diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java
index f56711293c..1538e4df6a 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2019 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.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class InternalPathPatternParser {
 
 					}
 					else if ((this.pos > (this.variableCaptureStart + 1 + (this.isCaptureTheRestVariable ? 1 : 0)) &&
-							!Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(ch))) {
+							!Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(ch) && ch != '-')) {
 						throw new PatternParseException(this.pos, this.pathPatternData,
 								PatternMessage.ILLEGAL_CHARACTER_IN_CAPTURE_DESCRIPTOR,
 								Character.toString(ch));
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java
index 98d6a068aa..b141763f3a 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public class PathPatternParserTests {
 		checkStructure("/{foo}");
 		checkStructure("/{f}/");
 		checkStructure("/{foo}/{bar}/{wibble}");
+		checkStructure("/{mobile-number}"); // gh-23101
 	}
 
 	@Test