diff --git a/src/main/java/io/vertx/openapi/validation/RequestUtils.java b/src/main/java/io/vertx/openapi/validation/RequestUtils.java
index 4276579..1845aba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/vertx/openapi/validation/RequestUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/vertx/openapi/validation/RequestUtils.java
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ public static Future<ValidatableRequest> extract(HttpServerRequest request, Oper
           headers.put(param.getName(), extractHeaders(request, param));
           break;
         case PATH:
-          int segment = findPathSegment(operation.getAbsoluteOpenAPIPath(), param.getName());
-          pathParams.put(param.getName(), extractPathParameters(param, request, segment));
+          String templatePath = operation.getAbsoluteOpenAPIPath();
+          int segment = findPathSegment(templatePath, param.getName());
+          pathParams.put(param.getName(), extractPathParameters(request, segment, countPathSegments(templatePath)));
           break;
         case QUERY:
           query.put(param.getName(), extractQuery(request, param));
@@ -119,12 +120,17 @@ private static RequestParameter extractHeaders(HttpServerRequest request, Parame
     return new RequestParameterImpl(urlDecodeIfRequired(parameter, headerValue));
   }
 
-  private static RequestParameter extractPathParameters(Parameter param, HttpServerRequest request, int segment) {
+  private static RequestParameter extractPathParameters(HttpServerRequest request, int segment,
+      int templatePathSegments) {
     String[] pathSegments = request.path().substring(1).split("/");
-    if (pathSegments.length < segment) {
+    // The router the operation is attached to may be mounted as a subrouter. In that case the request path
+    // contains additional leading segments that are not part of the OpenAPI path template.
+    int mountOffset = Math.max(0, pathSegments.length - templatePathSegments);
+    int index = mountOffset + segment;
+    if (pathSegments.length < index) {
       return EMPTY;
     }
-    return new RequestParameterImpl(decodeUrl(pathSegments[segment - 1]));
+    return new RequestParameterImpl(decodeUrl(pathSegments[index - 1]));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -172,6 +178,10 @@ public static int findPathSegment(String templatePath, String parameterName) {
     return (int) templatePath.subSequence(0, idx).chars().filter(c -> c == '/').count();
   }
 
+  private static int countPathSegments(String templatePath) {
+    return (int) templatePath.chars().filter(c -> c == '/').count();
+  }
+
   static String urlDecodeIfRequired(Parameter param, String value) {
     boolean requiresDecoding =
         Boolean.TRUE.equals(param.getExtensions().getOrDefault(Parameter.EXTENSION_URLDECODE, false));
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/validation/RequestUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/validation/RequestUtilsTest.java
index 0a7d392..324f0bd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/validation/RequestUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/validation/RequestUtilsTest.java
@@ -231,6 +231,29 @@ void testFindPathSegment(String templatePath, String parameterName, int expected
     Truth.assertThat(RequestUtils.findPathSegment(templatePath, parameterName)).isEqualTo(expected);
   }
 
+  private static Stream<Arguments> testExtractPathFromMountedRouter() {
+    return Stream.of(
+        Arguments.of("/my-service", "/test/5.7"),
+        Arguments.of("/my-service", "/test/5.7/"),
+        Arguments.of("/deeply/nested/mount/point", "/test/5.7"));
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest(name = "{index} Path parameter should be extracted from {0}{1}")
+  @MethodSource
+  @Timeout(value = 2, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+  void testExtractPathFromMountedRouter(String mountPoint, String path, VertxTestContext testContext) {
+    Parameter parameter = mockParameter("foo", PATH, NUMBER, false);
+    Operation mockedOperation = mockOperation(parameter);
+    when(mockedOperation.getAbsoluteOpenAPIPath()).thenReturn("/test/{foo}");
+
+    createValidationHandler(params -> {
+      Truth.assertThat(params.getPathParameters().get(parameter.getName()).getString()).isEqualTo("5.7");
+      testContext.completeNow();
+    }, mockedOperation, testContext).compose(
+        v -> createRequest(HttpMethod.GET, mountPoint + path).map(HttpClientRequest::send))
+        .onFailure(testContext::failNow);
+  }
+
   @Test
   @Timeout(value = 2, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
   void testBodySupplier(VertxTestContext testContext) {