diff --git a/src/routing.rs b/src/routing.rs
index 4a74763b66..2112226c45 100644
--- a/src/routing.rs
+++ b/src/routing.rs
@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ pub trait RoutingDsl: crate::sealed::Sealed + Sized {
     {
         IntoMakeServiceWithConnectInfo::new(self)
     }
+
+    // TODO(david): Could doing `.or` with some random service lead to strange
+    // behavior?
+    // Could `where S: RoutingDsl` prevent misuse?
+    fn or<S>(self, other: S) -> Or<Self, S> {
+        Or {
+            first: self,
+            second: other,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<S, F> RoutingDsl for Route<S, F> {}
@@ -507,7 +517,11 @@ impl<E> RoutingDsl for EmptyRouter<E> {}
 
 impl<E> crate::sealed::Sealed for EmptyRouter<E> {}
 
-impl<B, E> Service<Request<B>> for EmptyRouter<E> {
+impl<B, E> Service<Request<B>> for EmptyRouter<E>
+where
+    // TODO(david): breaking change
+    B: Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
     type Response = Response<BoxBody>;
     type Error = E;
     type Future = EmptyRouterFuture<E>;
@@ -516,8 +530,9 @@ impl<B, E> Service<Request<B>> for EmptyRouter<E> {
         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
     }
 
-    fn call(&mut self, _req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
+    fn call(&mut self, request: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
         let mut res = Response::new(crate::body::empty());
+        res.extensions_mut().insert(FromEmptyRouter { request });
         *res.status_mut() = self.status;
         EmptyRouterFuture {
             future: future::ok(res),
@@ -531,6 +546,16 @@ opaque_future! {
         future::Ready<Result<Response<BoxBody>, E>>;
 }
 
+/// Response extension used by [`EmptyRouter`] to send the request back to [`Or`] so
+/// the other service can be called.
+///
+/// Without this we would loose ownership of the response when calling the first
+/// service in [`Or`]. We also wouldn't be able to identify if the response came
+/// from [`EmptyRouter`] and therefore can be discarded in [`Or`].
+struct FromEmptyRouter<B> {
+    request: Request<B>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct PathPattern(Arc<Inner>);
 
@@ -1001,6 +1026,57 @@ fn strip_prefix(uri: &Uri, prefix: &str) -> Uri {
     Uri::from_parts(parts).unwrap()
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Or<A, B> {
+    first: A,
+    second: B,
+}
+
+impl<A, B> RoutingDsl for Or<A, B> {}
+
+impl<A, B> crate::sealed::Sealed for Or<A, B> {}
+
+#[allow(warnings)]
+impl<A, B, ReqBody> Service<Request<ReqBody>> for Or<A, B>
+where
+    A: Service<Request<ReqBody>, Response = Response<BoxBody>> + Clone,
+    B: Service<Request<ReqBody>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = A::Error> + Clone,
+    ReqBody: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    A: Send + 'static,
+    B: Send + 'static,
+    A::Future: Send + 'static,
+    B::Future: Send + 'static,
+{
+    type Response = Response<BoxBody>;
+    type Error = A::Error;
+    // TODO(david): don't use a boxed future here
+    type Future = futures_util::future::BoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, req: Request<ReqBody>) -> Self::Future {
+        let mut first = self.first.clone();
+        let mut second = self.second.clone();
+
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            let mut response: Response<BoxBody> = first.oneshot(req).await?;
+
+            let req = if let Some(ext) = response
+                .extensions_mut()
+                .remove::<FromEmptyRouter<ReqBody>>()
+            {
+                ext.request
+            } else {
+                return Ok(response);
+            };
+
+            second.oneshot(req).await
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;