Index: mod_proxy.c
===================================================================
--- mod_proxy.c	(revision 535579)
+++ mod_proxy.c	(working copy)
@@ -274,11 +274,18 @@
 
     int ival;
     if (!strcasecmp(key, "stickysession")) {
+        char *path;
         /* Balancer sticky session name.
          * Set to something like JSESSIONID or
          * PHPSESSIONID, etc..,
          */
-        balancer->sticky = apr_pstrdup(p, val);
+        balancer->sticky = balancer->sticky_path = apr_pstrdup(p, val);
+        if ((path = strchr(balancer->sticky, '|'))) {
+            *path++ = '\0';
+            balancer->sticky_path = path;
+        }
+        else
+            balancer->sticky_path = balancer->sticky;
     }
     else if (!strcasecmp(key, "nofailover")) {
         /* If set to 'on' the session will break
Index: mod_proxy.h
===================================================================
--- mod_proxy.h	(revision 535579)
+++ mod_proxy.h	(working copy)
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@
     apr_thread_mutex_t  *mutex;  /* Thread lock for updating lb params */
 #endif
     void            *context;   /* general purpose storage */
+    const char      *sticky_path;  /* URL sticky session identifier */
 };
 
 struct proxy_balancer_method {
Index: mod_proxy_balancer.c
===================================================================
--- mod_proxy_balancer.c	(revision 535579)
+++ mod_proxy_balancer.c	(working copy)
@@ -241,12 +241,19 @@
     if (!balancer->sticky)
         return NULL;
     /* Try to find the sticky route inside url */
-    *route = get_path_param(r->pool, *url, balancer->sticky);
-    if (!*route)
+    *route = get_path_param(r->pool, *url, balancer->sticky_path);
+    if (*route) {
+        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r->server,
+                     "proxy: BALANCER: Found value %s for "
+                     "stickysession %s", *route, balancer->sticky_path);
+    }
+    else {
         *route = get_cookie_param(r, balancer->sticky);
-    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r->server,
-                            "proxy: BALANCER: Found value %s for "
-                            "stickysession %s", *route, balancer->sticky);
+        if (*route)
+            ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r->server,
+                         "proxy: BALANCER: Found value %s for "
+                         "stickysession %s", *route, balancer->sticky);
+    }
     /*
      * If we found a value for sticksession, find the first '.' within.
      * Everything after '.' (if present) is our route.