diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/ASTUtils.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/ASTUtils.java
index bd168dee3..801e1b164 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/ASTUtils.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/utils/ASTUtils.java
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ public class ASTUtils {
 			}
 			return getExpressionValueAsString(((QualifiedName) exp).getName());
 		} else if (exp instanceof SimpleName) {
+			IBinding binding = ((SimpleName) exp).resolveBinding();
+			if (binding != null && binding.getKind() == IBinding.VARIABLE) {
+				IVariableBinding varBinding = (IVariableBinding) binding;
+				Object constValue = varBinding.getConstantValue();
+				if (constValue != null) {
+					return constValue.toString();
+				}
+			}
 			return ((SimpleName) exp).getIdentifier();
 		} else {
 			return null;
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/test/RequestMappingSymbolProviderTest.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/test/RequestMappingSymbolProviderTest.java
index 6533230bf..4dbba78bf 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/test/RequestMappingSymbolProviderTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/test/RequestMappingSymbolProviderTest.java
@@ -71,13 +71,21 @@ public class RequestMappingSymbolProviderTest {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testSimpleRequestMappingSymbolFromConstant() throws Exception {
-		String docUri = directory.toPath().resolve("src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstant.java").toUri().toString();
+	public void testSimpleRequestMappingSymbolFromConstantInDifferentClass() throws Exception {
+		String docUri = directory.toPath().resolve("src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInDifferentClass.java").toUri().toString();
 		List<? extends SymbolInformation> symbols = indexer.getSymbols(docUri);
 		assertEquals(1, symbols.size());
 		assertTrue(containsSymbol(symbols, "@/path/from/constant", docUri, 6, 1, 6, 48));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testSimpleRequestMappingSymbolFromConstantInSameClass() throws Exception {
+		String docUri = directory.toPath().resolve("src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInSameClass.java").toUri().toString();
+		List<? extends SymbolInformation> symbols = indexer.getSymbols(docUri);
+		assertEquals(1, symbols.size());
+		assertTrue(containsSymbol(symbols, "@/request/mapping/path/from/same/class/constant", docUri, 8, 1, 8, 52));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testParentRequestMappingSymbol() throws Exception {
 		String docUri = directory.toPath().resolve("src/main/java/org/test/ParentMappingClass.java").toUri().toString();
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstant.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInDifferentClass.java
similarity index 74%
rename from headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstant.java
rename to headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInDifferentClass.java
index b9df8c1be..069ccc3cd 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstant.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInDifferentClass.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package org.test;
 
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 
-public class SimpleMappingClassWithConstant {
+public class SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInDifferentClass {
 	
 	@RequestMapping(Constants.REQUEST_MAPPING_PATH)
 	public String hello() {
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInSameClass.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInSameClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fd2a968f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/test/resources/test-projects/test-request-mapping-symbols/src/main/java/org/test/SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInSameClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.test;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+
+public class SimpleMappingClassWithConstantInSameClass {
+	
+	private static final String REQUEST_MAPPING_PATH_IN_SAME_CLASS = "/request/mapping/path/from/same/class/constant";
+
+	@RequestMapping(REQUEST_MAPPING_PATH_IN_SAME_CLASS)
+	public String hello() {
+		return "Hello";
+	}
+
+}