diff --git a/spec/normalizePath.spec.js b/spec/normalizePath.spec.js
index 1bb2337..17b434f 100644
--- a/spec/normalizePath.spec.js
+++ b/spec/normalizePath.spec.js
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@ describe('normalizePath', () => {
     });
     expect(subject).toThrow();
   });
+
+  it('uses urlPathReplacement when passed to transform the path', () => {
+    expect(normalizePath({url: '/a/12345'}, {urlPathReplacement: ':id'}))
+      .toBe('/a/:id');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/normalizePath.js b/src/normalizePath.js
index f2a0f57..8102840 100644
--- a/src/normalizePath.js
+++ b/src/normalizePath.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = function(req, opts) {
   // by middlewares such as 'router'. Note: this function is called onFinish
   /// i.e. always in the tail of the middleware chain
   let path = url.parse(req.originalUrl || req.url).pathname;
+  const urlPathReplacement = opts ? opts.urlPathReplacement : '#val';
 
   const normalizePath = opts && opts.normalizePath;
   if (Array.isArray(normalizePath)) {
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@ module.exports = function(req, opts) {
   if (!urlValueParser) {
     urlValueParser = new UrlValueParser(opts && opts.urlValueParser);
   }
-  return urlValueParser.replacePathValues(path);
+  return urlValueParser.replacePathValues(path, urlPathReplacement);
 };