diff --git a/core/camel-support/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/support/RestConsumerContextPathMatcher.java b/core/camel-support/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/support/RestConsumerContextPathMatcher.java
index bda24e6bc0d99..6b45e375f6799 100644
--- a/core/camel-support/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/support/RestConsumerContextPathMatcher.java
+++ b/core/camel-support/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/support/RestConsumerContextPathMatcher.java
@@ -16,21 +16,16 @@
  */
 package org.apache.camel.support;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.OptionalInt;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * A context path matcher when using rest-dsl that allows components to reuse the same matching logic.
  * <p/>
- * The component should use the {@link #matchBestPath(String, String, java.util.List)} with the request details and the
- * matcher returns the best matched, or <tt>null</tt> if none could be determined.
+ * The component should use the {@link #matchBestPath(String, String, List)} with the request details and the matcher
+ * returns the best matched, or <tt>null</tt> if none could be determined.
  * <p/>
  * The {@link ConsumerPath} is used for the components to provide the details to the matcher.
  */
@@ -156,9 +151,9 @@ T> ConsumerPath<T> matchBestPath(String requestMethod, String requestPath, List<
             }
         }
 
-        // if there are no wildcards, then select the matching with the longest path
-        boolean noWildcards = candidates.stream().allMatch(p -> countWildcards(p.getConsumerPath()) == 0);
-        if (noWildcards) {
+        // if there are no uri template, then select the matching with the longest path
+        boolean noCurlyBraces = candidates.stream().allMatch(p -> countCurlyBraces(p.getConsumerPath()) == 0);
+        if (noCurlyBraces) {
             // grab first which is the longest that matched the request path
             answer = candidates.stream()
                     .filter(c -> matchPath(requestPath, c.getConsumerPath(), c.isMatchOnUriPrefix()))
@@ -172,6 +167,17 @@ T> ConsumerPath<T> matchBestPath(String requestMethod, String requestPath, List<
 
         // then match by wildcard path
         it = candidates.iterator();
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            ConsumerPath<T> consumer = it.next();
+            // filter non matching paths
+            if (matchWildCard(requestPath, consumer.getConsumerPath())) {
+                answer = consumer;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // then match by uri template path
+        it = candidates.iterator();
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             ConsumerPath<?> consumer = it.next();
             // filter non matching paths
@@ -180,16 +186,16 @@ T> ConsumerPath<T> matchBestPath(String requestMethod, String requestPath, List<
             }
         }
 
-        // if there is multiple candidates with wildcards then pick anyone with the least number of wildcards
+        // if there is multiple candidates with uri template then pick anyone with the least number of uri template
         ConsumerPath<T> best = null;
         Map<Integer, List<ConsumerPath<T>>> pathMap = new HashMap<>();
         if (candidates.size() > 1) {
             it = candidates.iterator();
             while (it.hasNext()) {
                 ConsumerPath<T> entry = it.next();
-                int wildcards = countWildcards(entry.getConsumerPath());
-                if (wildcards > 0) {
-                    List<ConsumerPath<T>> consumerPathsLst = pathMap.computeIfAbsent(wildcards, key -> new ArrayList<>());
+                int curlyBraces = countCurlyBraces(entry.getConsumerPath());
+                if (curlyBraces > 0) {
+                    List<ConsumerPath<T>> consumerPathsLst = pathMap.computeIfAbsent(curlyBraces, key -> new ArrayList<>());
                     consumerPathsLst.add(entry);
                 }
             }
@@ -206,12 +212,12 @@ T> ConsumerPath<T> matchBestPath(String requestMethod, String requestPath, List<
             }
 
             if (best != null) {
-                // pick the best among the wildcards
+                // pick the best among uri template
                 answer = best;
             }
         }
 
-        // if there is one left then its our answer
+        // if there is one left then it's our answer
         if (answer == null && candidates.size() == 1) {
             answer = candidates.get(0);
         }
@@ -257,10 +263,10 @@ private static boolean isOptionsMethod(String method) {
      * Matches the given request path with the configured consumer path
      *
      * @param  requestPath  the request path
-     * @param  consumerPath the consumer path which may use { } tokens
+     * @param  isUriTemplate the consumer path which may use { } tokens
      * @return              <tt>true</tt> if matched, <tt>false</tt> otherwise
      */
-    private static boolean matchRestPath(String requestPath, String consumerPath, boolean wildcard) {
+    private static boolean matchRestPath(String requestPath, String consumerPath, boolean isUriTemplate) {
         // deal with null parameters
         if (requestPath == null && consumerPath == null) {
             return true;
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ private static boolean matchRestPath(String requestPath, String consumerPath, bo
             String p1 = requestPaths[i];
             String p2 = consumerPaths[i];
 
-            if (wildcard && p2.startsWith("{") && p2.endsWith("}")) {
+            if (isUriTemplate && p2.startsWith("{") && p2.endsWith("}")) {
                 // always matches
                 continue;
             }
@@ -312,13 +318,13 @@ private static boolean matchRestPath(String requestPath, String consumerPath, bo
     }
 
     /**
-     * Counts the number of wildcards in the path
+     * Counts the number of uri template's curlyBraces in the path
      *
      * @param  consumerPath the consumer path which may use { } tokens
-     * @return              number of wildcards, or <tt>0</tt> if no wildcards
+     * @return              number of curlyBraces, or <tt>0</tt> if no curlyBraces
      */
-    private static int countWildcards(String consumerPath) {
-        int wildcards = 0;
+    private static int countCurlyBraces(String consumerPath) {
+        int curlyBraces = 0;
 
         // remove starting/ending slashes
         if (consumerPath.startsWith("/")) {
@@ -331,11 +337,31 @@ private static int countWildcards(String consumerPath) {
         String[] consumerPaths = consumerPath.split("/");
         for (String p2 : consumerPaths) {
             if (p2.startsWith("{") && p2.endsWith("}")) {
-                wildcards++;
+                curlyBraces++;
             }
         }
 
-        return wildcards;
+        return curlyBraces;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean matchWildCard(String requestPath, String consumerPath) {
+        if (!requestPath.endsWith("/")) {
+            requestPath = requestPath + "/";
+        }
+        // Convert URI template to a regex pattern
+        String regex = consumerPath
+                .replace("/", "\\/")
+                .replace("{", "(?<")
+                .replace("}", ">[^\\/]+)");
+
+        // Add support for wildcard * as path suffix
+        regex = regex.replace("*", ".*");
+
+        // Match the provided path against the regex pattern
+        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex);
+        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(requestPath);
+
+        return matcher.matches();
     }
 
 }