diff --git a/lib/invoker/dns_cache.rb b/lib/invoker/dns_cache.rb
index 1ca0069..685e36e 100644
--- a/lib/invoker/dns_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/invoker/dns_cache.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,84 @@ module Invoker
   class DNSCache
     attr_accessor :dns_data
 
+    # INI:
+    # [app]
+    # port = 8000
+    # location = www2.app/blah
+    #
+    # [chat]
+    # port = 8001
+    # location www.app/chat
+    #
+    # [api]
+    # port = 8002
+    # location = www.app/api
+    #
+    # dns_data:
+    # {
+    #   'api' => [
+    #     ['', 8002]
+    #   ],
+    #   'app' => [
+    #     ['', 8000]
+    #   ],
+    #   'chat' => [
+    #     ['', 8001]
+    #   ],
+    #   'www.app' => [
+    #     ['', 8000],
+    #     ['/api, 8002],
+    #     ['/chat, 8001]
+    #   ],
+    #   'www2.app' => [
+    #     ['/blah', 8000]
+    #   ]
+    # }
     def initialize(config)
-      self.dns_data = {}
+      self.dns_data = Hash.new {|h,k| h[k] = []}
       @dns_mutex = Mutex.new
       Invoker.config.processes.each do |process|
         if process.port
-          dns_data[process.label] = { 'port' => process.port }
+          add(process.label, process.port)
+          if process.location
+            process.location.split(' ').each do |loc|
+              add(loc, process.port)
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
 
-    def [](process_name)
-      @dns_mutex.synchronize { dns_data[process_name] }
+    def find_process(host, path)
+      @dns_mutex.synchronize {
+        until dns_data.include?(host) || host.nil?
+          host = host.split('.', 2)[1]
+        end
+
+        dns_data[host].reverse_each {|prefix, port|
+          if path_matches_prefix?(path, prefix)
+            return {:port => port}
+          end
+        }
+
+        nil
+      }
+    end
+
+    def add(location, port)
+      @dns_mutex.synchronize {
+        host, path_prefix = split_host_path(location)
+        (dns_data[host] << [path_prefix.to_s, port]).sort_by! &:length
+      }
+    end
+
+    private
+    def split_host_path(label)
+      label.split(%r{(?=/)}, 2)
     end
 
-    def add(name, port)
-      @dns_mutex.synchronize { dns_data[name] = { 'port' => port } }
+    def path_matches_prefix?(path, prefix)
+      path.start_with?(prefix) && [nil, "/", "?"].member?(path[prefix.length])
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command.rb b/lib/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command.rb
index 48876e1..f1ff697 100644
--- a/lib/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command.rb
+++ b/lib/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@ module Invoker
   module IPC
     class DnsCheckCommand < BaseCommand
       def run_command(message_object)
-        process_detail = Invoker.dns_cache[message_object.process_name]
+        process_detail = Invoker.dns_cache.find_process(message_object.host, message_object.path)
 
-        dns_check_response = Invoker::IPC::Message::DnsCheckResponse.new(
-          process_name: message_object.process_name,
-          port: process_detail ? process_detail['port'] : nil
-        )
+        dns_check_response = Invoker::IPC::Message::DnsCheckResponse.new(process_detail || {})
         send_data(dns_check_response)
         true
       end
diff --git a/lib/invoker/ipc/message.rb b/lib/invoker/ipc/message.rb
index f4a22f2..e48a8d8 100644
--- a/lib/invoker/ipc/message.rb
+++ b/lib/invoker/ipc/message.rb
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ class Remove < Base
 
       class DnsCheck < Base
         include Serialization
-        message_attributes :process_name
+        message_attributes :host, :path
       end
 
       class DnsCheckResponse < Base
         include Serialization
-        message_attributes :process_name, :port
+        message_attributes :port
       end
 
       class Ping < Base
diff --git a/lib/invoker/parsers/config.rb b/lib/invoker/parsers/config.rb
index f8dc67b..a65f70c 100644
--- a/lib/invoker/parsers/config.rb
+++ b/lib/invoker/parsers/config.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def make_pconfig(section)
           cmd: section["command"]
         }
         pconfig['port'] = section['port'] if section['port']
+        pconfig['location'] = section['location'] if section['location']
         pconfig['disable_autorun'] = section['disable_autorun'] if section['disable_autorun']
 
         OpenStruct.new(pconfig)
diff --git a/lib/invoker/power/balancer.rb b/lib/invoker/power/balancer.rb
index 91f76d1..71088b3 100644
--- a/lib/invoker/power/balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/invoker/power/balancer.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def post_init
 
     class Balancer
       attr_accessor :connection, :http_parser, :session, :protocol
-      DEV_MATCH_REGEX = /([\w-]+)\.dev(\:\d+)?$/
-      XIP_IO_MATCH_REGEX = /([\w-]+)\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.xip\.io(\:\d+)?$/
+      DEV_MATCH_REGEX = /([\w.-]+)\.dev(\:\d+)?$/
+      XIP_IO_MATCH_REGEX = /([\w.-]+)\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.xip\.io(\:\d+)?$/
 
       def self.run(options = {})
         start_http_proxy(InvokerHttpProxy, 'http', options)
@@ -43,29 +43,47 @@ def initialize(connection, protocol)
         @connection = connection
         @protocol = protocol
         @http_parser = HttpParser.new(protocol)
+        @response_http_parser = HttpParser.new(protocol)
         @session = nil
         @buffer = []
       end
 
       def install_callbacks
+        http_parser.on_url { |url| url_received(url) }
         http_parser.on_headers_complete { |headers| headers_received(headers) }
         http_parser.on_message_complete { |full_message| complete_message_received(full_message) }
+
+        @response_http_parser.on_message_complete { response_complete }
+
         connection.on_data { |data| upstream_data(data) }
         connection.on_response { |backend, data| backend_data(backend, data) }
         connection.on_finish { |backend, name| frontend_disconnect(backend, name) }
       end
 
+      def response_complete
+        # disconnect from backend after each response, since subsequent
+        # requests from persistent HTTP connections might be proxied to a stale
+        # backend
+        EventMachine.next_tick do # still needs chance to send data
+          connection.unbind_backend(@session)
+          @session = nil
+          @response_http_parser.reset
+          http_parser.reset
+        end
+      end
+
       def complete_message_received(full_message)
         connection.relay_to_servers(full_message)
         http_parser.reset
       end
 
+      def url_received(url)
+        @path = url
+      end
+
       def headers_received(headers)
-        if @session
-          return
-        end
         @session = UUID.generate()
-        dns_check_response = select_backend_config(headers['Host'])
+        dns_check_response = select_backend_config(headers['Host'], @path)
         if dns_check_response && dns_check_response.port
           connection.server(session, host: '0.0.0.0', port: dns_check_response.port)
         else
@@ -88,6 +106,7 @@ def append_for_http_parsing(data)
       end
 
       def backend_data(backend, data)
+        @response_http_parser << data
         @backend_data = true
         data
       end
@@ -107,11 +126,11 @@ def extract_host_from_domain(host)
 
       private
 
-      def select_backend_config(host)
-        matching_string = extract_host_from_domain(host)
+      def select_backend_config(domain, path)
+        matching_string = extract_host_from_domain(domain)
         return nil unless matching_string
-        if selected_app = matching_string[1]
-          dns_check(process_name: selected_app)
+        if host = matching_string[1]
+          dns_check(host: host, path: path)
         else
           nil
         end
diff --git a/lib/invoker/power/http_parser.rb b/lib/invoker/power/http_parser.rb
index 430e47a..af1f0e5 100644
--- a/lib/invoker/power/http_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/invoker/power/http_parser.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def initialize(protocol)
         @parser = HTTP::Parser.new
         @header = {}
         initialize_message_content
+        parser.on_url { |url| url_received(url) }
         parser.on_headers_complete { complete_headers_received }
         parser.on_header_field { |field_name| @last_key = field_name }
         parser.on_header_value { |field_value| header_value_received(field_value) }
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ def initialize(protocol)
         parser.on_message_complete { complete_message_received }
       end
 
+      def on_url(&block)
+        @on_url_callback = block
+      end
+
       # define a callback for invoking when complete header is parsed
       def on_headers_complete(&block)
         @on_headers_complete_callback = block
@@ -63,6 +68,12 @@ def complete_headers_received
           @on_headers_complete_callback.call(@header)
         end
       end
+      
+      def url_received(url)
+        if @on_url_callback
+          @on_url_callback.call(url)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/invoker/config_spec.rb b/spec/invoker/config_spec.rb
index d915741..ae227d7 100644
--- a/spec/invoker/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/invoker/config_spec.rb
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
         expect(dns_cache.dns_data).to_not be_empty
         expect(dns_cache.dns_data['web']).to_not be_empty
-        expect(dns_cache.dns_data['web']['port']).to eql 9001
+        expect(dns_cache.dns_data['web'].first[1]).to eql 9001
       ensure
         File.delete("/tmp/Procfile")
       end
diff --git a/spec/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command_spec.rb b/spec/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command_spec.rb
index ca0955c..9f72c34 100644
--- a/spec/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/invoker/ipc/dns_check_command_spec.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   let(:client) { Invoker::IPC::ClientHandler.new(client_socket) }
 
   describe "dns check for valid process" do
-    let(:message_object) { MM::DnsCheck.new(process_name: 'lolbro') }
+    let(:message_object) { MM::DnsCheck.new(host: 'lolbro', path: '/') }
     it "should response with dns check response" do
-      invoker_dns_cache.expects(:[]).returns('port' => 9000)
+      invoker_dns_cache.expects(:find_process).returns('process_name' => 'lolbro', 'port' => 9000)
       client_socket.string = message_object.encoded_message
 
       client.read_and_execute
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
   end
 
   describe "dns check for invalid process" do
-    let(:message_object) { MM::DnsCheck.new(process_name: 'foo') }
+    let(:message_object) { MM::DnsCheck.new(host: 'foo', path: '/') }
     it "should response with dns check response" do
-      invoker_dns_cache.expects(:[]).returns('port' => nil)
+      invoker_dns_cache.expects(:find_process).returns(nil)
       client_socket.string = message_object.encoded_message
 
       client.read_and_execute
diff --git a/spec/invoker/power/balancer_spec.rb b/spec/invoker/power/balancer_spec.rb
index b4a41b8..aa80ef0 100644
--- a/spec/invoker/power/balancer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/invoker/power/balancer_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       expect(match).to_not be_nil
 
       matching_string = match[1]
-      expect(matching_string).to eq("bar")
+      expect(matching_string).to eq("emacs.bar")
     end
 
     it "should match hello-world.dev" do
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       expect(match).to_not be_nil
 
       matching_string = match[1]
-      expect(matching_string).to eq("bar")
+      expect(matching_string).to eq("emacs.bar")
     end
 
     it "should match hello-world.10.0.0.1.xip.io" do
diff --git a/spec/invoker/power/http_parser_spec.rb b/spec/invoker/power/http_parser_spec.rb
index 7157256..17d4df8 100644
--- a/spec/invoker/power/http_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/invoker/power/http_parser_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 
   describe "complete message received" do
     before { parser.reset }
+    it "should call url received with url" do
+      @header, @path = nil
+      parser.on_headers_complete { |header| @header = header }
+      parser.on_url { |url| @path = url }
+      parser << "GET /blah HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+      parser << "Host: localhost\r\n"
+
+      expect(@path).to eql "/blah"
+    end
+
     it "should call header received with full header" do
       @header = nil
       parser.on_headers_complete { |header| @header = header }