diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippet.java b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippet.java
index 345e4cae3a..a69fdbacc4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippet.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippet.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import org.springframework.restdocs.RestDocumentationContext;
 import org.springframework.restdocs.operation.Operation;
 import org.springframework.restdocs.operation.OperationRequest;
 import org.springframework.restdocs.operation.OperationResponse;
+import org.springframework.restdocs.snippet.RestDocumentationContextPlaceholderResolver;
 import org.springframework.restdocs.snippet.TemplatedSnippet;
 import org.springframework.restdocs.templates.TemplateEngine;
+import org.springframework.util.PropertyPlaceholderHelper;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ public class ContractDslSnippet extends TemplatedSnippet {
 	private Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<>();
 	private static final Set<String> IGNORED_HEADERS =
 			new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(HttpHeaders.HOST, HttpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH));
+	private final PropertyPlaceholderHelper propertyPlaceholderHelper = new PropertyPlaceholderHelper(
+			"{", "}");
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@code ContractDslSnippet} with no additional attributes.
@@ -134,13 +138,20 @@ public class ContractDslSnippet extends TemplatedSnippet {
 			throws IOException {
 		RestDocumentationContext context = (RestDocumentationContext) operation
 				.getAttributes().get(RestDocumentationContext.class.getName());
+		RestDocumentationContextPlaceholderResolver resolver = new
+				RestDocumentationContextPlaceholderResolver(context);
+		String resolvedName = replacePlaceholders(resolver, operation.getName());
 		File output = new File(context.getOutputDirectory(),
-				CONTRACTS_FOLDER + "/" + operation.getName() + ".groovy");
+				CONTRACTS_FOLDER + "/" + resolvedName + ".groovy");
 		output.getParentFile().mkdirs();
 		try (Writer writer = new OutputStreamWriter(Files.newOutputStream(output.toPath()))) {
 			writer.append(content);
 		}
 	}
+
+	private String replacePlaceholders(PropertyPlaceholderHelper.PlaceholderResolver resolver, String input) {
+		return this.propertyPlaceholderHelper.replacePlaceholders(input, resolver);
+	}
 }
 
 class JsonPaths {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippetTests.java b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippetTests.java
index e79284651e..47475a1b6f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippetTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/wiremock/restdocs/ContractDslSnippetTests.java
@@ -97,6 +97,43 @@ public class ContractDslSnippetTests {
 		then(parsedContract.getResponse().getBody().getClientValue()).isNotNull();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_create_contract_template_and_doc_with_placeholder_names() throws Exception {
+		this.mockMvc.perform(post("/foo")
+					.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF)
+					.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+					.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+					.content("{\"foo\": 23, \"bar\" : \"baz\" }"))
+				.andExpect(status().isOk())
+				.andExpect(content().string("bar"))
+				// first WireMock
+				.andDo(WireMockRestDocs.verify()
+						.jsonPath("$[?(@.foo >= 20)]")
+						.jsonPath("$[?(@.bar in ['baz','bazz','bazzz'])]")
+						.contentType(MediaType.valueOf("application/json"))
+						.stub("shouldGrantABeerIfOldEnough"))
+				// then Contract DSL documentation
+				.andDo(document("{methodName}", SpringCloudContractRestDocs.dslContract()));
+
+		then(file("/contracts/should_create_contract_template_and_doc_with_placeholder_names.groovy")).exists();
+		then(file("/should_create_contract_template_and_doc_with_placeholder_names/dsl-contract.adoc")).exists();
+		Collection<Contract> parsedContracts = ContractVerifierDslConverter.convertAsCollection(new File("/"), file("/contracts/should_create_contract_template_and_doc_with_placeholder_names.groovy"));
+		Contract parsedContract = parsedContracts.iterator().next();
+		then(parsedContract.getRequest().getHeaders().getEntries()).isNotNull();
+		then(headerNames(parsedContract.getRequest().getHeaders().getEntries())).doesNotContain
+				(HttpHeaders.HOST, HttpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH);
+		then(headerNames(parsedContract.getResponse().getHeaders().getEntries())).doesNotContain
+				(HttpHeaders.HOST, HttpHeaders.CONTENT_LENGTH);
+		then(parsedContract.getRequest().getMethod().getClientValue()).isNotNull();
+		then(parsedContract.getRequest().getUrl().getClientValue()).isNotNull();
+		then(parsedContract.getRequest().getUrl().getClientValue().toString()).startsWith("/");
+		then(parsedContract.getRequest().getBody().getClientValue()).isNotNull();
+		then(parsedContract.getRequest().getMatchers().hasMatchers()).isTrue();
+		then(parsedContract.getResponse().getStatus().getClientValue()).isNotNull();
+		then(parsedContract.getResponse().getHeaders().getEntries()).isNotEmpty();
+		then(parsedContract.getResponse().getBody().getClientValue()).isNotNull();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void should_create_contract_template_and_doc_without_body_and_headers() throws Exception {
 		this.mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/foo"))