diff --git a/src/path.js b/src/path.js
index ba13988..bd114d3 100644
--- a/src/path.js
+++ b/src/path.js
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export default class extends UrlPart {
 
   get sanitize_replacements () {
     return [
+      // add trailing slash if path is empty
+      {substring: /^$/, replacement: '\/'},
+      // add trailing slash if path does not end with asterisk or trailing slash
+      {substring: /[^/*]$/, replacement: '$&\/'},
       // assume trailing slash at the end of path is optional
       {substring: /\/$/, replacement: '\\/?'},
       {substring: /\/\*$/, replacement: '((\/?)|\/*)'},
diff --git a/test/path.spec.js b/test/path.spec.js
index 0f4144e..6cace39 100644
--- a/test/path.spec.js
+++ b/test/path.spec.js
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ describe('Path', function() {
       expect(path.test('bbb.ccc', path.sanitize('*/*.ccc'))).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    it('should add trailing slash if missing', function () {
+      expect(path.test('/', path.sanitize(''))).toBe(true);
+      expect(path.test('aaa/', path.sanitize('aaa'))).toBe(true);
+      expect(path.test('aaa/bbb/', path.sanitize('aaa/bbb'))).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('should assume trailing `/` is optional', function() {
       expect(path.test('', path.sanitize('/'))).toBe(true);
       expect(path.test('aaa', path.sanitize('aaa/'))).toBe(true);
diff --git a/test/real-life-examples.spec.js b/test/real-life-examples.spec.js
index 6cc2704..1fed9e1 100644
--- a/test/real-life-examples.spec.js
+++ b/test/real-life-examples.spec.js
@@ -90,4 +90,11 @@ describe('Real life examples', function() {
     expect(my_match.test('http://localhost:3000/aaa/bbb')).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('should handle missing trailing slash', function () {
+    const my_match = new UrlMatch('*://*/ccc');
+    expect(my_match.test('http://aaa.bbb/ccc')).toBe(true);
+    expect(my_match.test('http://aaa.bbb/ccc/')).toBe(true);
+    expect(my_match.test('http://aaa.bbb/ccc/ddd')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
 });