diff --git a/urlpath.go b/urlpath.go
index d40fdd1..3296751 100644
--- a/urlpath.go
+++ b/urlpath.go
@@ -42,10 +42,23 @@ func (p Parameter) Name() string {
 // Currently only int and string types are supported.
 type Schema map[Parameter]Parser
 
+// MustParse will parse the URL path vars from r given the
+// element names and parsers defined in schema. If there is
+// a problem parsing the values, a panic is triggered.
+//
+// This function only works with requests being processed by
+// handlers of a gorilla/mux.
+func MustParse(r *http.Request, schema Schema) {
+	if err := Parse(r, schema); err != nil {
+		panic("urlpath: " + err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 // Parse will parse the URL path vars from r given the
-// element names and parsers defined in schema.
+// element names and parsers defined in schema. If there
+// is a problem parsing the values, an error is returned.
 //
-// This method only works with requests being processed by
+// This function only works with requests being processed by
 // handlers of a gorilla/mux.
 func Parse(r *http.Request, schema Schema) error {
 	return ParseValues(mux.Vars(r), schema)
diff --git a/urlpath_test.go b/urlpath_test.go
index 9cb34d0..5067ffc 100644
--- a/urlpath_test.go
+++ b/urlpath_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,64 @@ import (
 	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 )
 
+func Test_MustParse(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	executed := false
+
+	router.HandleFunc("/v1/{foo}/{bar}", func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		var foo string
+		var bar int
+
+		MustParse(r, Schema{
+			"foo": String(&foo),
+			"bar": Int(&bar),
+		})
+
+		must.Eq(t, "blah", foo)
+		must.Eq(t, 31, bar)
+		executed = true
+	})
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/v1/blah/31", nil)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, request)
+	must.True(t, executed)
+}
+
+func Test_MustParse_panic(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	router := mux.NewRouter()
+	executed := false
+
+	router.HandleFunc("/v1/{foo}/{bar}", func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		var foo string
+		var bar int
+
+		executed = true
+
+		must.Panic(t, func() {
+			MustParse(r, Schema{
+				"foo": String(&foo),
+				"bar": Int(&bar),
+			})
+		})
+	})
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/v1/blah/bad", nil)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, request)
+	must.True(t, executed)
+}
+
 func Test_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()