diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index a7e83140..54b4e59f 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func New() *Engine {
 	engine := &Engine{
 		RouterGroup: RouterGroup{
 			Handlers: nil,
-			BasePath: "/",
+			basePath: "/",
 			root:     true,
 		},
 		RedirectTrailingSlash:  true,
diff --git a/gin_test.go b/gin_test.go
index 8657d1ad..3cc60f5d 100644
--- a/gin_test.go
+++ b/gin_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func TestCreateEngine(t *testing.T) {
 	router := New()
-	assert.Equal(t, "/", router.BasePath)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/", router.basePath)
 	assert.Equal(t, router.engine, router)
 	assert.Empty(t, router.Handlers)
 }
diff --git a/routergroup.go b/routergroup.go
index 3fa3b8cf..c91c4675 100644
--- a/routergroup.go
+++ b/routergroup.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type (
 	// and an array of handlers (middlewares)
 	RouterGroup struct {
 		Handlers HandlersChain
-		BasePath string
+		basePath string
 		engine   *Engine
 		root     bool
 	}
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ func (group *RouterGroup) Use(middlewares ...HandlerFunc) IRoutes {
 func (group *RouterGroup) Group(relativePath string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) *RouterGroup {
 	return &RouterGroup{
 		Handlers: group.combineHandlers(handlers),
-		BasePath: group.calculateAbsolutePath(relativePath),
+		basePath: group.calculateAbsolutePath(relativePath),
 		engine:   group.engine,
 	}
 }
 
+func (group *RouterGroup) BasePath() string {
+	return group.basePath
+}
+
 func (group *RouterGroup) handle(httpMethod, relativePath string, handlers HandlersChain) IRoutes {
 	absolutePath := group.calculateAbsolutePath(relativePath)
 	handlers = group.combineHandlers(handlers)
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ func (group *RouterGroup) combineHandlers(handlers HandlersChain) HandlersChain
 }
 
 func (group *RouterGroup) calculateAbsolutePath(relativePath string) string {
-	return joinPaths(group.BasePath, relativePath)
+	return joinPaths(group.basePath, relativePath)
 }
 
 func (group *RouterGroup) returnObj() IRoutes {
diff --git a/routergroup_test.go b/routergroup_test.go
index 39bdb80f..b0589b52 100644
--- a/routergroup_test.go
+++ b/routergroup_test.go
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ func TestRouterGroupBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	group.Use(func(c *Context) {})
 
 	assert.Len(t, group.Handlers, 2)
-	assert.Equal(t, group.BasePath, "/hola")
+	assert.Equal(t, group.BasePath(), "/hola")
 	assert.Equal(t, group.engine, router)
 
 	group2 := group.Group("manu")
 	group2.Use(func(c *Context) {}, func(c *Context) {})
 
 	assert.Len(t, group2.Handlers, 4)
-	assert.Equal(t, group2.BasePath, "/hola/manu")
+	assert.Equal(t, group2.BasePath(), "/hola/manu")
 	assert.Equal(t, group2.engine, router)
 }
 
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ func TestRouterGroupBasicHandle(t *testing.T) {
 func performRequestInGroup(t *testing.T, method string) {
 	router := New()
 	v1 := router.Group("v1", func(c *Context) {})
-	assert.Equal(t, v1.BasePath, "/v1")
+	assert.Equal(t, v1.BasePath(), "/v1")
 
 	login := v1.Group("/login/", func(c *Context) {}, func(c *Context) {})
-	assert.Equal(t, login.BasePath, "/v1/login/")
+	assert.Equal(t, login.BasePath(), "/v1/login/")
 
 	handler := func(c *Context) {
 		c.String(400, "the method was %s and index %d", c.Request.Method, c.index)