diff --git a/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template.go b/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template.go
index 005a3474f61..99170d72dab 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func templateToSwaggerPath(path string) string {
 			}
 			// Pop from the stack
 			depth--
-			buffer += "}"
+			buffer += string(char)
 		case '/':
 			if depth == 0 {
 				parts = append(parts, buffer)
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ func templateToSwaggerPath(path string) string {
 				// section.
 				continue
 			}
+			buffer += string(char)
 		default:
 			buffer += string(char)
 			break
@@ -548,12 +549,24 @@ func templateToSwaggerPath(path string) string {
 	// memory.
 	re := regexp.MustCompile("{([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_.]*).*}")
 	for index, part := range parts {
+		// If part is a resource name such as "parent", "name", "user.name", the format info must be retained.
+		prefix := re.ReplaceAllString(part, "$1")
+		if isResourceName(prefix) {
+			continue
+		}
 		parts[index] = re.ReplaceAllString(part, "{$1}")
 	}
 
 	return strings.Join(parts, "/")
 }
 
+func isResourceName(prefix string) bool {
+	words := strings.Split(prefix, ".")
+	l := len(words)
+	field := words[l-1]
+	return field == "parent" || field == "name"
+}
+
 func renderServices(services []*descriptor.Service, paths swaggerPathsObject, reg *descriptor.Registry, requestResponseRefs, customRefs refMap) error {
 	// Correctness of svcIdx and methIdx depends on 'services' containing the services in the same order as the 'file.Service' array.
 	for svcIdx, svc := range services {
diff --git a/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template_test.go b/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template_test.go
index f0ecd1e370d..67f449432d6 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template_test.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-swagger/genswagger/template_test.go
@@ -697,6 +697,11 @@ func TestTemplateToSwaggerPath(t *testing.T) {
 		{"/{test=prefix/that/has/multiple/parts/to/it/*}", "/{test}"},
 		{"/{test1}/{test2}", "/{test1}/{test2}"},
 		{"/{test1}/{test2}/", "/{test1}/{test2}/"},
+		{"/{name=prefix/*}", "/{name=prefix/*}"},
+		{"/{name=prefix1/*/prefix2/*}", "/{name=prefix1/*/prefix2/*}"},
+		{"/{user.name=prefix/*}", "/{user.name=prefix/*}"},
+		{"/{user.name=prefix1/*/prefix2/*}", "/{user.name=prefix1/*/prefix2/*}"},
+		{"/{parent=prefix/*}/children", "/{parent=prefix/*}/children"},
 	}
 
 	for _, data := range tests {