diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3730dac..404d01d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ autoscan.log
 r3.pc
 stamp-h1
 tests/bench_str.csv
+tests/check_host
 
 config.h.in
 examples/simple
-examples/simple_cpp
\ No newline at end of file
+examples/simple_cpp
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index 7ca40ba..c4d63e4 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -884,9 +884,21 @@ inline int r3_route_cmp(const R3Route *r1, const match_entry *r2) {
     }
 
     if ( r1->host.len && r2->host.len ) {
-        if (strncmp(r1->host.base, r2->host.base, r2->host.len)) {
+        if (r1->host.len > r2->host.len) {
             return -1;
         }
+
+        int r1_i = r1->host.len - 1;
+        int r2_i = r2->host.len - 1;
+        for(; r1_i >= 0 ; r1_i--, r2_i--) {
+            if (r1_i == 0 && r1->host.base[0] == '*') {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (r2->host.base[r2_i] != r1->host.base[r1_i]) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     if (r1->remote_addr_pattern.len && r2->remote_addr.len) {
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f2643d7..9865ae1 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ add_r3_test(check_tree check_tree.c)
 add_r3_test(check_slug check_slug.c)
 add_r3_test(check_routes check_routes.c)
 add_r3_test(check_str_array check_str_array.c)
+add_r3_test(check_host check_host.c)
 
 add_executable(bench bench.c)
 target_link_libraries(bench r3)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 4eb40bc..5f4660b 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ check_routes_SOURCES = check_routes.c
 TESTS += check_str_array
 check_str_array_SOURCES = check_str_array.c
 
+TESTS += check_host
+check_host_SOURCES = check_host.c
+
 
 if ENABLE_JSON
 TESTS += check_json
diff --git a/tests/check_host.c b/tests/check_host.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78d7c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_host.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include "config.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <check.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "r3.h"
+#include "r3_slug.h"
+
+START_TEST (test_hosts)
+{
+    R3Node * n      = r3_tree_create(10);
+    R3Route * route  = NULL;
+    match_entry * entry;
+    R3Route *matched_route;
+
+    char * uri0 = "/foo";
+    char * host0 = "foo.com";
+    route = r3_tree_insert_routel(n, 0, uri0, strlen(uri0), &uri0);
+    route->host.base = host0;
+    route->host.len = strlen(host0);
+
+    char * uri1 = "/bar";
+    char * host1 = "*.bar.com";
+    route = r3_tree_insert_routel(n, 0, uri1, strlen(uri1), &uri1);
+    route->host.base = host1;
+    route->host.len = strlen(host1);
+
+    char * err = NULL;
+    r3_tree_compile(n, &err);
+    ck_assert(err == NULL);
+
+
+    entry = match_entry_create("/foo");
+    entry->host.base = host0;
+    entry->host.len = strlen(host0);
+    matched_route = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
+    ck_assert(matched_route != NULL);
+    ck_assert(matched_route->data == &uri0);
+
+
+    entry = match_entry_create("/bar");
+    entry->host.base = "www.bar.com";
+    entry->host.len = strlen("www.bar.com");
+    matched_route = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
+    ck_assert(matched_route != NULL);
+    ck_assert(matched_route->data == &uri1);
+
+
+    entry = match_entry_create("/bar");
+    entry->host.base = "bar.com";
+    entry->host.len = strlen("bar.com");
+    matched_route = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
+    ck_assert(matched_route == NULL);
+
+    entry = match_entry_create("/bar");
+    entry->host.base = ".bar.com";
+    entry->host.len = strlen(".bar.com");
+    matched_route = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
+    ck_assert(matched_route == NULL);
+
+    entry = match_entry_create("/bar");
+    entry->host.base = "a.bar.com";
+    entry->host.len = strlen("a.bar.com");
+    matched_route = r3_tree_match_route(n, entry);
+    ck_assert(matched_route != NULL);
+    ck_assert(matched_route->data == &uri1);
+
+    r3_tree_free(n);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+
+
+Suite* r3_suite (void) {
+    Suite *suite = suite_create("r3 host tests");
+    TCase *tcase = tcase_create("testcase");
+    tcase_add_test(tcase, test_hosts);
+    suite_add_tcase(suite, tcase);
+    return suite;
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    int number_failed;
+    Suite *suite = r3_suite();
+    SRunner *runner = srunner_create(suite);
+    srunner_run_all(runner, CK_NORMAL);
+    number_failed = srunner_ntests_failed(runner);
+    srunner_free(runner);
+    return number_failed;
+}
+