diff --git a/fastapi/openapi/utils.py b/fastapi/openapi/utils.py
index 8f1852b0cc..07791fca47 100644
--- a/fastapi/openapi/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/openapi/utils.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from fastapi.types import ModelNameMap
 from fastapi.utils import (
     deep_dict_update,
     generate_operation_id_for_path,
+    generate_unique_id,
     is_body_allowed_for_status_code,
 )
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ def get_openapi_operation_metadata(
     operation["summary"] = generate_operation_summary(route=route, method=method)
     if route.description:
         operation["description"] = route.description
-    operation_id = route.operation_id or route.unique_id
+    operation_id = route.operation_id or generate_unique_id(route, method=method)
     if operation_id in operation_ids:
         endpoint_name = getattr(route.endpoint, "__name__", "<unnamed_endpoint>")
         message = f"Duplicate Operation ID {operation_id} for function {endpoint_name}"
diff --git a/fastapi/utils.py b/fastapi/utils.py
index 12eaa2bf08..575af49cda 100644
--- a/fastapi/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/utils.py
@@ -92,11 +92,17 @@ def generate_operation_id_for_path(
     return operation_id
 
 
-def generate_unique_id(route: "APIRoute") -> str:
+def generate_unique_id(route: "APIRoute", method: str | None = None) -> 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 method:
+        # Include the specific method being generated
+        operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{method.lower()}"
+    else:
+        # When no specific method is provided, include all methods (for backwards compatibility)
+        methods_str = "_".join(sorted(m.lower() for m in route.methods))
+        operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{methods_str}"
     return operation_id