diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
index 96a581279b..282918f69f 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.method.HandlerMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.BindingContext;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerResult;
-import org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo.BuilderConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo.*;
 import org.springframework.web.server.MethodNotAllowedException;
 import org.springframework.web.server.NotAcceptableStatusException;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
@@ -58,25 +58,14 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebInputException;
 import org.springframework.web.server.UnsupportedMediaTypeStatusException;
 import org.springframework.web.util.pattern.PathPattern;
 
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.containsString;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
-import static org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest.get;
-import static org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest.method;
-import static org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest.post;
-import static org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest.put;
-import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.GET;
-import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.HEAD;
-import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.OPTIONS;
-import static org.springframework.web.method.MvcAnnotationPredicates.getMapping;
-import static org.springframework.web.method.MvcAnnotationPredicates.requestMapping;
-import static org.springframework.web.method.ResolvableMethod.on;
-import static org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping.BEST_MATCHING_HANDLER_ATTRIBUTE;
-import static org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping.BEST_MATCHING_PATTERN_ATTRIBUTE;
-import static org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo.paths;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest.*;
+import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.*;
+import static org.springframework.web.method.MvcAnnotationPredicates.*;
+import static org.springframework.web.method.ResolvableMethod.*;
+import static org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping.*;
+import static org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.RequestMappingInfo.*;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping}.
@@ -287,6 +276,18 @@ public class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests {
 		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("red", "blue", "green"), matrixVariables.get("colors"));
 		assertEquals("2012", matrixVariables.getFirst("year"));
 		assertEquals("cars", uriVariables.get("cars"));
+
+		// SPR-11897
+		exchange = MockServerWebExchange.from(get("/a=42;b=c"));
+		handleMatch(exchange, "/{foo}");
+
+		matrixVariables = getMatrixVariables(exchange, "foo");
+		uriVariables = getUriTemplateVariables(exchange);
+
+		assertNotNull(matrixVariables);
+		assertEquals(1, matrixVariables.size());
+		assertEquals("c", matrixVariables.getFirst("b"));
+		assertEquals("a=42", uriVariables.get("foo"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java
index 3544566145..98722eab55 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping.java
@@ -149,20 +149,23 @@ public abstract class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMe
 
 		Map<String, MultiValueMap<String, String>> result = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 		uriVariables.forEach((uriVarKey, uriVarValue) -> {
+
 			int equalsIndex = uriVarValue.indexOf('=');
 			if (equalsIndex == -1) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			String matrixVariables;
-
 			int semicolonIndex = uriVarValue.indexOf(';');
-			if ((semicolonIndex == -1) || (semicolonIndex == 0) || (equalsIndex < semicolonIndex)) {
+			if (semicolonIndex != -1 && semicolonIndex != 0) {
+				uriVariables.put(uriVarKey, uriVarValue.substring(0, semicolonIndex));
+			}
+
+			String matrixVariables;
+			if (semicolonIndex == -1 || semicolonIndex == 0 || equalsIndex < semicolonIndex) {
 				matrixVariables = uriVarValue;
 			}
 			else {
 				matrixVariables = uriVarValue.substring(semicolonIndex + 1);
-				uriVariables.put(uriVarKey, uriVarValue.substring(0, semicolonIndex));
 			}
 
 			MultiValueMap<String, String> vars = WebUtils.parseMatrixVariables(matrixVariables);
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
index 4f6ae1a1be..68bae95edb 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests.java
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ public class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests {
 		MultiValueMap<String, String> matrixVariables;
 		Map<String, String> uriVariables;
 
+		// URI var parsed into path variable + matrix params..
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
 		handleMatch(request, "/{cars}", "/cars;colors=red,blue,green;year=2012");
 
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ public class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests {
 		assertEquals("2012", matrixVariables.getFirst("year"));
 		assertEquals("cars", uriVariables.get("cars"));
 
+		// URI var with regex for path variable, and URI var for matrix params..
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
 		handleMatch(request, "/{cars:[^;]+}{params}", "/cars;colors=red,blue,green;year=2012");
 
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ public class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests {
 		assertEquals("cars", uriVariables.get("cars"));
 		assertEquals(";colors=red,blue,green;year=2012", uriVariables.get("params"));
 
+		// URI var with regex for path variable, and (empty) URI var for matrix params..
 		request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
 		handleMatch(request, "/{cars:[^;]+}{params}", "/cars");
 
@@ -343,6 +346,18 @@ public class RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappingTests {
 		assertNull(matrixVariables);
 		assertEquals("cars", uriVariables.get("cars"));
 		assertEquals("", uriVariables.get("params"));
+
+		// SPR-11897
+		request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		handleMatch(request, "/{foo}", "/a=42;b=c");
+
+		matrixVariables = getMatrixVariables(request, "foo");
+		uriVariables = getUriTemplateVariables(request);
+
+		assertNotNull(matrixVariables);
+		assertEquals("42", matrixVariables.getFirst("a"));
+		assertEquals("c", matrixVariables.getFirst("b"));
+		assertEquals("a=42", uriVariables.get("foo"));
 	}
 
 	@Test // SPR-10140, SPR-16867