diff --git a/fastapi/openapi/utils.py b/fastapi/openapi/utils.py
index 808646cc2..95abc12bf 100644
--- a/fastapi/openapi/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/openapi/utils.py
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ def get_openapi_operation_metadata(
     if route.description:
         operation["description"] = route.description
     operation_id = route.operation_id or route.unique_id
+    if len(route.methods) > 1:
+        operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{method.lower()}"
     if operation_id in operation_ids:
         message = (
             f"Duplicate Operation ID {operation_id} for function "
diff --git a/fastapi/utils.py b/fastapi/utils.py
index 4c7350fea..607eb6c2a 100644
--- a/fastapi/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/utils.py
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ def generate_unique_id(route: "APIRoute") -> str:
     operation_id = f"{route.name}{route.path_format}"
     operation_id = re.sub(r"\W", "_", operation_id)
     assert route.methods
-    operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{list(route.methods)[0].lower()}"
+
+    if len(route.methods) == 1:
+        operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{list(route.methods)[0].lower()}"
+
     return operation_id
 
 
diff --git a/tests/main.py b/tests/main.py
index 6927eab61..6253422e8 100644
--- a/tests/main.py
+++ b/tests/main.py
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ def get_query_type_frozenset(query: FrozenSet[int] = Query(...)):
     return ",".join(map(str, sorted(query)))
 
 
+@app.api_route("/multiple-methods", methods=["GET", "POST"])
+def multiple_methods():
+    return {"message": "Hello World"}
+
+
 @app.get("/query/list")
 def get_query_list(device_ids: List[int] = Query()) -> List[int]:
     return device_ids
diff --git a/tests/test_application.py b/tests/test_application.py
index a7d50ea72..5f3d97c04 100644
--- a/tests/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/test_application.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ client = TestClient(app)
     [
         ("/api_route", 200, {"message": "Hello World"}),
         ("/non_decorated_route", 200, {"message": "Hello World"}),
+        ("/multiple-methods", 200, {"message": "Hello World"}),
         ("/nonexistent", 404, {"detail": "Not Found"}),
     ],
 )
@@ -1163,6 +1164,28 @@ def test_openapi_schema():
                     },
                 }
             },
+            "/multiple-methods": {
+                "get": {
+                    "summary": "Multiple Methods",
+                    "operationId": "multiple_methods_multiple_methods_get",
+                    "responses": {
+                        "200": {
+                            "description": "Successful Response",
+                            "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
+                "post": {
+                    "summary": "Multiple Methods",
+                    "operationId": "multiple_methods_multiple_methods_post",
+                    "responses": {
+                        "200": {
+                            "description": "Successful Response",
+                            "content": {"application/json": {"schema": {}}},
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
+            },
             "/query/list": {
                 "get": {
                     "summary": "Get Query List",
@@ -1251,6 +1274,17 @@ def test_openapi_schema():
         },
         "components": {
             "schemas": {
+                "HTTPValidationError": {
+                    "title": "HTTPValidationError",
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "detail": {
+                            "title": "Detail",
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationError"},
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
                 "ValidationError": {
                     "title": "ValidationError",
                     "required": ["loc", "msg", "type"],
@@ -1267,17 +1301,6 @@ def test_openapi_schema():
                         "type": {"title": "Error Type", "type": "string"},
                     },
                 },
-                "HTTPValidationError": {
-                    "title": "HTTPValidationError",
-                    "type": "object",
-                    "properties": {
-                        "detail": {
-                            "title": "Detail",
-                            "type": "array",
-                            "items": {"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidationError"},
-                        }
-                    },
-                },
             }
         },
     }