diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cc674c..8560bcf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,11 +94,20 @@ int main(void)
     res.set_content("Hello World!", "text/plain");
   });
 
+  // Match the request path against a regular expression
+  // and extract its captures
   svr.Get(R"(/numbers/(\d+))", [&](const Request& req, Response& res) {
     auto numbers = req.matches[1];
     res.set_content(numbers, "text/plain");
   });
 
+  // Capture the second segment of the request path as "id" path param
+  svr.Get("/users/:id", [&](const Request& req, Response& res) {
+    auto user_id = req.path_params.at("id");
+    res.set_content(user_id, "text/plain");
+  });
+
+  // Extract values from HTTP headers and URL query params
   svr.Get("/body-header-param", [](const Request& req, Response& res) {
     if (req.has_header("Content-Length")) {
       auto val = req.get_header_value("Content-Length");
diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index 5b42992..24d4f07 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ using socket_t = int;
 #include <string>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <thread>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
 #include <utility>
 
 #ifdef CPPHTTPLIB_OPENSSL_SUPPORT
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ struct Request {
   MultipartFormDataMap files;
   Ranges ranges;
   Match matches;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> path_params;
 
   // for client
   ResponseHandler response_handler;
@@ -665,6 +668,76 @@ using SocketOptions = std::function<void(socket_t sock)>;
 
 void default_socket_options(socket_t sock);
 
+namespace detail {
+
+class MatcherBase {
+public:
+  virtual ~MatcherBase() = default;
+
+  // Match request path and populate its matches and
+  virtual bool match(Request &request) const = 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Captures parameters in request path and stores them in Request::path_params
+ *
+ * Capture name is a substring of a pattern from : to /.
+ * The rest of the pattern is matched agains the request path directly
+ * Parameters are captured starting from the next character after
+ * the end of the last matched static pattern fragment until the next /.
+ *
+ * Example pattern:
+ * "/path/fragments/:capture/more/fragments/:second_capture"
+ * Static fragments:
+ * "/path/fragments/", "more/fragments/"
+ *
+ * Given the following request path:
+ * "/path/fragments/:1/more/fragments/:2"
+ * the resulting capture will be
+ * {{"capture", "1"}, {"second_capture", "2"}}
+ */
+class PathParamsMatcher : public MatcherBase {
+public:
+  PathParamsMatcher(const std::string &pattern);
+
+  bool match(Request &request) const override;
+
+private:
+  static constexpr char marker = ':';
+  // Treat segment separators as the end of path parameter capture
+  // Does not need to handle query parameters as they are parsed before path
+  // matching
+  static constexpr char separator = '/';
+
+  // Contains static path fragments to match against, excluding the '/' after
+  // path params
+  // Fragments are separated by path params
+  std::vector<std::string> static_fragments_;
+  // Stores the names of the path parameters to be used as keys in the
+  // Request::path_params map
+  std::vector<std::string> param_names_;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Performs std::regex_match on request path
+ * and stores the result in Request::matches
+ *
+ * Note that regex match is performed directly on the whole request.
+ * This means that wildcard patterns may match multiple path segments with /:
+ * "/begin/(.*)/end" will match both "/begin/middle/end" and "/begin/1/2/end".
+ */
+class RegexMatcher : public MatcherBase {
+public:
+  RegexMatcher(const std::string &pattern) : regex_(pattern) {}
+
+  bool match(Request &request) const override;
+
+private:
+  std::regex regex_;
+};
+
+} // namespace detail
+
 class Server {
 public:
   using Handler = std::function<void(const Request &, Response &)>;
@@ -772,9 +845,14 @@ protected:
   size_t payload_max_length_ = CPPHTTPLIB_PAYLOAD_MAX_LENGTH;
 
 private:
-  using Handlers = std::vector<std::pair<std::regex, Handler>>;
+  using Handlers =
+      std::vector<std::pair<std::unique_ptr<detail::MatcherBase>, Handler>>;
   using HandlersForContentReader =
-      std::vector<std::pair<std::regex, HandlerWithContentReader>>;
+      std::vector<std::pair<std::unique_ptr<detail::MatcherBase>,
+                            HandlerWithContentReader>>;
+
+  static std::unique_ptr<detail::MatcherBase>
+  make_matcher(const std::string &pattern);
 
   socket_t create_server_socket(const std::string &host, int port,
                                 int socket_flags,
@@ -5147,6 +5225,99 @@ inline socket_t BufferStream::socket() const { return 0; }
 
 inline const std::string &BufferStream::get_buffer() const { return buffer; }
 
+inline PathParamsMatcher::PathParamsMatcher(const std::string &pattern) {
+  // One past the last ending position of a path param substring
+  std::size_t last_param_end = 0;
+
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+  // Needed to ensure that parameter names are unique during matcher
+  // construction
+  // If exceptions are disabled, only last duplicate path
+  // parameter will be set
+  std::unordered_set<std::string> param_name_set;
+#endif
+
+  while (true) {
+    const auto marker_pos = pattern.find(marker, last_param_end);
+    if (marker_pos == std::string::npos) { break; }
+
+    static_fragments_.push_back(
+        pattern.substr(last_param_end, marker_pos - last_param_end));
+
+    const auto param_name_start = marker_pos + 1;
+
+    auto sep_pos = pattern.find(separator, param_name_start);
+    if (sep_pos == std::string::npos) { sep_pos = pattern.length(); }
+
+    auto param_name =
+        pattern.substr(param_name_start, sep_pos - param_name_start);
+
+#ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+    if (param_name_set.find(param_name) != param_name_set.cend()) {
+      std::string msg = "Encountered path parameter '" + param_name +
+                        "' multiple times in route pattern '" + pattern + "'.";
+      throw std::invalid_argument(msg);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    param_names_.push_back(std::move(param_name));
+
+    last_param_end = sep_pos + 1;
+  }
+
+  if (last_param_end < pattern.length()) {
+    static_fragments_.push_back(pattern.substr(last_param_end));
+  }
+}
+
+inline bool PathParamsMatcher::match(Request &request) const {
+  request.matches = {};
+  request.path_params.clear();
+  request.path_params.reserve(param_names_.size());
+
+  // One past the position at which the path matched the pattern last time
+  std::size_t starting_pos = 0;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < static_fragments_.size(); ++i) {
+    const auto &fragment = static_fragments_[i];
+
+    if (starting_pos + fragment.length() > request.path.length()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Avoid unnecessary allocation by using strncmp instead of substr +
+    // comparison
+    if (std::strncmp(request.path.c_str() + starting_pos, fragment.c_str(),
+                     fragment.length()) != 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    starting_pos += fragment.length();
+
+    // Should only happen when we have a static fragment after a param
+    // Example: '/users/:id/subscriptions'
+    // The 'subscriptions' fragment here does not have a corresponding param
+    if (i >= param_names_.size()) { continue; }
+
+    auto sep_pos = request.path.find(separator, starting_pos);
+    if (sep_pos == std::string::npos) { sep_pos = request.path.length(); }
+
+    const auto &param_name = param_names_[i];
+
+    request.path_params.emplace(
+        param_name, request.path.substr(starting_pos, sep_pos - starting_pos));
+
+    // Mark everythin up to '/' as matched
+    starting_pos = sep_pos + 1;
+  }
+  // Returns false if the path is longer than the pattern
+  return starting_pos >= request.path.length();
+}
+
+inline bool RegexMatcher::match(Request &request) const {
+  request.path_params.clear();
+  return std::regex_match(request.path, request.matches, regex_);
+}
+
 } // namespace detail
 
 // HTTP server implementation
@@ -5160,67 +5331,76 @@ inline Server::Server()
 
 inline Server::~Server() {}
 
+inline std::unique_ptr<detail::MatcherBase>
+Server::make_matcher(const std::string &pattern) {
+  if (pattern.find("/:") != std::string::npos) {
+    return detail::make_unique<detail::PathParamsMatcher>(pattern);
+  } else {
+    return detail::make_unique<detail::RegexMatcher>(pattern);
+  }
+}
+
 inline Server &Server::Get(const std::string &pattern, Handler handler) {
   get_handlers_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Post(const std::string &pattern, Handler handler) {
   post_handlers_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Post(const std::string &pattern,
                             HandlerWithContentReader handler) {
   post_handlers_for_content_reader_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Put(const std::string &pattern, Handler handler) {
   put_handlers_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Put(const std::string &pattern,
                            HandlerWithContentReader handler) {
   put_handlers_for_content_reader_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Patch(const std::string &pattern, Handler handler) {
   patch_handlers_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Patch(const std::string &pattern,
                              HandlerWithContentReader handler) {
   patch_handlers_for_content_reader_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Delete(const std::string &pattern, Handler handler) {
   delete_handlers_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Delete(const std::string &pattern,
                               HandlerWithContentReader handler) {
   delete_handlers_for_content_reader_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
 inline Server &Server::Options(const std::string &pattern, Handler handler) {
   options_handlers_.push_back(
-      std::make_pair(std::regex(pattern), std::move(handler)));
+      std::make_pair(make_matcher(pattern), std::move(handler)));
   return *this;
 }
 
@@ -5930,10 +6110,10 @@ inline bool Server::routing(Request &req, Response &res, Stream &strm) {
 inline bool Server::dispatch_request(Request &req, Response &res,
                                      const Handlers &handlers) {
   for (const auto &x : handlers) {
-    const auto &pattern = x.first;
+    const auto &matcher = x.first;
     const auto &handler = x.second;
 
-    if (std::regex_match(req.path, req.matches, pattern)) {
+    if (matcher->match(req)) {
       handler(req, res);
       return true;
     }
@@ -6055,10 +6235,10 @@ inline bool Server::dispatch_request_for_content_reader(
     Request &req, Response &res, ContentReader content_reader,
     const HandlersForContentReader &handlers) {
   for (const auto &x : handlers) {
-    const auto &pattern = x.first;
+    const auto &matcher = x.first;
     const auto &handler = x.second;
 
-    if (std::regex_match(req.path, req.matches, pattern)) {
+    if (matcher->match(req)) {
       handler(req, res, content_reader);
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/test/test.cc b/test/test.cc
index 3f4a6f7..7750a51 100644
--- a/test/test.cc
+++ b/test/test.cc
@@ -4379,6 +4379,12 @@ TEST(GetWithParametersTest, GetWithParameters) {
     EXPECT_EQ("bar", req.get_param_value("param2"));
   });
 
+  svr.Get("/users/:id", [&](const Request &req, Response &) {
+    EXPECT_EQ("user-id", req.path_params.at("id"));
+    EXPECT_EQ("foo", req.get_param_value("param1"));
+    EXPECT_EQ("bar", req.get_param_value("param2"));
+  });
+
   auto listen_thread = std::thread([&svr]() { svr.listen(HOST, PORT); });
   auto se = detail::scope_exit([&] {
     svr.stop();
@@ -4419,6 +4425,15 @@ TEST(GetWithParametersTest, GetWithParameters) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(res);
     EXPECT_EQ(200, res->status);
   }
+
+  {
+    Client cli(HOST, PORT);
+
+    auto res = cli.Get("/users/user-id?param1=foo&param2=bar");
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(res);
+    EXPECT_EQ(200, res->status);
+  }
 }
 
 TEST(GetWithParametersTest, GetWithParameters2) {
@@ -6290,3 +6305,140 @@ TEST(VulnerabilityTest, CRLFInjection) {
     cli.Patch("/test4", "content", "text/plain\r\nevil: hello4");
   }
 }
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, StaticMatch) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/all";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/all";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, StaticMismatch) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/all";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/1";
+  ASSERT_FALSE(matcher.match(request));
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, SingleParamInTheMiddle) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id/subscriptions";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/42/subscriptions";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {{"id", "42"}};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, SingleParamInTheEnd) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/24";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {{"id", "24"}};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, SingleParamInTheEndTrailingSlash) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id/";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/42/";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {{"id", "42"}};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, EmptyParam) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id/";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users//";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {{"id", ""}};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, FragmentMismatch) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id/";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/admins/24/";
+  ASSERT_FALSE(matcher.match(request));
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, ExtraFragments) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/42/subscriptions";
+  ASSERT_FALSE(matcher.match(request));
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, MissingTrailingParam) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users";
+  ASSERT_FALSE(matcher.match(request));
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, MissingParamInTheMiddle) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:id/subscriptions";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/subscriptions";
+  ASSERT_FALSE(matcher.match(request));
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, MultipleParams) {
+  const auto pattern = "/users/:userid/subscriptions/:subid";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/users/42/subscriptions/2";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {
+      {"userid", "42"}, {"subid", "2"}};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}
+
+TEST(PathParamsTest, SequenceOfParams) {
+  const auto pattern = "/values/:x/:y/:z";
+  detail::PathParamsMatcher matcher(pattern);
+
+  Request request;
+  request.path = "/values/1/2/3";
+  ASSERT_TRUE(matcher.match(request));
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> expected_params = {
+      {"x", "1"}, {"y", "2"}, {"z", "3"}};
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(request.path_params, expected_params);
+}