diff --git a/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippet.java b/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippet.java
index 42178a426..9a40b4629 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippet.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippet.java
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ private String extractUrlTemplate(Operation operation) {
 
 	private static String getParameterName(String match) {
 		int colonIndex = match.indexOf(':');
-		return (colonIndex != -1) ? match.substring(0, colonIndex) : match;
+		String name = (colonIndex != -1) ? match.substring(0, colonIndex) : match;
+		return name.startsWith("*") ? name.substring(1) : name;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippetTests.java b/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippetTests.java
index 131468f4b..d2c6ef404 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippetTests.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/request/PathParametersSnippetTests.java
@@ -170,6 +170,19 @@ void additionalDescriptorsWithRelaxedRequestParameters(OperationBuilder operatio
 			.row("`b`", "two"));
 	}
 
+	@RenderedSnippetTest
+	void pathParametersWithCaptureVariable(OperationBuilder operationBuilder, AssertableSnippets snippets,
+			TemplateFormat templateFormat) throws IOException {
+		new PathParametersSnippet(
+				Arrays.asList(parameterWithName("a").description("one"), parameterWithName("b").description("two")))
+			.document(operationBuilder.attribute(RestDocumentationGenerator.ATTRIBUTE_NAME_URL_TEMPLATE, "/{a}/{*b}")
+				.build());
+		assertThat(snippets.pathParameters()).isTable(
+				(table) -> table.withTitleAndHeader(getTitle(templateFormat, "/{a}/{*b}"), "Parameter", "Description")
+					.row("`a`", "one")
+					.row("`b`", "two"));
+	}
+
 	@RenderedSnippetTest
 	void pathParametersWithEscapedContent(OperationBuilder operationBuilder, AssertableSnippets snippets,
 			TemplateFormat templateFormat) throws IOException {