diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a89388..895f061 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Add the `always_prepend` option to `AddPathPlugin`.
+- The `BaseUriPlugin` can now passthru options for the underlying `AddPathPlugin`.
+
 ### Deprecated
 
 - The `debug_plugins` option for `PluginClient` is deprecated and will be removed in 2.0. Use the decorator design pattern instead like in [ProfilePlugin](https://github.com/php-http/HttplugBundle/blob/de33f9c14252f22093a5ec7d84f17535ab31a384/Collector/ProfilePlugin.php).
diff --git a/spec/Plugin/AddPathPluginSpec.php b/spec/Plugin/AddPathPluginSpec.php
index a7ec9b5..1a6c2da 100644
--- a/spec/Plugin/AddPathPluginSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Plugin/AddPathPluginSpec.php
@@ -61,4 +61,23 @@ function it_throws_exception_on_empty_path(UriInterface $host)
         $this->beConstructedWith($host);
         $this->shouldThrow('\LogicException')->duringInstantiation();
     }
+
+    function it_adds_path_only_if_required(
+        RequestInterface $request,
+        UriInterface $host,
+        UriInterface $uri
+    ) {
+        $host->getPath()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn('/api');
+
+        $request->getUri()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn($uri);
+        $request->withUri($uri)->shouldNotBeCalled();
+
+        $uri->withPath('/api/api/users')->shouldNotBeCalled();
+        $uri->getPath()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn('/api/users');
+
+        $this->beConstructedWith($host, [
+            'always_prepend' => false,
+        ]);
+        $this->handleRequest($request, function () {}, function () {});
+    }
 }
diff --git a/spec/Plugin/BaseUriPluginSpec.php b/spec/Plugin/BaseUriPluginSpec.php
index 2faf769..fc09218 100644
--- a/spec/Plugin/BaseUriPluginSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Plugin/BaseUriPluginSpec.php
@@ -99,4 +99,22 @@ function it_replaces_domain_and_adds_path(
         $this->beConstructedWith($host, ['replace' => true]);
         $this->handleRequest($request, function () {}, function () {});
     }
+
+    function it_adds_path_only_if_required(
+        RequestInterface $request,
+        UriInterface $host,
+        UriInterface $uri
+    ) {
+        $host->getHost()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn('example.com');
+        $host->getPath()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn('/api');
+
+        $request->getUri()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn($uri);
+        $request->withUri($uri)->shouldNotBeCalled();
+
+        $uri->getHost()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn('example.com');
+        $uri->getPath()->shouldBeCalled()->willReturn('/api/users');
+
+        $this->beConstructedWith($host, [], ['always_prepend' => false]);
+        $this->handleRequest($request, function () {}, function () {});
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugin/AddPathPlugin.php b/src/Plugin/AddPathPlugin.php
index 18fdf52..c226d54 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/AddPathPlugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/AddPathPlugin.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Http\Client\Common\Plugin;
 use Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
 /**
  * Prepend a base path to the request URI. Useful for base API URLs like http://domain.com/api.
@@ -18,10 +19,19 @@ final class AddPathPlugin implements Plugin
      */
     private $uri;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $alwaysPrepend;
+
     /**
      * @param UriInterface $uri
+     * @param array        $config {
+     *
+     *     @var bool $alwaysPrepend Set to true to always prepend the path even if the request path start with that path.
+     * }
      */
-    public function __construct(UriInterface $uri)
+    public function __construct(UriInterface $uri, array $config = [])
     {
         if ($uri->getPath() === '') {
             throw new \LogicException('URI path cannot be empty');
@@ -32,6 +42,12 @@ public function __construct(UriInterface $uri)
         }
 
         $this->uri = $uri;
+
+        $resolver = new OptionsResolver();
+        $this->configureOptions($resolver);
+        $options = $resolver->resolve($config);
+
+        $this->alwaysPrepend = $options['always_prepend'];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -39,10 +55,26 @@ public function __construct(UriInterface $uri)
      */
     public function handleRequest(RequestInterface $request, callable $next, callable $first)
     {
-        $request = $request->withUri($request->getUri()
-            ->withPath($this->uri->getPath().$request->getUri()->getPath())
-        );
+        $prepend = $this->uri->getPath();
+        $path = $request->getUri()->getPath();
+
+        if ($this->alwaysPrepend || substr($path, 0, strlen($prepend)) !== $prepend) {
+            $request = $request->withUri($request->getUri()
+                ->withPath($prepend.$path)
+            );
+        }
 
         return $next($request);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param OptionsResolver $resolver
+     */
+    private function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
+    {
+        $resolver->setDefaults([
+            'always_prepend' => true,
+        ]);
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('always_prepend', 'bool');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Plugin/BaseUriPlugin.php b/src/Plugin/BaseUriPlugin.php
index 2c2a775..b91d1fd 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/BaseUriPlugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/BaseUriPlugin.php
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ final class BaseUriPlugin implements Plugin
     /**
      * @param UriInterface $uri        Has to contain a host name and cans have a path.
      * @param array        $hostConfig Config for AddHostPlugin. @see AddHostPlugin::configureOptions
+     * @param array        $pathConfig Config for AddPassPlugin. @see AddPathPlugin::configureOptions
      */
-    public function __construct(UriInterface $uri, array $hostConfig = [])
+    public function __construct(UriInterface $uri, array $hostConfig = [], array $pathConfig = [])
     {
         $this->addHostPlugin = new AddHostPlugin($uri, $hostConfig);
 
         if (rtrim($uri->getPath(), '/')) {
-            $this->addPathPlugin = new AddPathPlugin($uri);
+            $this->addPathPlugin = new AddPathPlugin($uri, $pathConfig);
         }
     }