diff --git a/examples/asio-sv2.cc b/examples/asio-sv2.cc
index 0cbefc6a..07be841b 100644
--- a/examples/asio-sv2.cc
+++ b/examples/asio-sv2.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     server.listen("*", port,
                   [&docroot](const request &req, const response &res) {
-      auto path = percent_decode(req.path());
+      auto path = percent_decode(req.uri().path);
       if (!check_path(path)) {
         res.write_head(404);
         res.end();
diff --git a/src/asio_http2_handler.cc b/src/asio_http2_handler.cc
index 7e0ce166..6854bc4d 100644
--- a/src/asio_http2_handler.cc
+++ b/src/asio_http2_handler.cc
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@ const header_map &request::header() const { return impl_->header(); }
 
 const std::string &request::method() const { return impl_->method(); }
 
-const std::string &request::scheme() const { return impl_->scheme(); }
-
-const std::string &request::authority() const { return impl_->authority(); }
-
-const std::string &request::host() const { return impl_->host(); }
-
-const std::string &request::path() const { return impl_->path(); }
+const uri_ref &request::uri() const { return impl_->uri(); }
 
 bool request::push(std::string method, std::string path, header_map h) const {
   return impl_->push(std::move(method), std::move(path), std::move(h));
@@ -91,13 +85,9 @@ const header_map &request_impl::header() const { return header_; }
 
 const std::string &request_impl::method() const { return method_; }
 
-const std::string &request_impl::scheme() const { return scheme_; }
+const uri_ref &request_impl::uri() const { return uri_; }
 
-const std::string &request_impl::authority() const { return authority_; }
-
-const std::string &request_impl::host() const { return host_; }
-
-const std::string &request_impl::path() const { return path_; }
+uri_ref &request_impl::uri() { return uri_; }
 
 void request_impl::header(header_map h) { header_ = std::move(h); }
 
@@ -105,14 +95,6 @@ header_map &request_impl::header() { return header_; }
 
 void request_impl::method(std::string arg) { method_ = std::move(arg); }
 
-void request_impl::scheme(std::string arg) { scheme_ = std::move(arg); }
-
-void request_impl::authority(std::string arg) { authority_ = std::move(arg); }
-
-void request_impl::host(std::string arg) { host_ = std::move(arg); }
-
-void request_impl::path(std::string arg) { path_ = std::move(arg); }
-
 bool request_impl::push(std::string method, std::string path, header_map h) {
   auto handler = stream_->handler();
   auto rv = handler->push_promise(*stream_, std::move(method), std::move(path),
@@ -261,22 +243,25 @@ int on_header_callback(nghttp2_session *session, const nghttp2_frame *frame,
   }
 
   auto &req = stream->request().impl();
+  auto &uref = req.uri();
 
   switch (nghttp2::http2::lookup_token(name, namelen)) {
   case nghttp2::http2::HD__METHOD:
     req.method(std::string(value, value + valuelen));
     break;
   case nghttp2::http2::HD__SCHEME:
-    req.scheme(std::string(value, value + valuelen));
+    uref.scheme.assign(value, value + valuelen);
     break;
   case nghttp2::http2::HD__AUTHORITY:
-    req.authority(std::string(value, value + valuelen));
+    uref.host.assign(value, value + valuelen);
     break;
   case nghttp2::http2::HD__PATH:
-    req.path(std::string(value, value + valuelen));
+    split_path(uref, value, value + valuelen);
     break;
   case nghttp2::http2::HD_HOST:
-    req.host(std::string(value, value + valuelen));
+    if (uref.host.empty()) {
+      uref.host.assign(value, value + valuelen);
+    }
   // fall through
   default:
     req.header().emplace(std::string(name, name + namelen),
@@ -310,12 +295,6 @@ int on_frame_recv_callback(nghttp2_session *session, const nghttp2_frame *frame,
       break;
     }
 
-    auto &req = stream->request().impl();
-
-    if (req.host().empty()) {
-      req.host(req.authority());
-    }
-
     handler->call_on_request(*stream);
 
     if (frame->hd.flags & NGHTTP2_FLAG_END_STREAM) {
@@ -549,22 +528,17 @@ void http2_handler::resume(http2_stream &stream) {
 }
 
 int http2_handler::push_promise(http2_stream &stream, std::string method,
-                                std::string path, header_map h) {
+                                std::string raw_path_query, header_map h) {
   int rv;
 
   auto &req = stream.request().impl();
 
   auto nva = std::vector<nghttp2_nv>();
-  nva.reserve(5 + h.size());
+  nva.reserve(4 + h.size());
   nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":method", method));
-  nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":scheme", req.scheme()));
-  if (!req.authority().empty()) {
-    nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":authority", req.authority()));
-  }
-  nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":path", path));
-  if (!req.host().empty()) {
-    nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls("host", req.host()));
-  }
+  nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":scheme", req.uri().scheme));
+  nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":authority", req.uri().host));
+  nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv_ls(":path", raw_path_query));
 
   for (auto &hd : h) {
     nva.push_back(nghttp2::http2::make_nv(hd.first, hd.second.value,
@@ -582,15 +556,12 @@ int http2_handler::push_promise(http2_stream &stream, std::string method,
   auto promised_stream = create_stream(rv);
   auto &promised_req = promised_stream->request().impl();
   promised_req.pushed(true);
-  promised_req.method(std::move(method));
-  promised_req.scheme(req.scheme());
-  promised_req.authority(req.authority());
-  promised_req.path(std::move(path));
-  promised_req.host(req.host());
   promised_req.header(std::move(h));
-  if (!req.host().empty()) {
-    promised_req.header().emplace("host", header_value(req.host()));
-  }
+  promised_req.method(std::move(method));
+  auto &uref = promised_req.uri();
+  uref.scheme = req.uri().scheme;
+  uref.host = req.uri().host;
+  split_path(uref, std::begin(raw_path_query), std::end(raw_path_query));
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/asio_http2_handler.h b/src/asio_http2_handler.h
index e2825d4e..055fbac6 100644
--- a/src/asio_http2_handler.h
+++ b/src/asio_http2_handler.h
@@ -47,27 +47,23 @@ class request_impl {
 public:
   request_impl();
 
+  void header(header_map h);
   const header_map &header() const;
-  const std::string &method() const;
-  const std::string &scheme() const;
-  const std::string &authority() const;
-  const std::string &host() const;
-  const std::string &path() const;
+  header_map &header();
 
-  bool push(std::string method, std::string path, header_map h = {});
+  void method(std::string method);
+  const std::string &method() const;
+
+  const uri_ref &uri() const;
+  uri_ref &uri();
+
+  bool push(std::string method, std::string raw_path_query, header_map h = {});
 
   bool pushed() const;
 
   void on_data(data_cb cb);
   void on_end(void_cb cb);
 
-  void header(header_map h);
-  header_map &header();
-  void method(std::string method);
-  void scheme(std::string scheme);
-  void authority(std::string authority);
-  void host(std::string host);
-  void path(std::string path);
   void pushed(bool f);
   void stream(http2_stream *s);
   void call_on_data(const uint8_t *data, std::size_t len);
@@ -77,10 +73,7 @@ private:
   http2_stream *stream_;
   header_map header_;
   std::string method_;
-  std::string scheme_;
-  std::string authority_;
-  std::string host_;
-  std::string path_;
+  uri_ref uri_;
   data_cb on_data_cb_;
   void_cb on_end_cb_;
   bool pushed_;
@@ -162,8 +155,8 @@ public:
 
   void resume(http2_stream &stream);
 
-  int push_promise(http2_stream &stream, std::string method, std::string path,
-                   header_map h);
+  int push_promise(http2_stream &stream, std::string method,
+                   std::string raw_path_query, header_map h);
 
   boost::asio::io_service &io_service();
 
diff --git a/src/includes/nghttp2/asio_http2_server.h b/src/includes/nghttp2/asio_http2_server.h
index 3a023b48..caf1238d 100644
--- a/src/includes/nghttp2/asio_http2_server.h
+++ b/src/includes/nghttp2/asio_http2_server.h
@@ -48,20 +48,8 @@ public:
   // Returns method (e.g., GET).
   const std::string &method() const;
 
-  // Returns scheme (e.g., https).
-  const std::string &scheme() const;
-
-  // Returns authority (e.g., example.org).  This could be empty
-  // string.  In this case, check host().
-
-  const std::string &authority() const;
-
-  // Returns host (e.g., example.org).  If host header field is not
-  // present, this value is copied from authority().
-  const std::string &host() const;
-
-  // Returns path (e.g., /index.html).
-  const std::string &path() const;
+  // Returns request URI, split into components.
+  const uri_ref &uri() const;
 
   // Sets callback when chunk of request body is received.
   void on_data(data_cb cb) const;
@@ -73,7 +61,8 @@ public:
   // headers can be given in |h|.  request_cb will be called for
   // pushed resource later on.  This function returns true if it
   // succeeds, or false.
-  bool push(std::string method, std::string path, header_map h = {}) const;
+  bool push(std::string method, std::string raw_path_query,
+            header_map h = {}) const;
 
   // Returns true if this is pushed request.
   bool pushed() const;