diff --git a/framework/web/Application.php b/framework/web/Application.php
index 2159878..a525c54 100644
--- a/framework/web/Application.php
+++ b/framework/web/Application.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Application extends \yii\base\Application
 	 */
 	public function processRequest()
 	{
-		$route = $this->getUrlManager()->parseUrl($this->getRequest());
+		$route = $this->getUrlManager()->parseRequest($this->getRequest());
 		return $this->runAction($route, $_GET);
 	}
 
diff --git a/framework/web/UrlManager.php b/framework/web/UrlManager.php
index bf52f82..8849d7e 100644
--- a/framework/web/UrlManager.php
+++ b/framework/web/UrlManager.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class UrlManager extends Component
 			$pathInfo = $request->pathInfo;
 			/** @var $rule UrlRule */
 			foreach ($this->rules as $rule) {
-				if (($result = $rule->parseUrl($this, $pathInfo)) !== false) {
+				if (($result = $rule->parseRequest($this, $request)) !== false) {
 					return $result;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/framework/web/UrlRule.php b/framework/web/UrlRule.php
index 081a0ee..da4abc0 100644
--- a/framework/web/UrlRule.php
+++ b/framework/web/UrlRule.php
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class UrlRule extends Object
 	 */
 	public $verb;
 	/**
-	 * @var integer a value indicating if this rule should be used for both URL parsing and creation,
+	 * @var integer a value indicating if this rule should be used for both request parsing and URL creation,
 	 * parsing only, or creation only.
-	 * If not set, it means the rule is both URL parsing and creation.
-	 * If it is [[PARSING_ONLY]], the rule is for URL parsing only.
+	 * If not set or 0, it means the rule is both request parsing and URL creation.
+	 * If it is [[PARSING_ONLY]], the rule is for request parsing only.
 	 * If it is [[CREATION_ONLY]], the rule is for URL creation only.
 	 */
 	public $mode;
@@ -152,22 +152,23 @@ class UrlRule extends Object
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Parses the given path info and returns the corresponding route and parameters.
+	 * Parses the given request and returns the corresponding route and parameters.
 	 * @param UrlManager $manager the URL manager
-	 * @param string $pathInfo the path info to be parsed. It should not have slashes at the beginning or the end.
+	 * @param Request $request the request component
 	 * @return array|boolean the parsing result. The route and the parameters are returned as an array.
 	 * If false, it means this rule cannot be used to parse this path info.
 	 */
-	public function parseUrl($manager, $pathInfo)
+	public function parseRequest($manager, $request)
 	{
 		if ($this->mode === self::CREATION_ONLY) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if ($this->verb !== null && !in_array(\Yii::$app->getRequest()->verb, $this->verb, true)) {
+		if ($this->verb !== null && !in_array($request->verb, $this->verb, true)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		$pathInfo = $request->pathInfo;
 		$suffix = (string)($this->suffix === null ? $manager->suffix : $this->suffix);
 		if ($suffix !== '' && $pathInfo !== '') {
 			$n = strlen($suffix);
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/web/UrlRuleTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/web/UrlRuleTest.php
index fd9a8bd..8b2b578 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/web/UrlRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/web/UrlRuleTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace yiiunit\framework\web;
 
 use yii\web\UrlManager;
 use yii\web\UrlRule;
+use yii\web\Request;
 
 class UrlRuleTest extends \yiiunit\TestCase
 {
@@ -22,18 +23,19 @@ class UrlRuleTest extends \yiiunit\TestCase
 		}
 	}
 
-	public function testParseUrl()
+	public function testParseRequest()
 	{
 		$manager = new UrlManager;
-		$suites = $this->getTestsForParseUrl();
+		$request = new Request;
+		$suites = $this->getTestsForParseRequest();
 		foreach ($suites as $i => $suite) {
 			list ($name, $config, $tests) = $suite;
 			$rule = new UrlRule($config);
 			foreach ($tests as $j => $test) {
-				$pathInfo = $test[0];
+				$request->pathInfo = $test[0];
 				$route = $test[1];
 				$params = isset($test[2]) ? $test[2] : array();
-				$result = $rule->parseUrl($manager, $pathInfo);
+				$result = $rule->parseRequest($manager, $request);
 				if ($route === false) {
 					$this->assertFalse($result, "Test#$i-$j: $name");
 				} else {
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ class UrlRuleTest extends \yiiunit\TestCase
 		);
 	}
 
-	protected function getTestsForParseUrl()
+	protected function getTestsForParseRequest()
 	{
 		// structure of each test
 		//   message for the test