diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index d75188471..54d992922 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func load(cmdline, environ, envprefix []string, props *properties.Properties) (c
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy.strategy: %s", cfg.Proxy.Strategy)
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Proxy.Matcher != "prefix" && cfg.Proxy.Matcher != "glob" {
+	if cfg.Proxy.Matcher != "prefix" && cfg.Proxy.Matcher != "glob" && cfg.Proxy.Matcher != "gobwas/glob" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy.matcher: %s", cfg.Proxy.Matcher)
 	}
 
diff --git a/route/matcher.go b/route/matcher.go
index 710be013c..30a438654 100644
--- a/route/matcher.go
+++ b/route/matcher.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gobwas/glob"
 )
 
 // matcher determines whether a host/path matches a route
@@ -12,8 +14,9 @@ type matcher func(uri string, r *Route) bool
 // Matcher contains the available matcher functions.
 // Update config/load.go#load after updating.
 var Matcher = map[string]matcher{
-	"prefix": prefixMatcher,
-	"glob":   globMatcher,
+	"prefix":      prefixMatcher,
+	"glob":        globMatcher,
+	"gobwas/glob": gobwasGlobMatcher,
 }
 
 // prefixMatcher matches path to the routes' path.
@@ -30,3 +33,10 @@ func globMatcher(uri string, r *Route) bool {
 	}
 	return hasMatch
 }
+
+
+// gobwasGlobMatcher matches path to the routes' path using gobwas/glob.
+func gobwasGlobMatcher(uri string, r *Route) bool {
+	var g = glob.MustCompile(r.Path)
+	return g.Match(uri)
+}
diff --git a/route/matcher_test.go b/route/matcher_test.go
index 592d7d610..622f69f9f 100644
--- a/route/matcher_test.go
+++ b/route/matcher_test.go
@@ -54,3 +54,36 @@ func TestGlobMatcher(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGobwasGlobMatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		uri     string
+		matches bool
+		route   *Route
+	}{
+		// happy flows
+		{uri: "/foo", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo"}},
+		{uri: "/fool", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo?"}},
+		{uri: "/fool", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo*"}},
+		{uri: "/fools", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo*"}},
+		{uri: "/fools", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo*"}},
+		{uri: "/foo/x/bar", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo/*/bar"}},
+		{uri: "/foo/x/y/z/w/bar", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo/**"}},
+		{uri: "/foo/x/y/z/w/bar", matches: true, route: &Route{Path: "/foo/**/bar"}},
+
+		// error flows
+		{uri: "/fo", matches: false, route: &Route{Path: "/foo"}},
+		{uri: "/fools", matches: false, route: &Route{Path: "/foo"}},
+		{uri: "/fo", matches: false, route: &Route{Path: "/foo*"}},
+		{uri: "/fools", matches: false, route: &Route{Path: "/foo.*"}},
+		{uri: "/foo/x/y/z/w/baz", matches: false, route: &Route{Path: "/foo/**/bar"}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.uri, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got, want := gobwasGlobMatcher(tt.uri, tt.route), tt.matches; got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("got %v want %v", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
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