diff --git a/lib/pact/helpers.rb b/lib/pact/helpers.rb
index c6c8228..6a7830d 100644
--- a/lib/pact/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/helpers.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'pact/something_like'
 require 'pact/term'
+require 'pact/provider_param'
 require 'pact/array_like'
 
 # Protected, exposed through Pact.term and Pact.like, and included in Pact::Consumer::RSpec
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ def term arg1, arg2 = nil
       end
     end
 
+    def provider_param arg1, arg2
+      Pact::ProviderParam.new(arg1, arg2)
+    end
+
     def like content
       Pact::SomethingLike.new(content)
     end
diff --git a/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb b/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb
index fc60c61..29a7eec 100644
--- a/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/matchers/matchers.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'pact/term'
+require 'pact/provider_param'
 require 'pact/something_like'
 require 'pact/array_like'
 require 'pact/shared/null_expectation'
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def calculate_diff expected, actual, opts = {}
       when Pact::SomethingLike then calculate_diff(expected.contents, actual, options.merge(:type => true))
       when Pact::ArrayLike then array_like_diff(expected, actual, options)
       when Pact::Term then term_diff(expected, actual, options)
+      when Pact::ProviderParam then provider_param_diff(expected, actual)
       else object_diff(expected, actual, options)
       end
     end
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@ def term_diff term, actual, options
       end
     end
 
+    def provider_param_diff provider_param, actual
+      if provider_param.default_string == actual
+        return NO_DIFF
+      else
+        return Difference.new provider_param.default_string, actual, 'Given string did not match default string for provider param.'
+      end
+    end
+
     def actual_term_diff term, actual, options
       if term.matcher.match(actual)
         NO_DIFF
diff --git a/lib/pact/matching_rules/extract.rb b/lib/pact/matching_rules/extract.rb
index 27a016e..2223ecc 100644
--- a/lib/pact/matching_rules/extract.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/matching_rules/extract.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require 'pact/something_like'
 require 'pact/array_like'
 require 'pact/term'
+require 'pact/provider_param'
 
 module Pact
   module MatchingRules
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ def recurse object, path, match_type
         when Pact::SomethingLike then handle_something_like(object, path, match_type)
         when Pact::ArrayLike then handle_array_like(object, path, match_type)
         when Pact::Term then record_regex_rule object, path
+        when Pact::ProviderParam then record_provider_param_rule object, path
         when Pact::QueryString then recurse(object.query, path, match_type)
         when Pact::QueryHash then recurse_hash(object.query, path, match_type)
         end
@@ -70,6 +72,12 @@ def record_regex_rule term, path
         rules[path]['regex'] = term.matcher.inspect[1..-2]
       end
 
+      def record_provider_param_rule provider_param, path
+        rules[path] ||= {}
+        rules[path]['match'] = 'provider_param'
+        rules[path]['fill_string'] = provider_param.fill_string
+      end
+
       def record_match_type_rule path, match_type
         unless match_type == :array_like || match_type.nil?
           rules[path] ||= {}
diff --git a/lib/pact/matching_rules/merge.rb b/lib/pact/matching_rules/merge.rb
index 384e78c..e2e890f 100644
--- a/lib/pact/matching_rules/merge.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/matching_rules/merge.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def wrap object, path
           handle_match_type(object, path, rules)
         elsif rules['regex']
           handle_regex(object, path, rules)
+        elsif rules['fill_string']
+          handle_provider_param(object, path, rules)
         else
           log_ignored_rules(path, rules, {})
           object
@@ -96,6 +98,11 @@ def handle_regex object, path, rules
         Pact::Term.new(generate: object, matcher: Regexp.new(rules['regex']))
       end
 
+      def handle_provider_param object, path, rules
+        log_ignored_rules(path, rules, {'match' => 'provider_param', 'fill_string' => rules['fill_string']})
+        Pact::ProviderParam.new(rules['fill_string'], object)
+      end
+
       def log_ignored_rules path, rules, used_rules
         dup_rules = rules.dup
         used_rules.each_pair do | used_key, used_value |
diff --git a/lib/pact/provider_param.rb b/lib/pact/provider_param.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16c43fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact/provider_param.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+require 'pact/shared/active_support_support'
+
+module Pact
+  class ProviderParam
+
+    include Pact::ActiveSupportSupport
+
+    attr_reader :fill_string, :default_string, :params
+
+    def self.json_create(obj)
+      new(obj['data']['fill_string'], obj['data']['params'])
+    end
+
+    def initialize(fill_string, arg2)
+      @fill_string = fill_string
+      if arg2.is_a? String
+        @default_string = arg2
+        @params = find_default_values
+      else
+        @params = stringify_params(arg2)
+        @default_string = default_string_from_params @params
+      end
+    end
+
+    def replace_params(params)
+      @params = stringify_params(params)
+      @default_string = default_string_from_params @params
+    end
+
+    def to_hash
+      {json_class: self.class.name, data: {fill_string: @fill_string, params: @params}}
+    end
+
+    def as_json
+      to_hash
+    end
+
+    def to_json(options = {})
+      as_json.to_json(options)
+    end
+
+    def ==(other)
+      if !other.respond_to?(:fill_string) || other.fill_string != @fill_string
+        return false
+      end
+      if !other.respond_to?(:params) || other.params != @params
+        return false
+      end
+
+      return true
+    end
+
+    def to_s
+      "Pact::ProviderParam: #{@fill_string} #{@params}"
+    end
+
+    def empty?
+      false
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def stringify_params(params)
+      stringified_params = {}
+      params.each{ |k, v| stringified_params[k.to_s] = v }
+      stringified_params
+    end
+
+    def param_name_regex
+      /:{[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+}/
+    end
+
+    def parse_fill_string
+      matches = @fill_string.scan(param_name_regex)
+      matches.map do |match|
+        match[2..(match.length - 2)]
+      end
+    end
+
+    def find_strings_between_variables(var_names)
+      in_between_strings = []
+      previous_string_end = 0
+      matches = @fill_string.scan(param_name_regex)
+
+      matches.size.times do |index|
+        # get the locations of the string in between the matched variable names
+        variable_name_start = @fill_string.index(matches[index])
+        variable_name_end = variable_name_start + matches[index].length
+        string_text = @fill_string[previous_string_end...variable_name_start]
+        previous_string_end = variable_name_end
+        in_between_strings << string_text unless string_text.empty?
+      end
+      last_part = @fill_string[previous_string_end...@fill_string.length]
+      in_between_strings << last_part unless last_part.empty?
+
+      in_between_strings
+    end
+
+    def find_variable_values_in_default_string(in_between_strings)
+      previous_value_end = 0
+      values = []
+
+      in_between_strings.each do |string|
+        string_start = @default_string.index(string)
+        value = @default_string[previous_value_end...string_start]
+        values << value unless string_start == 0
+        previous_value_end = string_start + string.length
+      end
+
+      last_string = @default_string[previous_value_end..@default_string.length - 1]
+      values << last_string unless last_string.empty?
+
+      values
+    end
+
+    def find_default_values
+      var_names = parse_fill_string
+      in_between_strings = find_strings_between_variables(var_names)
+
+      values = find_variable_values_in_default_string(in_between_strings)
+
+      param_hash = {}
+      new_params_arr = var_names.zip(values)
+      new_params_arr.each do |key, value|
+        param_hash[key] = value
+      end
+      param_hash
+    end
+
+    def default_string_from_params(params)
+      default_string = @fill_string
+      params.each do |key, value|
+        default_string = default_string.gsub(':{' + key + '}', value)
+      end
+      default_string
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pact/reification.rb b/lib/pact/reification.rb
index d8045e7..5a19a5b 100644
--- a/lib/pact/reification.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/reification.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'randexp'
 require 'pact/term'
+require 'pact/provider_param'
 require 'pact/something_like'
 require 'pact/array_like'
 require 'pact/shared/request'
@@ -10,10 +11,13 @@ module Pact
   module Reification
     include ActiveSupportSupport
 
-    def self.from_term(term)
+    def self.from_term(term, replacement_params = {})
       case term
       when Pact::Term, Regexp, Pact::SomethingLike, Pact::ArrayLike
         from_term(term.generate)
+      when Pact::ProviderParam
+        term.replace_params(replacement_params) unless replacement_params.empty?
+        from_term(term.default_string)
       when Hash
         term.inject({}) do |mem, (key,t)|
           mem[key] = from_term(t)
diff --git a/lib/pact/shared/request.rb b/lib/pact/shared/request.rb
index 888a0a0..5fcf1b4 100644
--- a/lib/pact/shared/request.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/shared/request.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def method_and_path
         "#{method.upcase} #{full_path}"
       end
 
-      def full_path
-        display_path + display_query
+      def full_path(provider_params = {})
+        display_path(provider_params) + display_query(provider_params)
       end
 
       def content_type
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ def to_hash_without_body_or_query
         hash
       end
 
-      def display_path
-        reified_path = Pact::Reification.from_term(path)
+      def display_path(provider_params)
+        reified_path = Pact::Reification.from_term(path, provider_params)
         reified_path.empty? ? "/" : reified_path
       end
 
-      def display_query
-        (query.nil? || query.empty?) ? '' : "?#{Pact::Reification.from_term(query)}"
+      def display_query(provider_params)
+        (query.nil? || query.empty?) ? '' : "?#{Pact::Reification.from_term(query, provider_params)}"
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/pact/support.rb b/lib/pact/support.rb
index 7edf6d9..1593c39 100644
--- a/lib/pact/support.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/support.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require 'pact/matchers'
 require 'pact/logging'
 require 'pact/term'
+require 'pact/provider_param'
 require 'pact/helpers'
 require 'pact/configuration'
 require 'pact/reification'
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/helpers_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/helpers_spec.rb
index 86a6eff..9b40f56 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/helpers_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ module Pact
 
     include Pact::Helpers
 
+    describe "#provider_param" do
+      pp = Pact::ProviderParam.new('some/:{var}/here', {var: 'url'})
+
+      context 'with a hash argument' do
+        it "creates a Pact::ProviderParam" do
+          expect(provider_param('some/:{var}/here', {var: 'url'})).to eq(pp)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with two string argumnets' do
+        it 'creates a Pact::ProviderParam' do
+          expect(provider_param('some/:{var}/here', 'some/url/here').params).to eq({'var' => 'url'})
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#term" do
 
       context "with a Hash argument" do
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_provider_param_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_provider_param_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da00cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/matchers/matchers_provider_param_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require 'pact/provider_param'
+
+module Pact
+  describe Matchers do
+
+    let(:expected) do
+      {
+        url: Pact::ProviderParam.new('/some/:{url_var}/here', {url_var: 'url'})
+      }
+    end
+
+    it 'should not have a difference' do
+      actual = {
+        url: '/some/url/here'
+      }
+      expect(Pact::Matchers.diff(expected, actual)).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/provider_param_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/provider_param_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52c69b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/provider_param_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+module Pact
+  describe ProviderParam do
+
+    describe 'initialize' do
+      it 'creates a ProviderParam' do
+        pp = ProviderParam.new('/some/url/with/:{param}', {param: 'a parameter'})
+        expect(pp).to be_instance_of(Pact::ProviderParam)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'default_string' do
+      it 'returns the default string' do
+        pp = ProviderParam.new('/some/url/with/:{param}', {param: 'a parameter'})
+        expect(pp.default_string).to eq('/some/url/with/a parameter')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'fill_string' do
+      it 'returns the fill string' do
+        pp = ProviderParam.new('/some/:{var}/here:{blah}', {var: 'var', blah: 'aoeu'})
+        expect(pp.fill_string).to eq('/some/:{var}/here:{blah}')
+        expect(pp.default_string).to eq('/some/var/hereaoeu')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'initialize with fill string' do
+      it 'finds the param names' do
+        pp = ProviderParam.new('/some/:{id}/path_:{here}', {id: '5', here: 'something'})
+        expect(pp.params).to eq({'id' => '5', 'here' => 'something'})
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the param names from a given default string' do
+        pp = ProviderParam.new('/some/:{id}/path_:{here}', '/some/4/path_blah')
+        expect(pp.params).to eq({'id' => '4', 'here' => 'blah'})
+      end
+
+      it 'finds the param names with a param at the start' do
+        pp = ProviderParam.new(':{first}and:{second}then:{third}', 'oneandtwothenthree')
+        expect(pp.params).to eq({'first' => 'one', 'second' => 'two', 'third' => 'three'})
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end