diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/RouteTemplate.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/RouteTemplate.cs
index 44e46576..813103f6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/RouteTemplate.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/RouteTemplate.cs
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ public class RouteTemplate
     {
         private const string SeparatorString = "/";
 
-        public RouteTemplate(List<TemplateSegment> segments)
+        public RouteTemplate(string template, List<TemplateSegment> segments)
         {
             if (segments == null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(segments));
             }
 
+            Template = template;
+
             Segments = segments;
 
             Parameters = new List<TemplatePart>();
@@ -37,9 +39,11 @@ public RouteTemplate(List<TemplateSegment> segments)
             }
         }
 
-        public IList<TemplatePart> Parameters { get; private set; }
+        public string Template { get; }
+
+        public IList<TemplatePart> Parameters { get; }
 
-        public IList<TemplateSegment> Segments { get; private set; }
+        public IList<TemplateSegment> Segments { get; }
 
         public TemplateSegment GetSegment(int index)
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs
index 501298b4..c463c954 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static RouteTemplate Parse(string routeTemplate)
 
             if (IsAllValid(context, segments))
             {
-                return new RouteTemplate(segments);
+                return new RouteTemplate(routeTemplate, segments);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateParserTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateParserTests.cs
index beec5ffc..5e466e9f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateParserTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateParserTests.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public void Parse_SingleLiteral()
             // Arrange
             var template = "cool";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateLiteral("cool"));
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void Parse_SingleParameter()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(
                 TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p", false, false, defaultValue: null, inlineConstraints: null));
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void Parse_OptionalParameter()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p?}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(
                 TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p", false, true, defaultValue: null, inlineConstraints: null));
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public void Parse_MultipleLiterals()
             // Arrange
             var template = "cool/awesome/super";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateLiteral("cool"));
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public void Parse_MultipleParameters()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}/{p2}/{*p3}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
 
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_LP()
             // Arrange
             var template = "cool-{p1}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateLiteral("cool-"));
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_PL()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}-cool";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_PLP()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}-cool-{p2}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_LPL()
             // Arrange
             var template = "cool-{p1}-awesome";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateLiteral("cool-"));
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_OptionalParameterFollowingPeriod()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}.{p2?}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_ParametersFollowingPeriod()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}.{p2}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_OptionalParameterFollowingPeriod_ThreeParameter
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}.{p2}.{p3?}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_ThreeParametersSeperatedByPeriod()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}.{p2}.{p3}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_OptionalParameterFollowingPeriod_MiddleSegment(
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}.{p2?}/{p3}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_OptionalParameterFollowingPeriod_LastSegment()
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p1}/{p2}.{p3?}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p1",
                                                                         false,
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_OptionalParameterFollowingPeriod_PeriodAfterSla
             // Arrange
             var template = "{p2}/.{p3?}";
 
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(TemplatePart.CreateParameter("p2",
                                                                         false,
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ public void Parse_ComplexSegment_OptionalParameterFollowingPeriod_PeriodAfterSla
         public void Parse_RegularExpressions(string template, string constraint)
         {
             // Arrange
-            var expected = new RouteTemplate(new List<TemplateSegment>());
+            var expected = new RouteTemplate(template, new List<TemplateSegment>());
             expected.Segments.Add(new TemplateSegment());
             var c = new InlineConstraint(constraint);
             expected.Segments[0].Parts.Add(
@@ -830,6 +830,11 @@ public bool Equals(RouteTemplate x, RouteTemplate y)
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    if (!string.Equals(x.Template, y.Template, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+
                     if (x.Segments.Count != y.Segments.Count)
                     {
                         return false;