diff --git a/cleanpath_benchmark_test.go b/cleanpath_benchmark_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6741e9f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cleanpath_benchmark_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package gin
+
+import "testing"
+
+func oldCleanPath(p string) string {
+	// Turn empty string into "/"
+	if p == "" {
+		return "/"
+	}
+
+	n := len(p)
+	var buf []byte
+
+	// Invariants:
+	//      reading from path; r is index of next byte to process.
+	//      writing to buf; w is index of next byte to write.
+
+	// path must start with '/'
+	r := 1
+	w := 1
+
+	if p[0] != '/' {
+		r = 0
+		buf = make([]byte, n+1)
+		buf[0] = '/'
+	}
+
+	trailing := n > 1 && p[n-1] == '/'
+
+	// A bit more clunky without a 'lazybuf' like the path package, but the loop
+	// gets completely inlined (bufApp). So in contrast to the path package this
+	// loop has no expensive function calls (except 1x make)
+
+	for r < n {
+		switch {
+		case p[r] == '/':
+			// empty path element, trailing slash is added after the end
+			r++
+
+		case p[r] == '.' && r+1 == n:
+			trailing = true
+			r++
+
+		case p[r] == '.' && p[r+1] == '/':
+			// . element
+			r += 2
+
+		case p[r] == '.' && p[r+1] == '.' && (r+2 == n || p[r+2] == '/'):
+			// .. element: remove to last /
+			r += 3
+
+			if w > 1 {
+				// can backtrack
+				w--
+
+				if buf == nil {
+					for w > 1 && p[w] != '/' {
+						w--
+					}
+				} else {
+					for w > 1 && buf[w] != '/' {
+						w--
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+		default:
+			// real path element.
+			// add slash if needed
+			if w > 1 {
+				bufApp(&buf, p, w, '/')
+				w++
+			}
+
+			// copy element
+			for r < n && p[r] != '/' {
+				bufApp(&buf, p, w, p[r])
+				w++
+				r++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// re-append trailing slash
+	if trailing && w > 1 {
+		bufApp(&buf, p, w, '/')
+		w++
+	}
+
+	if buf == nil {
+		return p[:w]
+	}
+	return string(buf[:w])
+}
+
+var result string
+
+func BenchmarkCleanPath(b *testing.B) {
+	functions := []struct {
+		test string
+		fun  func(string) string
+	}{
+		{"OldCleanPath", oldCleanPath},
+		{"NewCleanPath", cleanPath},
+	}
+
+	paths := []string{
+		"/", "/abc", "/a/b/c", "/abc/", "/a/b/c/",
+		"", "a/", "abc", "abc/def", "a/b/c",
+		"//", "/abc//", "/abc/def//", "/a/b/c//",
+		"/abc//def//ghi", "//abc", "///abc",
+		"//abc//", ".", "./", "/abc/./def",
+		"/./abc/def", "/abc/.", "..", "../",
+		"../../", "../..", "../../abc",
+		"/abc/def/ghi/../jkl", "/abc/def/../ghi/../jkl",
+		"/abc/def/..", "/abc/def/../..",
+		"/abc/def/../../..", "/abc/def/../../..",
+		"/abc/def/../../../ghi/jkl/../../../mno",
+		"abc/..def", "abc/./...", "abc/a../...", "abc/a..z",
+		"abc/./../def", "abc//./../def", "abc/../../././../def",
+		"abc/./../..def", "abc/../.../..def", "abc/.//../..def",
+	}
+
+	for _, function := range functions {
+		b.Run(function.test, func(b *testing.B) {
+			for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+				var r string
+				for _, path := range paths {
+					r = function.fun(path)
+				}
+				result = r
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/path.go b/path.go
index d1f59622..36aa883a 100644
--- a/path.go
+++ b/path.go
@@ -48,37 +48,48 @@ func cleanPath(p string) string {
 	// loop has no expensive function calls (except 1x make)
 
 	for r < n {
-		switch {
-		case p[r] == '/':
+		switch p[r] {
+		case '/':
 			// empty path element, trailing slash is added after the end
 			r++
 
-		case p[r] == '.' && r+1 == n:
-			trailing = true
-			r++
-
-		case p[r] == '.' && p[r+1] == '/':
+		case '.':
 			// . element
-			r += 2
+			if r+1 == n {
+				trailing = true
+				r++
+				continue
 
-		case p[r] == '.' && p[r+1] == '.' && (r+2 == n || p[r+2] == '/'):
-			// .. element: remove to last /
-			r += 3
+			} else {
+				switch p[r+1] {
+				case '/':
+					r += 2
+					continue
 
-			if w > 1 {
-				// can backtrack
-				w--
+				case '.':
+					if r+2 == n || p[r+2] == '/' {
+						// .. element: remove to last /
+						r += 3
 
-				if buf == nil {
-					for w > 1 && p[w] != '/' {
-						w--
-					}
-				} else {
-					for w > 1 && buf[w] != '/' {
-						w--
+						if w > 1 {
+							// can backtrack
+							w--
+
+							if buf == nil {
+								for w > 1 && p[w] != '/' {
+									w--
+								}
+							} else {
+								for w > 1 && buf[w] != '/' {
+									w--
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						continue
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			fallthrough
 
 		default:
 			// real path element.
diff --git a/path_test.go b/path_test.go
index c1e6ed4f..f20150ae 100644
--- a/path_test.go
+++ b/path_test.go
@@ -60,10 +60,20 @@ var cleanTests = []struct {
 	{"/abc/def/../../..", "/"},
 	{"/abc/def/../../../ghi/jkl/../../../mno", "/mno"},
 
+	// Keep .. elements
+	{"abc/..def", "/abc/..def"},
+	{"abc/./...", "/abc/..."},
+	{"abc/a../...", "/abc/a../..."},
+	{"abc/a..z", "/abc/a..z"},
+
 	// Combinations
 	{"abc/./../def", "/def"},
 	{"abc//./../def", "/def"},
 	{"abc/../../././../def", "/def"},
+	{"abc/../../././../...", "/..."},
+	{"abc/./../..def", "/..def"},
+	{"abc/../.../..def", "/.../..def"},
+	{"abc/.//../..def", "/..def"},
 }
 
 func TestPathClean(t *testing.T) {