diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethod.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethod.java
index 926f39e7a..49583d184 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethod.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethod.java
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 package com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
@@ -125,6 +123,46 @@ public String getDescription() {
         return "Method <" + getFullName() + ">";
     }
 
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS) public boolean isOverridden() {
+        JavaClass superClass;
+        for (Optional<JavaType> superClassOpt =
+             getOwner().getSuperclass(); superClassOpt.isPresent();
+             superClassOpt = superClass.getSuperclass()) {
+            JavaParameterizedType superClassType = (JavaParameterizedType) superClassOpt.get();
+            superClass = superClassType.toErasure();
+            List<JavaTypeVariable<JavaClass>> superClassTypeParameters =
+                    superClass.getTypeParameters();
+            Map<JavaType/*Variable<JavaClass>*/, JavaType> typeParametersToOverridenTypes =
+                    new HashMap<>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < superClassTypeParameters.size(); i++) {
+                typeParametersToOverridenTypes.put(superClassTypeParameters.get(i),
+                        superClassType.getActualTypeArguments().get(i));
+            }
+
+            for (JavaMethod superMethod : superClass.getAllMethods()) {
+                if (!superMethod.getName().equals(getName())) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                List<JavaParameter> parameterTypes = getParameters();
+                List<JavaParameter> superMethodParameterTypes = superMethod.getParameters();
+                if (parameterTypes.size() != superMethodParameterTypes.size()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                for (int i = 0; i < parameterTypes.size(); i++) {
+                    JavaParameter parameter = parameterTypes.get(i);
+                    JavaParameter superParameter = superMethodParameterTypes.get(i);
+                    if (!parameter.equals(superParameter) && !typeParametersToOverridenTypes.get(
+                            superParameter.getType()).equals(parameter.getType())) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @ResolvesTypesViaReflection
     @MayResolveTypesViaReflection(reason = "Just part of a bigger resolution process")
     private class ReflectMethodSupplier implements Supplier<Method> {
diff --git a/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethodTest.java b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethodTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bc8e6ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archunit/src/test/java/com/tngtech/archunit/core/domain/JavaMethodTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain;
+
+
+import com.tngtech.archunit.core.importer.ClassFileImporter;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.testutil.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class JavaMethodTest {
+    @Test
+    public void isOverriddenTest() {
+        class Base {
+            void method1() {
+            }
+
+            void method1(int x) {
+            }
+        }
+        class Child extends Base {
+            void method1() {
+            }
+
+            void method2() {
+            }
+        }
+        class GrandChild extends Child {
+            void method1() {
+
+            }
+
+            void method1(int x) {
+
+            }
+
+            void method2() {
+
+            }
+
+            void method3() {
+
+            }
+
+        }
+        ClassFileImporter importer = new ClassFileImporter();
+        JavaClass baseClass = importer.importClass(Base.class);
+        JavaClass childClass = importer.importClass(Child.class);
+        JavaClass grandChildClass = importer.importClass(GrandChild.class);
+        assertThat(baseClass.getMethod("method1").isOverridden()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(baseClass.getMethod("method1", int.class).isOverridden()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(childClass.getMethod("method1").isOverridden()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(childClass.getMethod("method2").isOverridden()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(grandChildClass.getMethod("method1").isOverridden()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(grandChildClass.getMethod("method1", int.class).isOverridden()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(grandChildClass.getMethod("method2").isOverridden()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(grandChildClass.getMethod("method3").isOverridden()).isFalse();
+        //TODO add testing for methods with generic parameters
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void overridden_generic_methods_are_supported() {
+        class Parent<T extends Number> {
+            void method(T t) { }
+        }
+        class Child extends Parent<Integer> {
+            @Override
+            void method(Integer t) { }
+
+        }
+        ClassFileImporter classFileImporter = new ClassFileImporter();
+        JavaClass childClass = classFileImporter.importClass(Child.class);
+        JavaMethod method = childClass.getMethod("method", Integer.class);
+        assertThat(method.isOverridden()).isTrue();
+    }
+}