diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/MethodLinkBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/MethodLinkBuilderFactory.java
index bb6a689d..1f990b98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/MethodLinkBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/MethodLinkBuilderFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2014 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.
@@ -38,10 +38,21 @@ public interface MethodLinkBuilderFactory<T extends LinkBuilder> extends LinkBui
 	 */
 	T linkTo(Method method, Object... parameters);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a {@link LinkBuilder} pointing to the URI mapped to the given {@link Method} assuming it was invoked on an
+	 * object of the given type.
+	 * 
+	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param method must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param parameters
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	T linkTo(Class<?> type, Method method, Object... parameters);
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a {@link LinkBuilder} pointing to the URI mapped to the method the result is handed into this method. Use
-	 * {@link DummyInvocationUtils#methodOn(Class, Object...)} to obtain a dummy instance of a controller to record a dummy
-	 * method invocation on. See {@link ControllerLinkBuilder#linkTo(Object)} for an example.
+	 * {@link DummyInvocationUtils#methodOn(Class, Object...)} to obtain a dummy instance of a controller to record a
+	 * dummy method invocation on. See {@link ControllerLinkBuilder#linkTo(Object)} for an example.
 	 * 
 	 * @see ControllerLinkBuilder#linkTo(Object)
 	 * @param methodInvocationResult must not be {@literal null}.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java
index d36f3f4d..51688956 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilder.java
@@ -88,10 +88,24 @@ public class ControllerLinkBuilder extends LinkBuilderSupport<ControllerLinkBuil
 		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);
+	}
 
-		UriTemplate template = new UriTemplate(DISCOVERER.getMapping(method));
+	/*
+	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.MethodLinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(Class<?>, Method, Object...)
+	 */
+	public static ControllerLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller, Method method, Object... parameters) {
+
+		Assert.notNull(controller, "Controller type must not be null!");
+		Assert.notNull(method, "Method must not be null!");
+
+		UriTemplate template = new UriTemplate(DISCOVERER.getMapping(controller, method));
 		URI uri = template.expand(parameters);
+
 		return new ControllerLinkBuilder(getBuilder()).slash(uri);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java
index 2759df6e..be13d85f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderFactory.java
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ public class ControllerLinkBuilderFactory implements MethodLinkBuilderFactory<Co
 		return ControllerLinkBuilder.linkTo(controller, parameters);
 	}
 
+	/* 
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.MethodLinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(java.lang.Class, java.lang.reflect.Method, java.lang.Object[])
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public ControllerLinkBuilder linkTo(Class<?> controller, Method method, Object... parameters) {
+		return ControllerLinkBuilder.linkTo(controller, method, parameters);
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.MethodLinkBuilderFactory#linkTo(java.lang.Object)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderUnitTest.java
index db525d42..0e180a6e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/ControllerLinkBuilderUnitTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.springframework.hateoas.mvc.ControllerLinkBuilder.*;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -365,6 +366,18 @@ public class ControllerLinkBuilderUnitTest extends TestUtils {
 		assertThat(link.getHref(), endsWith("/root"));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see #192
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void usesRootMappingOfTargetClassForMethodsOfParen() throws Exception {
+
+		Method method = ParentControllerWithoutRootMapping.class.getMethod("someEmptyMappedMethod");
+
+		Link link = linkTo(ChildControllerWithRootMapping.class, method).withSelfRel();
+		assertThat(link.getHref(), endsWith("/root"));
+	}
+
 	private static UriComponents toComponents(Link link) {
 		return UriComponentsBuilder.fromUriString(link.getHref()).build();
 	}