diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfiguration.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfiguration.java
index c01b030a81..51755db999 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfiguration.java
@@ -53,6 +53,55 @@ public class CorsConfiguration {
 	public CorsConfiguration() {
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Copy constructor.
+	 */
+	public CorsConfiguration(CorsConfiguration other) {
+		this.allowedOrigins = other.allowedOrigins;
+		this.allowedMethods = other.allowedMethods;
+		this.allowedHeaders = other.allowedHeaders;
+		this.exposedHeaders = other.exposedHeaders;
+		this.allowCredentials = other.allowCredentials;
+		this.maxAge = other.maxAge;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Combine the specified {@link CorsConfiguration} with this one.
+	 * Properties of this configuration are overridden only by non-null properties
+	 * of the provided one.
+	 * @return the combined {@link CorsConfiguration}
+	 */
+	public CorsConfiguration combine(CorsConfiguration other) {
+		if (other == null) {
+			return this;
+		}
+		CorsConfiguration config = new CorsConfiguration(this);
+		config.setAllowedOrigins(combine(this.getAllowedOrigins(), other.getAllowedOrigins()));
+		config.setAllowedMethods(combine(this.getAllowedMethods(), other.getAllowedMethods()));
+		config.setAllowedHeaders(combine(this.getAllowedHeaders(), other.getAllowedHeaders()));
+		config.setExposedHeaders(combine(this.getExposedHeaders(), other.getExposedHeaders()));
+		Boolean allowCredentials = other.getAllowCredentials();
+		if (allowCredentials != null) {
+			config.setAllowCredentials(allowCredentials);
+		}
+		Long maxAge = other.getMaxAge();
+		if (maxAge != null) {
+			config.setMaxAge(maxAge);
+		}
+		return config;
+	}
+
+	private List<String> combine(List<String> source, List<String> other) {
+		if (other == null) {
+			return source;
+		}
+		if (source == null || source.contains("*")) {
+			return other;
+		}
+		List<String> combined = new ArrayList<String>(source);
+		combined.addAll(other);
+		return combined;
+	} 
 
 	/**
 	 * Configure origins to allow, e.g. "http://domain1.com". The special value
@@ -142,6 +191,9 @@ public class CorsConfiguration {
 	 * <p>By default this is not set.
 	 */
 	public void setExposedHeaders(List<String> exposedHeaders) {
+		if (exposedHeaders != null && exposedHeaders.contains("*")) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("'*' is not a valid exposed header value");
+		}
 		this.exposedHeaders = exposedHeaders;
 	}
 
@@ -149,6 +201,9 @@ public class CorsConfiguration {
 	 * Add a single response header to expose.
 	 */
 	public void addExposedHeader(String exposedHeader) {
+		if ("*".equals(exposedHeader)) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("'*' is not a valid exposed header value");
+		}
 		if (this.exposedHeaders == null) {
 			this.exposedHeaders = new ArrayList<String>();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfigurationTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfigurationTests.java
index 081290c9e0..1881ddde9f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/cors/CorsConfigurationTests.java
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -40,6 +39,115 @@ public class CorsConfigurationTests {
 	public void setup() {
 		config = new CorsConfiguration();
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void setNullValues() {
+		config.setAllowedOrigins(null);
+		assertNull(config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		config.setAllowedHeaders(null);
+		assertNull(config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		config.setAllowedMethods(null);
+		assertNull(config.getAllowedMethods());
+		config.setExposedHeaders(null);
+		assertNull(config.getExposedHeaders());
+		config.setAllowCredentials(null);
+		assertNull(config.getAllowCredentials());
+		config.setMaxAge(null);
+		assertNull(config.getMaxAge());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void setValues() {
+		config.addAllowedOrigin("*");
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		config.addAllowedHeader("*");
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		config.addAllowedMethod("*");
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedMethods());
+		config.addExposedHeader("header1");
+		config.addExposedHeader("header2");
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header1", "header2"), config.getExposedHeaders());
+		config.setAllowCredentials(true);
+		assertTrue(config.getAllowCredentials());
+		config.setMaxAge(123L);
+		assertEquals(new Long(123), config.getMaxAge());
+	}
+	
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void asteriskWildCardOnAddExposedHeader() {
+		config.addExposedHeader("*");
+	}
+	
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void asteriskWildCardOnSetExposedHeaders() {
+		config.setExposedHeaders(Arrays.asList("*"));
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void combineWithNull() {
+		config.setAllowedOrigins(Arrays.asList("*"));
+		config.combine(null);
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void combineWithNullProperties() {
+		config.addAllowedOrigin("*");
+		config.addAllowedHeader("header1");
+		config.addExposedHeader("header3");
+		config.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.GET.name());
+		config.setMaxAge(123L);
+		config.setAllowCredentials(true);
+		CorsConfiguration other = new CorsConfiguration();
+		config = config.combine(other);
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header1"), config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header3"), config.getExposedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList(HttpMethod.GET.name()), config.getAllowedMethods());
+		assertEquals(new Long(123), config.getMaxAge());
+		assertTrue(config.getAllowCredentials());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void combineWithAsteriskWildCard() {
+		config.addAllowedOrigin("*");
+		config.addAllowedHeader("*");
+		config.addAllowedMethod("*");
+		CorsConfiguration other = new CorsConfiguration();
+		other.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain.com");
+		other.addAllowedHeader("header1");
+		other.addExposedHeader("header2");
+		other.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.PUT.name());
+		config = config.combine(other);
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("http://domain.com"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header1"), config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header2"), config.getExposedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList(HttpMethod.PUT.name()), config.getAllowedMethods());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void combine() {
+		config.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain1.com");
+		config.addAllowedHeader("header1");
+		config.addExposedHeader("header3");
+		config.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.GET.name());
+		config.setMaxAge(123L);
+		config.setAllowCredentials(true);
+		CorsConfiguration other = new CorsConfiguration();
+		other.addAllowedOrigin("http://domain2.com");
+		other.addAllowedHeader("header2");
+		other.addExposedHeader("header4");
+		other.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.PUT.name());
+		other.setMaxAge(456L);
+		other.setAllowCredentials(false);
+		config = config.combine(other);
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("http://domain1.com", "http://domain2.com"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header1", "header2"), config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header3", "header4"), config.getExposedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList(HttpMethod.GET.name(), HttpMethod.PUT.name()), config.getAllowedMethods());
+		assertEquals(new Long(456), config.getMaxAge());
+		assertFalse(config.getAllowCredentials());
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void checkOriginAllowed() {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginConfigurer.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginConfigurer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd62567018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginConfigurer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.web.servlet.config.annotation;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * Assist with the registration of {@link CorsConfiguration} mapped to one or more path patterns.
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * 
+ * @since 4.2
+ * @see CrossOriginRegistration
+ */
+public class CrossOriginConfigurer {
+	
+	private final List<CrossOriginRegistration> registrations = new ArrayList<CrossOriginRegistration>();
+
+	/**
+	 * Enable cross origin requests on the specified path patterns. If no path pattern is specified,
+	 * cross-origin request handling is mapped on "/**" .
+	 * 
+	 * <p>By default, all origins, all headers and credentials are allowed. Max age is set to 30 minutes.</p>
+	 */
+	public CrossOriginRegistration enableCrossOrigin(String... pathPatterns) {
+		CrossOriginRegistration registration = new CrossOriginRegistration(pathPatterns);
+		this.registrations.add(registration);
+		return registration;
+	}
+	
+	protected Map<String, CorsConfiguration> getCorsConfigurations() {
+		Map<String, CorsConfiguration> configs = new HashMap<String, CorsConfiguration>();
+		for (CrossOriginRegistration registration : this.registrations) {
+			for (String pathPattern : registration.getPathPatterns()) {
+				configs.put(pathPattern, registration.getCorsConfiguration());
+			}
+		}
+		return configs;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginRegistration.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginRegistration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2af6900931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginRegistration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.web.servlet.config.annotation;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * Assists with the creation of a {@link CorsConfiguration} mapped to one or more path patterns.
+ * If no path pattern is specified, cross-origin request handling is mapped on "/**" .
+ * 
+ * <p>By default, all origins, all headers, credentials and GET, HEAD, POST methods are allowed.
+ * Max age is set to 30 minutes.</p>
+ * 
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 4.2
+ */
+public class CrossOriginRegistration {
+	
+	private final String[] pathPatterns;
+	
+	private final CorsConfiguration config;
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration(String... pathPatterns) {
+		this.pathPatterns = (pathPatterns.length == 0 ? new String[]{ "/**" } : pathPatterns);
+		// Same default values than @CrossOrigin annotation + allows simple methods
+		this.config = new CorsConfiguration();
+		this.config.addAllowedOrigin("*");
+		this.config.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.GET.name());
+		this.config.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.HEAD.name());
+		this.config.addAllowedMethod(HttpMethod.POST.name());
+		this.config.addAllowedHeader("*");
+		this.config.setAllowCredentials(true);
+		this.config.setMaxAge(1800L);
+	}
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration allowedOrigins(String... origins) {
+		this.config.setAllowedOrigins(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(origins)));
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration allowedMethods(String... methods) {
+		this.config.setAllowedMethods(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(methods)));
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration allowedHeaders(String... headers) {
+		this.config.setAllowedHeaders(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(headers)));
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration exposedHeaders(String... headers) {
+		this.config.setExposedHeaders(new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(headers)));
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration maxAge(long maxAge) {
+		this.config.setMaxAge(maxAge);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	public CrossOriginRegistration allowCredentials(boolean allowCredentials) {
+		this.config.setAllowCredentials(allowCredentials);
+		return this;
+	}
+	
+	protected String[] getPathPatterns() {
+		return this.pathPatterns;
+	}
+	
+	protected CorsConfiguration getCorsConfiguration() {
+		return this.config;
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.java
index bf384ce8ea..ea0724daff 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -132,4 +132,9 @@ public class DelegatingWebMvcConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurationSupport {
 		this.configurers.configureHandlerExceptionResolvers(exceptionResolvers);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected void configureCrossOrigin(CrossOriginConfigurer configurer) {
+		this.configurers.configureCrossOrigin(configurer);
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
index fe63763026..b3f57793cf 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.ConfigurableWebBindingInitializer;
 import org.springframework.web.context.ServletContextAware;
+import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.CompositeUriComponentsContributor;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler;
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 	private ContentNegotiationManager contentNegotiationManager;
 
 	private List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters;
+	
+	private Map<String, CorsConfiguration> corsConfigurations;
 
 
 	/**
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		handlerMapping.setOrder(0);
 		handlerMapping.setInterceptors(getInterceptors());
 		handlerMapping.setContentNegotiationManager(mvcContentNegotiationManager());
+		handlerMapping.setCorsConfigurations(getCorsConfigurations());
 
 		PathMatchConfigurer configurer = getPathMatchConfigurer();
 		if (configurer.isUseSuffixPatternMatch() != null) {
@@ -367,6 +371,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		handlerMapping.setPathMatcher(mvcPathMatcher());
 		handlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(mvcUrlPathHelper());
 		handlerMapping.setInterceptors(getInterceptors());
+		handlerMapping.setCorsConfigurations(getCorsConfigurations());
 		return handlerMapping;
 	}
 
@@ -386,6 +391,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		BeanNameUrlHandlerMapping mapping = new BeanNameUrlHandlerMapping();
 		mapping.setOrder(2);
 		mapping.setInterceptors(getInterceptors());
+		mapping.setCorsConfigurations(getCorsConfigurations());
 		return mapping;
 	}
 
@@ -405,6 +411,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 			handlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(mvcUrlPathHelper());
 			handlerMapping.setInterceptors(new HandlerInterceptor[] {
 					new ResourceUrlProviderExposingInterceptor(mvcResourceUrlProvider())});
+			handlerMapping.setCorsConfigurations(getCorsConfigurations());
 		}
 		else {
 			handlerMapping = new EmptyHandlerMapping();
@@ -863,6 +870,26 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 	protected void configureViewResolvers(ViewResolverRegistry registry) {
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	protected final Map<String, CorsConfiguration> getCorsConfigurations() {
+		if (this.corsConfigurations == null) {
+			CrossOriginConfigurer registry = new CrossOriginConfigurer();
+			configureCrossOrigin(registry);
+			this.corsConfigurations = registry.getCorsConfigurations();
+		}
+		return this.corsConfigurations;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Override this method to configure cross-origin requests handling.
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 * @see CrossOriginConfigurer
+	 */
+	protected void configureCrossOrigin(CrossOriginConfigurer configurer) {
+	}
+
 
 	private static final class EmptyHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMapping {
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurer.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurer.java
index 85c09d382b..a9a40502ec 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurer.java
@@ -182,4 +182,10 @@ public interface WebMvcConfigurer {
 	 */
 	void configureDefaultServletHandling(DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer configurer);
 
+	/**
+	 * Configure cross-origin requests handling.
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	void configureCrossOrigin(CrossOriginConfigurer configurer);
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.java
index 7f4c7c34a8..46a79fb1a5 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerAdapter.java
@@ -165,4 +165,12 @@ public abstract class WebMvcConfigurerAdapter implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 	public void configureDefaultServletHandling(DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer configurer) {
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 * <p>This implementation is empty.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void configureCrossOrigin(CrossOriginConfigurer configurer) {
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerComposite.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerComposite.java
index af08decd7f..ed5c65e753 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerComposite.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurerComposite.java
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ class WebMvcConfigurerComposite implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 		return selectSingleInstance(candidates, Validator.class);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void configureCrossOrigin(CrossOriginConfigurer configurer) {
+		for (WebMvcConfigurer delegate : this.delegates) {
+			delegate.configureCrossOrigin(configurer);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private <T> T selectSingleInstance(List<T> instances, Class<T> instanceType) {
 		if (instances.size() > 1) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
index 367dcb765b..b97ebf78e2 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.handler;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMapping extends WebApplicationObjectSupport
 	private final List<MappedInterceptor> mappedInterceptors = new ArrayList<MappedInterceptor>();
 
 	private CorsProcessor corsProcessor = new DefaultCorsProcessor();
+	
+	private Map<String, CorsConfiguration> corsConfigurations = new HashMap<String, CorsConfiguration>();
 
 
 	/**
@@ -201,6 +205,28 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMapping extends WebApplicationObjectSupport
 		Assert.notNull(corsProcessor, "CorsProcessor must not be null");
 		this.corsProcessor = corsProcessor;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Map the specified {@link CorsConfiguration} to the specified path.
+	 * 
+	 * @param pathPattern the path to use. <p>Supports direct URL matches and Ant-style pattern matches.
+	 * For syntax details, see the {@link org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher} javadoc.
+	 * @param config the CORS configuration to use
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	public void registerCorsConfiguration(String pathPattern, CorsConfiguration config) {
+		this.corsConfigurations.put(pathPattern, config);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the {@link CorsConfiguration} map.
+	 * 
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 * @see #registerCorsConfiguration(String, CorsConfiguration) 
+	 */
+	public void setCorsConfigurations(Map<String, CorsConfiguration> corsConfigurations) {
+		this.corsConfigurations = corsConfigurations;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Initializes the interceptors.
@@ -327,8 +353,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMapping extends WebApplicationObjectSupport
 		}
 		HandlerExecutionChain executionChain = getHandlerExecutionChain(handler, request);
 		if (CorsUtils.isCorsRequest(request)) {
-			CorsConfiguration config = getCorsConfiguration(handler, request);
-			executionChain = getCorsHandlerExecutionChain(request, executionChain, config);
+			executionChain = getCorsHandlerExecutionChain(request, executionChain);
 		}
 		return executionChain;
 	}
@@ -415,7 +440,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMapping extends WebApplicationObjectSupport
 	 * HandlerInterceptor that makes CORS-related checks and adds CORS headers.
 	 */
 	protected HandlerExecutionChain getCorsHandlerExecutionChain(HttpServletRequest request,
-			HandlerExecutionChain chain, CorsConfiguration config) {
+			HandlerExecutionChain chain) {
+		
+		CorsConfiguration globalConfig = null;
+		String lookupPath = this.urlPathHelper.getLookupPathForRequest(request);
+		for(Map.Entry<String, CorsConfiguration> entry : this.corsConfigurations.entrySet()) {
+			if(this.pathMatcher.match(entry.getKey(), lookupPath)) {
+				globalConfig = entry.getValue();
+			}
+		}
+		CorsConfiguration config = getCorsConfiguration(chain.getHandler(), request);
+		config = (globalConfig == null ? config : globalConfig.combine(config));
 
 		if (config != null) {
 			if (CorsUtils.isPreFlightRequest(request)) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.java
index 2acb0f83ff..59d98d81a8 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.java
@@ -436,17 +436,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMethodMapping<T> extends AbstractHandlerMap
 
 	@Override
 	protected CorsConfiguration getCorsConfiguration(Object handler, HttpServletRequest request) {
+		CorsConfiguration corsConfig = super.getCorsConfiguration(handler, request);
 		if (handler instanceof HandlerMethod) {
 			HandlerMethod handlerMethod = (HandlerMethod) handler;
-			CorsConfiguration corsConfig = this.mappingRegistry.getCorsConfiguration(handlerMethod);
-			if (corsConfig != null) {
-				return corsConfig;
-			}
-			else if (handlerMethod.equals(PREFLIGHT_AMBIGUOUS_MATCH)) {
+			if (handlerMethod.equals(PREFLIGHT_AMBIGUOUS_MATCH)) {
 				return AbstractHandlerMethodMapping.ALLOW_CORS_CONFIG;
 			}
+			else {
+				CorsConfiguration corsConfigFromMethod = this.mappingRegistry.getCorsConfiguration(handlerMethod);
+				corsConfig = (corsConfig == null ? corsConfigFromMethod : corsConfig.combine(corsConfigFromMethod));
+			}
 		}
-		return null;
+		return corsConfig;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginConfigurerTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginConfigurerTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09f91f57d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/CrossOriginConfigurerTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.web.servlet.config.annotation;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * Test fixture with a {@link CrossOriginConfigurer}.
+ * 
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ */
+public class CrossOriginConfigurerTests {
+	
+	private CrossOriginConfigurer configurer;
+	
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		this.configurer = new CrossOriginConfigurer();
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void noCrossOriginConfigured() {
+		assertTrue(this.configurer.getCorsConfigurations().isEmpty());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void multipleCrossOriginConfigured() {
+		this.configurer.enableCrossOrigin("/foo");
+		this.configurer.enableCrossOrigin("/bar");
+		assertEquals(2, this.configurer.getCorsConfigurations().size());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void defaultCrossOriginRegistration() {
+		this.configurer.enableCrossOrigin();
+		Map<String, CorsConfiguration> configs = this.configurer.getCorsConfigurations();
+		assertEquals(1, configs.size());
+		CorsConfiguration config = configs.get("/**");
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("GET", "HEAD", "POST"), config.getAllowedMethods());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("*"), config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(true, config.getAllowCredentials());
+		assertEquals(Long.valueOf(1800), config.getMaxAge());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void customizedCrossOriginRegistration() {
+		this.configurer.enableCrossOrigin("/foo").allowedOrigins("http://domain2.com", "http://domain2.com")
+				.allowedMethods("DELETE").allowCredentials(false).allowedHeaders("header1", "header2")
+				.exposedHeaders("header3", "header4").maxAge(3600);
+		Map<String, CorsConfiguration> configs = this.configurer.getCorsConfigurations();
+		assertEquals(1, configs.size());
+		CorsConfiguration config = configs.get("/foo");
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("http://domain2.com", "http://domain2.com"), config.getAllowedOrigins());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("DELETE"), config.getAllowedMethods());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header1", "header2"), config.getAllowedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("header3", "header4"), config.getExposedHeaders());
+		assertEquals(false, config.getAllowCredentials());
+		assertEquals(Long.valueOf(3600), config.getMaxAge());
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java
index bc93d4ef7d..76868d3752 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.MapperFeature;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.CallableProcessingIntercept
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.DeferredResultProcessingInterceptorAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.StaticWebApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.method.annotation.ModelAttributeMethodProcessor;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.method.support.HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler;
@@ -269,6 +271,13 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests {
 		assertEquals("/", accessor.getPropertyValue("prefix"));
 		assertEquals(".jsp", accessor.getPropertyValue("suffix"));
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void crossOrigin() {
+		Map<String, CorsConfiguration> configs = this.config.getCorsConfigurations();
+		assertEquals(1, configs.size());
+		assertEquals("*", configs.get("/resources/**").getAllowedOrigins().get(0));
+	}
 
 
 	@Controller
@@ -393,6 +402,12 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests {
 		public void configureDefaultServletHandling(DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer configurer) {
 			configurer.enable("default");
 		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void configureCrossOrigin(CrossOriginConfigurer registry) {
+			registry.enableCrossOrigin("/resources/**");
+		}
+		
 	}
 
 	private class TestPathHelper extends UrlPathHelper {}
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests.java
index 615ae81e9d..2ed5086fd6 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests {
 	@Test
 	public void actualRequestWithoutCorsConfigurationProvider() throws Exception {
 		this.request.setMethod(RequestMethod.GET.name());
-		this.request.setRequestURI("/notcors");
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/foo");
 		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ORIGIN, "http://domain2.com/test.html");
 		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET");
 		HandlerExecutionChain chain = handlerMapping.getHandler(this.request);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests {
 	@Test
 	public void preflightRequestWithoutCorsConfigurationProvider() throws Exception {
 		this.request.setMethod(RequestMethod.OPTIONS.name());
-		this.request.setRequestURI("/notcors");
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/foo");
 		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ORIGIN, "http://domain2.com/test.html");
 		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET");
 		HandlerExecutionChain chain = handlerMapping.getHandler(this.request);
@@ -106,6 +106,39 @@ public class CorsAbstractHandlerMappingTests {
 		assertNotNull(config);
 		assertArrayEquals(config.getAllowedOrigins().toArray(), new String[]{"*"});
 	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void actualRequestWithMappedCorsConfiguration() throws Exception {
+		CorsConfiguration config = new CorsConfiguration();
+		config.addAllowedOrigin("*");
+		this.handlerMapping.registerCorsConfiguration("/foo", config);
+		this.request.setMethod(RequestMethod.GET.name());
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/foo");
+		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ORIGIN, "http://domain2.com/test.html");
+		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET");
+		HandlerExecutionChain chain = handlerMapping.getHandler(this.request);
+		assertTrue(chain.getHandler() instanceof SimpleHandler);
+		config = getCorsConfiguration(chain, false);
+		assertNotNull(config);
+		assertArrayEquals(config.getAllowedOrigins().toArray(), new String[]{"*"});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void preflightRequestWithMappedCorsConfiguration() throws Exception {
+		CorsConfiguration config = new CorsConfiguration();
+		config.addAllowedOrigin("*");
+		this.handlerMapping.registerCorsConfiguration("/foo", config);
+		this.request.setMethod(RequestMethod.OPTIONS.name());
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/foo");
+		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ORIGIN, "http://domain2.com/test.html");
+		this.request.addHeader(HttpHeaders.ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD, "GET");
+		HandlerExecutionChain chain = handlerMapping.getHandler(this.request);
+		assertNotNull(chain.getHandler());
+		assertTrue(chain.getHandler().getClass().getSimpleName().equals("PreFlightHandler"));
+		config = getCorsConfiguration(chain, true);
+		assertNotNull(config);
+		assertArrayEquals(config.getAllowedOrigins().toArray(), new String[]{"*"});
+	}
 
 
 	private CorsConfiguration getCorsConfiguration(HandlerExecutionChain chain, boolean isPreFlightRequest) {