diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ff7bfa..b4622b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
   * `MediaTypesBefore32`: detect `components.mediaTypes` usage in pre-3.2 documents (3.2 addition)
   * `StreamingFieldsBefore32`: detect Media Type `itemSchema` / `itemEncoding` / `prefixEncoding` and nested Encoding Object `encoding` / `itemEncoding` / `prefixEncoding` usage in pre-3.2 documents (3.2 additions)
   * `DefaultMappingBefore32`: detect Discriminator `defaultMapping` usage in pre-3.2 documents (3.2 addition)
+  * `QueryMethodBefore32`: detect Path Item `query` usage in pre-3.2 documents (3.2 addition)
+  * `AdditionalOperationsBefore32`: detect Path Item `additionalOperations` usage in pre-3.2 documents (3.2 addition)
 * add `allow_3_2_features` config to apply OpenAPI 3.2 runtime behavior to documents that declare an earlier version (default `false`: pre-3.2 documents behave as before)
 * support `components.mediaTypes` (OpenAPI 3.2), resolving `$ref`s in request body and response `content` in 3.2 documents; an unresolved one accepts any body unless `strict_reference_validation` is set
 * support `itemSchema` (OpenAPI 3.2) in the parse layer; it is not yet used to validate sequential media type bodies
 * support Discriminator `defaultMapping` (OpenAPI 3.2): fallback schema when the discriminator property is absent or its value has no explicit or implicit mapping; honored in 3.2 documents
+* support the `query` HTTP method and `additionalOperations` (OpenAPI 3.2) on Path Items, including request-operation lookup, in 3.2 documents
+* match HTTP methods case-insensitively in request-operation lookup in 3.2 documents (`request_operation("GET", path)` still returns nil before 3.2)
 
 ## 2.5.0 (2026-10-21)
 * add OpenAPI 3.2 `SpecValidator` rules
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item.rb
index 3cb9c71..d424cd2 100644
--- a/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item.rb
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item.rb
@@ -3,20 +3,46 @@
 
 module OpenAPIParser::Schemas
   class PathItem < Base
+    # `query` is an OpenAPI 3.2 addition
+    STANDARD_METHODS = %w[get put post delete options head patch trace query].freeze
+    PRE_3_2_METHODS = (STANDARD_METHODS - %w[query]).freeze
+
     openapi_attr_values :summary, :description
 
-    openapi_attr_objects :get, :put, :post, :delete, :options, :head, :patch, :trace, Operation
+    openapi_attr_objects :get, :put, :post, :delete, :options, :head, :patch, :trace, :query, Operation
     openapi_attr_list_object :parameters, Parameter, reference: true
 
-    # @return [Operation]
+    # @!attribute [r] additional_operations
+    #   @return [Hash{String => Operation}, nil] operations for non-standard HTTP methods (OpenAPI 3.2+)
+    openapi_attr_hash_object :additional_operations, Operation, reference: false, schema_key: :additionalOperations
+
+    # @return [Operation, nil]
     def operation(method)
-      public_send(method)
-    rescue NoMethodError
-      nil
+      # before 3.2: exact-case standard methods only, as it always was
+      unless root.use_3_2_features?
+        return PRE_3_2_METHODS.include?(method.to_s) ? public_send(method.to_s) : nil
+      end
+
+      method_name = method.to_s.downcase
+      return public_send(method_name) if STANDARD_METHODS.include?(method_name)
+
+      additional_operation(method.to_s)
     end
 
     def set_path_item_to_operation
-      [:get, :put, :post, :delete, :options, :head, :patch, :trace].each{ |method| operation(method)&.set_parent_path_item(self)}
+      STANDARD_METHODS.each { |method| operation(method)&.set_parent_path_item(self) }
+      additional_operations&.each_value { |op| op.set_parent_path_item(self) }
     end
+
+    private
+
+      # additionalOperations keys are method names as sent on the wire
+      # (conventionally uppercase); prefer an exact match, else ignore case
+      def additional_operation(name)
+        operations = additional_operations
+        return nil unless operations
+
+        operations.fetch(name) { operations.find { |key, _| key.casecmp?(name) }&.last }
+      end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
index 500ecdd..2c8e6ea 100644
--- a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/media_types_before_32'
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/streaming_fields_before_32'
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/default_mapping_before_32'
+require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32'
+require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32'
 
 module OpenAPIParser
   class SpecViolationError < OpenAPIError
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ def rules
           Rules::MediaTypesBefore32,
           Rules::StreamingFieldsBefore32,
           Rules::DefaultMappingBefore32,
+          Rules::QueryMethodBefore32,
+          Rules::AdditionalOperationsBefore32,
         ]
       end
   end
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4739af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+module OpenAPIParser
+  class SpecValidator
+    module Rules
+      # `additionalOperations` is a 3.2 Path Item addition for non-standard
+      # HTTP methods. The parse layer accepts it permissively; this rule
+      # reports the version mismatch.
+      class AdditionalOperationsBefore32 < Rule
+        def check(root)
+          return [] unless version_before?('3.2')
+
+          violations = []
+          each_node(root, OpenAPIParser::Schemas::PathItem) do |node|
+            raw = node.raw_schema
+            next unless raw.is_a?(Hash) && raw.key?('additionalOperations')
+
+            violations << violation(
+              path: "#{node.object_reference}/additionalOperations",
+              message: '`additionalOperations` is a 3.2 Path Item addition; earlier documents have no such field',
+            )
+          end
+          violations
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61e2694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+module OpenAPIParser
+  class SpecValidator
+    module Rules
+      # `query` is a 3.2 Path Item addition for the HTTP QUERY method. The
+      # parse layer accepts it permissively; this rule reports the version
+      # mismatch.
+      class QueryMethodBefore32 < Rule
+        def check(root)
+          return [] unless version_before?('3.2')
+
+          violations = []
+          each_node(root, OpenAPIParser::Schemas::PathItem) do |node|
+            raw = node.raw_schema
+            next unless raw.is_a?(Hash) && raw.key?('query')
+
+            violations << violation(
+              path: "#{node.object_reference}/query",
+              message: 'the `query` operation is a 3.2 Path Item addition; earlier documents have no such field',
+            )
+          end
+          violations
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs b/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
index 3ba7ed0..c081c40 100644
--- a/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
+++ b/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ module OpenAPIParser
       class DefaultMappingBefore32 < Rule
         def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
       end
+
+      class QueryMethodBefore32 < Rule
+        def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
+      end
+
+      class AdditionalOperationsBefore32 < Rule
+        def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_31.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_31.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91f120f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_31.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Pet API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /pets:
+    # `additionalOperations` is a 3.2 Path Item addition; a 3.1 document
+    # has no such field, so its use here is a spec violation.
+    additionalOperations:
+      COPY:
+        summary: Copy pets
+        responses:
+          '200':
+            description: OK
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_32.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_32.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..097c2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_32.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+openapi: 3.2.0
+info:
+  title: Pet API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /pets:
+    # `additionalOperations` is legitimate under 3.2, so no violation is
+    # expected here.
+    additionalOperations:
+      COPY:
+        summary: Copy pets
+        responses:
+          '200':
+            description: OK
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_31.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_31.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..771e3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_31.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Pet API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /pets:
+    # the `query` operation is a 3.2 Path Item addition; a 3.1 document has
+    # no such field, so its use here is a spec violation.
+    query:
+      summary: Query pets
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                nameStartsWith:
+                  type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_32.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_32.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4c555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_32.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+openapi: 3.2.0
+info:
+  title: Pet API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /pets:
+    # the `query` operation is legitimate under 3.2, so no violation is
+    # expected here.
+    query:
+      summary: Query pets
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                nameStartsWith:
+                  type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/request_operation_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/request_operation_spec.rb
index 28ca6a2..7e65334 100644
--- a/spec/openapi_parser/request_operation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/request_operation_spec.rb
@@ -236,4 +236,66 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'standard method case' do
+    it 'does not find an uppercase method name in a 3.0 document, as before 3.2' do
+      root = OpenAPIParser.parse(petstore_schema, {})
+      expect(root.request_operation('GET', '/pets')).to eq nil
+    end
+
+    it 'finds an uppercase method name in a 3.0 document with allow_3_2_features' do
+      root = OpenAPIParser.parse(petstore_schema, { allow_3_2_features: true })
+      expect(root.request_operation('GET', '/pets').operation_object).to eq root.request_operation(:get, '/pets').operation_object
+    end
+
+    it 'finds an uppercase method name in a 3.2 document' do
+      root = OpenAPIParser.parse(petstore_schema.merge('openapi' => '3.2.0'), {})
+      expect(root.request_operation('GET', '/pets').operation_object).to eq root.request_operation(:get, '/pets').operation_object
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'OpenAPI 3.2 operations' do
+    context 'with a query operation' do
+      let(:root) { OpenAPIParser.parse(load_yaml_file('./spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_32.yaml'), {}) }
+
+      it 'finds the request operation and validates its body' do
+        request_operation = root.request_operation(:query, '/pets')
+        expect(request_operation.operation_object.class).to eq OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Operation
+        expect(request_operation.validate_request_body('application/json', { 'nameStartsWith' => 'R' })).to eq({ 'nameStartsWith' => 'R' })
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with an additionalOperations method' do
+      let(:root) { OpenAPIParser.parse(load_yaml_file('./spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_32.yaml'), {}) }
+
+      it 'finds the request operation by its custom method name' do
+        request_operation = root.request_operation('COPY', '/pets')
+        expect(request_operation.operation_object.class).to eq OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Operation
+        expect(request_operation.http_method).to eq 'COPY'
+      end
+
+      it 'returns nil for an undeclared method' do
+        expect(root.request_operation('LINK', '/pets')).to eq nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'OpenAPI 3.2 operations in a 3.1 document' do
+    def parse_fixture(name, config = {})
+      OpenAPIParser.parse(load_yaml_file("./spec/data/openapi_3_2/#{name}_31.yaml"), config)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not find a query operation, as before 3.2' do
+      expect(parse_fixture('query_method').request_operation(:query, '/pets')).to eq nil
+    end
+
+    it 'does not find an additionalOperations method, as before 3.2' do
+      expect(parse_fixture('additional_operations').request_operation('COPY', '/pets')).to eq nil
+    end
+
+    it 'finds both with allow_3_2_features' do
+      expect(parse_fixture('query_method', { allow_3_2_features: true }).request_operation(:query, '/pets')).not_to eq nil
+      expect(parse_fixture('additional_operations', { allow_3_2_features: true }).request_operation('COPY', '/pets')).not_to eq nil
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item_spec.rb
index 6567dc3..50f2234 100644
--- a/spec/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/schemas/path_item_spec.rb
@@ -66,4 +66,31 @@
       expect(subject).to eq nil # head is null
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'query and additionalOperations (OpenAPI 3.2)' do
+    let(:root) { OpenAPIParser.parse(load_yaml_file('./spec/data/openapi_3_2/query_method_32.yaml'), {}) }
+    let(:path_item) { root.paths.path['/pets'] }
+
+    it 'parses the query operation and finds it via #operation' do
+      expect(path_item.query.class).to eq OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Operation
+      expect(path_item.operation(:query)).to eq path_item.query
+      expect(path_item.operation('QUERY')).to eq path_item.query
+    end
+
+    describe 'additionalOperations' do
+      let(:root) { OpenAPIParser.parse(load_yaml_file('./spec/data/openapi_3_2/additional_operations_32.yaml'), {}) }
+
+      it 'parses entries as Operations and finds them via #operation' do
+        copy = path_item.operation('COPY')
+        expect(copy.class).to eq OpenAPIParser::Schemas::Operation
+        expect(path_item.operation(:copy)).to eq copy
+        expect(path_item.operation('Copy')).to eq copy
+        expect(path_item.operation('LINK')).to eq nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'returns nil for non-operation path item fields' do
+      expect(path_item.operation(:summary)).to eq nil
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_2_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_2_spec.rb
index ca693bb..e4fe148 100644
--- a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_2_spec.rb
@@ -178,4 +178,32 @@ def expect_clean(file)
       expect_clean('default_mapping_32.yaml')
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'query operation (3.2 Path Item addition)' do
+    it 'warns on the version-mismatched document under :warn' do
+      expect_mismatch_warns('query_method_31.yaml', [:query_method_before32])
+    end
+
+    it 'raises SpecViolationError on the version-mismatched document under :raise' do
+      expect_mismatch_raises('query_method_31.yaml', [:query_method_before32])
+    end
+
+    it 'stays clean on the correctly-versioned document' do
+      expect_clean('query_method_32.yaml')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'additionalOperations (3.2 Path Item addition)' do
+    it 'warns on the version-mismatched document under :warn' do
+      expect_mismatch_warns('additional_operations_31.yaml', [:additional_operations_before32])
+    end
+
+    it 'raises SpecViolationError on the version-mismatched document under :raise' do
+      expect_mismatch_raises('additional_operations_31.yaml', [:additional_operations_before32])
+    end
+
+    it 'stays clean on the correctly-versioned document' do
+      expect_clean('additional_operations_32.yaml')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32f763e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/additional_operations_before_32_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::AdditionalOperationsBefore32' do
+  def base_doc(openapi_version_string, path_item)
+    {
+      'openapi' => openapi_version_string,
+      'info' => { 'title' => 'test', 'version' => '1.0' },
+      'paths' => { '/pets' => path_item },
+    }
+  end
+
+  def doc_with_additional_operations(openapi_version_string)
+    path_item = {
+      'additionalOperations' => {
+        'COPY' => { 'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'OK' } } },
+      },
+    }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(base_doc(openapi_version_string, path_item), strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def doc_without_additional_operations(openapi_version_string)
+    path_item = { 'get' => { 'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'OK' } } } }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(base_doc(openapi_version_string, path_item), strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def run_rule_for(root)
+    OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::AdditionalOperationsBefore32.new(root.openapi_version).check(root)
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.2 document using additionalOperations' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_with_additional_operations('3.2.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.2 document without additionalOperations' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_without_additional_operations('3.2.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document using additionalOperations' do
+    it 'reports one violation pointing at the path item' do
+      root = doc_with_additional_operations('3.1.0')
+      violations = run_rule_for(root)
+      expect(violations.size).to eq 1
+      expect(violations.first.path).to eq '#/paths/~1pets/additionalOperations'
+      expect(violations.first.rule_name).to eq :additional_operations_before32
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document without additionalOperations' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_without_additional_operations('3.1.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.0 document using additionalOperations' do
+    it 'reports one violation' do
+      root = doc_with_additional_operations('3.0.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root).size).to eq 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a document whose openapi field is not a version' do
+    it 'reports no violation (rule skipped)' do
+      root = doc_with_additional_operations('not-a-version')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f36ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/query_method_before_32_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::QueryMethodBefore32' do
+  def base_doc(openapi_version_string, path_item)
+    {
+      'openapi' => openapi_version_string,
+      'info' => { 'title' => 'test', 'version' => '1.0' },
+      'paths' => { '/pets' => path_item },
+    }
+  end
+
+  def doc_with_query(openapi_version_string)
+    path_item = { 'query' => { 'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'OK' } } } }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(base_doc(openapi_version_string, path_item), strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def doc_without_query(openapi_version_string)
+    path_item = { 'get' => { 'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'OK' } } } }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(base_doc(openapi_version_string, path_item), strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def run_rule_for(root)
+    OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::QueryMethodBefore32.new(root.openapi_version).check(root)
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.2 document using a query operation' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_with_query('3.2.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.2 document without a query operation' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_without_query('3.2.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document using a query operation' do
+    it 'reports one violation pointing at the path item' do
+      root = doc_with_query('3.1.0')
+      violations = run_rule_for(root)
+      expect(violations.size).to eq 1
+      expect(violations.first.path).to eq '#/paths/~1pets/query'
+      expect(violations.first.rule_name).to eq :query_method_before32
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document without a query operation' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_without_query('3.1.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.0 document using a query operation' do
+    it 'reports one violation' do
+      root = doc_with_query('3.0.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root).size).to eq 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a document whose openapi field is not a version' do
+    it 'reports no violation (rule skipped)' do
+      root = doc_with_query('not-a-version')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+end