diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Constraints/CompoundRouteConstraint.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Constraints/CompoundRouteConstraint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c03a2854b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Constraints/CompoundRouteConstraint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Constrains a route by several child constraints.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CompoundRouteConstraint : IRouteConstraint
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CompoundRouteConstraint" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="constraints">The child constraints that must match for this constraint to match.</param>
+        public CompoundRouteConstraint([NotNull] IEnumerable<IRouteConstraint> constraints)
+        {
+            Constraints = constraints;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the child constraints that must match for this constraint to match.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<IRouteConstraint> Constraints { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool Match([NotNull] HttpContext httpContext, 
+                          [NotNull] IRouter route,
+                          [NotNull] string routeKey,
+                          [NotNull] IDictionary<string, object> values,
+                          RouteDirection routeDirection)
+        {
+            foreach (var constraint in Constraints)
+            {
+                if (!constraint.Match(httpContext, route, routeKey, values, routeDirection))
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/InlineRouteTemplateParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/InlineRouteTemplateParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6220202542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/InlineRouteTemplateParser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
+{
+    internal static class InlineRouteParameterParser
+    {
+        // One or more characters, matches "id"
+        private const string ParameterNameRegex = @"(?<parameterName>.+?)";
+
+        // Zero or more inline constraints that start with a colon followed by zero or more characters
+        // Optionally the constraint can have arguments within parentheses
+        //      - necessary to capture characters like ":" and "}"
+        // Matches ":int", ":length(2)", ":regex(\})", ":regex(:)" zero or more times
+        private const string ConstraintRegex = @"(:(?<constraint>.*?(\(.*?\))?))*";
+
+        // A default value with an equal sign followed by zero or more characters
+        // Matches "=", "=abc"
+        private const string DefaultValueRegex = @"(?<defaultValue>(=.*?))?";
+
+        private static readonly Regex _parameterRegex = new Regex(
+           "^" + ParameterNameRegex + ConstraintRegex + DefaultValueRegex + "$",
+            RegexOptions.CultureInvariant | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        public static TemplatePart ParseRouteParameter([NotNull] string routeParameter,
+                                                       [NotNull] IInlineConstraintResolver constraintResolver)
+        {
+            var isCatchAll = routeParameter.StartsWith("*", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            var isOptional = routeParameter.EndsWith("?", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+            routeParameter = isCatchAll ? routeParameter.Substring(1) : routeParameter;
+            routeParameter = isOptional ? routeParameter.Substring(0, routeParameter.Length - 1) : routeParameter;
+
+            var parameterMatch = _parameterRegex.Match(routeParameter);
+            string parameterName = parameterMatch.Groups["parameterName"].Value;
+            
+            // Add the default value if present
+            var defaultValueGroup = parameterMatch.Groups["defaultValue"];
+            var defaultValue = GetDefaultValue(defaultValueGroup);
+
+            // Register inline constraints if present
+            var constraintGroup = parameterMatch.Groups["constraint"];
+            var inlineConstraint = GetInlineConstraint(constraintGroup, constraintResolver);
+            
+            return TemplatePart.CreateParameter(parameterName,
+                                                isCatchAll,
+                                                isOptional,
+                                                defaultValue,
+                                                inlineConstraint); 
+        }
+
+        private static object GetDefaultValue(Group defaultValueGroup)
+        {
+            if (defaultValueGroup.Success)
+            {
+                string defaultValueMatch = defaultValueGroup.Value;
+
+                // Strip out the equal sign at the beginning
+                Contract.Assert(defaultValueMatch.StartsWith("=", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+                return defaultValueMatch.Substring(1);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static IRouteConstraint GetInlineConstraint(Group constraintGroup,
+                                                            IInlineConstraintResolver constraintResolver)
+        {
+            var parameterConstraints = new List<IRouteConstraint>();
+            foreach (Capture constraintCapture in constraintGroup.Captures)
+            {
+                string inlineConstraint = constraintCapture.Value;
+                var constraint = constraintResolver.ResolveConstraint(inlineConstraint);
+                if (constraint == null)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                        Resources.FormatInlineRouteParser_CouldNotResolveConstraint(constraintResolver.GetType().Name,
+                                                                                    inlineConstraint));
+                }
+
+                parameterConstraints.Add(constraint);
+            }
+
+            if (parameterConstraints.Count > 0)
+            {
+                var constraint = parameterConstraints.Count == 1 ?
+                                            parameterConstraints[0] :
+                                            new CompoundRouteConstraint(parameterConstraints);
+                return constraint;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs
index be6dc62012..ab5f36252e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateParser.cs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
             }
 
             var rawParameter = context.Capture();
-
+         
             // At this point, we need to parse the raw name for inline constraint, 
             // default values and optional parameters. 
             var templatePart = InlineRouteParameterParser.ParseRouteParameter(rawParameter,
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
                 context.Error = Resources.TemplateRoute_OptionalCannotHaveDefaultValue;
                 return false;
             }
+                // A workaround is to add it as a separate entry in the defaults argument.
+                context.Error = Resources.TemplateRoute_OptionalCannotHaveDefaultValue;
+                return false;
+            }
 
             var parameterName = templatePart.Name; 
             if (IsValidParameterName(context, parameterName))