diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java
index dd9408d7320..d7ff00edce7 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ class DefaultWebClient implements WebClient {
 			return uri(uriBuilderFactory.expand(uriTemplate, uriVariables));
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public RequestBodySpec uri(String uriTemplate, Function<UriBuilder, URI> uriFunction) {
+			attribute(URI_TEMPLATE_ATTRIBUTE, uriTemplate);
+			return uri(uriFunction.apply(uriBuilderFactory.uriString(uriTemplate)));
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public RequestBodySpec uri(Function<UriBuilder, URI> uriFunction) {
 			return uri(uriFunction.apply(uriBuilderFactory.builder()));
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
index 4f17059bb14..1a7f3660768 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -349,8 +349,15 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		S uri(String uri, Map<String, ?> uriVariables);
 
 		/**
-		 * Build the URI for the request using the {@link UriBuilderFactory}
-		 * configured for this client.
+		 * Specify the URI starting with a URI template and finishing off with a
+		 * {@link UriBuilder} created from the template.
+		 * @since 5.2
+		 */
+		S uri(String uri, Function<UriBuilder, URI> uriFunction);
+
+		/**
+		 * Specify the URI by through a {@link UriBuilder}.
+		 * @see #uri(String, Function)
 		 */
 		S uri(Function<UriBuilder, URI> uriFunction);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientTests.java
index f62db48c0c9..70c38eee1d4 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientTests.java
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ public class DefaultWebClientTests {
 		assertEquals("/base/path?q=12", request.url().toString());
 	}
 
+	@Test // gh-22705
+	public void uriBuilderWithUriTemplate() {
+		this.builder.build().get()
+					.uri("/path/{id}", builder -> builder.queryParam("q", "12").build("identifier"))
+					.exchange().block(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
+
+		ClientRequest request = verifyAndGetRequest();
+		assertEquals("/base/path/identifier?q=12", request.url().toString());
+		assertEquals("/path/{id}", request.attribute(WebClient.class.getName() + ".uriTemplate").get());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void uriBuilderWithPathOverride() {
 		this.builder.build().get()