diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63b6eb8f..6e42d1b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ The router is optimized for high performance and a small memory footprint. It sc
 
 **Parameters in your routing pattern:** Stop parsing the requested URL path, just give the path segment a name and the router delivers the dynamic value to you. Because of the design of the router, path parameters are very cheap.
 
+**RouteGroups:** A way to create groups of routes without incuring any per-request overhead.
+
 **Zero Garbage:** The matching and dispatching process generates zero bytes of garbage. The only heap allocations that are made are building the slice of the key-value pairs for path parameters, and building new context and request objects (the latter only in the standard `Handler`/`HandlerFunc` API). In the 3-argument API, if the request path contains no parameters not a single heap allocation is necessary.
 
 **Best Performance:** [Benchmarks speak for themselves](https://github.com/julienschmidt/go-http-routing-benchmark). See below for technical details of the implementation.
diff --git a/routegroup.go b/routegroup.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3894bc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routegroup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package httprouter
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type RouteGroup struct {
+	r *Router
+	p string
+}
+
+func newRouteGroup(r *Router, path string) *RouteGroup {
+	if path[0] != '/' {
+		panic("path must begin with '/' in path '" + path + "'")
+	}
+
+	//Strip traling / (if present) as all added sub paths must start with a /
+	if path[len(path)-1] == '/' {
+		path = path[:len(path)-1]
+	}
+	return &RouteGroup{r: r, p: path}
+}
+
+func (r *RouteGroup) NewGroup(path string) *RouteGroup {
+	return newRouteGroup(r.r, r.subPath(path))
+}
+
+func (r *RouteGroup) Handle(method, path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.r.Handle(method, r.subPath(path), handle)
+}
+
+func (r *RouteGroup) Handler(method, path string, handler http.Handler) {
+	r.r.Handler(method, r.subPath(path), handler)
+}
+
+func (r *RouteGroup) HandlerFunc(method, path string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
+	r.r.HandlerFunc(method, r.subPath(path), handler)
+}
+
+func (r *RouteGroup) GET(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("GET", path, handle)
+}
+func (r *RouteGroup) HEAD(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("HEAD", path, handle)
+}
+func (r *RouteGroup) OPTIONS(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("OPTIONS", path, handle)
+}
+func (r *RouteGroup) POST(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("POST", path, handle)
+}
+func (r *RouteGroup) PUT(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("PUT", path, handle)
+}
+func (r *RouteGroup) PATCH(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("PATCH", path, handle)
+}
+func (r *RouteGroup) DELETE(path string, handle Handle) {
+	r.Handle("DELETE", path, handle)
+}
+
+func (r *RouteGroup) subPath(path string) string {
+	if path[0] != '/' {
+		panic("path must start with a '/'")
+	}
+	return r.p + path
+}
diff --git a/routegroup_test.go b/routegroup_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2ed3251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routegroup_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package httprouter
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRouteGroupOfARouteGroup(t *testing.T) {
+	var get bool
+	router := New()
+	foo := router.NewGroup("/foo") // creates /foo group
+	bar := foo.NewGroup("/bar")
+
+	bar.GET("/GET", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		get = true
+	})
+
+	w := new(mockResponseWriter)
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo/bar/GET", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !get {
+		t.Error("routing GET /foo/bar/GET failed")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestRouteGroupAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	var get, head, options, post, put, patch, delete, handler, handlerFunc bool
+
+	httpHandler := handlerStruct{&handler}
+
+	router := New()
+	group := router.NewGroup("/foo") // creates /foo group
+
+	group.GET("/GET", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		get = true
+	})
+	group.HEAD("/GET", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		head = true
+	})
+	group.OPTIONS("/GET", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		options = true
+	})
+	group.POST("/POST", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		post = true
+	})
+	group.PUT("/PUT", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		put = true
+	})
+	group.PATCH("/PATCH", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		patch = true
+	})
+	group.DELETE("/DELETE", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ Params) {
+		delete = true
+	})
+	group.Handler("GET", "/Handler", httpHandler)
+	group.HandlerFunc("GET", "/HandlerFunc", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		handlerFunc = true
+	})
+
+	w := new(mockResponseWriter)
+
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo/GET", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !get {
+		t.Error("routing /foo/GET failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("HEAD", "/foo/GET", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !head {
+		t.Error("routing HEAD failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("OPTIONS", "/foo/GET", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !options {
+		t.Error("routing OPTIONS failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/foo/POST", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !post {
+		t.Error("routing POST failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("PUT", "/foo/PUT", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !put {
+		t.Error("routing PUT failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("PATCH", "/foo/PATCH", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !patch {
+		t.Error("routing PATCH failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("DELETE", "/foo/DELETE", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !delete {
+		t.Error("routing DELETE failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo/Handler", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !handler {
+		t.Error("routing Handler failed")
+	}
+
+	r, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo/HandlerFunc", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	if !handlerFunc {
+		t.Error("routing HandlerFunc failed")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 1eab403d..10e6ef7e 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -6,30 +6,30 @@
 //
 // A trivial example is:
 //
-//  package main
+//	package main
 //
-//  import (
-//      "fmt"
-//      "github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
-//      "net/http"
-//      "log"
-//  )
+//	import (
+//	    "fmt"
+//	    "github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
+//	    "net/http"
+//	    "log"
+//	)
 //
-//  func Index(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
-//      fmt.Fprint(w, "Welcome!\n")
-//  }
+//	func Index(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
+//	    fmt.Fprint(w, "Welcome!\n")
+//	}
 //
-//  func Hello(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
-//      fmt.Fprintf(w, "hello, %s!\n", ps.ByName("name"))
-//  }
+//	func Hello(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
+//	    fmt.Fprintf(w, "hello, %s!\n", ps.ByName("name"))
+//	}
 //
-//  func main() {
-//      router := httprouter.New()
-//      router.GET("/", Index)
-//      router.GET("/hello/:name", Hello)
+//	func main() {
+//	    router := httprouter.New()
+//	    router.GET("/", Index)
+//	    router.GET("/hello/:name", Hello)
 //
-//      log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router))
-//  }
+//	    log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", router))
+//	}
 //
 // The router matches incoming requests by the request method and the path.
 // If a handle is registered for this path and method, the router delegates the
@@ -39,41 +39,45 @@
 //
 // The registered path, against which the router matches incoming requests, can
 // contain two types of parameters:
-//  Syntax    Type
-//  :name     named parameter
-//  *name     catch-all parameter
+//
+//	Syntax    Type
+//	:name     named parameter
+//	*name     catch-all parameter
 //
 // Named parameters are dynamic path segments. They match anything until the
 // next '/' or the path end:
-//  Path: /blog/:category/:post
 //
-//  Requests:
-//   /blog/go/request-routers            match: category="go", post="request-routers"
-//   /blog/go/request-routers/           no match, but the router would redirect
-//   /blog/go/                           no match
-//   /blog/go/request-routers/comments   no match
+//	Path: /blog/:category/:post
+//
+//	Requests:
+//	 /blog/go/request-routers            match: category="go", post="request-routers"
+//	 /blog/go/request-routers/           no match, but the router would redirect
+//	 /blog/go/                           no match
+//	 /blog/go/request-routers/comments   no match
 //
 // Catch-all parameters match anything until the path end, including the
 // directory index (the '/' before the catch-all). Since they match anything
 // until the end, catch-all parameters must always be the final path element.
-//  Path: /files/*filepath
 //
-//  Requests:
-//   /files/                             match: filepath="/"
-//   /files/LICENSE                      match: filepath="/LICENSE"
-//   /files/templates/article.html       match: filepath="/templates/article.html"
-//   /files                              no match, but the router would redirect
+//	Path: /files/*filepath
+//
+//	Requests:
+//	 /files/                             match: filepath="/"
+//	 /files/LICENSE                      match: filepath="/LICENSE"
+//	 /files/templates/article.html       match: filepath="/templates/article.html"
+//	 /files                              no match, but the router would redirect
 //
 // The value of parameters is saved as a slice of the Param struct, consisting
 // each of a key and a value. The slice is passed to the Handle func as a third
 // parameter.
 // There are two ways to retrieve the value of a parameter:
-//  // by the name of the parameter
-//  user := ps.ByName("user") // defined by :user or *user
 //
-//  // by the index of the parameter. This way you can also get the name (key)
-//  thirdKey   := ps[2].Key   // the name of the 3rd parameter
-//  thirdValue := ps[2].Value // the value of the 3rd parameter
+//	// by the name of the parameter
+//	user := ps.ByName("user") // defined by :user or *user
+//
+//	// by the index of the parameter. This way you can also get the name (key)
+//	thirdKey   := ps[2].Key   // the name of the 3rd parameter
+//	thirdValue := ps[2].Value // the value of the 3rd parameter
 package httprouter
 
 import (
@@ -246,7 +250,12 @@ func (r *Router) saveMatchedRoutePath(path string, handle Handle) Handle {
 	}
 }
 
-// GET is a shortcut for router.Handle(http.MethodGet, path, handle)
+// NewGroup adds a zero overhead group of routes that share a common root path.
+func (r *Router) NewGroup(path string) *RouteGroup {
+	return newRouteGroup(r, path)
+}
+
+// GET is a shortcut for router.Handle("GET", path, handle)
 func (r *Router) GET(path string, handle Handle) {
 	r.Handle(http.MethodGet, path, handle)
 }
@@ -366,7 +375,8 @@ func (r *Router) HandlerFunc(method, path string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
 // of the Router's NotFound handler.
 // To use the operating system's file system implementation,
 // use http.Dir:
-//     router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
+//
+//	router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
 func (r *Router) ServeFiles(path string, root http.FileSystem) {
 	if len(path) < 10 || path[len(path)-10:] != "/*filepath" {
 		panic("path must end with /*filepath in path '" + path + "'")