diff --git a/mux.go b/mux.go
index a2cd193e..b93d266f 100644
--- a/mux.go
+++ b/mux.go
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ func copyRouteConf(r routeConf) routeConf {
 		c.matchers = append(c.matchers, m)
 	}
 
+	c.skipClean = r.skipClean
+
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -173,26 +175,6 @@ func (r *Router) Match(req *http.Request, match *RouteMatch) bool {
 // When there is a match, the route variables can be retrieved calling
 // mux.Vars(request).
 func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if !r.skipClean {
-		path := req.URL.Path
-		if r.useEncodedPath {
-			path = req.URL.EscapedPath()
-		}
-		// Clean path to canonical form and redirect.
-		if p := cleanPath(path); p != path {
-
-			// Added 3 lines (Philip Schlump) - It was dropping the query string and #whatever from query.
-			// This matches with fix in go 1.2 r.c. 4 for same problem.  Go Issue:
-			// http://code.google.com/p/go/issues/detail?id=5252
-			url := *req.URL
-			url.Path = p
-			p = url.String()
-
-			w.Header().Set("Location", p)
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMovedPermanently)
-			return
-		}
-	}
 	var match RouteMatch
 	var handler http.Handler
 	if r.Match(req, &match) {
@@ -209,6 +191,16 @@ func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		handler = http.NotFoundHandler()
 	}
 
+	if match.OnlyMatchedCleanPath {
+		// Added 3 lines (Philip Schlump) - It was dropping the query string and #whatever from query.
+		// This matches with fix in go 1.2 r.c. 4 for same problem.  Go Issue:
+		// http://code.google.com/p/go/issues/detail?id=5252
+		url := *req.URL
+		url.Path = match.CleanPath
+		http.Redirect(w, req, url.String(), http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+		return
+	}
+
 	handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 }
 
@@ -413,6 +405,13 @@ type RouteMatch struct {
 	Handler http.Handler
 	Vars    map[string]string
 
+	// Cleaned version of the path being matched.
+	CleanPath string
+
+	// true if a valid route match occurs, but only on the cleaned version
+	// of a URL.
+	OnlyMatchedCleanPath bool
+
 	// MatchErr is set to appropriate matching error
 	// It is set to ErrMethodMismatch if there is a mismatch in
 	// the request method and route method
diff --git a/mux_test.go b/mux_test.go
index f5c1e9c5..0f699c7f 100644
--- a/mux_test.go
+++ b/mux_test.go
@@ -1995,6 +1995,40 @@ func TestSkipClean(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSkipCleanSubrouter(t *testing.T) {
+	func1 := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
+	func2 := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
+
+	r := NewRouter().SkipClean(true)
+	r.HandleFunc("/api/", func1).Name("func2")
+	subRouter := r.PathPrefix("/v0").Subrouter().SkipClean(false)
+	subRouter.HandleFunc("/action/do/", func2).Name("func2")
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/?abc=def", nil)
+	res := NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(res, req)
+
+	if len(res.HeaderMap["Location"]) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Req 1: Shouldn't redirect since route is already clean")
+	}
+
+	req, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost//api/?abc=def", nil)
+	res = NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(res, req)
+
+	if len(res.HeaderMap["Location"]) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Req 2: Shouldn't redirect since skip clean is disabled")
+	}
+
+	req, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost/v0/action//do/?ghi=jkl", nil)
+	res = NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(res, req)
+
+	if len(res.HeaderMap["Location"]) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Req 3: Should redirect since skip clean is enabled for subroute")
+	}
+}
+
 // https://plus.google.com/101022900381697718949/posts/eWy6DjFJ6uW
 func TestSubrouterHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "func1 response"
diff --git a/regexp.go b/regexp.go
index f2528867..efbeeccd 100644
--- a/regexp.go
+++ b/regexp.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 type routeRegexpOptions struct {
 	strictSlash    bool
 	useEncodedPath bool
+	skipClean      bool
 }
 
 type regexpType int
@@ -170,7 +171,23 @@ func (r *routeRegexp) Match(req *http.Request, match *RouteMatch) bool {
 		if r.options.useEncodedPath {
 			path = req.URL.EscapedPath()
 		}
-		return r.regexp.MatchString(path)
+		if !r.options.skipClean {
+			// Only clean the path when needed, and cache the result for later use.
+			if match.CleanPath == "" {
+				// Clean path to canonical form for testing purposes.
+				match.CleanPath = cleanPath(path)
+			}
+			path = match.CleanPath
+		}
+		isMatch := r.regexp.MatchString(path)
+		if isMatch {
+			if !r.options.skipClean && req.URL.Path != match.CleanPath {
+				match.OnlyMatchedCleanPath = true
+			} else {
+				match.OnlyMatchedCleanPath = false
+			}
+		}
+		return isMatch
 	}
 
 	return r.regexp.MatchString(getHost(req))
diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
index 8479c68c..90df727d 100644
--- a/route.go
+++ b/route.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func (r *Route) addRegexpMatcher(tpl string, typ regexpType) error {
 	rr, err := newRouteRegexp(tpl, typ, routeRegexpOptions{
 		strictSlash:    r.strictSlash,
 		useEncodedPath: r.useEncodedPath,
+		skipClean:      r.skipClean,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err