diff --git a/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpContainer.java b/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpContainer.java
index 6f998dc7aa..e50bdb7014 100644
--- a/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpContainer.java
+++ b/containers/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/JettyHttpContainer.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public void handle(final String target, final Request request, final HttpServlet
     private URI getRequestUri(final Request request, final URI baseUri) {
         try {
             final String serverAddress = getServerAddress(baseUri);
-            String uri = request.getRequestURI();
+            String uri = request.getPathInfo();
 
             final String queryString = request.getQueryString();
             if (queryString != null) {
diff --git a/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/AbstractJettyServerTester.java b/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/AbstractJettyServerTester.java
index 821853ffa5..d35c0ca681 100644
--- a/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/AbstractJettyServerTester.java
+++ b/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/AbstractJettyServerTester.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 import javax.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.logging.LoggingFeature;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.PropertiesHelper;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
 import org.junit.After;
 
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Request;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Response;
+
 /**
  * Abstract Jetty Server unit tester.
  *
@@ -101,14 +105,30 @@ public UriBuilder getUri() {
         return UriBuilder.fromUri("http://localhost").port(getPort()).path(CONTEXT);
     }
 
-    public void startServer(Class... resources) {
+    public void startServer(String contextPath, Class... resources) {
         ResourceConfig config = new ResourceConfig(resources);
         config.register(new LoggingFeature(LOGGER, LoggingFeature.Verbosity.PAYLOAD_ANY));
         final URI baseUri = getBaseUri();
-        server = JettyHttpContainerFactory.createServer(baseUri, config);
+        if (contextPath == null) {
+            server = JettyHttpContainerFactory.createServer(baseUri, config);
+        } else {
+            server = JettyHttpContainerFactory.createServer(baseUri, config, false);
+            ContextHandler contextHandler = new ContextHandler(contextPath);
+            contextHandler.setHandler(server.getHandler());
+            server.setHandler(contextHandler);
+            try {
+                server.start();
+            } catch (final Exception e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+        }
         LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Jetty-http server started on base uri: " + baseUri);
     }
 
+    public void startServer(Class... resources) {
+        startServer(null, resources);
+    }
+
     public void startServer(ResourceConfig config) {
         final URI baseUri = getBaseUri();
         server = JettyHttpContainerFactory.createServer(baseUri, config);
diff --git a/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/ContextHandlerTest.java b/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/ContextHandlerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0db6de3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/jetty/ContextHandlerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
+ * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
+ * and Distribution License("CDDL") (collectively, the "License").  You
+ * may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  You can
+ * obtain a copy of the License at
+ * https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/CDDL+GPL-1.1
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+ * language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * When distributing the software, include this License Header Notice in each
+ * file and include the License file at LICENSE.txt.
+ *
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+ * exception as provided by Oracle in the GPL Version 2 section of the License
+ * file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ * If applicable, add the following below the License Header, with the fields
+ * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
+ * "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ * If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL or
+ * only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding "[Contributor]
+ * elects to include this software in this distribution under the [CDDL or GPL
+ * Version 2] license."  If you don't indicate a single choice of license, a
+ * recipient has the option to distribute your version of this file under
+ * either the CDDL, the GPL Version 2 or to extend the choice of license to
+ * its licensees as provided above.  However, if you add GPL Version 2 code
+ * and therefore, elected the GPL Version 2 license, then the option applies
+ * only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright
+ * holder.
+ */
+
+package org.glassfish.jersey.jetty;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Client;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class ContextHandlerTest extends AbstractJettyServerTester {
+
+    @Path("helloworld")
+    public static class HelloWorldResource {
+        public static final String CLICHED_MESSAGE = "Hello World!";
+
+        @GET
+        public String getHello() {
+            return CLICHED_MESSAGE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBasic() throws Exception {
+        startServer("/uri-context" , HelloWorldResource.class);
+        Client client = ClientBuilder.newClient();
+        Response response = client.target(getUri()).path("uri-context/helloworld").request().get();
+        String entity = response.readEntity(String.class);
+        assertEquals(HelloWorldResource.CLICHED_MESSAGE, entity);
+    }
+
+}