diff --git a/flask.py b/flask.py
index 1dfe8a8f..8ed62509 100644
--- a/flask.py
+++ b/flask.py
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ class Flask(object):
         """
         session.save_cookie(response, self.session_cookie_name)
 
-    def add_url_rule(self, rule, endpoint, **options):
+    def add_url_rule(self, rule, endpoint, view_func=None, **options):
         """Connects a URL rule.  Works exactly like the :meth:`route`
-        decorator but does not register the view function for the endpoint.
+        decorator. If a view_func is provided it will be registered with the endpoint.
 
         Basically this example::
 
@@ -495,19 +495,25 @@ class Flask(object):
 
             def index():
                 pass
-            app.add_url_rule('index', '/')
+            app.add_url_rule('/', 'index', index)
+            
+         If the view_func is not provided you will need to connect the endpoint to a 
+         view function like so:
             app.view_functions['index'] = index
 
         :param rule: the URL rule as string
         :param endpoint: the endpoint for the registered URL rule.  Flask
                          itself assumes the name of the view function as
                          endpoint
+        :param view_func: the function to call when servicing a request to the provided endpoint
         :param options: the options to be forwarded to the underlying
                         :class:`~werkzeug.routing.Rule` object
         """
         options['endpoint'] = endpoint
         options.setdefault('methods', ('GET',))
         self.url_map.add(Rule(rule, **options))
+        if view_func is not None:
+            self.view_functions[endpoint] = view_func
 
     def route(self, rule, **options):
         """A decorator that is used to register a view function for a
diff --git a/tests/flask_tests.py b/tests/flask_tests.py
index 2d1f85f4..15166e9a 100644
--- a/tests/flask_tests.py
+++ b/tests/flask_tests.py
@@ -57,6 +57,30 @@ class BasicFunctionalityTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         assert rv.status_code == 405
         assert sorted(rv.allow) == ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST']
 
+    def test_url_mapping(self):
+        app = flask.Flask(__name__)
+        def index():
+            return flask.request.method
+        def more():
+            return flask.request.method
+        
+        app.add_url_rule('/', 'index', index)
+        app.add_url_rule('/more', 'more', more, methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+
+        c = app.test_client()
+        assert c.get('/').data == 'GET'
+        rv = c.post('/')
+        assert rv.status_code == 405
+        assert sorted(rv.allow) == ['GET', 'HEAD']
+        rv = c.head('/')
+        assert rv.status_code == 200
+        assert not rv.data # head truncates
+        assert c.post('/more').data == 'POST'
+        assert c.get('/more').data == 'GET'
+        rv = c.delete('/more')
+        assert rv.status_code == 405
+        assert sorted(rv.allow) == ['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST']
+
     def test_session(self):
         app = flask.Flask(__name__)
         app.secret_key = 'testkey'