diff --git a/logical/request.go b/logical/request.go
index b4492eb60..92a69903b 100644
--- a/logical/request.go
+++ b/logical/request.go
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ type Request struct {
 	// dynamic secrets with the source entity. This is not a sensitive
 	// name, but is useful for operators.
 	DisplayName string
+
+	// MountPoint is provided so that a logical backend can generate
+	// paths relative to itself. The `Path` is effectively the client
+	// request path with the MountPoint trimmed off.
+	MountPoint string
 }
 
 // Get returns a data field and guards for nil Data
diff --git a/vault/core_test.go b/vault/core_test.go
index 8ce441b20..112e9ce11 100644
--- a/vault/core_test.go
+++ b/vault/core_test.go
@@ -1472,3 +1472,42 @@ func TestCore_EnableDisableCred_WithLease(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v %#v", err, resp)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCore_HandleRequest_MountPoint(t *testing.T) {
+	noop := &NoopBackend{
+		Response: &logical.Response{},
+	}
+	c, _, root := TestCoreUnsealed(t)
+	c.logicalBackends["noop"] = func(map[string]string) (logical.Backend, error) {
+		return noop, nil
+	}
+
+	// Enable the logical backend
+	req := logical.TestRequest(t, logical.WriteOperation, "sys/mounts/foo")
+	req.Data["type"] = "noop"
+	req.Data["description"] = "foo"
+	req.ClientToken = root
+	_, err := c.HandleRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Attempt to request
+	req = &logical.Request{
+		Operation:  logical.ReadOperation,
+		Path:       "foo/test",
+		Connection: &logical.Connection{},
+	}
+	req.ClientToken = root
+	if _, err := c.HandleRequest(req); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify Path and MountPoint
+	if noop.Requests[0].Path != "test" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", noop.Requests)
+	}
+	if noop.Requests[0].MountPoint != "foo/" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", noop.Requests)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vault/router.go b/vault/router.go
index 9d183a3a0..653d5aa5d 100644
--- a/vault/router.go
+++ b/vault/router.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ func (r *Router) Route(req *logical.Request) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	// Adjust the path to exclude the routing prefix
 	original := req.Path
 	req.Path = strings.TrimPrefix(req.Path, mount)
+	req.MountPoint = mount
 	if req.Path == "/" {
 		req.Path = ""
 	}
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ func (r *Router) Route(req *logical.Request) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	// Reset the request before returning
 	defer func() {
 		req.Path = original
+		req.MountPoint = ""
 		req.Connection = originalConn
 		req.Storage = nil
 		req.ClientToken = clientToken