diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f82c821..fdd0f9ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ Synopsis
                 path = "/aa",
                 metadata = "metadata /aa",
                 host = "foo.com",
-                method = {"GET", "POST"},
+                method = {"GET", "POST"},           -- multiple method
                 remote_addr = "127.0.0.1",
             },
             {
                 path = "/bb*",
                 metadata = "metadata /bb",
-                host = {"*.bar.com", "gloo.com"},
+                host = {"*.bar.com", "gloo.com"},   -- multiple host
                 method = {"GET", "POST", "PUT"},
                 remote_addr = "fe80:fe80::/64",
-                vars = {
+                vars = {                            -- multiple var
                     {"arg_name", "==", "json"},
                     {"arg_weight", ">", "10"},
                 },
-                filter_fun = function(vars)
+                filter_fun = function(vars)         -- callback fun
                     return vars["arg_name"] == "json"
                 end,
             },
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ Synopsis
                 path = "/cc",
                 metadata = "metadata /cc",
                 remote_addr = {"127.0.0.1","192.168.0.0/16",
-                               "::1", "fe80::/32"}
+                               "::1", "fe80::/32"}  -- multiple remote_addr
             },
+            {
+                path = {"/dd", "/dd/ee", "/dd/ff/*"},   -- multiple path
+                metadata = "metadata /dd and /dd/ee"
+            }
         })
 
         -- try to match
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ Methods
 new
 ---
 
-`syntax: rx, err = radix:new(routes)`
+`syntax: rx, err = radix.new(routes)`
 
 The routes is a array table, like `{ {...}, {...}, {...} }`, Each element in the array is a route, which is a hash table.
 
@@ -87,11 +91,11 @@ The attributes of each element may contain these:
 
 |name       |option  |description|
 |--------   |--------|-----------|
-|path       |required|client request uri, the default is a full match. But if the end of the path is `*`, it means that this is a prefix path. For example `/foo*`, it'll match `/foo/bar` or `/foo/glo/grey` etc.|
+|path       |required|Client request uri, the default is a full match. But if the end of the path is `*`, it means that this is a prefix path. For example `/foo*`, it'll match `/foo/bar` or `/foo/glo/grey` etc. We can set multiple `path` by an array table, eg: `{"/", "/aa", "/bb"}`.|
 |metadata   |option  |Will return this field if using `rx:match` to match route.|
 |handler    |option  |Will call this function using `rx:dispatch` to match route.|
-|host       |option  |Client request host, not only supports normal domain name, but also supports wildcard name, both `foo.com` and `*.foo.com` are valid.|
-|remote_addr|option  |Client remote address like `192.168.1.100`, and we can use CIDR format, eg `192.168.1.0/24`. BTW, In addition to supporting the IPv6 format, multiple IP addresses are allowed, this field will be an array table at this case, the elements of array shoud be a string IPv4 or IPv6 address.|
+|host       |option  |Client request host, not only supports normal domain name, but also supports wildcard name, both `foo.com` and `*.foo.com` are valid. We can set multiple `host` by an array table, eg: `{"foo.com", "bar.com"}`.|
+|remote_addr|option  |Client remote address like `192.168.1.100`, and we can use CIDR format, eg `192.168.1.0/24`. BTW, In addition to supporting the IPv6 format, multiple IP addresses are allowed, this field will be an array table at this case, the elements of array shoud be a string IPv4 or IPv6 address. We can set multiple `remote_addr` by an array table, eg: `{"127.0.0.1", "192.0.0.0/8"}`.|
 |method     |option  |It's an array table, we can put one or more method names together. Here is the valid method list: "GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "PATCH", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "CONNECT" and "TRACE".|
 |vars       |option  |It is an array of one or more {var, operator, val} elements. For example: {{var, operator, val}, {var, operator, val}, ...}. `{"arg_key", "==", "val"}` means the value of argument `key` expect to `val`.|
 |filter_fun |option  |User defined filter function, We can use it to achieve matching logic for special scenes. `radixtree` will only pass one parameter which named `vars` when matching route.|
diff --git a/lib/resty/radixtree.lua b/lib/resty/radixtree.lua
index 0b4f0a70..4f585fcd 100644
--- a/lib/resty/radixtree.lua
+++ b/lib/resty/radixtree.lua
@@ -181,98 +181,108 @@ end
 
 do
     local route_opts = {}
-function _M.new(routes)
-    if not routes then
-        return nil, "missing argument route"
+
+local function pre_insert_route(self, path, route)
+    if type(path) ~= "string" then
+        error("invalid argument path", 2)
     end
 
-    local route_n = #routes
+    if type(route.metadata) == "nil" and type(route.handler) == "nil" then
+        error("missing argument metadata or handler", 2)
+    end
 
-    local self = setmt__gc({
-            tree = radix.radix_tree_new(),
-            match_data_index = 0,
-            match_data = new_tab(#routes, 0),
-            hash_path = new_tab(0, #routes),
-        }, mt)
+    if route.vars then
+        if type(route.vars) ~= "table" then
+            error("invalid argument vars", 2)
+        end
+    end
 
-    -- register routes
-    for i = 1, route_n do
-        local route = routes[i]
+    local method  = route.method
+    local bit_methods
+    if type(method) ~= "table" then
+        bit_methods = method and METHODS[method] or 0
 
-        if type(route.path) ~= "string" then
-            error("invalid argument path", 2)
+    else
+        bit_methods = 0
+        for _, m in ipairs(method) do
+            bit_methods = bit.bor(bit_methods, METHODS[m])
         end
+    end
 
-        if type(route.metadata) == "nil" and type(route.handler) == "nil" then
-            error("missing argument metadata or handler", 2)
-        end
+    clear_tab(route_opts)
 
-        if route.vars then
-            if type(route.vars) ~= "table" then
-                error("invalid argument vars", 2)
+    local host = route.host
+    if type(host) == "table" and #host > 0 then
+        route_opts.hosts = {}
+        for _, h in ipairs(host) do
+            local host_is_wildcard = false
+            if h and h:sub(1, 1) == '*' then
+                host_is_wildcard = true
+                h = h:sub(2):reverse()
             end
-        end
 
-        local method  = route.method
-        local bit_methods
-        if type(method) ~= "table" then
-            bit_methods = method and METHODS[method] or 0
+            insert_tab(route_opts.hosts, host_is_wildcard)
+            insert_tab(route_opts.hosts, h)
+        end
 
-        else
-            bit_methods = 0
-            for _, m in ipairs(method) do
-                bit_methods = bit.bor(bit_methods, METHODS[m])
-            end
+    elseif type(host) == "string" then
+        local host_is_wildcard = false
+        if host and host:sub(1, 1) == '*' then
+            host_is_wildcard = true
+            host = host:sub(2):reverse()
         end
 
-        clear_tab(route_opts)
+        route_opts.hosts = {host_is_wildcard, host}
+    end
 
-        local host = route.host
-        if type(host) == "table" and #host > 0 then
-            route_opts.hosts = {}
-            for _, h in ipairs(host) do
-                local host_is_wildcard = false
-                if h and h:sub(1, 1) == '*' then
-                    host_is_wildcard = true
-                    h = h:sub(2):reverse()
-                end
+    if path:sub(#path) == "*" then
+        path = path:sub(1, #path - 1)
+        route_opts.path_op = "<="
+    else
+        route_opts.path_op = "="
+    end
+    route_opts.path = path
+
+    route_opts.metadata = route.metadata
+    route_opts.handler  = route.handler
+    route_opts.method   = bit_methods
+    route_opts.vars     = route.vars
+    route_opts.filter_fun   = route.filter_fun
+
+    local err
+    route_opts.matcher_ins, err = parse_remote_addr(route.remote_addr)
+    if err then
+        error("invalid IP address: " .. err, 2)
+    end
 
-                insert_tab(route_opts.hosts, host_is_wildcard)
-                insert_tab(route_opts.hosts, h)
-            end
+    insert_route(self, route_opts)
+end
 
-        elseif type(host) == "string" then
-            local host_is_wildcard = false
-            if host and host:sub(1, 1) == '*' then
-                host_is_wildcard = true
-                host = host:sub(2):reverse()
-            end
+function _M.new(routes)
+    if not routes then
+        return nil, "missing argument route"
+    end
 
-            route_opts.hosts = {host_is_wildcard, host}
-        end
+    local route_n = #routes
 
-        local path = route.path
-        if path:sub(#path) == "*" then
-            path = path:sub(1, #path - 1)
-            route_opts.path_op = "<="
-        else
-            route_opts.path_op = "="
-        end
-        route_opts.path = path
+    local self = setmt__gc({
+            tree = radix.radix_tree_new(),
+            match_data_index = 0,
+            match_data = new_tab(#routes, 0),
+            hash_path = new_tab(0, #routes),
+        }, mt)
 
-        route_opts.metadata = route.metadata
-        route_opts.handler  = route.handler
-        route_opts.method   = bit_methods
-        route_opts.vars     = route.vars
-        route_opts.filter_fun   = route.filter_fun
+    -- register routes
+    for i = 1, route_n do
+        local route = routes[i]
+        if type(route.path) == "string" then
+            pre_insert_route(self, route.path, route)
 
-        local err
-        route_opts.matcher_ins, err = parse_remote_addr(route.remote_addr)
-        if err then
-            error("invalid IP address: " .. err, 2)
+        else
+            for _, path in ipairs(route.path) do
+                pre_insert_route(self, path, route)
+            end
         end
-
-        insert_route(self, route_opts)
     end
 
     return self
diff --git a/t/path.t b/t/path.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcc19e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/path.t
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# vim:set ft= ts=4 sw=4 et fdm=marker:
+
+use t::RX 'no_plan';
+
+repeat_each(1);
+run_tests();
+
+__DATA__
+
+=== TEST 1: single path
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local radix = require("resty.radixtree")
+            local rx = radix.new({
+                {
+                    path = {"/"},
+                    metadata = "metadata /",
+                },
+            })
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/xx"))
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/"))
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+--- response_body
+nil
+metadata /
+
+
+
+=== TEST 2: multiple path
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local radix = require("resty.radixtree")
+            local rx = radix.new({
+                {
+                    path = {"/", "/aa", "/bb"},
+                    metadata = "metadata multipe path 1",
+                },
+                {
+                    path = {"/cc"},
+                    metadata = "metadata multipe path 2",
+                },
+            })
+
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/"))
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/aa"))
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/bb"))
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/cc"))
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/dd"))
+            ngx.say(rx:match("/ee"))
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- no_error_log
+[error]
+--- response_body
+metadata multipe path 1
+metadata multipe path 1
+metadata multipe path 1
+metadata multipe path 2
+nil
+nil