diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java
index 6f9883b33e..9b29f13762 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsBuilder.java
@@ -724,6 +724,11 @@ public class UriComponentsBuilder implements UriBuilder, Cloneable {
 	 * "Forwarded" (<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239">RFC 7239</a>,
 	 * or "X-Forwarded-Host", "X-Forwarded-Port", and "X-Forwarded-Proto" if
 	 * "Forwarded" is not found.
+	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> this method uses values from forwarded headers,
+	 * if present, in order to reflect the client-originated protocol and address.
+	 * Consider using the {@code ForwardedHeaderFilter} in order to choose from a
+	 * central place whether to extract and use, or to discard such headers.
+	 * See the Spring Framework reference for more on this filter.
 	 * @param headers the HTTP headers to consider
 	 * @return this UriComponentsBuilder
 	 * @since 4.2.7
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilder.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilder.java
index 8f50db6319..237ad3d9e0 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -80,12 +80,18 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Prepare a builder from the host, port, scheme, and context path of the
 	 * given HttpServletRequest.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromContextPath(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		ServletUriComponentsBuilder builder = initFromRequest(request);
-		builder.replacePath(prependForwardedPrefix(request, request.getContextPath()));
+		String forwardedPrefix = getForwardedPrefix(request);
+		builder.replacePath(forwardedPrefix != null ? forwardedPrefix : request.getContextPath());
 		return builder;
 	}
 
@@ -96,8 +102,13 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	 * will end with "/main". If the servlet is mapped otherwise, e.g.
 	 * {@code "/"} or {@code "*.do"}, the result will be the same as
 	 * if calling {@link #fromContextPath(HttpServletRequest)}.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromServletMapping(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		ServletUriComponentsBuilder builder = fromContextPath(request);
@@ -110,24 +121,34 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Prepare a builder from the host, port, scheme, and path (but not the query)
 	 * of the HttpServletRequest.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromRequestUri(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		ServletUriComponentsBuilder builder = initFromRequest(request);
-		builder.initPath(prependForwardedPrefix(request, request.getRequestURI()));
+		builder.initPath(getRequestUriWithForwardedPrefix(request));
 		return builder;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Prepare a builder by copying the scheme, host, port, path, and
 	 * query string of an HttpServletRequest.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		ServletUriComponentsBuilder builder = initFromRequest(request);
-		builder.initPath(prependForwardedPrefix(request, request.getRequestURI()));
+		builder.initPath(getRequestUriWithForwardedPrefix(request));
 		builder.query(request.getQueryString());
 		return builder;
 	}
@@ -151,7 +172,8 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 		return builder;
 	}
 
-	private static String prependForwardedPrefix(HttpServletRequest request, String path) {
+	@Nullable
+	private static String getForwardedPrefix(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String prefix = null;
 		Enumeration<String> names = request.getHeaderNames();
 		while (names.hasMoreElements()) {
@@ -161,7 +183,22 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 			}
 		}
 		if (prefix != null) {
-			path = prefix + path;
+			while (prefix.endsWith("/")) {
+				prefix = prefix.substring(0, prefix.length() - 1);
+			}
+		}
+		return prefix;
+	}
+
+	private static String getRequestUriWithForwardedPrefix(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		String path = request.getRequestURI();
+		String forwardedPrefix = getForwardedPrefix(request);
+		if (forwardedPrefix != null) {
+			String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
+			if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(contextPath) && !contextPath.equals("/") && path.startsWith(contextPath)) {
+				path = path.substring(contextPath.length());
+			}
+			path = forwardedPrefix + path;
 		}
 		return path;
 	}
@@ -172,8 +209,13 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Same as {@link #fromContextPath(HttpServletRequest)} except the
 	 * request is obtained through {@link RequestContextHolder}.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromCurrentContextPath() {
 		return fromContextPath(getCurrentRequest());
@@ -182,8 +224,13 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Same as {@link #fromServletMapping(HttpServletRequest)} except the
 	 * request is obtained through {@link RequestContextHolder}.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromCurrentServletMapping() {
 		return fromServletMapping(getCurrentRequest());
@@ -192,8 +239,13 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Same as {@link #fromRequestUri(HttpServletRequest)} except the
 	 * request is obtained through {@link RequestContextHolder}.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromCurrentRequestUri() {
 		return fromRequestUri(getCurrentRequest());
@@ -202,8 +254,13 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilder extends UriComponentsBuilder {
 	/**
 	 * Same as {@link #fromRequest(HttpServletRequest)} except the
 	 * request is obtained through {@link RequestContextHolder}.
+	 *
 	 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This method extracts values from "Forwarded"
 	 * and "X-Forwarded-*" headers if found. See class-level docs.
+	 *
+	 * <p>As of 4.3.15, this method replaces the contextPath with the value
+	 * of "X-Forwarded-Prefix" rather than prepending, thus aligning with
+	 * {@code ForwardedHeaderFiller}.
 	 */
 	public static ServletUriComponentsBuilder fromCurrentRequest() {
 		return fromRequest(getCurrentRequest());
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
index 23f45e603b..605c03ff9c 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
@@ -102,20 +102,31 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		assertEquals("http://localhost/mvc-showcase/data/param", result);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test // SPR-16650
 	public void fromRequestWithForwardedPrefix() {
-		this.request.setRequestURI("/bar");
-		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/foo");
+		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/prefix");
+		this.request.setContextPath("/mvc-showcase");
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/mvc-showcase/bar");
+		UriComponents result = ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromRequest(this.request).build();
+		assertEquals("http://localhost/prefix/bar", result.toUriString());
+	}
+
+	@Test // SPR-16650
+	public void fromRequestWithForwardedPrefixTrailingSlash() {
+		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/foo/");
+		this.request.setContextPath("/spring-mvc-showcase");
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/spring-mvc-showcase/bar");
 		UriComponents result = ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromRequest(this.request).build();
 		assertEquals("http://localhost/foo/bar", result.toUriString());
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void fromRequestWithForwardedPrefixTrailingSlash() {
-		this.request.setRequestURI("/bar");
-		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/foo/");
+	@Test // SPR-16650
+	public void fromRequestWithForwardedPrefixRoot() {
+		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/");
+		this.request.setContextPath("/mvc-showcase");
+		this.request.setRequestURI("/mvc-showcase/bar");
 		UriComponents result = ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromRequest(this.request).build();
-		assertEquals("http://localhost/foo/bar", result.toUriString());
+		assertEquals("http://localhost/bar", result.toUriString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -126,13 +137,13 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		assertEquals("http://localhost/mvc-showcase", result);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test // SPR-16650
 	public void fromContextPathWithForwardedPrefix() {
 		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/prefix");
 		this.request.setContextPath("/mvc-showcase");
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/mvc-showcase/simple");
 		String result = ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromContextPath(this.request).build().toUriString();
-		assertEquals("http://localhost/prefix/mvc-showcase", result);
+		assertEquals("http://localhost/prefix", result);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -144,14 +155,14 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		assertEquals("http://localhost/mvc-showcase/app", result);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test // SPR-16650
 	public void fromServletMappingWithForwardedPrefix() {
 		this.request.addHeader("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/prefix");
 		this.request.setContextPath("/mvc-showcase");
 		this.request.setServletPath("/app");
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/mvc-showcase/app/simple");
 		String result = ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromServletMapping(this.request).build().toUriString();
-		assertEquals("http://localhost/prefix/mvc-showcase/app", result);
+		assertEquals("http://localhost/prefix/app", result);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -168,9 +179,7 @@ public class ServletUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// SPR-10272
-
-	@Test
+	@Test // SPR-10272
 	public void pathExtension() {
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/rest/books/6.json");
 		ServletUriComponentsBuilder builder = ServletUriComponentsBuilder.fromRequestUri(this.request);