diff --git a/Controller/Annotations/Route.php b/Controller/Annotations/Route.php
index b3682e875..8e44f309f 100644
--- a/Controller/Annotations/Route.php
+++ b/Controller/Annotations/Route.php
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ public function __construct(
             );
         }
 
-        if (!$this->getMethods()) {
+        if ($this->isMethodsPropertyPublic()) {
+            if (!$this->methods) {
+                $this->methods = (array) $this->getMethod();
+            }
+        } elseif (!$this->getMethods()) {
             $this->setMethods((array) $this->getMethod());
         }
     }
@@ -135,4 +139,11 @@ public function getMethod()
     {
         return;
     }
+
+    private function isMethodsPropertyPublic(): bool
+    {
+        static $isPublic;
+
+        return $isPublic ??= property_exists($this, 'methods') && (new \ReflectionProperty($this, 'methods'))->isPublic();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Controller/Annotations/RouteTest.php b/Tests/Controller/Annotations/RouteTest.php
index 394e72c1e..86b228b77 100644
--- a/Tests/Controller/Annotations/RouteTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Controller/Annotations/RouteTest.php
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@ public function testCanInstantiate()
             $condition
         );
 
-        $this->assertEquals($path, $route->getPath());
-        $this->assertEquals($name, $route->getName());
-        $this->assertEquals($requirements, $route->getRequirements());
-        $this->assertEquals($options, $route->getOptions());
-        $this->assertEquals($defaults, $route->getDefaults());
-        $this->assertEquals($host, $route->getHost());
-        $this->assertEquals($methods, $route->getMethods());
-        $this->assertEquals($schemes, $route->getSchemes());
-        $this->assertEquals($condition, $route->getCondition());
+        $isPublic = property_exists($route, 'methods') && (new \ReflectionProperty($route, 'methods'))->isPublic();
+
+        $this->assertEquals($path, $isPublic ? $route->path : $route->getPath());
+        $this->assertEquals($name, $isPublic ? $route->name : $route->getName());
+        $this->assertEquals($requirements, $isPublic ? $route->requirements : $route->getRequirements());
+        $this->assertEquals($options, $isPublic ? $route->options : $route->getOptions());
+        $this->assertEquals($defaults, $isPublic ? $route->defaults : $route->getDefaults());
+        $this->assertEquals($host, $isPublic ? $route->host : $route->getHost());
+        $this->assertEquals($methods, $isPublic ? $route->methods : $route->getMethods());
+        $this->assertEquals($schemes, $isPublic ? $route->schemes : $route->getSchemes());
+        $this->assertEquals($condition, $isPublic ? $route->condition : $route->getCondition());
     }
 }