diff --git a/ext.freeway.php b/ext.freeway.php
index eba8963..b079d75 100755
--- a/ext.freeway.php
+++ b/ext.freeway.php
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ function store_original_uri(){
 			$count = $i + 1;
 			$this->EE->config->_global_vars['freeway_' . $count] = $value;
 		}
+		$this->EE->config->_global_vars['freeway_original_uri'] = $this->original_uri;
 		$this->log('Original URI', $this->original_uri);
 
 	}
@@ -172,6 +173,14 @@ function uri_matches_pattern(){
 
 	function parse_new_uri_from_route(){
 
+		// --------------------------------------------
+		// freeway_pre_parse_uri hook
+		// --------------------------------------------
+		if ($this->EE->extensions->active_hook('freeway_pre_parse_uri') === TRUE)
+		{
+			$this->original_uri = $this->EE->extensions->call('freeway_pre_parse_uri', $this->original_uri);
+		}
+		
 		$uri_segments = explode('/', $this->original_uri);
 		$pattern_segments = explode('/', $this->pattern);
 		$route_segments = explode('/', $this->route);