diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
index 27ef77bf84d..765823866b8 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 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.
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilder {
 		String typePath = getClassMapping(controllerType);
 		String methodPath = getMethodMapping(method);
 		String path = pathMatcher.combine(typePath, methodPath);
+		if (StringUtils.hasLength(path) && !path.startsWith("/")) {
+			path = "/" + path;
+		}
 		builder.path(path);
 
 		return applyContributors(builder, method, args);
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
index 103118d8ebc..99abb24debd 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 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.
@@ -434,6 +434,20 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		assertThat(url).isEqualTo("/base/people/_%2B_/addresses/DE%3BFR");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void fromMappingNameWithPathWithoutLeadingSlash() {
+
+		initWebApplicationContext(PathWithoutLeadingSlashConfig.class);
+
+		this.request.setServerName("example.org");
+		this.request.setServerPort(9999);
+		this.request.setContextPath("/base");
+
+		String mappingName = "PWLSC#getAddressesForCountry";
+		String url = fromMappingName(mappingName).arg(0, "DE;FR").encode().buildAndExpand("_+_");
+		assertThat(url).isEqualTo("/base/people/DE%3BFR");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void fromControllerWithPrefix() {
 
@@ -498,6 +512,14 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@RequestMapping({"people"})
+	static class PathWithoutLeadingSlashController {
+
+		@RequestMapping("/{country}")
+		HttpEntity<Void> getAddressesForCountry(@PathVariable String country) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
 
 	@RequestMapping({"/persons", "/people"})
 	private class InvalidController {
@@ -622,6 +644,16 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilderTests {
 	}
 
 
+	@EnableWebMvc
+	static class PathWithoutLeadingSlashConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
+
+		@Bean
+		public PathWithoutLeadingSlashController controller() {
+			return new PathWithoutLeadingSlashController();
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	@EnableWebMvc
 	static class PathPrefixWebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {