diff --git a/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Application.pm b/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Application.pm
index 9a8ea1073f63..4a8ca9c0ee80 100644
--- a/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Application.pm
+++ b/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Application.pm
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ sub registerWebServices {
     my $self = shift;
     # install the web-related services
     $self->register(qw(
+        PLIF::Input::CGI::GetPathInfo
         PLIF::Input::CGI::Get
         PLIF::Input::CGI::Head
         PLIF::Input::CGI::PostURLEncoded
diff --git a/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Input/CGI/GetPathInfo.pm b/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Input/CGI/GetPathInfo.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b1255c96923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webtools/PLIF/PLIF/Input/CGI/GetPathInfo.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- Mode: perl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+#
+# This file is MPL/GPL dual-licensed under the following terms:
+# 
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
+# Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+# compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+# basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+# the License for the specific language governing rights and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# The Original Code is PLIF 1.0.
+# The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ian Hickson.
+#
+# Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), in
+# which case the provisions of the GPL are applicable instead of those
+# above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
+# under the terms of the GPL and not to allow others to use your
+# version of this file under the MPL, indicate your decision by
+# deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice and
+# other provisions required by the GPL. If you do not delete the
+# provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file
+# under either the MPL or the GPL.
+
+package PLIF::Input::CGI::GetPathInfo;
+use strict;
+use vars qw(@ISA);
+use PLIF::Input::CGI::Get;
+@ISA = qw(PLIF::Input::CGI::Get);
+1;
+
+sub applies {
+    my $class = shift;
+    return ($class->SUPER::applies(@_) and
+            defined($ENV{'PATH_INFO'}));
+}
+
+sub decodeHTTPArguments {
+    my $self = shift;
+    $self->SUPER::decodeHTTPArguments(@_);
+    my @value = split('/', $ENV{PATH_INFO});
+    shift @value;
+    $self->setArgument('default', @value);
+}