diff --git a/src/ngRoute/route.js b/src/ngRoute/route.js
index 90db1140d0bc..149d0bb96a69 100644
--- a/src/ngRoute/route.js
+++ b/src/ngRoute/route.js
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ function $RouteProvider() {
 
     path = path
       .replace(/([().])/g, '\\$1')
-      .replace(/(\/)?:(\w+)([\?\*])?/g, function(_, slash, key, option) {
-        var optional = option === '?' ? option : null;
-        var star = option === '*' ? option : null;
+      .replace(/(\/)?:(\w+)(\*\?|[\?\*])?/g, function(_, slash, key, option) {
+        var optional = (option === '?' || option === '*?') ? '?' : null;
+        var star = (option === '*' || option === '*?') ? '*' : null;
         keys.push({ name: key, optional: !!optional });
         slash = slash || '';
         return ''
diff --git a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
index 1305ba51cfe0..889489a0d63d 100644
--- a/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngRoute/routeSpec.js
@@ -974,6 +974,32 @@ describe('$route', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should properly process route params which are both eager and optional', function() {
+      module(function($routeProvider) {
+        $routeProvider.when('/foo/:param1*?/:param2', {templateUrl: 'foo.html'});
+      });
+
+      inject(function($location, $rootScope, $route) {
+        $location.path('/foo/bar1/bar2/bar3/baz');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect($location.path()).toEqual('/foo/bar1/bar2/bar3/baz');
+        expect($route.current.params.param1).toEqual('bar1/bar2/bar3');
+        expect($route.current.params.param2).toEqual('baz');
+        expect($route.current.templateUrl).toEqual('foo.html');
+
+        $location.path('/foo/baz');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+
+        expect($location.path()).toEqual('/foo/baz');
+        expect($route.current.params.param1).toEqual(undefined);
+        expect($route.current.params.param2).toEqual('baz');
+        expect($route.current.templateUrl).toEqual('foo.html');
+
+      });
+    });
+
+
     it('should properly interpolate optional and eager route vars ' +
        'when redirecting from path with trailing slash', function() {
       module(function($routeProvider) {