diff --git a/fastapi/routing.py b/fastapi/routing.py
index 8420907f8..131bb202d 100644
--- a/fastapi/routing.py
+++ b/fastapi/routing.py
@@ -1192,9 +1192,8 @@ class APIRoute(routing.Route):
         effective_context = _get_scope_effective_route_context(scope)
         if effective_context is not None and effective_context.original_route is self:
             methods = effective_context.methods
-            if (
-                methods
-                and scope["method"] not in methods
+            if methods and (
+                scope["method"] not in methods
                 and not self._is_head_for_get(scope, methods)
             ):
                 headers = {"Allow": ", ".join(self._allow_methods(methods))}
diff --git a/tests/test_router_include_context.py b/tests/test_router_include_context.py
index 62eebcff5..1ae575224 100644
--- a/tests/test_router_include_context.py
+++ b/tests/test_router_include_context.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+from contextlib import AsyncExitStack
 from typing import Annotated, cast
 
 import pytest
@@ -688,6 +690,57 @@ async def test_included_api_route_without_app_scope_returns_405_response():
     }
 
 
+def test_included_api_route_effective_context_without_methods_reaches_handler():
+    router = APIRouter()
+
+    @router.get("/items")
+    def read_items():
+        return {"items": []}
+
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.include_router(router, prefix="/api")
+    included_router = cast(_IncludedRouter, app.router.routes[-1])
+    effective_context = next(included_router.effective_route_contexts())
+    route = effective_context.original_route
+    effective_context.methods = set()
+    messages = []
+
+    async def receive():  # pragma: no cover
+        return {"type": "http.request", "body": b"", "more_body": False}
+
+    async def send(message):
+        messages.append(message)
+
+    async def call_route():
+        async with (
+            AsyncExitStack() as middleware_stack,
+            AsyncExitStack() as inner_stack,
+            AsyncExitStack() as function_stack,
+        ):
+            scope = {
+                "type": "http",
+                "method": "POST",
+                "path": "/api/items",
+                "raw_path": b"/api/items",
+                "root_path": "",
+                "scheme": "http",
+                "query_string": b"",
+                "headers": [],
+                "app": app,
+                "fastapi": {"effective_route_context": effective_context},
+                "fastapi_middleware_astack": middleware_stack,
+                "fastapi_inner_astack": inner_stack,
+                "fastapi_function_astack": function_stack,
+            }
+
+            await route.handle(scope, receive, send)
+
+    asyncio.run(call_route())
+
+    assert messages[0]["type"] == "http.response.start"
+    assert messages[0]["status"] == 200
+
+
 def test_effective_api_route_context_does_not_match_websocket_scope():
     router = APIRouter()