diff --git a/guide/src/qs_5.md b/guide/src/qs_5.md
index 33b107099..1b9a707ea 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_5.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_5.md
@@ -526,3 +526,27 @@ predicates match. i.e:
 ```rust,ignore
     pred::All(vec![pred::Get(), pred::Header("content-type", "plain/text")])
 ```
+
+## Changing the default Not Found response
+
+If path pattern can not be found in routing table or resource can not find matching
+route default resource is used. Default response is *NOT FOUND* response.
+To override *NOT FOUND* resource use `Application::default_resource()` method.
+This method accepts *configuration function* same as normal resource registration
+with `Application::resource()` method.
+
+``rust
+# extern crate actix_web;
+# extern crate http;
+use actix_web::*;
+use actix_web::httpcodes::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    Application::new()
+        .default_resource(|r|
+              r.method(Method::GET).f(|req| HTTPNotFound);
+              r.route().p(pred::Not(pred::Get()).f(|req| HTTPMethodNotAllowed);
+         })
+        .finish();
+}
+```
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index b094292b3..9da145f03 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use handler::{Reply, RouteHandler};
+use handler::Reply;
 use router::{Router, Pattern};
 use resource::Resource;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ impl<S: 'static> HttpApplication<S> {
 
     pub(crate) fn run(&self, mut req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
         if let Some(h) = self.router.recognize(&mut req) {
-            h.handle(req)
+            h.handle(req.clone(), Some(&self.default))
         } else {
-            self.default.handle(req)
+            self.default.handle(req, None)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl<S> Application<S> where S: 'static {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Default resource is used if no match route could be found.
+    /// Default resource is used if no matched route could be found.
     pub fn default_resource<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
         where F: FnOnce(&mut Resource<S>) + 'static
     {
diff --git a/src/resource.rs b/src/resource.rs
index 0053b84ed..523a30966 100644
--- a/src/resource.rs
+++ b/src/resource.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use http::Method;
+use http::{Method, StatusCode};
 
 use pred;
+use body::Body;
 use route::Route;
-use handler::{Reply, Handler, FromRequest, RouteHandler};
-use httpcodes::HTTPNotFound;
+use handler::{Reply, Handler, FromRequest};
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
+use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 
 /// *Resource* is an entry in route table which corresponds to requested URL.
 ///
@@ -124,16 +125,19 @@ impl<S: 'static> Resource<S> {
         self.routes.push(Route::default());
         self.routes.last_mut().unwrap().f(handler)
     }
-}
 
-impl<S: 'static> RouteHandler<S> for Resource<S> {
-
-    fn handle(&self, mut req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
+    pub(crate) fn handle(&self, mut req: HttpRequest<S>, default: Option<&Resource<S>>)
+                         -> Reply
+    {
         for route in &self.routes {
             if route.check(&mut req) {
                 return route.handle(req)
             }
         }
-        Reply::response(HTTPNotFound)
+        if let Some(resource) = default {
+            resource.handle(req, None)
+        } else {
+            Reply::response(HttpResponse::new(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, Body::Empty))
+        }
     }
 }