diff --git a/src/runtime/virtual/server-handlers.d.ts b/src/runtime/virtual/server-handlers.d.ts
index 2eb34d67b7..00f95097aa 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtual/server-handlers.d.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/virtual/server-handlers.d.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import type { CompatibilityEventHandler } from 'h3'
+import type { CompatibilityEventHandler, RouterMethod } from 'h3'
 
 interface HandlerDefinition {
   route: string
   lazy?: boolean
   handler: CompatibilityEventHandler | (() => Promise<CompatibilityEventHandler>)
-  method?: 'connect'| 'delete'| 'get'| 'head'| 'options'| 'post'| 'put'| 'trace'
+  method?: RouterMethod
 }
 
 export const handlers: HandlerDefinition[]
diff --git a/src/scan.ts b/src/scan.ts
index 6cc792e1dc..4d3ff03145 100644
--- a/src/scan.ts
+++ b/src/scan.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { Nitro, NitroEventHandler } from './types'
 export const GLOB_SCAN_PATTERN = '**/*.{ts,mjs,js,cjs}'
 type FileInfo = { dir: string, path: string, fullPath: string }
 
-const httpMethodRegex = /\.(connect|delete|get|head|options|post|put|trace)/
+const httpMethodRegex = /\.(connect|delete|get|head|options|patch|post|put|trace)/
 
 export async function scanHandlers (nitro: Nitro) {
   const handlers = await Promise.all([