diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java
index 363b016060..5ccc417177 100644
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.http.inbound;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -54,9 +55,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriTemplate;
 
 /**
  * Base class for HTTP request handling endpoints.
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ abstract class HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport extends MessagingGatewaySuppor
 
 	private final boolean expectReply;
 
+	private volatile String path;
+
 	private volatile boolean extractReplyPayload = true;
 
 	private volatile MultipartResolver multipartResolver;
@@ -140,6 +145,10 @@ abstract class HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport extends MessagingGatewaySuppor
 	protected boolean isExpectReply() {
 		return expectReply;
 	}
+	
+	public void setPath(String path) {
+		this.path = path;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the message body converters to use. These converters are used to convert from and to HTTP requests and
@@ -244,6 +253,7 @@ abstract class HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport extends MessagingGatewaySuppor
 	 * Handles the HTTP request by generating a Message and sending it to the request channel. If this gateway's
 	 * 'expectReply' property is true, it will also generate a response from the reply Message once received.
 	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
 	protected final Object doHandleRequest(HttpServletRequest servletRequest, HttpServletResponse servletResponse)
 			throws IOException {
 		try {
@@ -252,14 +262,33 @@ abstract class HttpRequestHandlingEndpointSupport extends MessagingGatewaySuppor
 				servletResponse.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED);
 				return null;
 			}
+			Map uriVariableMappings = null;
+			//
+            if (StringUtils.hasText(this.path)){
+                UriTemplate template = new UriTemplate(this.path);
+                uriVariableMappings = template.match(request.getURI().getPath());
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()){
+                    logger.debug("Mapped URI variables: " + uriVariableMappings);
+                }
+            }
+            //
+			
+            Map<String, ?> headers = this.headerMapper.toHeaders(request.getHeaders());
+            
 			Object payload = null;
 			if (this.isReadable(request)) {
 				payload = this.generatePayloadFromRequestBody(request);
+				headers.putAll(uriVariableMappings);
 			}
 			else {
 				payload = this.convertParameterMap(servletRequest.getParameterMap());
+				if (payload instanceof Map){
+					for (Object key : uriVariableMappings.keySet()) {
+						((Map) payload).put(key, Collections.singletonList(uriVariableMappings.get(key)));
+					}
+				}
 			}
-			Map<String, ?> headers = this.headerMapper.toHeaders(request.getHeaders());
+					
 			Message<?> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload(payload).copyHeaders(headers).setHeader(
 					org.springframework.integration.http.HttpHeaders.REQUEST_URL, request.getURI().toString())
 					.setHeader(org.springframework.integration.http.HttpHeaders.REQUEST_METHOD,
diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGatewayWithPathMappingTests.java b/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGatewayWithPathMappingTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c52ca74e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/inbound/HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGatewayWithPathMappingTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.integration.http.inbound;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.integration.Message;
+import org.springframework.integration.channel.QueueChannel;
+import org.springframework.integration.http.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
+ */
+public class HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGatewayWithPathMappingTests {
+	
+	@Test
+	public void defaultUriVariableMappingWithPOST() throws Exception {
+		QueueChannel requestChannel = new QueueChannel();
+		HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway gateway = new HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway(false);
+		gateway.setPath("/fname/{f}/lname/{l}");
+		gateway.setRequestChannel(requestChannel);
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.setMethod("POST");
+		request.setContentType("text/plain");
+		request.setParameter("foo", "bar");
+		request.setContent("hello".getBytes());
+		request.setRequestURI("/fname/bill/lname/clinton");
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		gateway.handleRequest(request, response);
+		Message<?> message = requestChannel.receive(0);
+		assertNotNull(message);
+		assertEquals("bill", message.getHeaders().get("f"));
+		assertEquals("clinton", message.getHeaders().get("l"));
+	}
+	
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	@Test
+	public void defaultUriVariableMappingWithGET() throws Exception {
+		QueueChannel requestChannel = new QueueChannel();
+		HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway gateway = new HttpRequestHandlingMessagingGateway(false);
+		gateway.setPath("/fname/{f}/lname/{l}");
+		gateway.setRequestChannel(requestChannel);
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.setMethod("GET");
+		request.setParameter("foo", "bar");
+		request.setRequestURI("/fname/bill/lname/clinton");
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		gateway.handleRequest(request, response);
+		Message<?> message = requestChannel.receive(0);
+		assertNotNull(message);
+		assertNull(message.getHeaders().get("f"));
+		assertNull(message.getHeaders().get("l"));
+		Map payload = (Map) message.getPayload();
+		assertEquals(Collections.singletonList("bill"), payload.get("f"));
+		assertEquals(Collections.singletonList("clinton"), payload.get("l"));
+	}
+	
+
+}