diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 942d5c08b..e4fd0d6c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - #1327, Add support for optional query parameter `on_conflict` to upsert with specified keys for POST - @ykst
 - #1430, Allow specifying the foreign key constraint name(`/source?select=fk_constraint(*)`) to disambiguate an embedding - @steve-chavez
 - #1168, Allow access to the Authorization header through the request.header.authorization GUC - @steve-chavez
+- #1435, Add request.method and request.path GUCs - @steve-chavez
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
index 9515f187e..a5ed551cd 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ data ApiRequest = ApiRequest {
   , iJWT                  :: Text                             -- ^ JSON Web Token
   , iHeaders              :: [(Text, Text)]                   -- ^ HTTP request headers
   , iCookies              :: [(Text, Text)]                   -- ^ Request Cookies
+  , iPath                 :: ByteString                       -- ^ Raw request path
+  , iMethod               :: ByteString                       -- ^ Raw request method
   }
 
 -- | Examines HTTP request and translates it into user intent.
@@ -133,6 +135,8 @@ userApiRequest schema rootSpec req reqBody
       , iJWT = tokenStr
       , iHeaders = [ (toS $ CI.foldedCase k, toS v) | (k,v) <- hdrs, k /= hCookie]
       , iCookies = maybe [] parseCookiesText $ lookupHeader "Cookie"
+      , iPath = rawPathInfo req
+      , iMethod = method
       }
  where
   -- queryString with '+' converted to ' '(space)
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs b/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
index bcb864050..89dc46493 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ runWithClaims conf eClaims app req =
     JWTInvalid JWTExpired -> return . errorResponseFor . JwtTokenInvalid $ "JWT expired"
     JWTInvalid e          -> return . errorResponseFor . JwtTokenInvalid . show $ e
     JWTClaims claims      -> do
-      H.sql $ toS . mconcat $ setSearchPathSql : setRoleSql ++ claimsSql ++ headersSql ++ cookiesSql ++ appSettingsSql
+      H.sql $ toS . mconcat $ setSearchPathSql : setRoleSql ++ claimsSql ++ [methodSql, pathSql] ++ headersSql ++ cookiesSql ++ appSettingsSql
       mapM_ H.sql customReqCheck
       app req
       where
+        methodSql = setLocalQuery mempty ("request.method", toS $ iMethod req)
+        pathSql = setLocalQuery mempty ("request.path", toS $ iPath req)
         headersSql = setLocalQuery "request.header." <$> iHeaders req
         cookiesSql = setLocalQuery "request.cookie." <$> iCookies req
         claimsSql = setLocalQuery "request.jwt.claim." <$> [(c,unquoted v) | (c,v) <- M.toList claimsWithRole]
diff --git a/test/Feature/RpcSpec.hs b/test/Feature/RpcSpec.hs
index e04e5ab35..0fdb5aec1 100644
--- a/test/Feature/RpcSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Feature/RpcSpec.hs
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ spec actualPgVersion =
             { matchStatus  = 200
             , matchHeaders = [ matchContentTypeJson ]
             }
-      it "allows getting the Authorization value" $
+      it "gets the Authorization value" $
         request methodPost "/rpc/get_guc_value" [authHeaderJWT "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyb2xlIjoicG9zdGdyZXN0X3Rlc3RfYXV0aG9yIn0.Xod-F15qsGL0WhdOCr2j3DdKuTw9QJERVgoFD3vGaWA"]
           [json| {"name":"request.header.authorization"} |]
             `shouldRespondWith`
@@ -565,6 +565,22 @@ spec actualPgVersion =
             { matchStatus = 200
             , matchHeaders = []
             }
+      it "gets the http method" $
+        request methodPost "/rpc/get_guc_value" []
+          [json| {"name":"request.method"} |]
+            `shouldRespondWith`
+            [str|"POST"|]
+            { matchStatus = 200
+            , matchHeaders = []
+            }
+      it "gets the http path" $
+        request methodPost "/rpc/get_guc_value" []
+          [json| {"name":"request.path"} |]
+            `shouldRespondWith`
+            [str|"/rpc/get_guc_value"|]
+            { matchStatus = 200
+            , matchHeaders = []
+            }
 
     context "binary output" $ do
       context "Proc that returns scalar" $ do