diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java
index 48694bf..966248a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/Destination.java
@@ -653,33 +653,35 @@
 
   List<URIish> getURIs(Project.NameKey project, String urlMatch) {
     List<URIish> r = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(config.getRemoteConfig().getURIs().size());
-    for (URIish uri : config.getRemoteConfig().getURIs()) {
-      if (matches(uri, urlMatch)) {
-        String name = project.get();
-        if (needsUrlEncoding(uri)) {
-          name = encode(name);
-        }
-        String remoteNameStyle = config.getRemoteNameStyle();
-        if (remoteNameStyle.equals("dash")) {
-          name = name.replace("/", "-");
-        } else if (remoteNameStyle.equals("underscore")) {
-          name = name.replace("/", "_");
-        } else if (remoteNameStyle.equals("basenameOnly")) {
-          name = FilenameUtils.getBaseName(name);
-        } else if (!remoteNameStyle.equals("slash")) {
-          repLog.debug("Unknown remoteNameStyle: {}, falling back to slash", remoteNameStyle);
-        }
-        String replacedPath =
-            ReplicationQueue.replaceName(uri.getPath(), name, isSingleProjectMatch());
-        if (replacedPath != null) {
-          uri = uri.setPath(replacedPath);
-          r.add(uri);
-        }
+    for (URIish configUri : config.getRemoteConfig().getURIs()) {
+      URIish uri = getURI(configUri, project);
+      if (matches(configUri, urlMatch) || matches(uri, urlMatch)) {
+        r.add(uri);
       }
     }
     return r;
   }
 
+  URIish getURI(URIish template, Project.NameKey project) {
+    String name = project.get();
+    if (needsUrlEncoding(template)) {
+      name = encode(name);
+    }
+    String remoteNameStyle = config.getRemoteNameStyle();
+    if (remoteNameStyle.equals("dash")) {
+      name = name.replace("/", "-");
+    } else if (remoteNameStyle.equals("underscore")) {
+      name = name.replace("/", "_");
+    } else if (remoteNameStyle.equals("basenameOnly")) {
+      name = FilenameUtils.getBaseName(name);
+    } else if (!remoteNameStyle.equals("slash")) {
+      repLog.debug("Unknown remoteNameStyle: {}, falling back to slash", remoteNameStyle);
+    }
+    String replacedPath =
+        ReplicationQueue.replaceName(template.getPath(), name, isSingleProjectMatch());
+    return (replacedPath != null) ? template.setPath(replacedPath) : template;
+  }
+
   static boolean needsUrlEncoding(URIish uri) {
     return "http".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())
         || "https".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-start.md b/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-start.md
index 6af73af..8291421 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-start.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-start.md
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
 :	Schedule replication for all projects.
 
 `--url <PATTERN>`
-:	Replicate only to replication destinations whose URL contains
-	the substring `PATTERN`.  This can be useful to replicate
-	only to a previously down node, which has been brought back
-	online.
+:	Replicate only to replication destinations whose configuration
+	URL contains the substring `PATTERN`, or whose expanded project
+	URL contains `PATTERN`. This can be useful to replicate only to
+	a previously down node, which has been brought back online.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@
   $ ssh -p @SSH_PORT@ @SSH_HOST@ @PLUGIN@ start --url slave1 ^(|.*/)vendor(|/.*)
 ```
 
+Replicate to only one specific destination URL:
+
+```
+  $ ssh -p @SSH_PORT@ @SSH_HOST@ @PLUGIN@ start --url https://example.com/tools/gerrit.git
+```
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java
index 060150c..cec57a7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java
@@ -217,6 +217,49 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void shouldMatchTemplatedURL() throws Exception {
+    createTestProject("projectreplica");
+
+    setReplicationDestination("foo", "replica", ALL_PROJECTS);
+    reloadConfig();
+
+    String urlMatch = gitPath.resolve("${name}" + "replica" + ".git").toString();
+    String expectedURI = gitPath.resolve(project + "replica" + ".git").toString();
+
+    plugin
+        .getSysInjector()
+        .getInstance(ReplicationQueue.class)
+        .scheduleFullSync(project, urlMatch, new ReplicationState(NO_OP), true);
+
+    assertThat(listReplicationTasks(".*all.*")).hasSize(1);
+    for (ReplicationTasksStorage.ReplicateRefUpdate task : tasksStorage.list()) {
+      assertThat(task.uri).isEqualTo(expectedURI);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldMatchRealURL() throws Exception {
+    createTestProject("projectreplica");
+
+    setReplicationDestination("foo", "replica", ALL_PROJECTS);
+    reloadConfig();
+
+    String urlMatch = gitPath.resolve(project + "replica" + ".git").toString();
+    String expectedURI = urlMatch;
+
+    plugin
+        .getSysInjector()
+        .getInstance(ReplicationQueue.class)
+        .scheduleFullSync(project, urlMatch, new ReplicationState(NO_OP), true);
+
+    assertThat(listReplicationTasks(".*")).hasSize(1);
+    for (ReplicationTasksStorage.ReplicateRefUpdate task : tasksStorage.list()) {
+      assertThat(task.uri).isEqualTo(expectedURI);
+    }
+    assertThat(tasksStorage.list()).isNotEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void shouldReplicateHeadUpdate() throws Exception {
     setReplicationDestination("foo", "replica", ALL_PROJECTS);
     reloadConfig();