diff --git a/Annotation/ApiDoc.php b/Annotation/ApiDoc.php
index dd7242a..a132a1b 100644
--- a/Annotation/ApiDoc.php
+++ b/Annotation/ApiDoc.php
@@ -579,6 +579,14 @@ class ApiDoc
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMethod()
+    {
+        return $this->method;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */
diff --git a/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php b/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
index 9241516..56d6589 100644
--- a/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
+++ b/Extractor/ApiDocExtractor.php
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ class ApiDocExtractor
             $parameters = $this->clearClasses($parameters);
             $parameters = $this->generateHumanReadableTypes($parameters);
 
-            if ('PUT' === $method) {
+            if ('PUT' === $annotation->getMethod()) {
                 // All parameters are optional with PUT (update)
-                array_walk($parameters, function ($val, $key) use (&$data) {
+                array_walk($parameters, function ($val, $key) use (&$parameters) {
                     $parameters[$key]['required'] = false;
                 });
             }
diff --git a/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtractorTest.php b/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtractorTest.php
index a0dbd29..b09d8ad 100644
--- a/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtractorTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Extractor/ApiDocExtractorTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Extractor;
 
+use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Annotation\ApiDoc;
+use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Extractor\ApiDocExtractor;
 use Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\WebTestCase;
 
 class ApiDocExtractorTest extends WebTestCase
@@ -256,4 +258,28 @@ class ApiDocExtractorTest extends WebTestCase
         );
         $this->assertCount(1, $parsers);
     }
+
+    public function testPostRequestDoesRequireParametersWhenMarkedAsSuch()
+    {
+        $container  = $this->getContainer();
+        /** @var ApiDocExtractor $extractor */
+        $extractor  = $container->get('nelmio_api_doc.extractor.api_doc_extractor');
+        /** @var ApiDoc $annotation */
+        $annotation = $extractor->get('Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Controller\TestController::requiredParametersAction', 'test_required_parameters');
+
+        $parameters = $annotation->getParameters();
+        $this->assertTrue($parameters['required_field']['required']);
+    }
+
+    public function testPutRequestDoesNeverRequireParameters()
+    {
+        $container  = $this->getContainer();
+        /** @var ApiDocExtractor $extractor */
+        $extractor  = $container->get('nelmio_api_doc.extractor.api_doc_extractor');
+        /** @var ApiDoc $annotation */
+        $annotation = $extractor->get('Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Controller\TestController::requiredParametersAction', 'test_put_disables_required_parameters');
+
+        $parameters = $annotation->getParameters();
+        $this->assertFalse($parameters['required_field']['required']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php b/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php
index 82c15b5..b71cadd 100644
--- a/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/Controller/TestController.php
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ class TestController
     {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @ApiDoc(
+     *  input="Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Form\RequiredType"
+     * )
+     */
+    public function requiredParametersAction()
+    {
+    }
+
     public function anotherAction()
     {
     }
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/Form/RequiredType.php b/Tests/Fixtures/Form/RequiredType.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0e2ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/Form/RequiredType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Form;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Class SimpleType
+ *
+ * @author Lucas van Lierop <lucas@vanlierop.org>
+ */
+class RequiredType extends AbstractType
+{
+    public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
+    {
+        $builder->add('required_field', 'text', array('required' => true));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of this type.
+     *
+     * @return string The name of this type
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return '';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml b/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml
index f584f88..9f24fc0 100644
--- a/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/app/config/routing.yml
@@ -219,3 +219,18 @@ test_route_24:
     defaults: { _controller: NelmioApiDocTestBundle:Test:zSecured }
     requirements:
         _method: POST
+
+test_required_parameters:
+    pattern: /api/other-resources/{id}.{_format}
+    defaults: { _controller: NelmioApiDocTestBundle:Resource:requiredParametersAction, _format: json }
+    requirements:
+        _method: POST
+        _format: json|xml|html
+        
+test_put_disables_required_parameters:
+    pattern: /api/other-resources/{id}.{_format}
+    defaults: { _controller: NelmioApiDocTestBundle:Resource:requiredParametersAction, _format: json }
+    requirements:
+        _method: PUT
+        _format: json|xml|html        
+