diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db8bcfe039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/examples/PathArgServer/PathArgServer.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
+#include <WiFiClient.h>
+#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
+#include <ESP8266mDNS.h>
+
+const char *ssid = "........";
+const char *password = "........";
+
+ESP8266WebServer server(80);
+
+void setup(void) {
+  Serial.begin(9600);
+  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
+  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
+  Serial.println("");
+
+  // Wait for connection
+  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    delay(500);
+    Serial.print(".");
+  }
+  Serial.println("");
+  Serial.print("Connected to ");
+  Serial.println(ssid);
+  Serial.print("IP address: ");
+  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
+
+  if (MDNS.begin("esp8266")) {
+    Serial.println("MDNS responder started");
+  }
+
+  server.on("/", []() {
+    server.send(200, "text/plain", "hello from esp8266!");
+  });
+
+  server.on("/users/{}", []() {
+    String user = server.pathArg(0);
+    server.send(200, "text/plain", "User: '" + user + "'");
+  });
+
+  server.on("^\\/users\\/([0-9]+)\\/devices\\/([0-9]+)$", []() {
+    String user = server.pathArg(0);
+    String device = server.pathArg(1);
+    server.send(200, "text/plain", "User: '" + user + "' and Device: '" + device + "'");
+  });
+
+  server.begin();
+  Serial.println("HTTP server started");
+}
+
+void loop(void) {
+  server.handleClient();
+}
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer-impl.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer-impl.h
index 1efcf92e5e..9de4f393dd 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer-impl.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer-impl.h
@@ -542,6 +542,12 @@ void ESP8266WebServerTemplate<ServerType>::_streamFileCore(const size_t fileSize
   send(200, contentType, emptyString);
 }
 
+template <typename ServerType>
+const String& ESP8266WebServerTemplate<ServerType>::pathArg(unsigned int i) const { 
+  if (_currentHandler != nullptr)
+    return _currentHandler->pathArg(i);
+  return emptyString;
+}
 
 template <typename ServerType>
 const String& ESP8266WebServerTemplate<ServerType>::arg(const String& name) const {
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
index 4281ce8636..5797548eae 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/ESP8266WebServer.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class ESP8266WebServerTemplate
   // Allows setting server options (i.e. SSL keys) by the instantiator
   ServerType &getServer() { return _server; }
 
+  const String& pathArg(unsigned int i) const; // get request path argument by number
   const String& arg(const String& name) const;    // get request argument value by name
   const String& arg(int i) const;          // get request argument value by number
   const String& argName(int i) const;      // get request argument name by number
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandler.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandler.h
index db840af2a1..9202f623b3 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandler.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define REQUESTHANDLER_H
 
 #include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 template<typename ServerType>
 class RequestHandler {
@@ -18,6 +20,15 @@ class RequestHandler {
 
 private:
     RequestHandler<ServerType>* _next = nullptr;
+	
+protected:
+    std::vector<String> pathArgs;
+
+public:
+    const String& pathArg(unsigned int i) { 
+        assert(i < pathArgs.size());
+        return pathArgs[i];
+    }
 };
 
 #endif //REQUESTHANDLER_H
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandlersImpl.h b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandlersImpl.h
index e9b8689c04..bc81dcc0c7 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandlersImpl.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266WebServer/src/detail/RequestHandlersImpl.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define REQUESTHANDLERSIMPL_H
 
 #include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <regex>
 #include "RequestHandler.h"
 #include "mimetable.h"
 #include "WString.h"
@@ -17,17 +19,42 @@ class FunctionRequestHandler : public RequestHandler<ServerType> {
     , _ufn(ufn)
     , _uri(uri)
     , _method(method)
+    , _isRegex(false)
     {
+        _isRegex = uri.startsWith("^") && uri.endsWith("$");
+        if (_isRegex) {
+            std::regex rgx((_uri + "|").c_str());
+            std::smatch matches;
+            std::string s{""};
+            std::regex_search(s, matches, rgx);
+            RequestHandler<ServerType>::pathArgs.resize(matches.size() - 1);
+        } else {
+             RequestHandler<ServerType>::pathArgs.resize(0);
+        }
     }
 
     bool canHandle(HTTPMethod requestMethod, String requestUri) override  {
         if (_method != HTTP_ANY && _method != requestMethod)
             return false;
 
-        if (requestUri != _uri)
-            return false;
+        if (_uri == requestUri)
+            return true;
+
+        if (_isRegex) {
+            unsigned int pathArgIndex = 0;
+            std::regex rgx(_uri.c_str());
+            std::smatch matches;
+            std::string s(requestUri.c_str());
+            if (std::regex_search(s, matches, rgx)) {
+                for (size_t i = 1; i < matches.size(); ++i) {  // skip first
+                    RequestHandler<ServerType>::pathArgs[pathArgIndex] = String(matches[i].str().c_str());
+                    pathArgIndex++;
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
 
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
     bool canUpload(String requestUri) override  {
@@ -58,6 +85,7 @@ class FunctionRequestHandler : public RequestHandler<ServerType> {
     typename WebServerType::THandlerFunction _ufn;
     String _uri;
     HTTPMethod _method;
+    bool _isRegex;
 };
 
 template<typename ServerType>