diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 876970a..12bfee4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ def hits_metric(service):
     return service.metrics.read_by(system_name='hits')
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def backend_hits_metric(backend):
+    return backend.metrics.read_by(system_name=('hits.' + str(backend['id'])))
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
 def method_params(service):
     suffix = get_suffix()
@@ -233,6 +238,13 @@ def method(hits_metric, method_params):
     cleanup(resource)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def backend_method(backend_hits_metric, method_params):
+    resource = backend_hits_metric.methods.create(params=method_params)
+    yield resource
+    cleanup(resource)
+
+
 def get_mapping_rule_pattern():
     suffix = get_suffix()
     pattern = f'test-{suffix}'.replace('_', '-')
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_integration_backend_methods.py b/tests/integration/test_integration_backend_methods.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44013ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_integration_backend_methods.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import pytest
+
+from threescale_api.errors import ApiClientError
+
+from tests.integration import asserts
+
+def test_list_methods(backend_hits_metric, backend_method):
+    assert len(backend_hits_metric.methods.list()) >= 1
+
+def test_should_create_method(backend_method, method_params):
+    asserts.assert_resource(backend_method)
+    asserts.assert_resource_params(backend_method, method_params)
+
+
+def test_should_not_create_method_for_custom_metric(backend_hits_metric, method_params):
+    resource = backend_hits_metric.methods.create(params=method_params, throws=False)
+    asserts.assert_errors_contains(resource, ['system_name'])
+
+
+def test_should_friendly_name_be_required(backend_hits_metric):
+    resource = backend_hits_metric.methods.create(params={}, throws=False)
+    asserts.assert_errors_contains(resource, ['friendly_name'])
+
+
+def test_should_raise_api_exception(backend_hits_metric):
+    with pytest.raises(ApiClientError):
+        backend_hits_metric.methods.create(params={})
+
+
+def test_should_read_method(backend_method, method_params):
+    resource = backend_method.read()
+    asserts.assert_resource(resource)
+    asserts.assert_resource_params(resource, method_params)
+
+
+def test_should_update_method(backend_method, updated_method_params):
+    resource = backend_method.update(params=updated_method_params)
+    asserts.assert_resource(resource)
+    asserts.assert_resource_params(resource, updated_method_params)
+
+
+def test_should_delete_method(backend_hits_metric, updated_method_params):
+    resource = backend_hits_metric.methods.create(params=updated_method_params)
+    assert resource.exists()
+    resource.delete()
+    assert not resource.exists()
+
+
+def test_should_list_methods(backend_hits_metric):
+    resources = backend_hits_metric.methods.list()
+    assert len(resources) == 1
diff --git a/threescale_api/resources.py b/threescale_api/resources.py
index 9c1838c..54564fe 100644
--- a/threescale_api/resources.py
+++ b/threescale_api/resources.py
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ def url(self) -> str:
         return self.parent.url + '/methods'
 
 
+class BackendMethods(Methods):
+    def __init__(self, *args, entity_name='method', entity_collection='methods', per_page=None,
+                 **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, entity_name=entity_name,
+                         entity_collection=entity_collection, per_page=per_page, **kwargs)
+
+
 class ApplicationPlans(DefaultPlanClient):
     def __init__(self, *args, entity_name='application_plan', entity_collection='plans', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, entity_name=entity_name,
@@ -1079,6 +1086,19 @@ def service(self) -> 'Service':
         return self.metric.parent
 
 
+class BackendMethod(Method):
+    def __init__(self, entity_name='system_name', **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(entity_name=entity_name, **kwargs)
+
+    @property
+    def service(self) -> 'Service':
+        raise AttributeError("'BackendMethod' object has no attribute 'service'")
+
+    @property
+    def backend(self) -> 'Backend':
+        return self.metric.parent
+
+
 class Metric(DefaultResource):
     def __init__(self, entity_name='system_name', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(entity_name=entity_name, **kwargs)