diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index 49f728fbcc..dc6610e349 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - chrisngobanh
 - elylucas
 - hongji00
+- Isammoc
 - JakubDrozd
 - jonkoops
 - kddnewton
diff --git a/packages/react-router/__tests__/path-matching-test.tsx b/packages/react-router/__tests__/path-matching-test.tsx
index f23b68d6cd..d9d35cb5ca 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/__tests__/path-matching-test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/__tests__/path-matching-test.tsx
@@ -242,4 +242,27 @@ describe("path matching with splats", () => {
       pathnameBase: "/",
     });
   });
+
+  test("nested routes with partial matching", () => {
+    let routes = [{ path: '/', children: [{ path: 'courses', children: [{ path: '*' }] }] }];
+    let match = matchRoutes(routes, "/courses/abc")
+
+    expect(match).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(match).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(match[0]).toMatchObject({
+      params: { "*": "abc" },
+      pathname: "/",
+      pathnameBase: "/"
+    });
+    expect(match[1]).toMatchObject({
+      params: { "*": "abc" },
+      pathname: "/courses",
+      pathnameBase: "/courses"
+    });
+    expect(match[2]).toMatchObject({
+      params: { "*": "abc" },
+      pathname: "/courses/abc",
+      pathnameBase: "/courses"
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-router/index.tsx b/packages/react-router/index.tsx
index da7e50615b..e7da3a5b7a 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/index.tsx
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ function matchRouteBranch<ParamKey extends string = string>(
     matches.push({
       params: matchedParams,
       pathname: joinPaths([matchedPathname, match.pathname]),
-      pathnameBase: joinPaths([matchedPathname, match.pathnameBase]),
+      pathnameBase: normalizePathname(joinPaths([matchedPathname, match.pathnameBase])),
       route,
     });