1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java
index 16a120cb..48571d6b 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractUrlHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMapping i
 		@Override
 		public boolean preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler) {
 			exposePathWithinMapping(this.bestMatchingPattern, this.pathWithinMapping, request);
+			request.setAttribute(BEST_MATCHING_HANDLER_ATTRIBUTE, handler);
 			request.setAttribute(INTROSPECT_TYPE_LEVEL_MAPPING, supportsTypeLevelMappings());
 			return true;
 		}