diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 1ba390295..b9d18e934 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.spi.BackendIdConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.spi.BackendIdConverter.DefaultIdConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.util.UriUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
@@ -98,7 +99,10 @@ public class BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgu
 		BackendIdConverter pluginFor = idConverters.getPluginFor(metadata.getDomainType())
 				.orElse(DefaultIdConverter.INSTANCE);
 		String lookupPath = baseUri.getRepositoryLookupPath(request);
-		return pluginFor.fromRequestId(UriUtils.findMappingVariable("id", parameter.getMethod(), lookupPath),
-				metadata.getDomainType());
+		String idSource = UriUtils.findMappingVariable("id", parameter.getMethod(), lookupPath);
+
+		return StringUtils.hasText(idSource) //
+				? pluginFor.fromRequestId(idSource, metadata.getDomainType())
+				: null;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6523ec6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/support/BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.support;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMetadata;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.util.Java8PluginRegistry;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.BaseUri;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.ResourceMetadataHandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.spi.BackendIdConverter;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletWebRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.method.support.ModelAndViewContainer;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for {@link BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver}.
+ *
+ * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ */
+public class BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests {
+
+	BackendIdConverter converter = mock(BackendIdConverter.class);
+	List<BackendIdConverter> converters = Arrays.asList(converter);
+	Java8PluginRegistry<BackendIdConverter, Class<?>> plugins = Java8PluginRegistry.of(converters);
+	ResourceMetadataHandlerMethodArgumentResolver delegate = mock(ResourceMetadataHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.class);
+	BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = new BackendIdHandlerMethodArgumentResolver(plugins, delegate,
+			BaseUri.NONE);
+
+	@Test // DATAREST-1382
+	public void returnsNullForUrisNotNotContainingUri() throws Exception {
+
+		ResourceMetadata metadata = mock(ResourceMetadata.class);
+
+		doReturn(metadata).when(delegate).resolveArgument(any(), any(), any(), any());
+		doReturn(true).when(converter).supports(any());
+
+		MethodParameter parameter = new MethodParameter(Sample.class.getMethod("sampleMethod", Serializable.class), 0);
+
+		Serializable result = resolver.resolveArgument(parameter, new ModelAndViewContainer(),
+				new ServletWebRequest(new MockHttpServletRequest()), mock(WebDataBinderFactory.class));
+
+		assertThat(result).isNull();
+		verify(converter, never()).fromRequestId(eq(null), any());
+	}
+
+	interface Sample {
+
+		@RequestMapping("/{repository}")
+		void sampleMethod(Serializable parameter);
+	}
+}