diff --git a/api/tests/test-router.js b/api/tests/test-router.js
index b0b5572c..6e620ca6 100644
--- a/api/tests/test-router.js
+++ b/api/tests/test-router.js
@@ -209,6 +209,23 @@ o.spec("route", function() {
 					)
 				})
 
+				o("keeps trailing / in rest parameterized route", function() {
+					$window.location.href = prefix + "/test/d/"
+					route(root, "/test/:a...", {
+						"/test/:a..." : {
+							view: lock(function(vnode) {
+								return JSON.stringify(route.param()) + " " +
+									JSON.stringify(vnode.attrs) + " " +
+									route.get()
+							})
+						}
+					})
+
+					o(root.firstChild.nodeValue).equals(
+						'{"a":"d/"} {"a":"d/"} /test/d/'
+					)
+				})
+
 				o("handles route with search", function() {
 					$window.location.href = prefix + "/test?a=b&c=d"
 					route(root, "/test", {
diff --git a/pathname/parse.js b/pathname/parse.js
index 4472c833..a7e97fae 100644
--- a/pathname/parse.js
+++ b/pathname/parse.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module.exports = function(url) {
 	if (!path) path = "/"
 	else {
 		if (path[0] !== "/") path = "/" + path
-		if (path.length > 1 && path[path.length - 1] === "/") path = path.slice(0, -1)
 	}
 	return {
 		path: path,
diff --git a/pathname/tests/test-parsePathname.js b/pathname/tests/test-parsePathname.js
index b81d34f1..03d7c1b6 100644
--- a/pathname/tests/test-parsePathname.js
+++ b/pathname/tests/test-parsePathname.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ o.spec("parsePathname", function() {
 	o("parses route + query, ignores hash with lots of junk slashes", function() {
 		var data = parsePathname("//route/////foo//?a=1&b=2#c=3&d=4")
 		o(data).deepEquals({
-			path: "/route/foo",
+			path: "/route/foo/",
 			params: {a: "1", b: "2"}
 		})
 	})