diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java
index 4709f9c368..a98b2db2b5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ public abstract class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMe
 	protected void handleMatch(RequestMappingInfo info, String lookupPath, HttpServletRequest request) {
 		super.handleMatch(info, lookupPath, request);
 
-		String pattern = info.getPatternsCondition().getPatterns().iterator().next();
-		request.setAttribute(BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE, pattern);
+		Set<String> patterns = info.getPatternsCondition().getPatterns();
+		String bestPattern = patterns.isEmpty() ? lookupPath : patterns.iterator().next();
+		request.setAttribute(BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE, bestPattern);
 		
-		Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables = getPathMatcher().extractUriTemplateVariables(pattern, lookupPath);
+		Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables = getPathMatcher().extractUriTemplateVariables(bestPattern, lookupPath);
 		request.setAttribute(HandlerMapping.URI_TEMPLATE_VARIABLES_ATTRIBUTE, uriTemplateVariables);
 
 		if (!info.getProducesCondition().getProducibleMediaTypes().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
index 6fd4d5a984..e38c87ac46 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
@@ -204,12 +204,22 @@ public class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void bestMatchingPatternAttribute() {
-		PatternsRequestCondition patterns = new PatternsRequestCondition("/1/2", "/{path1}/2");
+		PatternsRequestCondition patterns = new PatternsRequestCondition("/{path1}/2", "/**");
 		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(patterns, null, null, null, null, null, null);
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/1/2");
-		String lookupPath = new UrlPathHelper().getLookupPathForRequest(request);
 
-		this.mapping.handleMatch(key, lookupPath, request);
+		this.mapping.handleMatch(key, "/1/2", request);
+		
+		assertEquals("/{path1}/2", request.getAttribute(HandlerMapping.BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void bestMatchingPatternAttributeNoPatternsDefined() {
+		PatternsRequestCondition patterns = new PatternsRequestCondition();
+		RequestMappingInfo key = new RequestMappingInfo(patterns, null, null, null, null, null, null);
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/1/2");
+
+		this.mapping.handleMatch(key, "/1/2", request);
 		
 		assertEquals("/1/2", request.getAttribute(HandlerMapping.BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE));
 	}