diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 97002bf..eeee78f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ Router.prototype._on = function _on (method, path, opts, handler, store) {
 
     if (isParametricNode) {
       let isRegexNode = false
+      let isParamSafe = true
+      let backtrack = ''
       const regexps = []
 
       let lastParamStartIndex = i + 1
@@ -219,8 +221,10 @@ Router.prototype._on = function _on (method, path, opts, handler, store) {
             regexps.push(trimRegExpStartAndEnd(regexString))
 
             j = endOfRegexIndex + 1
+            isParamSafe = true
           } else {
-            regexps.push('(.*?)')
+            regexps.push(isParamSafe ? '(.*?)' : `(${backtrack}|(?:(?!${backtrack}).)*)`)
+            isParamSafe = false
           }
 
           const staticPartStartIndex = j
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ Router.prototype._on = function _on (method, path, opts, handler, store) {
           if (staticPart) {
             staticPart = staticPart.split('::').join(':')
             staticPart = staticPart.split('%').join('%25')
-            regexps.push(escapeRegExp(staticPart))
+            regexps.push(backtrack = escapeRegExp(staticPart))
           }
 
           lastParamStartIndex = j + 1
@@ -335,6 +339,8 @@ Router.prototype.findRoute = function findNode (method, path, constraints = {})
 
     if (isParametricNode) {
       let isRegexNode = false
+      let isParamSafe = true
+      let backtrack = ''
       const regexps = []
 
       let lastParamStartIndex = i + 1
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@ Router.prototype.findRoute = function findNode (method, path, constraints = {})
         const isRegexParam = charCode === 40
         const isStaticPart = charCode === 45 || charCode === 46
         const isEndOfNode = charCode === 47 || j === pattern.length
+
         if (isRegexParam || isStaticPart || isEndOfNode) {
           const paramName = pattern.slice(lastParamStartIndex, j)
           params.push(paramName)
@@ -361,8 +368,10 @@ Router.prototype.findRoute = function findNode (method, path, constraints = {})
             regexps.push(trimRegExpStartAndEnd(regexString))
 
             j = endOfRegexIndex + 1
+            isParamSafe = false
           } else {
-            regexps.push('(.*?)')
+            regexps.push(isParamSafe ? '(.*?)' : `(${backtrack}|(?:(?!${backtrack}).)*)`)
+            isParamSafe = false
           }
 
           const staticPartStartIndex = j
@@ -380,7 +389,7 @@ Router.prototype.findRoute = function findNode (method, path, constraints = {})
           if (staticPart) {
             staticPart = staticPart.split('::').join(':')
             staticPart = staticPart.split('%').join('%25')
-            regexps.push(escapeRegExp(staticPart))
+            regexps.push(backtrack = escapeRegExp(staticPart))
           }
 
           lastParamStartIndex = j + 1
diff --git a/test/issue-17.test.js b/test/issue-17.test.js
index 7fbd3fb..55fc64e 100644
--- a/test/issue-17.test.js
+++ b/test/issue-17.test.js
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ test('Multi parametric route / 2', t => {
   })
 
   findMyWay.on('GET', '/a/:p1-:p2', (req, res, params) => {
-    t.equal(params.p1, 'foo')
-    t.equal(params.p2, 'bar-baz')
+    t.equal(params.p1, 'foo-bar')
+    t.equal(params.p2, 'baz')
   })
 
   findMyWay.on('GET', '/b/:p1.:p2', (req, res, params) => {
diff --git a/test/optional-params.test.js b/test/optional-params.test.js
index c1534ba..1665065 100644
--- a/test/optional-params.test.js
+++ b/test/optional-params.test.js
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ test('Multi parametric route with optional param', (t) => {
 
   findMyWay.on('GET', '/a/:p1-:p2?', (req, res, params) => {
     if (params.p1 && params.p2) {
-      t.equal(params.p1, 'foo')
-      t.equal(params.p2, 'bar-baz')
+      t.equal(params.p1, 'foo-bar')
+      t.equal(params.p2, 'baz')
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/test/regex.test.js b/test/regex.test.js
index f17ee99..77ffc47 100644
--- a/test/regex.test.js
+++ b/test/regex.test.js
@@ -255,3 +255,17 @@ test('Disable safe regex check', t => {
     }
   })
 })
+
+test('prevent back-tracking', (t) => {
+  t.plan(0)
+  t.setTimeout(20)
+
+  const findMyWay = FindMyWay({
+    defaultRoute: () => {
+      t.fail('route not matched')
+    }
+  })
+
+  findMyWay.on('GET', '/:foo-:bar-', (req, res, params) => {})
+  findMyWay.find('GET', '/' + '-'.repeat(16_000) + 'a', { host: 'fastify.io' })
+})