diff --git a/src/flask/scaffold.py b/src/flask/scaffold.py
index f50c9b1b..66be5b46 100644
--- a/src/flask/scaffold.py
+++ b/src/flask/scaffold.py
@@ -376,6 +376,13 @@ class Scaffold:
         """
         return self._method_route("GET", rule, options)
 
+    def head(self, rule: str, **options: t.Any) -> t.Callable:
+        """Shortcut for :meth:`route` with ``methods=["HEAD"]``.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.0
+        """
+        return self._method_route("HEAD", rule, options)
+
     def post(self, rule: str, **options: t.Any) -> t.Callable:
         """Shortcut for :meth:`route` with ``methods=["POST"]``.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index 2cb96794..e7ac0fc9 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ def test_method_route(app, client, method):
     assert client_method("/").data == b"Hello"
 
 
+def test_head_method_route(app, client):
+    @app.head("/")
+    def index():
+        return flask.request.method
+
+    rv = client.head("/")
+    assert rv.status_code == 200
+    assert not rv.data
+
+
 def test_method_route_no_methods(app):
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         app.get("/", methods=["GET", "POST"])