diff --git a/channels/generic/base.py b/channels/generic/base.py
index b54d703..be21ee9 100644
--- a/channels/generic/base.py
+++ b/channels/generic/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from channels.sessions import channel_session
-from channels.auth import channel_session_user
+from ..routing import route_class
+from ..sessions import channel_session
+from ..auth import channel_session_user
 
 
 class BaseConsumer(object):
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ class BaseConsumer(object):
         """
         return set(cls.method_mapping.keys())
 
+    @classmethod
+    def as_route(cls, attrs=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Shortcut function to create route with filters (kwargs)
+        to direct to a class-based consumer with given class attributes (attrs)
+        """
+        _cls = cls
+        if attrs:
+            assert isinstance(attrs, dict), 'Attri'
+            _cls = type(cls.__name__, (cls,), attrs)
+        return route_class(_cls, **kwargs)
+
     def get_handler(self, message, **kwargs):
         """
         Return handler uses method_mapping to return the right method to call.
diff --git a/channels/tests/test_generic.py b/channels/tests/test_generic.py
index 6a8c380..e385d33 100644
--- a/channels/tests/test_generic.py
+++ b/channels/tests/test_generic.py
@@ -83,3 +83,49 @@ class GenericTests(ChannelTestCase):
             client.consume('websocket.connect')
             self.assertEqual(client.consume('websocket.connect').order, 0)
             self.assertEqual(client.consume('websocket.connect').order, 1)
+
+    def test_simple_as_route_method(self):
+
+        class WebsocketConsumer(websockets.WebsocketConsumer):
+
+            def connect(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.send(text=message.get('order'))
+
+        routes = [
+            WebsocketConsumer.as_route(attrs={'slight_ordering': True}, path='^/path$'),
+            WebsocketConsumer.as_route(path='^/path/2$'),
+        ]
+
+        self.assertIsNot(routes[0].consumer, WebsocketConsumer)
+        self.assertIs(routes[1].consumer, WebsocketConsumer)
+
+        with apply_routes(routes):
+            client = Client()
+
+            client.send('websocket.connect', {'path': '/path', 'order': 1})
+            client.send('websocket.connect', {'path': '/path', 'order': 0})
+            client.consume('websocket.connect')
+            client.consume('websocket.connect')
+            client.consume('websocket.connect')
+            self.assertEqual(client.receive(), {'text': 0})
+            self.assertEqual(client.receive(), {'text': 1})
+
+            client.send_and_consume('websocket.connect', {'path': '/path/2', 'order': 'next'})
+            self.assertEqual(client.receive(), {'text': 'next'})
+
+    def test_as_route_method(self):
+        class WebsocketConsumer(BaseConsumer):
+            trigger = 'new'
+
+            def test(self, message, **kwargs):
+                self.message.reply_channel.send({'trigger': self.trigger})
+
+        method_mapping = {'mychannel': 'test'}
+
+        with apply_routes([WebsocketConsumer.as_route(
+                {'method_mapping': method_mapping, 'trigger': 'from_as_route'},
+                name='filter')]):
+            client = Client()
+
+            client.send_and_consume('mychannel', {'name': 'filter'})
+            self.assertEqual(client.receive(), {'trigger': 'from_as_route'})