diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 912cfeac0..deef2b2a9 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -231,8 +231,17 @@ func (r *Router) insert(method, path string, h HandlerFunc) {
 			}
 			j := i + 1
 
+			startingPoint := i
 			r.insertNode(method, path[:i], staticKind, routeMethod{})
-			for ; i < lcpIndex && path[i] != '/'; i++ {
+			for ; i < lcpIndex; i++ {
+				if path[i] == '/' {
+					break
+				}
+
+				if i > startingPoint && path[i-1] == '\\' && string(path[i]) == ":" {
+					i--
+					break
+				}
 			}
 
 			pnames = append(pnames, path[j:i])
@@ -672,7 +681,13 @@ func (r *Router) Find(method, path string, c Context) {
 				// act similarly to any node - consider all remaining search as match
 				i = l
 			} else {
-				for ; i < l && search[i] != '/'; i++ {
+				for ; i < l; i++ {
+					if search[i] == '/' {
+						break
+					}
+					if i > 0 && search[i-1] != '/' && string(search[i]) == ":" {
+						break
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/router_test.go b/router_test.go
index 203d014ec..7ceb91f30 100644
--- a/router_test.go
+++ b/router_test.go
@@ -1458,6 +1458,8 @@ func TestRouterParam_escapeColon(t *testing.T) {
 	e.POST("/multilevel\\:undelete/second\\:something", handlerFunc)
 	e.POST("/mixed/:id/second\\:something", handlerFunc)
 	e.POST("/v1/some/resource/name:customVerb", handlerFunc)
+	e.POST("/files/:fileId\\:delete", handlerFunc)
+	e.POST("/files/:fileId\\:restore", handlerFunc)
 
 	var testCases = []struct {
 		whenURL     string
@@ -1491,6 +1493,16 @@ func TestRouterParam_escapeColon(t *testing.T) {
 			expectRoute: "/v1/some/resource/name:customVerb",
 			expectParam: map[string]string{"customVerb": ":PATCH"},
 		},
+		{
+			whenURL:     "/files/1234:delete",
+			expectRoute: "/files/:fileId\\:delete",
+			expectParam: map[string]string{"fileId": "1234"},
+		},
+		{
+			whenURL:     "/files/1234:restore",
+			expectRoute: "/files/:fileId\\:restore",
+			expectParam: map[string]string{"fileId": "1234"},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.whenURL, func(t *testing.T) {