diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkBuilderFactory.java
index 9b273e83..6a09a66f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkBuilderFactory.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.hateoas;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * Factory for {@link LinkBuilder} instances.
  * 
@@ -41,4 +43,15 @@ public interface LinkBuilderFactory<T extends LinkBuilder> {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	T linkTo(Class<?> target, Object... parameters);
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link LinkBuilder} with a base of the mapping annotated to the given target class (controller,
+	 * service, etc.). Parameter map is used to fill up potentially available path variables in the class scope request
+	 * mapping.
+	 *
+	 * @param target must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param parameters must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	T linkTo(Class<?> target, Map<String, ?> parameters);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilder.java
index d9adab63..b2492169 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilder.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.ServletUriComponentsBuilder;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponents;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * {@link LinkBuilder} to derive URI mappings from a JAX-RS {@link Path} annotation.
  * 
@@ -72,6 +74,24 @@ public class JaxRsLinkBuilder extends LinkBuilderSupport<JaxRsLinkBuilder> {
 		return builder.slash(expandedComponents);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link JaxRsLinkBuilder} instance to link to the {@link Path} mapping tied to the given class binding
+	 * the given parameters to the URI template.
+	 *
+	 * @param service the class to discover the annotation on, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param parameters map of additional parameters to bind to the URI template declared in the annotation, must not be
+	 *          {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static JaxRsLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> service, Map<String, ?> parameters) {
+
+		JaxRsLinkBuilder builder = new JaxRsLinkBuilder(ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromCurrentServletMapping());
+
+		UriComponents uriComponents = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUriString(DISCOVERER.getMapping(service)).build();
+		UriComponents expandedComponents = uriComponents.expand(parameters);
+		return builder.slash(expandedComponents);
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.UriComponentsLinkBuilder#getThis()
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactory.java
index 7a7f70da..30930dd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.jaxrs;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.LinkBuilder;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.LinkBuilderFactory;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * Factory for {@link LinkBuilder} instances based on the path mapping annotated on the given JAX-RS service.
  * 
@@ -42,4 +44,13 @@ public class JaxRsLinkBuilderFactory implements LinkBuilderFactory<JaxRsLinkBuil
 	public JaxRsLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> service, Object... parameters) {
 		return JaxRsLinkBuilder.linkTo(service, parameters);
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.LinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(java.lang.Class, java.util.Map)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public JaxRsLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> service, Map<String, ?> parameters) {
+		return JaxRsLinkBuilder.linkTo(service, parameters);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java
index 90f8a9bf..053b8a7d 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static org.springframework.util.StringUtils.*;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
@@ -101,11 +102,34 @@ public class ControllerLinkBuilder extends LinkBuilderSupport<ControllerLinkBuil
 		return builder.slash(expandedComponents);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link ControllerLinkBuilder} with a base of the mapping annotated to the given controller class.
+	 * Parameter map is used to fill up potentially available path variables in the class scope request
+	 * mapping.
+	 *
+	 * @param controller the class to discover the annotation on, must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param parameters additional parameters to bind to the URI template declared in the annotation, must not be
+	 *          {@literal null}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static ControllerLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller, Map<String, ?> parameters) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(controller);
+
+		ControllerLinkBuilder builder = new ControllerLinkBuilder(getBuilder());
+		String mapping = DISCOVERER.getMapping(controller);
+
+		UriComponents uriComponents = UriComponentsBuilder.fromUriString(mapping == null ? "/" : mapping).build();
+		UriComponents expandedComponents = uriComponents.expand(parameters);
+
+		return builder.slash(expandedComponents);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.MethodLinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(Method, Object...)
 	 */
 	public static ControllerLinkBuilder linkTo(Method method, Object... parameters) {
-		return linkTo(method.getDeclaringClass(), method, parameters);
+		return linkTo(method.getDeclaringClass(), method, parameters);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java
index ba3d7a19..1c3084bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ public class ControllerLinkBuilderFactory implements MethodLinkBuilderFactory<Co
 		return ControllerLinkBuilder.linkTo(controller, parameters);
 	}
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.LinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(java.lang.Class, java.util.Map)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ControllerLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller, Map<String, ?> parameters) {
+		return ControllerLinkBuilder.linkTo(controller, parameters);
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.MethodLinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(java.lang.Class, java.lang.reflect.Method, java.lang.Object[])
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java
index 83f5f21c..d49511f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/jaxrs/JaxRsLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.TestUtils;
 
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * Unit test for {@link JaxRsLinkBuilderFactory}.
  * 
@@ -65,6 +68,17 @@ public class JaxRsLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest extends TestUtils {
 		assertThat(link.getHref(), endsWith("/people/with%20blank/addresses"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createsLinkToParameterizedServiceRootWithParameterMap() {
+		Map<String, String> pathParams = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
+		pathParams.put("id", "17");
+
+		Link link = factory.linkTo(PersonsAddressesService.class, pathParams).withSelfRel();
+
+		assertThat(link.getRel(), is(Link.REL_SELF));
+		assertThat(link.getHref(), endsWith("/people/17/addresses"));
+	}
+
 	@Path("/people")
 	interface PersonService {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java
index c8f11bcf..9c8c0734 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest.java
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ public class ControllerLinkBuilderFactoryUnitTest extends TestUtils {
 		assertThat(link.getHref(), endsWith("/people/15/addresses"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void createsLinkToParameterizedControllerRootWithParameterMap() {
+		Map<String, String> pathParams = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
+		pathParams.put("id", "17");
+
+		Link link = factory.linkTo(PersonsAddressesController.class, pathParams).withSelfRel();
+
+		assertPointsToMockServer(link);
+		assertThat(link.getRel(), is(Link.REL_SELF));
+		assertThat(link.getHref(), endsWith("/people/17/addresses"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void appliesParameterValueIfContributorConfigured() {