diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index ab17b201..8e5e9a42 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ type (
 
 	// Route contains a handler and information for matching against requests.
 	Route struct {
-		Method  string `json:"method"`
-		Path    string `json:"path"`
-		Handler string `json:"handler"`
+		Method string `json:"method"`
+		Path   string `json:"path"`
+		Name   string `json:"name"`
 	}
 
 	// HTTPError represents an error that occurred while handling a request.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ type (
 
 	// i is the interface for Echo and Group.
 	i interface {
-		GET(string, HandlerFunc, ...MiddlewareFunc)
+		GET(string, HandlerFunc, ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route
 	}
 )
 
@@ -355,84 +355,88 @@ func (e *Echo) Use(middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
 
 // CONNECT registers a new CONNECT route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) CONNECT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(CONNECT, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) CONNECT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(CONNECT, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // DELETE registers a new DELETE route for a path with matching handler in the router
 // with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) DELETE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(DELETE, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) DELETE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(DELETE, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // GET registers a new GET route for a path with matching handler in the router
 // with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) GET(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(GET, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) GET(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(GET, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // HEAD registers a new HEAD route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) HEAD(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(HEAD, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) HEAD(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(HEAD, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // OPTIONS registers a new OPTIONS route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) OPTIONS(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(OPTIONS, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) OPTIONS(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(OPTIONS, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // PATCH registers a new PATCH route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) PATCH(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(PATCH, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) PATCH(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(PATCH, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // POST registers a new POST route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) POST(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(POST, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) POST(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(POST, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // PUT registers a new PUT route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) PUT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(PUT, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) PUT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(PUT, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // TRACE registers a new TRACE route for a path with matching handler in the
 // router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) TRACE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	e.add(TRACE, path, h, m...)
+func (e *Echo) TRACE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return e.add(TRACE, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // Any registers a new route for all HTTP methods and path with matching handler
 // in the router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) Any(path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
+func (e *Echo) Any(path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) []*Route {
+	routes := make([]*Route, 0)
 	for _, m := range methods {
-		e.add(m, path, handler, middleware...)
+		routes = append(routes, e.add(m, path, handler, middleware...))
 	}
+	return routes
 }
 
 // Match registers a new route for multiple HTTP methods and path with matching
 // handler in the router with optional route-level middleware.
-func (e *Echo) Match(methods []string, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
+func (e *Echo) Match(methods []string, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) []*Route {
+	routes := make([]*Route, 0)
 	for _, m := range methods {
-		e.add(m, path, handler, middleware...)
+		routes = append(routes, e.add(m, path, handler, middleware...))
 	}
+	return routes
 }
 
 // Static registers a new route with path prefix to serve static files from the
 // provided root directory.
-func (e *Echo) Static(prefix, root string) {
+func (e *Echo) Static(prefix, root string) *Route {
 	if root == "" {
 		root = "." // For security we want to restrict to CWD.
 	}
-	static(e, prefix, root)
+	return static(e, prefix, root)
 }
 
-func static(i i, prefix, root string) {
+func static(i i, prefix, root string) *Route {
 	h := func(c Context) error {
 		p, err := PathUnescape(c.Param("*"))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -443,20 +447,20 @@ func static(i i, prefix, root string) {
 	}
 	i.GET(prefix, h)
 	if prefix == "/" {
-		i.GET(prefix+"*", h)
-	} else {
-		i.GET(prefix+"/*", h)
+		return i.GET(prefix+"*", h)
 	}
+
+	return i.GET(prefix+"/*", h)
 }
 
 // File registers a new route with path to serve a static file.
-func (e *Echo) File(path, file string) {
-	e.GET(path, func(c Context) error {
+func (e *Echo) File(path, file string) *Route {
+	return e.GET(path, func(c Context) error {
 		return c.File(file)
 	})
 }
 
-func (e *Echo) add(method, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
+func (e *Echo) add(method, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
 	name := handlerName(handler)
 	e.router.Add(method, path, func(c Context) error {
 		h := handler
@@ -467,11 +471,12 @@ func (e *Echo) add(method, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...Middl
 		return h(c)
 	})
 	r := &Route{
-		Method:  method,
-		Path:    path,
-		Handler: name,
+		Method: method,
+		Path:   path,
+		Name:   name,
 	}
 	e.router.routes[method+path] = r
+	return r
 }
 
 // Group creates a new router group with prefix and optional group-level middleware.
@@ -483,12 +488,22 @@ func (e *Echo) Group(prefix string, m ...MiddlewareFunc) (g *Group) {
 
 // URI generates a URI from handler.
 func (e *Echo) URI(handler HandlerFunc, params ...interface{}) string {
+	name := handlerName(handler)
+	return e.Reverse(name, params...)
+}
+
+// URL is an alias for `URI` function.
+func (e *Echo) URL(h HandlerFunc, params ...interface{}) string {
+	return e.URI(h, params...)
+}
+
+// Reverse generates an URL from route name and provided parameters
+func (e *Echo) Reverse(name string, params ...interface{}) string {
 	uri := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	ln := len(params)
 	n := 0
-	name := handlerName(handler)
 	for _, r := range e.router.routes {
-		if r.Handler == name {
+		if r.Name == name {
 			for i, l := 0, len(r.Path); i < l; i++ {
 				if r.Path[i] == ':' && n < ln {
 					for ; i < l && r.Path[i] != '/'; i++ {
@@ -506,11 +521,6 @@ func (e *Echo) URI(handler HandlerFunc, params ...interface{}) string {
 	return uri.String()
 }
 
-// URL is an alias for `URI` function.
-func (e *Echo) URL(h HandlerFunc, params ...interface{}) string {
-	return e.URI(h, params...)
-}
-
 // Routes returns the registered routes.
 func (e *Echo) Routes() []*Route {
 	routes := []*Route{}
diff --git a/group.go b/group.go
index 799a8f90..b4ed2339 100644
--- a/group.go
+++ b/group.go
@@ -26,48 +26,48 @@ func (g *Group) Use(middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
 }
 
 // CONNECT implements `Echo#CONNECT()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) CONNECT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(CONNECT, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) CONNECT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(CONNECT, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // DELETE implements `Echo#DELETE()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) DELETE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(DELETE, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) DELETE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(DELETE, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // GET implements `Echo#GET()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) GET(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(GET, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) GET(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(GET, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // HEAD implements `Echo#HEAD()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) HEAD(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(HEAD, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) HEAD(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(HEAD, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // OPTIONS implements `Echo#OPTIONS()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) OPTIONS(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(OPTIONS, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) OPTIONS(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(OPTIONS, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // PATCH implements `Echo#PATCH()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) PATCH(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(PATCH, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) PATCH(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(PATCH, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // POST implements `Echo#POST()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) POST(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(POST, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) POST(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(POST, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // PUT implements `Echo#PUT()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) PUT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(PUT, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) PUT(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(PUT, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // TRACE implements `Echo#TRACE()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) TRACE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) {
-	g.add(TRACE, path, h, m...)
+func (g *Group) TRACE(path string, h HandlerFunc, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
+	return g.add(TRACE, path, h, m...)
 }
 
 // Any implements `Echo#Any()` for sub-routes within the Group.
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ func (g *Group) File(path, file string) {
 	g.echo.File(g.prefix+path, file)
 }
 
-func (g *Group) add(method, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
+func (g *Group) add(method, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) *Route {
 	// Combine into a new slice to avoid accidentally passing the same slice for
 	// multiple routes, which would lead to later add() calls overwriting the
 	// middleware from earlier calls.
 	m := []MiddlewareFunc{}
 	m = append(m, g.middleware...)
 	m = append(m, middleware...)
-	g.echo.add(method, g.prefix+path, handler, m...)
+	return g.echo.add(method, g.prefix+path, handler, m...)
 }