diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/partials/web/uri-patterns.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/partials/web/uri-patterns.adoc
index f0ff6177a8d..494c50a6c0a 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/partials/web/uri-patterns.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/partials/web/uri-patterns.adoc
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 
 `+"/resources/**/file.png"+` is invalid as `+**+` is not allowed in the middle of the path.
 
-`+"/**/{name}/resources"+` is invalid as only a literal pattern is allowed right after `+**+`.
-`+"/**/project/{project}/resources"+` is allowed.
-
 `+"/**/spring/**"+` is not allowed, as only a single `+**+`/`+{*path}+` instance is allowed per pattern.
 
 | `+{name}+`
@@ -49,9 +46,6 @@
 
 `+"/resources/{*path}/file.png"+` is invalid as `{*path}` is not allowed in the middle of the path.
 
-`+"/{*path}/{name}/resources"+` is invalid as only a literal pattern is allowed right after `{*path}`.
-`+"/{*path}/project/{project}/resources"+` is allowed.
-
 `+"/{*path}/spring/**"+` is not allowed, as only a single `+**+`/`+{*path}+` instance is allowed per pattern.
 
 |===
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diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java
index 3906e72bd59..9fca26dbc47 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/InternalPathPatternParser.java
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ class InternalPathPatternParser {
 		if (this.pathElementStart != -1) {
 			pushPathElement(createPathElement());
 		}
-		verifyPatternElements(this.headPE);
 		return new PathPattern(pathPattern, this.parser, this.headPE);
 	}
 
@@ -439,22 +438,4 @@ class InternalPathPatternParser {
 		this.capturedVariableNames.add(variableName);
 	}
 
-	private void verifyPatternElements(@Nullable PathElement headPE) {
-		PathElement currentElement = headPE;
-		while (currentElement != null) {
-			if (currentElement instanceof CaptureSegmentsPathElement ||
-					currentElement instanceof WildcardSegmentsPathElement) {
-				PathElement nextElement = currentElement.next;
-				while (nextElement instanceof SeparatorPathElement) {
-					nextElement = nextElement.next;
-				}
-				if (nextElement != null && !(nextElement instanceof LiteralPathElement)) {
-					throw new PatternParseException(nextElement.pos, this.pathPatternData,
-							PatternMessage.MULTISEGMENT_PATHELEMENT_NOT_FOLLOWED_BY_LITERAL);
-				}
-			}
-			currentElement = currentElement.next;
-		}
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PatternParseException.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PatternParseException.java
index d9dee2780d4..4fd4833a0a9 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PatternParseException.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PatternParseException.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public class PatternParseException extends IllegalArgumentException {
 		ILLEGAL_CHARACTER_IN_CAPTURE_DESCRIPTOR("Char ''{0}'' is not allowed in a captured variable name"),
 		CANNOT_HAVE_MANY_MULTISEGMENT_PATHELEMENTS("Multiple '{*...}' or '**' pattern elements are not allowed"),
 		INVALID_LOCATION_FOR_MULTISEGMENT_PATHELEMENT("'{*...}' or '**' pattern elements should be placed at the start or end of the pattern"),
-		MULTISEGMENT_PATHELEMENT_NOT_FOLLOWED_BY_LITERAL("'{*...}' or '**' pattern elements should be followed by a literal path element"),
 		BADLY_FORMED_CAPTURE_THE_REST("Expected form when capturing the rest of the path is simply '{*...}'"),
 		MISSING_REGEX_CONSTRAINT("Missing regex constraint on capture"),
 		ILLEGAL_DOUBLE_CAPTURE("Not allowed to capture ''{0}'' twice in the same pattern"),
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java
index e70fe5e8328..1a5f8fd27bc 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternParserTests.java
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ class PathPatternParserTests {
 			checkError("/{abc}{*foobar}", 1, PatternMessage.CAPTURE_ALL_IS_STANDALONE_CONSTRUCT);
 			checkError("/{abc}{*foobar}{foo}", 1, PatternMessage.CAPTURE_ALL_IS_STANDALONE_CONSTRUCT);
 			checkError("/{*foo}/foo/{*bar}", 18, PatternMessage.CANNOT_HAVE_MANY_MULTISEGMENT_PATHELEMENTS);
-			checkError("/{*foo}/{bar}", 8, PatternMessage.MULTISEGMENT_PATHELEMENT_NOT_FOLLOWED_BY_LITERAL);
 			checkError("{foo:}", 5, PatternMessage.MISSING_REGEX_CONSTRAINT);
 			checkError("{foo}_{foo}", 0, PatternMessage.ILLEGAL_DOUBLE_CAPTURE, "foo");
 			checkError("/{bar}/{bar}", 7, PatternMessage.ILLEGAL_DOUBLE_CAPTURE, "bar");
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternTests.java
index 9ab7b66db8c..34728d77703 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/PathPatternTests.java
@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ class PathPatternTests {
 			checkMatches("/resource/**", "/resource/foobar");
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void wildcardSegmentsThenNonLiteral() {
+			checkMatches("/**/*.js", "/script.js");
+			checkMatches("/**/*.js", "/js/script.js");
+			checkMatches("/**/*.js", "/files/js/script.js");
+			checkMatches("/**/{type}/*.js", "/files/js/script.js");
+
+			checkNoMatch("/**/*.js", "/files/style.css");
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void antPathMatcherTests() {
 			// test exact matching