diff --git a/helper/backend/backend.go b/helper/backend/backend.go
index 2b35caa91d..4706ba892a 100644
--- a/helper/backend/backend.go
+++ b/helper/backend/backend.go
@@ -52,6 +52,37 @@ type Path struct {
 	Callback func(*vault.Request, *FieldData) (*vault.Response, error)
 }
 
+// vault.LogicalBackend impl.
+func (b *Backend) HandleRequest(req *vault.Request) (*vault.Response, error) {
+	// Find the matching route
+	path, captures := b.route(req.Path)
+	if path == nil {
+		return nil, vault.ErrUnsupportedPath
+	}
+
+	// Build up the data for the route, with the URL taking priority
+	// for the fields over the PUT data.
+	raw := make(map[string]interface{}, len(path.Fields))
+	for k, v := range req.Data {
+		raw[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range captures {
+		raw[k] = v
+	}
+
+	// Call the callback with the request and the data
+	return path.Callback(req, &FieldData{
+		Raw:    raw,
+		Schema: path.Fields,
+	})
+}
+
+// vault.LogicalBackend impl.
+func (b *Backend) RootPaths() []string {
+	// TODO
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Route looks up the path that would be used for a given path string.
 func (b *Backend) Route(path string) *Path {
 	result, _ := b.route(path)
diff --git a/helper/backend/backend_test.go b/helper/backend/backend_test.go
index 77cf350302..00c6087f79 100644
--- a/helper/backend/backend_test.go
+++ b/helper/backend/backend_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package backend
 import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault"
 )
 
 func BenchmarkBackendRoute(b *testing.B) {
@@ -33,6 +35,106 @@ func BenchmarkBackendRoute(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBackend_impl(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ vault.LogicalBackend = new(Backend)
+}
+
+func TestBackendHandleRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	callback := func(req *vault.Request, data *FieldData) (*vault.Response, error) {
+		return &vault.Response{
+			Data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"value": data.Get("value"),
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	b := &Backend{
+		Paths: []*Path{
+			&Path{
+				Pattern: "foo/bar",
+				Fields: map[string]*FieldSchema{
+					"value": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeInt},
+				},
+				Callback: callback,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	resp, err := b.HandleRequest(&vault.Request{
+		Path: "foo/bar",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{"value": "42"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Data["value"] != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", resp)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackendHandleRequest_404(t *testing.T) {
+	callback := func(req *vault.Request, data *FieldData) (*vault.Response, error) {
+		return &vault.Response{
+			Data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"value": data.Get("value"),
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	b := &Backend{
+		Paths: []*Path{
+			&Path{
+				Pattern: `foo/bar`,
+				Fields: map[string]*FieldSchema{
+					"value": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeInt},
+				},
+				Callback: callback,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := b.HandleRequest(&vault.Request{
+		Path: "foo/baz",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{"value": "84"},
+	})
+	if err != vault.ErrUnsupportedPath {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackendHandleRequest_urlPriority(t *testing.T) {
+	callback := func(req *vault.Request, data *FieldData) (*vault.Response, error) {
+		return &vault.Response{
+			Data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"value": data.Get("value"),
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	b := &Backend{
+		Paths: []*Path{
+			&Path{
+				Pattern: `foo/(?P<value>\d+)`,
+				Fields: map[string]*FieldSchema{
+					"value": &FieldSchema{Type: TypeInt},
+				},
+				Callback: callback,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	resp, err := b.HandleRequest(&vault.Request{
+		Path: "foo/42",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{"value": "84"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Data["value"] != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", resp)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBackendRoute(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		Patterns []string