diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 0a14ca043..a618abdcc 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ impl<S> HttpRequest<S> {
             Err(UrlGenerationError::RouterNotAvailable)
         } else {
             let path = self.router().unwrap().resource_path(name, elements)?;
+            println!("==== {:?}", path);
             if path.starts_with('/') {
                 let conn = self.connection_info();
                 Ok(Url::parse(&format!(
@@ -325,6 +326,15 @@ impl<S> HttpRequest<S> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Generate url for named resource
+    ///
+    /// This method is similar to `HttpRequest::url_for()` but it can be used
+    /// for urls that do not contain variable parts.
+    pub fn url_for_static(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Url, UrlGenerationError> {
+        const NO_PARAMS: [&str; 0] = [];
+        self.url_for(name, &NO_PARAMS)
+    }
+
     /// This method returns reference to current `Router` object.
     #[inline]
     pub fn router(&self) -> Option<&Router> {
@@ -695,20 +705,38 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut resource = ResourceHandler::<()>::default();
         resource.name("index");
-        let routes =
-            vec![(Resource::new("index", "/user/{name}.{ext}"), Some(resource))];
+        let routes = vec![(Resource::new("index", "/user/{name}.html"), Some(resource))];
         let (router, _) = Router::new("/prefix/", ServerSettings::default(), routes);
         assert!(router.has_route("/user/test.html"));
         assert!(!router.has_route("/prefix/user/test.html"));
 
         let req = req.with_state(Rc::new(()), router);
-        let url = req.url_for("index", &["test", "html"]);
+        let url = req.url_for("index", &["test"]);
         assert_eq!(
             url.ok().unwrap().as_str(),
             "http://www.rust-lang.org/prefix/user/test.html"
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_url_for_static() {
+        let req = TestRequest::with_header(header::HOST, "www.rust-lang.org").finish();
+
+        let mut resource = ResourceHandler::<()>::default();
+        resource.name("index");
+        let routes = vec![(Resource::new("index", "/index.html"), Some(resource))];
+        let (router, _) = Router::new("/prefix/", ServerSettings::default(), routes);
+        assert!(router.has_route("/index.html"));
+        assert!(!router.has_route("/prefix/index.html"));
+
+        let req = req.with_state(Rc::new(()), router);
+        let url = req.url_for_static("index");
+        assert_eq!(
+            url.ok().unwrap().as_str(),
+            "http://www.rust-lang.org/prefix/index.html"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_url_for_external() {
         let req = HttpRequest::default();
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index f65e31559..c2ce4f546 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ impl Resource {
         let (pattern, elements, is_dynamic, len) =
             Resource::parse(path, prefix, for_prefix);
 
+        println!("ELEMENT: {:?} {:?} {:?}", pattern, elements, is_dynamic);
+
         let tp = if is_dynamic {
             let re = match Regex::new(&pattern) {
                 Ok(re) => re,
@@ -338,22 +340,42 @@ impl Resource {
         U: IntoIterator<Item = I>,
         I: AsRef<str>,
     {
-        let mut iter = elements.into_iter();
-        let mut path = if self.rtp != ResourceType::External {
-            format!("{}/", router.prefix())
-        } else {
-            String::new()
-        };
-        for el in &self.elements {
-            match *el {
-                PatternElement::Str(ref s) => path.push_str(s),
-                PatternElement::Var(_) => {
-                    if let Some(val) = iter.next() {
-                        path.push_str(val.as_ref())
-                    } else {
-                        return Err(UrlGenerationError::NotEnoughElements);
+        let mut path = match self.tp {
+            PatternType::Prefix(ref p) => p.to_owned(),
+            PatternType::Static(ref p) => p.to_owned(),
+            PatternType::Dynamic(..) => {
+                let mut path = String::new();
+                let mut iter = elements.into_iter();
+                for el in &self.elements {
+                    println!("EL: {:?}", el);
+                    match *el {
+                        PatternElement::Str(ref s) => path.push_str(s),
+                        PatternElement::Var(_) => {
+                            if let Some(val) = iter.next() {
+                                path.push_str(val.as_ref())
+                            } else {
+                                return Err(UrlGenerationError::NotEnoughElements);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
+                path
+            }
+        };
+
+        if self.rtp != ResourceType::External {
+            let prefix = router.prefix();
+            if prefix.ends_with('/') {
+                if path.starts_with('/') {
+                    path.insert_str(0, &prefix[..prefix.len() - 1]);
+                } else {
+                    path.insert_str(0, prefix);
+                }
+            } else {
+                if !path.starts_with('/') {
+                    path.insert(0, '/');
+                }
+                path.insert_str(0, prefix);
             }
         }
         Ok(path)
@@ -418,6 +440,10 @@ impl Resource {
             }
         }
 
+        if !el.is_empty() {
+            elems.push(PatternElement::Str(el.clone()));
+        }
+
         let re = if is_dynamic {
             if !for_prefix {
                 re1.push('$');
@@ -450,7 +476,7 @@ mod tests {
     use test::TestRequest;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_recognizer() {
+    fn test_recognizer10() {
         let routes = vec![
             (Resource::new("", "/name"), Some(ResourceHandler::default())),
             (
@@ -473,6 +499,10 @@ mod tests {
                 Resource::new("", "/v/{tail:.*}"),
                 Some(ResourceHandler::default()),
             ),
+            (
+                Resource::new("", "/test2/{test}.html"),
+                Some(ResourceHandler::default()),
+            ),
             (
                 Resource::new("", "{test}/index.html"),
                 Some(ResourceHandler::default()),
@@ -510,8 +540,12 @@ mod tests {
             "blah-blah/index.html"
         );
 
-        let mut req = TestRequest::with_uri("/bbb/index.html").finish();
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_uri("/test2/index.html").finish();
         assert_eq!(rec.recognize(&mut req), Some(6));
+        assert_eq!(req.match_info().get("test").unwrap(), "index");
+
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_uri("/bbb/index.html").finish();
+        assert_eq!(rec.recognize(&mut req), Some(7));
         assert_eq!(req.match_info().get("test").unwrap(), "bbb");
     }