diff --git a/system/service/sink.go b/system/service/sink.go
index 2b5378efd..a5c3a6bae 100644
--- a/system/service/sink.go
+++ b/system/service/sink.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ type (
 		// Expect sink request to be of this method
 		Method string `json:"mtd,omitempty"`
 
-		// OpUsed as an identifier, no validation of request params
+		// Origin is as an identifier, no validation of request params
 		Origin string `json:"origin,omitempty"`
 
-		// If set
+		// Optional, signature expiration
 		Expires *time.Time `json:"exp,omitempty"`
 
 		// When set it enables body processing (but limits it to that size!)
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ type (
 
 		// Acceptable content type
 		ContentType string `json:"ct,omitempty"`
+
+		// Should we put signature in the path (true)
+		// or in query string (false, default)
+		SignatureInPath bool `json:"-"`
 	}
 
 	sinkEventDispatcher interface {
@@ -71,9 +76,13 @@ func (svc sink) SignURL(surp SinkRequestUrlParams) (signedURL *url.URL, err erro
 	var (
 		params []byte
 		sap    = &sinkActionProps{sinkParams: &surp}
+
+		path = svc.GetPath()
+		qs   = url.Values{}
 	)
 
 	err = func() error {
+
 		params, err = json.Marshal(surp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SinkErrFailedToSign(sap).Wrap(err)
@@ -81,11 +90,17 @@ func (svc sink) SignURL(surp SinkRequestUrlParams) (signedURL *url.URL, err erro
 
 		surp.Method = strings.ToUpper(surp.Method)
 
-		v := url.Values{}
+		signature := svc.signer.Sign(0, params) + SinkSignUrlParamDelimiter + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(params)
 
-		v.Set(SinkSignUrlParamName, svc.signer.Sign(0, params)+SinkSignUrlParamDelimiter+base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(params))
+		if surp.SignatureInPath {
+			// Optional, use path for sink signature
+			path = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s=%s", path, SinkSignUrlParamName, signature)
+		} else {
+			// By default put signature in query string
+			qs.Set(SinkSignUrlParamName, signature)
+		}
 
-		signedURL = &url.URL{RawQuery: v.Encode(), Path: svc.GetPath()}
+		signedURL = &url.URL{RawQuery: qs.Encode(), Path: path}
 		return nil
 	}()
 
@@ -142,11 +157,26 @@ func (svc *sink) ProcessRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // Verifies and extracts sink request params
 func (svc sink) handleRequest(r *http.Request) (*SinkRequestUrlParams, error) {
 	var (
-		srup *SinkRequestUrlParams
+		srup = &SinkRequestUrlParams{}
 		sap  = &sinkActionProps{}
+		qs   = r.URL.Query()
+
+		param string
 	)
 
-	param := r.URL.Query().Get(SinkSignUrlParamName)
+	// try to find a signature
+	if _, has := qs[SinkSignUrlParamName]; has {
+		// first, in a query string
+		param = r.URL.Query().Get(SinkSignUrlParamName)
+	} else if i := strings.Index(r.URL.Path, SinkSignUrlParamName); i > -1 {
+		// fallback to path, expecting signature to be at the end
+		// offset string index by start of signature param name, length of param name, and = char
+		param = r.URL.Path[i+len(SinkSignUrlParamName)+1:]
+
+		// this is more for consistency and cleaner tests
+		srup.SignatureInPath = true
+	}
+
 	if len(param) == 0 {
 		return nil, SinkErrMissingSignature(sap)
 	}
@@ -165,7 +195,6 @@ func (svc sink) handleRequest(r *http.Request) (*SinkRequestUrlParams, error) {
 		return nil, SinkErrInvalidSignature(sap)
 	}
 
-	srup = &SinkRequestUrlParams{}
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(params, srup); err != nil {
 		// Impossible scenario :)
 		// How can we have verified signature of an invalid JSON ?!
diff --git a/system/service/sink_test.go b/system/service/sink_test.go
index 5261c9321..ea351412c 100644
--- a/system/service/sink_test.go
+++ b/system/service/sink_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ func Test_sink_SignURL(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				wantSignedURL: "/sink?__sign=d8a8c5591acb0f5f6695ab6aa4a205a7066b3bf4_eyJtdGQiOiJQT1NUIiwib3JpZ2luIjoidGVzdCIsIm1icyI6MTAyNCwiY3QiOiJwbGFpbi90ZXh0In0%3D",
 			},
+			{
+				name: "basic",
+				surp: SinkRequestUrlParams{
+					Method:          "POST",
+					Origin:          "test",
+					Expires:         nil,
+					MaxBodySize:     1024,
+					ContentType:     "plain/text",
+					SignatureInPath: true,
+				},
+				wantSignedURL: "/sink/__sign=d8a8c5591acb0f5f6695ab6aa4a205a7066b3bf4_eyJtdGQiOiJQT1NUIiwib3JpZ2luIjoidGVzdCIsIm1icyI6MTAyNCwiY3QiOiJwbGFpbi90ZXh0In0=",
+			},
 		}
 	)
 
@@ -45,11 +57,15 @@ func Test_sink_SignURL(t *testing.T) {
 
 			gotSignedURL, err := svc.SignURL(tt.surp)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("SignURL() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				t.Errorf("SignURL() \n"+
+					"  error: %v, \n"+
+					"wantErr: %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
 			}
 			if gotSignedURL.String() != tt.wantSignedURL {
-				t.Errorf("SignURL() gotSignedURL = %v, want %v", gotSignedURL, tt.wantSignedURL)
+				t.Errorf("SignURL() \n"+
+					"gotSignedURL: %v\n"+
+					"        want: %v", gotSignedURL, tt.wantSignedURL)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -74,6 +90,9 @@ func Test_sink_handleRequest(t *testing.T) {
 
 		signParamsExp   = SinkRequestUrlParams{Expires: &time.Time{}}
 		signedUrlExp, _ = svc.SignURL(signParamsExp)
+
+		signParamsPath   = SinkRequestUrlParams{SignatureInPath: true}
+		signedUrlPath, _ = svc.SignURL(signParamsPath)
 	)
 
 	var (
@@ -148,6 +167,12 @@ func Test_sink_handleRequest(t *testing.T) {
 				withURL:    signedUrl.String(),
 				wantErr:    SinkErrContentLengthExceedsMaxAllowedSize(),
 			},
+			{
+				name:       "signature in a path",
+				withMethod: "POST",
+				withURL:    signedUrlPath.String(),
+				wantParams: &signParamsPath,
+			},
 		}
 	)