diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/router/path_recognizer.ts b/modules/angular2/src/router/path_recognizer.ts
index 263ae9446d..36a1cd8887 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/router/path_recognizer.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/router/path_recognizer.ts
@@ -208,15 +208,16 @@ export class PathRecognizer {
       }
 
       if (isPresent(currentSegment)) {
-        captured.push(currentSegment.path);
-
         // the star segment consumes all of the remaining URL, including matrix params
         if (segment instanceof StarSegment) {
           positionalParams[segment.name] = currentSegment.toString();
+          captured.push(currentSegment.toString());
           nextSegment = null;
           break;
         }
 
+        captured.push(currentSegment.path);
+
         if (segment instanceof DynamicSegment) {
           positionalParams[segment.name] = currentSegment.path;
         } else if (!segment.match(currentSegment.path)) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/path_recognizer_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/router/path_recognizer_spec.ts
index 08fddc1044..c0acfc59c7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/path_recognizer_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/path_recognizer_spec.ts
@@ -90,5 +90,14 @@ export function main() {
         expect(match['allParams']).toEqual({'c': '3'});
       });
     });
+
+    describe('wildcard segment', () => {
+      it('should return a url path which matches the original url path', () => {
+        var rec = new PathRecognizer('/wild/*everything');
+        var url = parser.parse('/wild/super;variable=value/anotherPartAfterSlash');
+        var match = rec.recognize(url);
+        expect(match['urlPath']).toEqual('wild/super;variable=value/anotherPartAfterSlash');
+      });
+    });
   });
 }