diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4dcdacb6..f4084bd8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ matrix:
     - go: 1.6
     - go: tip
 
-install:
-  - go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet
-
 script:
   - go get -t -v ./...
   - diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -d .)
diff --git a/mux.go b/mux.go
index fbb7f19a..94f5ddd9 100644
--- a/mux.go
+++ b/mux.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ type Router struct {
 	namedRoutes map[string]*Route
 	// See Router.StrictSlash(). This defines the flag for new routes.
 	strictSlash bool
+	// See Router.SkipClean(). This defines the flag for new routes.
+	skipClean bool
 	// If true, do not clear the request context after handling the request
 	KeepContext bool
 }
@@ -73,19 +75,21 @@ func (r *Router) Match(req *http.Request, match *RouteMatch) bool {
 // When there is a match, the route variables can be retrieved calling
 // mux.Vars(request).
 func (r *Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	// Clean path to canonical form and redirect.
-	if p := cleanPath(req.URL.Path); p != req.URL.Path {
-
-		// Added 3 lines (Philip Schlump) - It was dropping the query string and #whatever from query.
-		// This matches with fix in go 1.2 r.c. 4 for same problem.  Go Issue:
-		// http://code.google.com/p/go/issues/detail?id=5252
-		url := *req.URL
-		url.Path = p
-		p = url.String()
-
-		w.Header().Set("Location", p)
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMovedPermanently)
-		return
+	if !r.skipClean {
+		// Clean path to canonical form and redirect.
+		if p := cleanPath(req.URL.Path); p != req.URL.Path {
+
+			// Added 3 lines (Philip Schlump) - It was dropping the query string and #whatever from query.
+			// This matches with fix in go 1.2 r.c. 4 for same problem.  Go Issue:
+			// http://code.google.com/p/go/issues/detail?id=5252
+			url := *req.URL
+			url.Path = p
+			p = url.String()
+
+			w.Header().Set("Location", p)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	var match RouteMatch
 	var handler http.Handler
@@ -133,6 +137,19 @@ func (r *Router) StrictSlash(value bool) *Router {
 	return r
 }
 
+// SkipClean defines the path cleaning behaviour for new routes. The initial
+// value is false. Users should be careful about which routes are not cleaned
+//
+// When true, if the route path is "/path//to", it will remain with the double
+// slash. This is helpful if you have a route like: /fetch/http://xkcd.com/534/
+//
+// When false, the path will be cleaned, so /fetch/http://xkcd.com/534/ will
+// become /fetch/http/xkcd.com/534
+func (r *Router) SkipClean(value bool) *Router {
+	r.skipClean = value
+	return r
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // parentRoute
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -170,7 +187,7 @@ func (r *Router) buildVars(m map[string]string) map[string]string {
 
 // NewRoute registers an empty route.
 func (r *Router) NewRoute() *Route {
-	route := &Route{parent: r, strictSlash: r.strictSlash}
+	route := &Route{parent: r, strictSlash: r.strictSlash, skipClean: r.skipClean}
 	r.routes = append(r.routes, route)
 	return route
 }
@@ -357,6 +374,7 @@ func cleanPath(p string) string {
 	if p[len(p)-1] == '/' && np != "/" {
 		np += "/"
 	}
+
 	return np
 }
 
diff --git a/mux_test.go b/mux_test.go
index a44d03f8..777d063c 100644
--- a/mux_test.go
+++ b/mux_test.go
@@ -1386,6 +1386,24 @@ func Test301Redirect(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSkipClean(t *testing.T) {
+	func1 := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
+	func2 := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}
+
+	r := NewRouter()
+	r.SkipClean(true)
+	r.HandleFunc("/api/", func2).Name("func2")
+	r.HandleFunc("/", func1).Name("func1")
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost//api/?abc=def", nil)
+	res := NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(res, req)
+
+	if len(res.HeaderMap["Location"]) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Shouldn't redirect since skip clean is disabled")
+	}
+}
+
 // https://plus.google.com/101022900381697718949/posts/eWy6DjFJ6uW
 func TestSubrouterHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "func1 response"
diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
index bf92af26..6c53f9f1 100644
--- a/route.go
+++ b/route.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ type Route struct {
 	// If true, when the path pattern is "/path/", accessing "/path" will
 	// redirect to the former and vice versa.
 	strictSlash bool
+	// If true, when the path pattern is "/path//to", accessing "/path//to"
+	// will not redirect
+	skipClean bool
 	// If true, this route never matches: it is only used to build URLs.
 	buildOnly bool
 	// The name used to build URLs.
@@ -36,6 +39,10 @@ type Route struct {
 	buildVarsFunc BuildVarsFunc
 }
 
+func (r *Route) SkipClean() bool {
+	return r.skipClean
+}
+
 // Match matches the route against the request.
 func (r *Route) Match(req *http.Request, match *RouteMatch) bool {
 	if r.buildOnly || r.err != nil {