diff --git a/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala b/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala
index 0a465c570d..c4dc368d65 100644
--- a/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala
+++ b/zio-http/shared/src/main/scala/zio/http/Routes.scala
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ final case class Routes[-Env, +Err](routes: Chunk[zio.http.Route[Env, Err]]) { s
             Handler.notImplemented
           case _                =>
             if (chunk.isEmpty) {
-              if (allowedMethods.isEmpty) {
+              if (allowedMethods.isEmpty || allowedMethods == Set(Method.OPTIONS)) {
                 // If no methods are allowed for the path, return 404 Not Found
                 Handler.notFound
               } else {