diff --git a/middleware/denco/router.go b/middleware/denco/router.go
index ecacc31f..5d2691ec 100644
--- a/middleware/denco/router.go
+++ b/middleware/denco/router.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ const (
 	// SeparatorCharacter separates path segments.
 	SeparatorCharacter = '/'
 
+	// PathParamCharacter indicates a RESTCONF path param
+	PathParamCharacter = '='
+
 	// MaxSize is max size of records and internal slice.
 	MaxSize = (1 << 22) - 1
 )
@@ -426,8 +429,9 @@ func makeRecords(srcs []Record) (statics, params []*record) {
 	termChar := string(TerminationCharacter)
 	paramPrefix := string(SeparatorCharacter) + string(ParamCharacter)
 	wildcardPrefix := string(SeparatorCharacter) + string(WildcardCharacter)
+	restconfPrefix := string(PathParamCharacter) + string(ParamCharacter)
 	for _, r := range srcs {
-		if strings.Contains(r.Key, paramPrefix) || strings.Contains(r.Key, wildcardPrefix) {
+		if strings.Contains(r.Key, paramPrefix) || strings.Contains(r.Key, wildcardPrefix) ||strings.Contains(r.Key, restconfPrefix){
 			r.Key += termChar
 			params = append(params, &record{Record: r})
 		} else {
diff --git a/middleware/denco/router_test.go b/middleware/denco/router_test.go
index 7e4b7849..81eb55c1 100644
--- a/middleware/denco/router_test.go
+++ b/middleware/denco/router_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func routes() []denco.Record {
 		{"/:year/:month/:day", "testroute8"},
 		{"/user/:id", "testroute9"},
 		{"/a/to/b/:param/*routepath", "testroute10"},
+		{"/path/with/key=:value", "testroute14"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ func TestRouter_Lookup(t *testing.T) {
 		{"/user/777", "testroute9", []denco.Param{{"id", "777"}}, true},
 		{"/a/to/b/p1/some/wildcard/params", "testroute10", []denco.Param{{"param", "p1"}, {"routepath", "some/wildcard/params"}}, true},
 		{"/missing", nil, nil, false},
+		{"/path/with/key=value", "testroute14", []denco.Param{{"value", "value"}}, true},
 	}
 	runLookupTest(t, routes(), testcases)