diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
index 7b4ceef94f0..ebab71b9238 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.DefaultHandlerExceptionResolv
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Brian Clozel
  * @since 3.0
  */
 class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 			handlerMappingDef.getPropertyValues().add("removeSemicolonContent", !enableMatrixVariables);
 		}
 
+		configurePathMatchingProperties(handlerMappingDef, element);
+
 		RuntimeBeanReference conversionService = getConversionService(element, source, parserContext);
 		RuntimeBeanReference validator = getValidator(element, source, parserContext);
 		RuntimeBeanReference messageCodesResolver = getMessageCodesResolver(element);
@@ -334,6 +337,33 @@ class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 		return contentNegotiationManagerRef;
 	}
 
+	private void configurePathMatchingProperties(RootBeanDefinition handlerMappingDef, Element element) {
+
+		Element pathMatchingElement = DomUtils.getChildElementByTagName(element, "path-matching");
+		if(pathMatchingElement != null) {
+			if (pathMatchingElement.hasAttribute("suffix-pattern")) {
+				Boolean useSuffixPatternMatch = Boolean.valueOf(pathMatchingElement.getAttribute("suffix-pattern"));
+				handlerMappingDef.getPropertyValues().add("useSuffixPatternMatch", useSuffixPatternMatch);
+			}
+			if (pathMatchingElement.hasAttribute("trailing-slash")) {
+				Boolean useTrailingSlashMatch = Boolean.valueOf(pathMatchingElement.getAttribute("trailing-slash"));
+				handlerMappingDef.getPropertyValues().add("useTrailingSlashMatch", useTrailingSlashMatch);
+			}
+			if (pathMatchingElement.hasAttribute("registered-suffixes-only")) {
+				Boolean useRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch = Boolean.valueOf(pathMatchingElement.getAttribute("registered-suffixes-only"));
+				handlerMappingDef.getPropertyValues().add("useRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch", useRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch);
+			}
+			if (pathMatchingElement.hasAttribute("path-helper")) {
+				RuntimeBeanReference pathHelperRef = new RuntimeBeanReference(pathMatchingElement.getAttribute("path-helper"));
+				handlerMappingDef.getPropertyValues().add("urlPathHelper", pathHelperRef);
+			}
+			if (pathMatchingElement.hasAttribute("path-matcher")) {
+				RuntimeBeanReference pathMatcherRef = new RuntimeBeanReference(pathMatchingElement.getAttribute("path-matcher"));
+				handlerMappingDef.getPropertyValues().add("pathMatcher", pathMatcherRef);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	private Properties getDefaultMediaTypes() {
 		Properties props = new Properties();
 		if (romePresent) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-4.0.xsd b/spring-webmvc/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-4.0.xsd
index 985d54a5846..92053fa4546 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-4.0.xsd
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/spring-mvc-4.0.xsd
@@ -24,6 +24,63 @@
 		</xsd:annotation>
 		<xsd:complexType>
 			<xsd:all minOccurs="0">
+                <xsd:element name="path-matching" minOccurs="0">
+                    <xsd:annotation>
+                        <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+    Configures the path matching part of the Spring MVC Controller programming model.
+    Like annotation-driven, code-based alternatives are also documented in EnableWebMvc Javadoc.
+						]]></xsd:documentation>
+                    </xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:complexType>
+                        <xsd:attribute name="suffix-pattern" type="xsd:boolean">
+                            <xsd:annotation>
+                                <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+    Whether to use suffix pattern match (".*") when matching patterns to requests. If enabled
+    a method mapped to "/users" also matches to "/users.*".
+    The default value is true.
+					            ]]></xsd:documentation>
+                            </xsd:annotation>
+                        </xsd:attribute>
+                        <xsd:attribute name="trailing-slash" type="xsd:boolean">
+                            <xsd:annotation>
+                                <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+    Whether to match to URLs irrespective of the presence of a trailing slash.
+    If enabled a method mapped to "/users" also matches to "/users/".
+    The default value is true.
+                                        ]]></xsd:documentation>
+                            </xsd:annotation>
+                        </xsd:attribute>
+                        <xsd:attribute name="registered-suffixes-only" type="xsd:boolean">
+                            <xsd:annotation>
+                                <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+    Whether to use suffix pattern match for registered file extensions only when matching patterns to requests.
+    If enabled, a controller method mapped to "/users" also matches to "/users.json" assuming ".json" is a file extension registered with
+    the provided ContentNegotiationManager. This can be useful for allowing only specific URL extensions to be used as well as in cases
+    where a "." in the URL path can lead to ambiguous interpretation of path variable content, (e.g. given "/users/{user}" and incoming
+    URLs such as "/users/john.j.joe" and "/users/john.j.joe.json").
+    If enabled, this attribute also enables suffix-pattern. The default value is false.
+                                ]]></xsd:documentation>
+                            </xsd:annotation>
+                        </xsd:attribute>
+                        <xsd:attribute name="path-helper" type="xsd:string">
+                            <xsd:annotation>
+                                <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+    The bean name of the UrlPathHelper to use for resolution of lookup paths.
+    Use this to override the default UrlPathHelper with a custom subclass, or to share common UrlPathHelper settings across
+    multiple HandlerMappings and MethodNameResolvers.
+                                ]]></xsd:documentation>
+                            </xsd:annotation>
+                        </xsd:attribute>
+                        <xsd:attribute name="path-matcher" type="xsd:string">
+                            <xsd:annotation>
+                                <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+    The bean name of the PathMatcher implementation to use for matching URL paths against registered URL patterns.
+    Default is AntPathMatcher.
+                                ]]></xsd:documentation>
+                            </xsd:annotation>
+                        </xsd:attribute>
+                    </xsd:complexType>
+                </xsd:element>
 				<xsd:element name="message-converters" minOccurs="0">
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
index 3f72adf22e5..c067334c8ad 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.config;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
@@ -30,6 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.ResourceHttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.StringHttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.validation.MessageCodesResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.ConfigurableWebBindingInitializer;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebArgumentResolver;
@@ -42,11 +40,16 @@ import org.springframework.web.method.support.ModelAndViewContainer;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.BeanNameUrlHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletWebArgumentResolverAdapter;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
  * Test fixture for the configuration in mvc-config-annotation-driven.xml.
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Brian Clozel
  */
 public class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 
@@ -70,6 +73,21 @@ public class AnnotationDrivenBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 		assertEquals(false, new DirectFieldAccessor(adapter).getPropertyValue("ignoreDefaultModelOnRedirect"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testPathMatchingConfiguration() {
+	    loadBeanDefinitions("mvc-config-path-matching.xml");
+	    RequestMappingHandlerMapping hm = appContext.getBean(RequestMappingHandlerMapping.class);
+	    assertNotNull(hm);
+		assertTrue(hm.useSuffixPatternMatch());
+		assertFalse(hm.useTrailingSlashMatch());
+		assertTrue(hm.useRegisteredSuffixPatternMatch());
+	    assertThat(hm.getUrlPathHelper(), Matchers.instanceOf(TestPathHelper.class));
+		assertThat(hm.getPathMatcher(), Matchers.instanceOf(TestPathMatcher.class));
+		List<String> fileExtensions = hm.getContentNegotiationManager().getAllFileExtensions();
+		assertThat(fileExtensions, Matchers.contains("xml"));
+		assertThat(fileExtensions, Matchers.hasSize(1));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testMessageConverters() {
 		loadBeanDefinitions("mvc-config-message-converters.xml");
@@ -198,3 +216,7 @@ class TestMessageCodesResolver implements MessageCodesResolver {
 	}
 
 }
+
+class TestPathMatcher extends AntPathMatcher { }
+
+class TestPathHelper extends UrlPathHelper { }
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diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config-path-matching.xml b/spring-webmvc/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config-path-matching.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b27fa26f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/resources/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/mvc-config-path-matching.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+       xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc"
+       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
+		http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc.xsd">
+
+    <mvc:annotation-driven content-negotiation-manager="contentNegotiationManager">
+        <mvc:path-matching
+                suffix-pattern="true"
+                trailing-slash="false"
+                registered-suffixes-only="true"
+                path-helper="pathHelper"
+                path-matcher="pathMatcher" />
+    </mvc:annotation-driven>
+
+    <bean id="pathMatcher" class="org.springframework.web.servlet.config.TestPathMatcher" />
+    <bean id="pathHelper" class="org.springframework.web.servlet.config.TestPathHelper" />
+    <bean id="contentNegotiationManager" class="org.springframework.web.accept.ContentNegotiationManagerFactoryBean">
+        <property name="mediaTypes">
+            <value>
+                xml=application/rss+xml
+            </value>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+</beans>
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