diff --git a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
index aef2aec700..47e7150b53 100644
--- a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
@@ -76,3 +76,8 @@ use = egg:swift#ratelimit
 # container_ratelimit_0 = 100
 # container_ratelimit_10 = 50
 # container_ratelimit_50 = 20
+
+[filter:domain_remap]
+use = egg:swift#domain_remap
+# storage_domain = example.com
+# path_root = v1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 66f4956cc6..90936ebff5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ setup(
             'healthcheck=swift.common.middleware.healthcheck:filter_factory',
             'memcache=swift.common.middleware.memcache:filter_factory',
             'ratelimit=swift.common.middleware.ratelimit:filter_factory',
+            'domain_remap=swift.common.middleware.domain_remap:filter_factory',
             ],
         },
     )
diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/domain_remap.py b/swift/common/middleware/domain_remap.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e55394d84b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/domain_remap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2010 OpenStack, LLC.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (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.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from webob import Request
+from webob.exc import HTTPBadRequest
+
+
+class DomainRemapMiddleware(object):
+    """
+    Middleware that translates container and account parts of a domain to
+    path parameters that the proxy server understands.
+
+    container.account.storageurl/object gets translated to
+    container.account.storageurl/path_root/account/container/object
+
+    account.storageurl/path_root/container/object gets translated to
+    account.storageurl/path_root/account/container/object
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, app, conf):
+        self.app = app
+        self.storage_domain = conf.get('storage_domain', 'example.com')
+        if self.storage_domain and self.storage_domain[0] != '.':
+            self.storage_domain = '.' + self.storage_domain
+        self.path_root = conf.get('path_root', 'v1').strip('/')
+
+    def __call__(self, env, start_response):
+        if not self.storage_domain:
+            return self.app(env, start_response)
+        given_domain = env['HTTP_HOST']
+        port = ''
+        if ':' in given_domain:
+            given_domain, port = given_domain.rsplit(':', 1)
+        if given_domain.endswith(self.storage_domain):
+            parts_to_parse = given_domain[:-len(self.storage_domain)]
+            parts_to_parse = parts_to_parse.strip('.').split('.')
+            len_parts_to_parse = len(parts_to_parse)
+            if len_parts_to_parse == 2:
+                container, account = parts_to_parse
+            elif len_parts_to_parse == 1:
+                container, account = None, parts_to_parse[0]
+            else:
+                resp = HTTPBadRequest(request=Request(env),
+                                      body='Bad domain in host header',
+                                      content_type='text/plain')
+                return resp(env, start_response)
+            if '_' not in account and '-' in account:
+                account = account.replace('-', '_', 1)
+            path = env['PATH_INFO'].strip('/')
+            new_path_parts = ['', self.path_root, account]
+            if container:
+                new_path_parts.append(container)
+            if path.startswith(self.path_root):
+                path = path[len(self.path_root):].lstrip('/')
+            if path:
+                new_path_parts.append(path)
+            new_path = '/'.join(new_path_parts)
+            env['PATH_INFO'] = new_path
+        return self.app(env, start_response)
+
+
+def filter_factory(global_conf, **local_conf):
+    conf = global_conf.copy()
+    conf.update(local_conf)
+
+    def domain_filter(app):
+        return DomainRemapMiddleware(app, conf)
+    return domain_filter
diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/memcache.py b/swift/common/middleware/memcache.py
index 62cd1bdf03..0eabb0fb68 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/memcache.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/memcache.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2010 OpenStack, LLC.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_domain_remap.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_domain_remap.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6beb561fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_domain_remap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2010 OpenStack, LLC.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (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.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+from webob import Request
+
+from swift.common.middleware import domain_remap
+
+
+class FakeApp(object):
+
+    def __call__(self, env, start_response):
+        return env['PATH_INFO']
+
+
+def start_response(*args):
+    pass
+
+
+class TestDomainRemap(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.app = domain_remap.DomainRemapMiddleware(FakeApp(), {})
+
+    def test_domain_remap_passthrough(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/')
+        req = Request.blank('/', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'example.com:8080'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a')
+        req = Request.blank('/', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'a-uuid.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a_uuid')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account_container(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'c.a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a/c')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_extra_subdomains(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'x.y.c.a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, ['Bad domain in host header'])
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account_with_path_root(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/v1', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account_container_with_path_root(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/v1', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'c.a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a/c')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account_container_with_path(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/obj', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'c.a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a/c/obj')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account_container_with_path_root_and_path(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/v1/obj', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'c.a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/v1/a/c/obj')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_account_matching_ending_not_domain(self):
+        req = Request.blank('/dontchange', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'c.aexample.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/dontchange')
+
+    def test_domain_remap_configured_with_empty_storage_domain(self):
+        self.app = domain_remap.DomainRemapMiddleware(FakeApp(),
+                                                      {'storage_domain': ''})
+        req = Request.blank('/test', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'GET'},
+                            headers={'Host': 'c.a.example.com'})
+        resp = self.app(req.environ, start_response)
+        self.assertEquals(resp, '/test')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()