diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de1c32cb..b1c709d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ Determines whether the validator should validate requests.
         responses:
           200:
             description: success
-    ```
+  ```
 
   **coerceTypes:**
 
@@ -774,10 +774,13 @@ Defines a regular expression or function that determines whether a path(s) shoul
 
 The following ignores any path that ends in `/pets` e.g. `/v1/pets`.
 As a regular expression:
+
 ```
 ignorePaths: /.*\/pets$/
 ```
+
 or as a function:
+
 ```
 ignorePaths: (path) => path.endsWith('/pets')
 ```
@@ -1048,6 +1051,32 @@ module.exports = app;
 
 ## FAQ
 
+**Q:** How do i handle wildcard path, like those described in RFC 6570?
+**A:** OpenAPI 3.0 does not support RFC 6570. That said, we provide a minimalistic mechanism that conforms syntactically to OpenAPI 3 and accomplishes a common use case. For example, matching file paths
+
+Using the following OpenAPI defintion
+
+```yaml
+/files/{path}*:
+  get:
+    tags:
+      - Data
+    parameters:
+      - name: path
+        in: path
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          type: string
+```
+
+With the following route definition
+
+```javascript
+  app.get(`/files/:path(*)`, (req, res) => { /* do stuff */ }`
+```
+
+You can match `/files/some/long/path` and `req.params.path` will contain `some/long/path`
+
 **Q:** What happened to the `securityHandlers` property?
 
 **A:** In v3, `securityHandlers` have been replaced by `validateSecurity.handlers`. To use v3 security handlers, move your existing security handlers to the new property. No other change is required. Note that the v2 `securityHandlers` property is supported in v3, but deprecated
@@ -1172,6 +1201,7 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
 
 <!-- markdownlint-enable -->
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
 
 This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
diff --git a/src/framework/openapi.spec.loader.ts b/src/framework/openapi.spec.loader.ts
index 62770b6d..c81cbff0 100644
--- a/src/framework/openapi.spec.loader.ts
+++ b/src/framework/openapi.spec.loader.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ export class OpenApiSpecLoader {
   }
 
   private toExpressParams(part: string): string {
-    return part.replace(/\{([^}]+)}/g, ':$1');
+    // substitute wildcard path with express equivalent
+    // {/path} => /path(*) <--- RFC 6570 format (not supported by openapi)
+    // const pass1 = part.replace(/\{(\/)([^\*]+)(\*)}/g, '$1:$2$3');
+    
+    // instead create our own syntax that is compatible with express' pathToRegex
+    // /{path}* => /:path*
+    const pass1 = part.replace(/\/{([^\*]+)}(\*)/g, '/:$1$2');
+
+    // substitute params with express equivalent
+    // /path/{id} => /path/:id
+    return pass1.replace(/\{([^}]+)}/g, ':$1');
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/resources/wildcard.path.params.yaml b/test/resources/wildcard.path.params.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7752fe0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/wildcard.path.params.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+openapi: 3.0.1
+info:
+  title: api-server
+  description: Pharmacy Tools API server
+  version: 1.0.0
+servers:
+- url: /v1
+tags:
+- name: Data
+  description: Data endpoints
+- name: Specification
+  description: The swagger API specification
+paths:
+  /d1/{id}:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Data
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Returns the latest tracked s3 keys
+          content: {}
+
+  /d2/{path}*:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Data
+      parameters:
+        - name: path
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Returns the latest tracked s3 keys
+          content: {}
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diff --git a/test/wildcard.path.params.spec.ts b/test/wildcard.path.params.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ade9d329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/wildcard.path.params.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import * as request from 'supertest';
+import { createApp } from './common/app';
+
+describe('wildcard path params', () => {
+  let app = null;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    const apiSpec = path.join('test', 'resources', 'wildcard.path.params.yaml');
+    app = await createApp(
+      {
+        apiSpec,
+      },
+      3001,
+      (app) => {
+        app
+          .get(`${app.basePath}/d1/:id`, (req, res) =>
+            res.json({
+              ...req.params,
+            }),
+          )
+          .get(`${app.basePath}/d2/:path(*)`, (req, res) =>
+            res.json({
+              ...req.params,
+            }),
+          );
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  after(() => app.server.close());
+
+  it('should allow path param without wildcard', async () =>
+    request(app)
+      .get(`${app.basePath}/d1/my-id`)
+      .expect(200)
+      .then((r) => {
+        expect(r.body.id).to.equal('my-id');
+      }));
+
+  it('should allow path param with slashes "/" using wildcard', async () =>
+    request(app)
+      .get(`${app.basePath}/d2/some/long/path`)
+      .expect(200)
+      .then((r) => {
+        expect(r.body.path).to.equal('some/long/path');
+      }));
+});