The　emission　of　methane　leads　to　the　increase　in　the　methane　concentration　in　the　atmosphere,　which　not　only　wastes　resources　but　also　intensifies　the　greenhouse　effect　and　brings　about　serious　environmental　problems.　Catalytic　combustion　can　completely　convert　methane　into　carbon　dioxide　and　water　at　low　temperatures.　However,　the　catalytic　activities　of　the　conventional　supported　palladium　catalysts　(e.g.,　Pd/Al2O3　and　Pd/ZrO2)　are　easy　to　decrease　or　the　two　catalysts　can　even　be　deactivated　under　actual　harsh　reaction　conditions　(high　temperatures,　steam-　and　sulfur　dioxide-containing　atmospheres,　etc.).　Recently,　noble　metal　catalysts　supported　on　zeolites　with　ordered　pores　and　good　thermal　stability　have　attracted　much　attention.　This　review　article　summarizes　the　recent　progress　on　the　development　and　characteristics　of　zeolite-supported　noble　metal　catalysts　for　the　combustion　of　methane.　The　effects　of　framework　structures,　silica/alumina　ratios,　acidity,　doping　of　alkali　metals　or　transition　metals,　particle　sizes　and　distributions,　and　their　locations　of/in　the　zeolites　on　methane　combustion　activity　are　discussed.　The　importance　of　developing　high-performance　catalysts　under　realistic　operation　conditions　is　highlighted.　In　addition,　the　related　research　work　on　catalytic　methane　combustion　in　the　future　is　also　envisioned.