diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cdc001..bb5fe82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## v0.5.12
+* New feature: If a route has `matchSubPaths = true`, the requested subpath can be assigned to a parameter (see issue #36).
+
 ## v0.5.11
 * Minor performance fix: Redstone.dart shouldn't create a new `shelf.Pipeline` per request.
 
diff --git a/lib/server.dart b/lib/server.dart
index 1ddf916..7d09750 100644
--- a/lib/server.dart
+++ b/lib/server.dart
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void setUp([List<Symbol> libraries]) {
     _scanHandlers(libraries);
   } catch (e) {
     _handleError("Failed to configure handlers.", e);
-    throw e;
+    rethrow;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/setup_impl.dart b/lib/src/setup_impl.dart
index 8091321..0f81722 100644
--- a/lib/src/setup_impl.dart
+++ b/lib/src/setup_impl.dart
@@ -57,20 +57,13 @@ class _Target {
   UrlMatch match(Uri uri) {
     UrlMatch match = urlTemplate.match(uri.path);
     if (match != null) {
-      if (route.matchSubPaths) {
-        if (uri.path.endsWith("/") || match.tail.startsWith("/")) {
-          return match;
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (match.tail.isEmpty) {
-          return match;
-        }
+      if (match.tail.isEmpty) {
+        return match;
+      } else if (route.matchSubPaths && 
+                 (uri.path.endsWith("/") || match.tail.startsWith("/"))) {
+        return match;
       }
     }
-
-    if (match != null && match.tail.isEmpty) {
-      return match;
-    }
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -721,6 +714,7 @@ void _configureTarget(_ServerMetadataImpl serverMetadata,
 
   var responseProcessors = null;
   var wrapper = null;
+  var specialPathParam = null;
 
   var caller = (UrlMatch match, Request request) {
 
@@ -771,6 +765,10 @@ void _configureTarget(_ServerMetadataImpl serverMetadata,
     return new Future(() {
 
       var pathParams = match.parameters;
+      
+      if (specialPathParam != null) {
+        pathParams[specialPathParam] = pathParams[specialPathParam] + match.tail;
+      }
 
       var posParams = [];
       var namedParams = {};
@@ -815,12 +813,25 @@ void _configureTarget(_ServerMetadataImpl serverMetadata,
 
   };
 
-  String url = route.urlTemplate;
+  String url = route.urlTemplate.trim();
   if (urlPrefix != null) {
     url = _joinUrl(urlPrefix, url);
   }
+  
+  var originalUrl = url;
+  if (url.endsWith("*")) {
+    url = url.substring(0, url.length - 1);
+  }
 
   UrlTemplate urlTemplate = new UrlTemplate(url);
+  
+  if (route.matchSubPaths && urlTemplate.urlParameterNames().isNotEmpty) {
+    var lastParam = urlTemplate.urlParameterNames().last;
+    if (originalUrl.endsWith(":$lastParam*")) {
+      specialPathParam = lastParam;
+    }
+  }
+  
   _Target target;
   if (paramProcessors.bodyType == null) {
     target = new _Target(urlTemplate, handlerName, caller, route);
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 8189372..b7bf03f 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: redstone
-version: 0.5.11
+version: 0.5.12
 author: Luiz Mineo <luiz.mineo@gmail.com>
 description: A metadata driven microframework for Dart 
 homepage: http://redstonedart.org
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   collection: '>=0.9.3+1 <0.10.0'
   crypto: '>=0.9.0 <0.10.0'
   grinder: '>=0.5.2 <0.6.0'
-  route_hierarchical: '>=0.4.21 <0.5.0'
+  route_hierarchical: '>=0.4.22 <0.5.0'
   di: ">=2.0.1 <3.0.0"
   shelf: ">=0.5.4+2 <0.6.0"
   mime: ">=0.9.0+1 <0.10.0"
diff --git a/test/server_tests.dart b/test/server_tests.dart
index 7221231..da81b8e 100644
--- a/test/server_tests.dart
+++ b/test/server_tests.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ main() {
       var req = new MockRequest("/path/subpath");
       var req2 = new MockRequest("/path/anotherpath");
       var req3 = new MockRequest("/paths");
+      var req4 = new MockRequest("/path2/sub/path");
+      var req5 = new MockRequest("/path3/sub/path");
       
       return app.dispatch(req).then((resp) {
         expect(resp.mockContent, equals("sub_route"));
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ main() {
         expect(resp.mockContent, equals("main_route"));
       }).then((_) => app.dispatch(req3)).then((resp) {
         expect(resp.statusCode, equals(404));
+      }).then((_) => app.dispatch(req4)).then((resp) {
+        expect(resp.mockContent, equals("sub"));
+      }).then((_) => app.dispatch(req5)).then((resp) {
+        expect(resp.mockContent, equals("sub/path"));
       });
     });
     
diff --git a/test/services/routes.dart b/test/services/routes.dart
index 8f60294..9d880f8 100644
--- a/test/services/routes.dart
+++ b/test/services/routes.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ mainRoute() => "main_route";
 @app.Route("/path/subpath")
 subRoute() => "sub_route";
 
+@app.Route("/path2/:param", matchSubPaths: true)
+mainRouteWithParam(String param) => param;
+
+@app.Route("/path3/:param*", matchSubPaths: true)
+mainRouteWithSpecialParam(String param) => param;
+
 @app.Route("/handler_by_method")
 getHandler() => "get_handler";