diff --git a/src/create-matcher.js b/src/create-matcher.js
index f7d72b93e..0b8f1b7e1 100644
--- a/src/create-matcher.js
+++ b/src/create-matcher.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function createMatcher (
     redirectedFrom?: Location
   ): Route {
     const location = normalizeLocation(raw, currentRoute, false, router)
-    const { name } = location
+    const { name, path } = location
 
     if (name) {
       const record = nameMap[name]
@@ -80,12 +80,17 @@ export function createMatcher (
 
       location.path = fillParams(record.path, location.params, `named route "${name}"`)
       return _createRoute(record, location, redirectedFrom)
-    } else if (location.path) {
+    } else if (path) {
       location.params = {}
+      const staticRecord = pathMap[path]
+      if (staticRecord) {
+        if (matchRoute(staticRecord.regex, path, location.params)) {
+          return _createRoute(staticRecord, location, redirectedFrom)
+        }
+      }
       for (let i = 0; i < pathList.length; i++) {
-        const path = pathList[i]
-        const record = pathMap[path]
-        if (matchRoute(record.regex, location.path, location.params)) {
+        const record = pathMap[pathList[i]]
+        if (matchRoute(record.regex, path, location.params)) {
           return _createRoute(record, location, redirectedFrom)
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/create-route-map.js b/src/create-route-map.js
index 93a558f8a..9315c1a8f 100644
--- a/src/create-route-map.js
+++ b/src/create-route-map.js
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ function addRouteRecord (
     })
   }
 
-  if (!pathMap[record.path]) {
+  if (!pathMap[record.path] && !pathList.some(pathItem => {
+    const r = pathMap[pathItem]
+    return r.path.indexOf('*') === -1 && record.path.match(r.regex)
+  })) {
     pathList.push(record.path)
     pathMap[record.path] = record
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/create-map.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/create-map.spec.js
index 57c81afe1..bdd24ef2f 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/create-map.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/create-map.spec.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const routes = [
     children: [
       {
         path: '',
+        pathToRegexpOptions: { strict: true },
         component: Baz,
         name: 'bar.baz'
       }
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ describe('Creating Route Map', function () {
       '/bar/',
       '/bar',
       '/bar-redirect/',
-      '/bar-redirect',
       '*'
     ])
   })
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/create-matcher.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/create-matcher.spec.js
index fcc2587c2..2279e8d49 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/create-matcher.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/create-matcher.spec.js
@@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ describe('Creating Matcher', function () {
     expect(matcher.match('/p/c/n').name).toBe('nested')
   })
 
+  it('match default child', function () {
+    const component = { name: 'fake' }
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/p',
+        name: 'parent',
+        children: [
+          { path: '', name: 'parent.default', component },
+          { path: 'a', name: 'parent.a', component }
+        ]
+      },
+      { path: '*', name: 'not-found', component }
+    ])
+    expect(matcher.match('/p').name).toBe('parent.default')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/').name).toBe('parent.default')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/a').name).toBe('parent.a')
+  })
+
   it('can get all routes', function () {
     const component = { name: 'fake' }
     const matcher = createMatcher([])
@@ -151,4 +169,163 @@ describe('Creating Matcher', function () {
     expect(pathForErrorRoute).toEqual('/error/')
     expect(pathForNotFoundRoute).toEqual('/')
   })
+
+  it('respect ordering', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/p/staticbefore',
+        name: 'staticbefore',
+        component: { name: 'staticbefore' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/p/:id',
+        name: 'dynamic',
+        component: { name: 'dynamic' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/p/staticafter',
+        name: 'staticafter',
+        component: { name: 'staticafter' }
+      }
+    ])
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/staticbefore').name).toBe('staticbefore')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/staticafter').name).toBe('dynamic')
+  })
+
+  it('respect ordering for full dynamic', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/before/static',
+        name: 'staticbefore',
+        component: { name: 'staticbefore' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/:foo/static',
+        name: 'dynamic',
+        component: { name: 'dynamic' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/after/static',
+        name: 'staticafter',
+        component: { name: 'staticafter' }
+      }
+    ])
+    expect(matcher.match('/before/static').name).toBe('staticbefore')
+    expect(matcher.match('/after/static').name).toBe('dynamic')
+  })
+
+  it('respect ordering between full dynamic and first level static', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/before/:foo',
+        name: 'staticbefore',
+        component: { name: 'staticbefore' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/:foo/static',
+        name: 'dynamic',
+        component: { name: 'dynamic' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/after/:foo',
+        name: 'staticafter',
+        component: { name: 'staticafter' }
+      }
+    ])
+    expect(matcher.match('/before/static').name).toBe('staticbefore')
+    expect(matcher.match('/after/static').name).toBe('dynamic')
+  })
+
+  it('static can use sensitive flag', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/p/sensitive',
+        name: 'sensitive',
+        pathToRegexpOptions: {
+          sensitive: true
+        },
+        component: { name: 'sensitive' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/p/insensitive',
+        name: 'insensitive',
+        component: { name: 'insensitive' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '*', name: 'not-found', component: { name: 'not-found ' }
+      }
+    ])
+
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/SENSITIVE').name).toBe('not-found')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/INSENSITIVE').name).toBe('insensitive')
+  })
+
+  it('static can use strict flag', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/p/strict',
+        name: 'strict',
+        pathToRegexpOptions: {
+          strict: true
+        },
+        component: { name: 'strict' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/p/unstrict',
+        name: 'unstrict',
+        component: { name: 'unstrict' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '*', name: 'not-found', component: { name: 'not-found ' }
+      }
+    ])
+
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/strict/').name).toBe('not-found')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/unstrict/').name).toBe('unstrict')
+  })
+
+  it('static can use end flag', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/p/end',
+        name: 'end',
+        component: { name: 'end' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/p/not-end',
+        name: 'not-end',
+        pathToRegexpOptions: {
+          end: false
+        },
+        component: { name: 'not-end' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '*', name: 'not-found', component: { name: 'not-found ' }
+      }
+    ])
+
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/end/foo').name).toBe('not-found')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/not-end/foo').name).toBe('not-end')
+  })
+
+  it('first level dynamic must work', function () {
+    const matcher = createMatcher([
+      {
+        path: '/:foo/b',
+        name: 'b',
+        component: { name: 'b' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/p/c',
+        name: 'c',
+        component: { name: 'c' }
+      },
+      {
+        path: '*', name: 'not-found', component: { name: 'not-found ' }
+      }
+    ])
+
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/b').name).toBe('b')
+    expect(matcher.match('/p/c').name).toBe('c')
+  })
 })