diff --git a/Sources/HTTPTransition.swift b/Sources/HTTPTransition.swift
index da1a7a2..1b98bee 100644
--- a/Sources/HTTPTransition.swift
+++ b/Sources/HTTPTransition.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ public struct HTTPTransition : TransitionType {
     public var hashValue:Int {
         return uri.hashValue
     }
+
+    public var isIdempotent: Bool {
+        let nonIdempotent = ["POST", "PATCH"]
+        return !nonIdempotent.contains(method)
+    }
+
+    public var isSafe: Bool {
+        let safe = ["GET", "OPTIONS", "HEAD"]
+        return safe.contains(method)
+    }
 }
 
 public func ==(lhs:HTTPTransition, rhs:HTTPTransition) -> Bool {
diff --git a/Tests/HTTPTransitionTests.swift b/Tests/HTTPTransitionTests.swift
index d7a69ed..917136f 100644
--- a/Tests/HTTPTransitionTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/HTTPTransitionTests.swift
@@ -72,4 +72,106 @@ class HTTPTransitionTests : XCTestCase {
     let transition2 = HTTPTransition(uri:"/self/")
     XCTAssertEqual(transition1.hashValue, transition2.hashValue)
   }
+
+  // MARK: Idempotency
+
+  func testGETMethodIsIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "GET"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  func testOPTIONSMethodIsIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "OPTIONS"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  func testHEADMethodIsIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "HEAD"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  func testPUTMethodIsIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "PUT"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  func testDELETEMethodIsIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "DELETE"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  func testPOSTMethodIsNotIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "POST"
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  func testPATCHMethodIsNotIdempotent() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "PATCH"
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(transition.isIdempotent)
+  }
+
+  // MARK: Safe
+
+  func testGETMethodIsSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "GET"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isSafe)
+  }
+
+  func testOPTIONSMethodIsSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "OPTIONS"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isSafe)
+  }
+
+  func testHEADMethodIsSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "HEAD"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(transition.isSafe)
+  }
+
+  func testPUTMethodIsNotSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "PUT"
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(transition.isSafe)
+  }
+
+  func testDELETEMethodIsNotSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "DELETE"
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(transition.isSafe)
+  }
+
+  func testPOSTMethodIsNotSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "POST"
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(transition.isSafe)
+  }
+
+  func testPATCHMethodIsNotSafe() {
+    var transition = HTTPTransition(uri: "/")
+    transition.method = "PATCH"
+
+    XCTAssertFalse(transition.isSafe)
+  }
 }