diff --git a/axum-extra/Cargo.toml b/axum-extra/Cargo.toml
index 432bb293..f74ca796 100644
--- a/axum-extra/Cargo.toml
+++ b/axum-extra/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,5 +15,13 @@ erased-json = ["serde", "serde_json"]
 
 [dependencies]
 axum = { path = "../axum", version = "0.3" }
+tower-service = "0.3"
+
+# optional dependencies
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", optional = true }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.71", optional = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+hyper = "0.14"
+tokio = { version = "1.14", features = ["full"] }
+tower = { version = "0.4", features = ["util"] }
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/lib.rs b/axum-extra/src/lib.rs
index 945d9318..d1c04dd3 100644
--- a/axum-extra/src/lib.rs
+++ b/axum-extra/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@
 #![cfg_attr(test, allow(clippy::float_cmp))]
 
 pub mod response;
+pub mod routing;
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/routing/mod.rs b/axum-extra/src/routing/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df83ff52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-extra/src/routing/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//! Additional types for defining routes.
+
+use axum::Router;
+
+mod resource;
+
+pub use self::resource::Resource;
+
+/// Extension trait that adds additional methods to [`Router`].
+pub trait RouterExt<B>: sealed::Sealed {
+    /// Add a [`Resource`] to the router.
+    ///
+    /// See [`Resource`] for more details.
+    fn resource<F>(self, name: &str, f: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(resource::Resource<B>) -> resource::Resource<B>;
+}
+
+impl<B> RouterExt<B> for Router<B> {
+    fn resource<F>(self, name: &str, f: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(resource::Resource<B>) -> resource::Resource<B>,
+    {
+        f(resource::Resource {
+            name: name.to_owned(),
+            router: self,
+        })
+        .router
+    }
+}
+
+mod sealed {
+    pub trait Sealed {}
+    impl<B> Sealed for axum::Router<B> {}
+}
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/routing/resource.rs b/axum-extra/src/routing/resource.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..636cc0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-extra/src/routing/resource.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+use axum::{
+    body::{Body, BoxBody},
+    handler::Handler,
+    http::{Request, Response},
+    routing::{delete, get, on, post, MethodFilter},
+    Router,
+};
+use std::convert::Infallible;
+use tower_service::Service;
+
+/// A resource which defines a set of conventional CRUD routes.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use axum::{Router, routing::get, extract::Path};
+/// use axum_extra::routing::RouterExt;
+///
+/// let app = Router::new().resource("users", |r| {
+///     // Define a route for `GET /users`
+///     r.index(|| async {})
+///         // `POST /users`
+///         .create(|| async {})
+///         // `GET /users/new`
+///         .new(|| async {})
+///         // `GET /users/:users_id`
+///         .show(|Path(user_id): Path<u64>| async {})
+///         // `GET /users/:users_id/edit`
+///         .edit(|Path(user_id): Path<u64>| async {})
+///         // `PUT or PATCH /users/:users_id`
+///         .update(|Path(user_id): Path<u64>| async {})
+///         // `DELETE /users/:users_id`
+///         .destroy(|Path(user_id): Path<u64>| async {})
+///         // Nest another router at the "member level"
+///         // This defines a route for `GET /users/:users_id/tweets`
+///         .nest(Router::new().route(
+///             "/tweets",
+///             get(|Path(user_id): Path<u64>| async {}),
+///         ))
+///         // Nest another router at the "collection level"
+///         // This defines a route for `GET /users/featured`
+///         .nest_collection(
+///             Router::new().route("/featured", get(|| async {})),
+///         )
+/// });
+/// # let _: Router<axum::body::Body> = app;
+/// ```
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Resource<B = Body> {
+    pub(crate) name: String,
+    pub(crate) router: Router<B>,
+}
+
+impl<B: Send + 'static> Resource<B> {
+    fn index_create_path(&self) -> String {
+        format!("/{}", self.name)
+    }
+
+    fn show_update_destroy_path(&self) -> String {
+        format!("/{0}/:{0}_id", self.name)
+    }
+
+    fn route<T>(mut self, path: &str, svc: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
+    {
+        self.router = self.router.route(path, svc);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `GET /resource_name`.
+    pub fn index<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.index_create_path();
+        self.route(&path, get(handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `POST /{resource_name}`.
+    pub fn create<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.index_create_path();
+        self.route(&path, post(handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `GET /{resource_name}/new`.
+    pub fn new<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = format!("/{}/new", self.name);
+        self.route(&path, get(handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `GET /{resource_name}/:{resource_name}_id`.
+    pub fn show<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.show_update_destroy_path();
+        self.route(&path, get(handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `GET /{resource_name}/:{resource_name}_id/edit`.
+    pub fn edit<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = format!("/{0}/:{0}_id/edit", self.name);
+        self.route(&path, get(handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `PUT or PATCH /resource_name/:{resource_name}_id`.
+    pub fn update<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.show_update_destroy_path();
+        self.route(&path, on(MethodFilter::PUT | MethodFilter::PATCH, handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Add a handler at `DELETE /{resource_name}/:{resource_name}_id`.
+    pub fn destroy<H, T>(self, handler: H) -> Self
+    where
+        H: Handler<T, B>,
+        T: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.show_update_destroy_path();
+        self.route(&path, delete(handler))
+    }
+
+    /// Nest another route at the "member level".
+    ///
+    /// The routes will be nested at `/{resource_name}/:{resource_name}_id`.
+    pub fn nest<T>(mut self, svc: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.show_update_destroy_path();
+        self.router = self.router.nest(&path, svc);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Nest another route at the "collection level".
+    ///
+    /// The routes will be nested at `/{resource_name}`.
+    pub fn nest_collection<T>(mut self, svc: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible>
+            + Clone
+            + Send
+            + 'static,
+        T::Future: Send + 'static,
+    {
+        let path = self.index_create_path();
+        self.router = self.router.nest(&path, svc);
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[allow(unused_imports)]
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::routing::RouterExt;
+    use axum::{extract::Path, http::Method, Router};
+    use tower::ServiceExt;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn works() {
+        let mut app = Router::new().resource("users", |r| {
+            r.index(|| async { "users#index" })
+                .create(|| async { "users#create" })
+                .new(|| async { "users#new" })
+                .show(|Path(id): Path<u64>| async move { format!("users#show id={}", id) })
+                .edit(|Path(id): Path<u64>| async move { format!("users#edit id={}", id) })
+                .update(|Path(id): Path<u64>| async move { format!("users#update id={}", id) })
+                .destroy(|Path(id): Path<u64>| async move { format!("users#destroy id={}", id) })
+                .nest(Router::new().route(
+                    "/tweets",
+                    get(|Path(id): Path<u64>| async move { format!("users#tweets id={}", id) }),
+                ))
+                .nest_collection(
+                    Router::new().route("/featured", get(|| async move { "users#featured" })),
+                )
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::GET, "/users").await,
+            "users#index"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::POST, "/users").await,
+            "users#create"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::GET, "/users/new").await,
+            "users#new"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::GET, "/users/1").await,
+            "users#show id=1"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::GET, "/users/1/edit").await,
+            "users#edit id=1"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::PATCH, "/users/1").await,
+            "users#update id=1"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::PUT, "/users/1").await,
+            "users#update id=1"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::DELETE, "/users/1").await,
+            "users#destroy id=1"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::GET, "/users/1/tweets").await,
+            "users#tweets id=1"
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            call_route(&mut app, Method::GET, "/users/featured").await,
+            "users#featured"
+        );
+    }
+
+    async fn call_route(app: &mut Router, method: Method, uri: &str) -> String {
+        let res = app
+            .ready()
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .call(
+                Request::builder()
+                    .method(method)
+                    .uri(uri)
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let bytes = hyper::body::to_bytes(res).await.unwrap();
+        String::from_utf8(bytes.to_vec()).unwrap()
+    }
+}