diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e1b33a852..f877025b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Next Release (TBD)
 * Return 405 when method is not supported when running
   ``chalice local``
   (`#159 <https://github.com/awslabs/chalice/issues/159>`__)
+* Add path params as requestParameters so they can be used
+  in generated SDKs as well as cache keys
+  (`#163 <https://github.com/awslabs/chalice/issues/163>`__)
 
 
 0.4.0
diff --git a/chalice/deployer.py b/chalice/deployer.py
index 929853cb9..6dad974c4 100644
--- a/chalice/deployer.py
+++ b/chalice/deployer.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import inspect
 import re
 
-from typing import Any, Tuple, Callable, IO  # noqa
+from typing import Any, Tuple, Callable, IO, List  # noqa
 import botocore.session  # noqa
 import virtualenv
 
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ def _configure_resource_route(self, node, http_method):
         self._apig_methods.create_method_request(
             resource_id, http_method, route_entry.authorization_type,
             route_entry.authorizer_id, route_entry.api_key_required,
+            route_entry.view_args
         )
         self._apig_methods.create_lambda_method_integration(
             resource_id, http_method, route_entry.content_types,
@@ -833,8 +834,9 @@ def __init__(self, apig_client, rest_api_id):
 
     def create_method_request(self, resource_id, http_method,
                               authorization_type=None, authorizer_id=None,
-                              api_key_required=False):
-        # type: (str, str, str, str, bool) -> None
+                              api_key_required=False,
+                              url_params=None):
+        # type: (str, str, str, str, bool, List[str]) -> None
         """Create an API Gateway method request.
 
         This defines the public API used by consumers of the API Gateway
@@ -853,6 +855,12 @@ def create_method_request(self, resource_id, http_method,
             put_method_cfg['authorizerId'] = authorizer_id
         if api_key_required:
             put_method_cfg['apiKeyRequired'] = api_key_required
+        if url_params:
+            request_params = {
+                'method.request.path.%s' % param: True
+                for param in url_params
+            }
+            put_method_cfg['requestParameters'] = request_params
         self._apig_client.put_method(**put_method_cfg)
 
     def create_lambda_method_integration(self, resource_id, http_method,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_deployer.py b/tests/unit/test_deployer.py
index cb61896b9..2416424e4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_deployer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_deployer.py
@@ -437,3 +437,20 @@ def badview():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         validate_routes(sample_app.routes)
+
+
+def test_apig_methods(stubbed_session):
+    gateway_stub = stubbed_session.stub('apigateway')
+    gateway_stub.put_method(
+        authorizationType='NONE',
+        httpMethod='GET',
+        resourceId='resource_id',
+        restApiId='rest_api_id',
+        requestParameters={'method.request.path.name': True},
+    ).returns({})
+    apig = APIGatewayMethods(
+        stubbed_session.create_client('apigateway'), 'rest_api_id')
+
+    stubbed_session.activate_stubs()
+    apig.create_method_request('resource_id', 'GET', url_params=['name'])
+    stubbed_session.verify_stubs()