + Send>> {
+        Box::pin(self(state, req))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S> RouterBuilder<S> {
+    fn new(state: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            routes: HashMap::new(),
+            fallback: Arc::pin(|_, _| {
+                Box::pin(async {
+                    Ok(Response::builder()
+                        .status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)
+                        .body(full(NOTFOUND))
+                        .unwrap())
+                })
+            }),
+            state,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get(self, path: impl Into<String>, handler: impl Handler<S> + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.route(Method::GET, path.into(), handler)
+    }
+
+    fn post(self, path: impl Into<String>, handler: impl Handler<S> + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.route(Method::POST, path.into(), handler)
+    }
+
+    fn route(mut self, method: Method, path: String, handler: impl Handler<S> + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.routes.insert((method, path), Box::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+
+    fn build(self) -> Router<S> {
+        Router {
+            routes: Arc::new(self.routes),
+            fallback: self.fallback,
+            state: self.state,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    pretty_env_logger::init();
+
+    let router = RouterBuilder::new(Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)))
+        .get("/", |_, _| async { Ok(Response::new(full(INDEX))) })
+        .get("/index.html", |_, _| async {
+            Ok(Response::new(full(INDEX)))
+        })
+        .get("/test.html", client_request_response)
+        .post("/json_api", api_post_response)
+        .get("/json_api", api_get_response)
+        .build();
+
+    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], 1337));
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind(&addr).await?;
+    println!("Listening on http://{}", addr);
+    loop {
+        let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await?;
+        let io = TokioIo::new(stream);
+        let tmp_router = router.clone();
+
+        tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+            let service = service_fn(|req| tmp_router.clone().handle_request(req));
+
+            if let Err(err) = http1::Builder::new().serve_connection(io, service).await {
+                println!("Failed to serve connection: {:?}", err);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}