diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1b555b..c33266c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Parable Routing
 
+## 0.2.2
+
+_Changes_
+
+- Added `Router::add($httpMethods, $name, $url, $callable, $metadata)`, which does the same as `addRoute()` but will create a new `Route` instance for you. Utility function, but nice.
+- Added `Route::hasMetadataValues(): bool`.
+
 ## 0.2.1
 
 _Changes_
diff --git a/src/Route.php b/src/Route.php
index 3efdc9e..574aa36 100644
--- a/src/Route.php
+++ b/src/Route.php
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ public function getMetadata(): Metadata
         return $this->metadata;
     }
 
+    public function hasMetadataValues(): bool
+    {
+        return count($this->metadata->getAll()) > 0;
+    }
+
     public function getMetadataValue(string $name)
     {
         return $this->metadata->get($name);
diff --git a/src/Router.php b/src/Router.php
index b55497f..3755ea6 100644
--- a/src/Router.php
+++ b/src/Router.php
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ class Router
      */
     protected $routeNames = [];
 
+    /**
+     * @param string[] $httpMethods
+     * @param mixed $callable
+     */
+    public function add(
+        array $httpMethods,
+        string $name,
+        string $url,
+        $callable,
+        array $metadata = []
+    ): void {
+        $this->addRoute(
+            new Route($httpMethods, $name, $url, $callable, $metadata)
+        );
+    }
+
     public function addRoute(Route $route): void
     {
         foreach ($route->getHttpMethods() as $httpMethod) {
diff --git a/tests/RouteTest.php b/tests/RouteTest.php
index 84322d6..4f8007f 100644
--- a/tests/RouteTest.php
+++ b/tests/RouteTest.php
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ function(string $p1, string $p2) {
         ]));
     }
 
+    public function testNoMetadataIsHandledCorrectly()
+    {
+        $route = new Route(['GET'], 'name', 'url', function () {});
+
+        self::assertFalse($route->hasMetadataValues());
+        self::assertEmpty($route->getMetadata()->getAll());
+    }
+
     public function testMetadataOnRouteCreation()
     {
         $route = new Route(
@@ -113,6 +121,7 @@ function() {
             ]
         );
 
+        self::assertTrue($route->hasMetadataValues());
         self::assertInstanceOf(Metadata::class, $route->getMetadata());
         self::assertSame('yeah.phtml', $route->getMetadataValue('template'));
     }
diff --git a/tests/RouterTest.php b/tests/RouterTest.php
index 9471ca1..08882dd 100644
--- a/tests/RouterTest.php
+++ b/tests/RouterTest.php
@@ -64,6 +64,23 @@ public function testAddRouteAndGetRouteByName()
         self::assertNull($route->getCallable());
 
         self::assertFalse($route->hasParameterValues());
+        self::assertFalse($route->hasMetadataValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testAddAndGetRouteByName()
+    {
+        $this->router->add(['GET'], 'name-of-route', 'url', function() { return 'ran'; }, ['metadata' => true]);
+
+        $route = $this->router->getRouteByName('name-of-route');
+
+        self::assertSame(['GET'], $route->getHttpMethods());
+        self::assertSame('/url', $route->getUrl());
+        self::assertIsCallable($route->getCallable());
+
+        self::assertFalse($route->hasParameterValues());
+        self::assertTrue($route->hasMetadataValues());
+
+        self::assertSame(true, $route->getMetadata()->get('metadata'));
     }
 
     public function testInvalidGetRouteByNameReturnsNull()