diff --git a/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go b/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go
index 621582a66..6e9c3c426 100644
--- a/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/middleware/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -238,6 +238,116 @@ func TestUnixSocketProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func GetHTTPProxy(messageFormat string, prefix string) (*Proxy, *httptest.Server) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, messageFormat, r.URL.String())
+	}))
+
+	return newPrefixedWebSocketTestProxy(ts.URL, prefix), ts
+}
+
+func GetSocketProxy(messageFormat string, prefix string) (*Proxy, *httptest.Server, error) {
+	ts := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, messageFormat, r.URL.String())
+	}))
+
+	socketPath, err := filepath.Abs("./test_socket")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to get absolute path: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to listen: %v", err)
+	}
+	ts.Listener = ln
+
+	ts.Start()
+
+	tsURL := strings.Replace(ts.URL, "http://", "unix:", 1)
+
+	return newPrefixedWebSocketTestProxy(tsURL, prefix), ts, nil
+}
+
+func GetTestServerMessage(p *Proxy, ts *httptest.Server, path string) (string, error) {
+	echoProxy := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		p.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}))
+
+	// *httptest.Server is passed so it can be `defer`red properly
+	defer ts.Close()
+	defer echoProxy.Close()
+
+	res, err := http.Get(echoProxy.URL + path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to GET: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	greeting, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	res.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to read body: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", greeting), nil
+}
+
+func TestUnixSocketProxyPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	greeting := "Hello route %s"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		url      string
+		prefix   string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"", "", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/")},
+		{"/hello", "", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/hello")},
+		{"/foo/bar", "", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/foo/bar")},
+		{"/foo?bar", "", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/foo?bar")},
+		{"/greet?name=john", "", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/greet?name=john")},
+		{"/world?wonderful&colorful", "", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/world?wonderful&colorful")},
+		{"/proxy/hello", "/proxy", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/hello")},
+		{"/proxy/foo/bar", "/proxy", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/foo/bar")},
+		{"/proxy/?foo=bar", "/proxy", fmt.Sprintf(greeting, "/?foo=bar")},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		p, ts := GetHTTPProxy(greeting, test.prefix)
+
+		actualMsg, err := GetTestServerMessage(p, ts, test.url)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Getting server message failed - %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if actualMsg != test.expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected '%s' but got '%s' instead", test.expected, actualMsg)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		p, ts, err := GetSocketProxy(greeting, test.prefix)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Getting socket proxy failed - %v", err)
+		}
+
+		actualMsg, err := GetTestServerMessage(p, ts, test.url)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Getting server message failed - %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if actualMsg != test.expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected '%s' but got '%s' instead", test.expected, actualMsg)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func newFakeUpstream(name string, insecure bool) *fakeUpstream {
 	uri, _ := url.Parse(name)
 	u := &fakeUpstream{
@@ -276,12 +386,19 @@ func (u *fakeUpstream) AllowedPath(requestPath string) bool {
 // proxy.
 func newWebSocketTestProxy(backendAddr string) *Proxy {
 	return &Proxy{
-		Upstreams: []Upstream{&fakeWsUpstream{name: backendAddr}},
+		Upstreams: []Upstream{&fakeWsUpstream{name: backendAddr, without: ""}},
+	}
+}
+
+func newPrefixedWebSocketTestProxy(backendAddr string, prefix string) *Proxy {
+	return &Proxy{
+		Upstreams: []Upstream{&fakeWsUpstream{name: backendAddr, without: prefix}},
 	}
 }
 
 type fakeWsUpstream struct {
-	name string
+	name    string
+	without string
 }
 
 func (u *fakeWsUpstream) From() string {
@@ -292,7 +409,7 @@ func (u *fakeWsUpstream) Select() *UpstreamHost {
 	uri, _ := url.Parse(u.name)
 	return &UpstreamHost{
 		Name:         u.name,
-		ReverseProxy: NewSingleHostReverseProxy(uri, ""),
+		ReverseProxy: NewSingleHostReverseProxy(uri, u.without),
 		ExtraHeaders: http.Header{
 			"Connection": {"{>Connection}"},
 			"Upgrade":    {"{>Upgrade}"}},
diff --git a/middleware/proxy/reverseproxy.go b/middleware/proxy/reverseproxy.go
index cb4ec8750..7e8815d2e 100644
--- a/middleware/proxy/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/middleware/proxy/reverseproxy.go
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ func NewSingleHostReverseProxy(target *url.URL, without string) *ReverseProxy {
 		} else {
 			req.URL.RawQuery = targetQuery + "&" + req.URL.RawQuery
 		}
+		// Trims the path of the socket from the URL path.
+		// This is done because req.URL passed to your proxied service
+		// will have the full path of the socket file prefixed to it.
+		// Calling /test on a server that proxies requests to
+		// unix:/var/run/www.socket will thus set the requested path
+		// to /var/run/www.socket/test, rendering paths useless.
+		if target.Scheme == "unix" {
+			// See comment on socketDial for the trim
+			socketPrefix := target.String()[len("unix://"):]
+			req.URL.Path = strings.TrimPrefix(req.URL.Path, socketPrefix)
+		}
+		// We are then safe to remove the `without` prefix.
 		if without != "" {
 			req.URL.Path = strings.TrimPrefix(req.URL.Path, without)
 		}