diff --git a/http_prompt/context/__init__.py b/http_prompt/context/__init__.py
index 790aea1..bb7c87f 100644
--- a/http_prompt/context/__init__.py
+++ b/http_prompt/context/__init__.py
@@ -34,16 +34,41 @@ def __init__(self, url=None, spec=None):
                     elif path[-1] == '/':  # Path ends with a trailing slash
                         path_tokens[-1] = path_tokens[-1] + '/'
                     self.root.add_path(*path_tokens)
-                    endpoint = paths[path]
+                    endpoint = dict(paths[path])
+                    # path parameters (apply to all paths if not overriden)
+                    # exclude $ref as we have no system to handle that now
+                    global_parameters = list(endpoint.pop('parameters', []))
+                    # not used
+                    endpoint.pop('servers', None)
+                    endpoint.pop('$ref', None)
+                    endpoint.pop('summary', None)
+                    endpoint.pop('description', None)
                     for method, info in endpoint.items():
-                        params = info.get('parameters')
+                        params = info.get('parameters', [])
+                        params = list(global_parameters + params)
                         if params:
+                            parameter_key = lambda i: (
+                                    i.get('$ref', None),
+                                    i.get('name', None),
+                                    i.get('in', None)
+                            )
+                            # parameter is overriden based on $ref/in/name value
+                            # last value (local definition) takes precedence
+                            params_map = dict([
+                                (parameter_key(p), p)
+                                for p in params
+                            ])
+                            params = params_map.values()
                             for param in params:
                                 if param.get("$ref"):
                                     for section in param.get("$ref").split('/'):
                                         param = param.get(section) if not section == "#" else spec
 
                                 if param.get('in') != 'path':
+                                    # Note that for completion mechanism, only
+                                    # name/node_type is used
+                                    # Parameters from methods/location
+                                    # are merged
                                     full_path = path_tokens + [param['name']]
                                     self.root.add_path(*full_path,
                                                        node_type='file')
diff --git a/tests/context/test_context.py b/tests/context/test_context.py
index 70e0b87..7c46f43 100644
--- a/tests/context/test_context.py
+++ b/tests/context/test_context.py
@@ -106,3 +106,56 @@ def test_spec():
     assert len(users_children) == 2
     assert users_children[0].name == 'Accept'
     assert users_children[1].name == 'since'
+
+
+def test_override():
+    """Parameters can be defined at path level
+    """
+    c = Context('http://localhost', spec={
+        'paths': {
+            '/users': {
+                'parameters': [
+                    {'name': 'username', 'in': 'query'},
+                    {'name': 'Accept', 'in': 'header'}
+                ],
+                'get': {
+                    'parameters': [
+                        {'name': 'custom1', 'in': 'query'}
+                    ]
+                },
+                'post': {
+                    'parameters': [
+                        {'name': 'custom2', 'in': 'query'},
+                    ]
+                },
+            },
+            '/orgs': {
+                'parameters': [
+                    {'name': 'username', 'in': 'query'},
+                    {'name': 'Accept', 'in': 'header'}
+                ],
+                'get': {}
+            }
+        }
+    })
+    assert c.url == 'http://localhost'
+
+    root_children = list(sorted(c.root.children))
+    # one path
+    assert len(root_children) == 2
+    assert root_children[0].name == 'orgs'
+    assert root_children[1].name == 'users'
+
+    orgs_methods = list(sorted(list(root_children)[0].children))
+    # path parameters are used even if no method parameter
+    assert len(orgs_methods) == 2
+    assert next(filter(lambda i:i.name == 'username', orgs_methods), None) is not None
+    assert next(filter(lambda i:i.name == 'Accept', orgs_methods), None) is not None
+
+    users_methods = list(sorted(list(root_children)[1].children))
+    # path and methods parameters are merged
+    assert len(users_methods) == 4
+    assert next(filter(lambda i:i.name == 'username', users_methods), None) is not None
+    assert next(filter(lambda i:i.name == 'custom1', users_methods), None) is not None
+    assert next(filter(lambda i:i.name == 'custom2', users_methods), None) is not None
+    assert next(filter(lambda i:i.name == 'Accept', users_methods), None) is not None