diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 58cddf78..22a389d1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 ### Added
 
 * Re-export `actix_rt::main` as `actix_web::main`.
+* `HttpRequest::match_pattern` and `ServiceRequest::match_pattern` for extracting the matched
+  resource pattern.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index f8abeb1b..8ca89744 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ impl HttpRequest {
         &mut Rc::get_mut(&mut self.0).unwrap().path
     }
 
+    /// The resource definition pattern that matched the path. Useful for logging and metrics.
+    ///
+    /// For example, when a resource with pattern `/user/{id}/profile` is defined and a call is made
+    /// to `/user/123/profile` this function would return `Some("/user/{id}/profile")`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a None when no resource is fully matched, including default services.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn match_pattern(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.0.rmap.match_pattern(self.path())
+    }
+
     /// Request extensions
     #[inline]
     pub fn extensions(&self) -> Ref<'_, Extensions> {
@@ -141,7 +152,6 @@ impl HttpRequest {
     /// Generate url for named resource
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// # extern crate actix_web;
     /// # use actix_web::{web, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
     /// #
     /// fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
@@ -599,4 +609,36 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(tracker.borrow().dropped);
     }
+
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn extract_path_pattern() {
+        let mut srv = init_service(
+            App::new().service(
+                web::scope("/user/{id}")
+                    .service(web::resource("/profile").route(web::get().to(
+                        move |req: HttpRequest| {
+                            assert_eq!(
+                                req.match_pattern(),
+                                Some("/user/{id}/profile".to_owned())
+                            );
+
+                            HttpResponse::Ok().finish()
+                        },
+                    )))
+                    .default_service(web::to(move |req: HttpRequest| {
+                        assert!(req.match_pattern().is_none());
+                        HttpResponse::Ok().finish()
+                    })),
+            ),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        let req = TestRequest::get().uri("/user/22/profile").to_request();
+        let res = call_service(&mut srv, req).await;
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+        let req = TestRequest::get().uri("/user/22/not-exist").to_request();
+        let res = call_service(&mut srv, req).await;
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/rmap.rs b/src/rmap.rs
index 47092608..0a0c9677 100644
--- a/src/rmap.rs
+++ b/src/rmap.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ impl ResourceMap {
             }
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl ResourceMap {
     /// Generate url for named resource
     ///
     /// Check [`HttpRequest::url_for()`](../struct.HttpRequest.html#method.
@@ -95,6 +93,45 @@ impl ResourceMap {
         false
     }
 
+    /// Returns the full resource pattern matched against a path or None if no full match
+    /// is possible.
+    pub fn match_pattern(&self, path: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let path = if path.is_empty() { "/" } else { path };
+
+        // ensure a full match exists
+        if !self.has_resource(path) {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        Some(self.traverse_resource_pattern(path))
+    }
+
+    /// Takes remaining path and tries to match it up against a resource definition within the
+    /// current resource map recursively, returning a concatenation of all resource prefixes and
+    /// patterns matched in the tree.
+    ///
+    /// Should only be used after checking the resource exists in the map so that partial match
+    /// patterns are not returned.
+    fn traverse_resource_pattern(&self, remaining: &str) -> String {
+        for (pattern, rmap) in &self.patterns {
+            if let Some(ref rmap) = rmap {
+                if let Some(prefix_len) = pattern.is_prefix_match(remaining) {
+                    let prefix = pattern.pattern().to_owned();
+
+                    return [
+                        prefix,
+                        rmap.traverse_resource_pattern(&remaining[prefix_len..]),
+                    ]
+                    .concat();
+                }
+            } else if pattern.is_match(remaining) {
+                return pattern.pattern().to_owned();
+            }
+        }
+
+        String::new()
+    }
+
     fn patterns_for<U, I>(
         &self,
         name: &str,
@@ -188,3 +225,81 @@ impl ResourceMap {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extract_matched_pattern() {
+        let mut root = ResourceMap::new(ResourceDef::root_prefix(""));
+
+        let mut user_map = ResourceMap::new(ResourceDef::root_prefix(""));
+        user_map.add(&mut ResourceDef::new("/"), None);
+        user_map.add(&mut ResourceDef::new("/profile"), None);
+        user_map.add(&mut ResourceDef::new("/article/{id}"), None);
+        user_map.add(&mut ResourceDef::new("/post/{post_id}"), None);
+        user_map.add(
+            &mut ResourceDef::new("/post/{post_id}/comment/{comment_id}"),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        root.add(&mut ResourceDef::new("/info"), None);
+        root.add(&mut ResourceDef::new("/v{version:[[:digit:]]{1}}"), None);
+        root.add(
+            &mut ResourceDef::root_prefix("/user/{id}"),
+            Some(Rc::new(user_map)),
+        );
+
+        let root = Rc::new(root);
+        root.finish(Rc::clone(&root));
+
+        // sanity check resource map setup
+
+        assert!(root.has_resource("/info"));
+        assert!(!root.has_resource("/bar"));
+
+        assert!(root.has_resource("/v1"));
+        assert!(root.has_resource("/v2"));
+        assert!(!root.has_resource("/v33"));
+
+        assert!(root.has_resource("/user/22"));
+        assert!(root.has_resource("/user/22/"));
+        assert!(root.has_resource("/user/22/profile"));
+
+        // extract patterns from paths
+
+        assert!(root.match_pattern("/bar").is_none());
+        assert!(root.match_pattern("/v44").is_none());
+
+        assert_eq!(root.match_pattern("/info"), Some("/info".to_owned()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/v1"),
+            Some("/v{version:[[:digit:]]{1}}".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/v2"),
+            Some("/v{version:[[:digit:]]{1}}".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/user/22/profile"),
+            Some("/user/{id}/profile".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/user/602CFB82-7709-4B17-ADCF-4C347B6F2203/profile"),
+            Some("/user/{id}/profile".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/user/22/article/44"),
+            Some("/user/{id}/article/{id}".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/user/22/post/my-post"),
+            Some("/user/{id}/post/{post_id}".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            root.match_pattern("/user/22/post/other-post/comment/42"),
+            Some("/user/{id}/post/{post_id}/comment/{comment_id}".to_owned())
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/service.rs b/src/service.rs
index 232a2f13..f7e20177 100644
--- a/src/service.rs
+++ b/src/service.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ impl ServiceRequest {
     pub fn match_info(&self) -> &Path<Url> {
         self.0.match_info()
     }
+    
+    /// Counterpart to [`HttpRequest::match_pattern`](../struct.HttpRequest.html#method.match_pattern).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn match_pattern(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.0.match_pattern()
+    }
 
     #[inline]
     /// Get a mutable reference to the Path parameters.