diff --git a/server/core/config.c b/server/core/config.c
index 8fd53318b..efd72ea7d 100644
--- a/server/core/config.c
+++ b/server/core/config.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ int			error_count = 0;
                                         config_get_value(obj->parameters, "passwd");
 				char *enable_root_user =
 					config_get_value(obj->parameters, "enable_root_user");
+				char *weightby =
+					config_get_value(obj->parameters, "weightby");
 			
 				char *version_string = config_get_value(obj->parameters, "version_string");
 
@@ -259,6 +261,8 @@ int			error_count = 0;
                                 
 				if (enable_root_user)
 					serviceEnableRootUser(obj->element, config_truth_value(enable_root_user));
+				if (weightby)
+					serviceWeightBy(obj->element, weightby);
 
 				if (!auth)
 					auth = config_get_value(obj->parameters, "auth");
@@ -362,6 +366,30 @@ int			error_count = 0;
 					"defined but no corresponding password.",
                                         obj->object)));
 			}
+			if (obj->element)
+			{
+				CONFIG_PARAMETER *params = obj->parameters;
+				while (params)
+				{
+					if (strcmp(params->name, "address")
+						&& strcmp(params->name, "port")
+						&& strcmp(params->name,
+								"protocol")
+						&& strcmp(params->name,
+								"monitoruser")
+						&& strcmp(params->name,
+								"monitorpw")
+						&& strcmp(params->name,
+								"type")
+						)
+					{
+						serverAddParameter(obj->element,
+							params->name,
+							params->value);
+					}
+					params = params->next;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		else if (!strcmp(type, "filter"))
 		{
@@ -1238,8 +1266,6 @@ int			i;
 		{
 			if (!strcmp(type, "service"))
 				param_set = service_params;
-			else if (!strcmp(type, "server"))
-				param_set = server_params;
 			else if (!strcmp(type, "listener"))
 				param_set = listener_params;
 			else if (!strcmp(type, "monitor"))
diff --git a/server/core/server.c b/server/core/server.c
index c1bec6189..f56b39ded 100644
--- a/server/core/server.c
+++ b/server/core/server.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * 20/05/14	Massimiliano Pinto	Addition of server_string
  * 21/05/14	Massimiliano Pinto	Addition of node_id
  * 28/05/14	Massimiliano Pinto	Addition of rlagd and node_ts fields
+ * 26/06/14	Mark Riddoch		Addition of server parameters
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ SERVER 	*server;
 	server->node_id = -1;
 	server->rlag = -1;
 	server->node_ts = 0;
+	server->parameters = NULL;
 
 	spinlock_acquire(&server_spin);
 	server->next = allServers;
@@ -274,7 +276,8 @@ char	*stat;
 void
 dprintServer(DCB *dcb, SERVER *server)
 {
-char	*stat;
+char		*stat;
+SERVER_PARAM	*param;
 
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "Server %p (%s)\n", server, server->unique_name);
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tServer:			%s\n", server->name);
@@ -294,6 +297,16 @@ char	*stat;
 	if (server->node_ts > 0) {
 		dcb_printf(dcb, "\tLast Repl Heartbeat:\t%lu\n", server->node_ts);
 	}
+	if ((param = server->parameters) != NULL)
+	{
+		dcb_printf(dcb, "\tServer Parameters:\n");
+		while (param)
+		{
+			dcb_printf(dcb, "\t\t%-20s %s\n", param->name,
+								param->value);
+			param = param->next;
+		}
+	}
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tNumber of connections:	%d\n", server->stats.n_connections);
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tCurrent no. of conns:	%d\n", server->stats.n_current);
 }
@@ -444,3 +457,59 @@ server_update(SERVER *server, char *protocol, char *user, char *passwd)
 	}
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Add a server parameter to a server.
+ *
+ * Server parameters may be used by routing to weight the load
+ * balancing they apply to the server.
+ *
+ * @param	server	The server we are adding the parameter to
+ * @param	name	The parameter name
+ * @param	value	The parameter value
+ */
+void
+serverAddParameter(SERVER *server, char *name, char *value)
+{
+SERVER_PARAM	*param;
+
+	if ((param = (SERVER_PARAM *)malloc(sizeof(SERVER_PARAM))) == NULL)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+	if ((param->name = strdup(name)) == NULL)
+	{
+		free(param);
+		return;
+	}
+	if ((param->value = strdup(value)) == NULL)
+	{
+		free(param->value);
+		free(param);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	param->next = server->parameters;
+	server->parameters = param;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retreive a parameter value from a server
+ *
+ * @param server	The server we are looking for a parameter of
+ * @param name		The name of the parameter we require
+ * @return	The parameter value or NULL if not found
+ */
+char *
+serverGetParameter(SERVER *server, char *name)
+{
+SERVER_PARAM	*param = server->parameters;
+
+	while (param)
+	{
+		if (strcmp(param->name, name) == 0)
+			return param->value;
+		param = param->next;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/server/core/service.c b/server/core/service.c
index d3db48390..2e61c44c1 100644
--- a/server/core/service.c
+++ b/server/core/service.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ SERVICE 	*service;
         service->svc_config_version = 0;
 	service->filters = NULL;
 	service->n_filters = 0;
+	service->weightby = 0;
 	spinlock_init(&service->spin);
 	spinlock_init(&service->users_table_spin);
 	memset(&service->rate_limit, 0, sizeof(SERVICE_REFRESH_RATE));
@@ -818,6 +819,8 @@ int	i;
 								server->protocol);
 		server = server->nextdb;
 	}
+	if (service->weightby)
+		dcb_printf(dcb, "\tRouting weight parameter:	%s\n", service->weightby);
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tUsers data:        	%p\n", service->users);
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tTotal connections:	%d\n", service->stats.n_sessions);
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tCurrently connected:	%d\n", service->stats.n_current);
@@ -1097,8 +1100,38 @@ static void service_add_qualified_param(
         spinlock_release(&svc->spin);
 }
 
-char* service_get_name(
-        SERVICE* svc)
+/**
+ * Return the name of the service
+ *
+ * @param svc		The service
+ */
+char *
+service_get_name(SERVICE *svc)
 {
         return svc->name;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Set the weighting parameter for the service
+ *
+ * @param	service		The service pointer
+ * @param	weightby	The parameter name to weight the routing by
+ */
+void
+serviceWeightBy(SERVICE *service, char *weightby)
+{
+	if (service->weightby)
+		free(service->weightby);
+	service->weightby = strdup(weightby);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the parameter the wervice shoudl use to weight connections
+ * by
+ * @param service		The Service pointer
+ */
+char *
+serviceGetWeightingParameter(SERVICE *service)
+{
+	return service->weightby;
+}
diff --git a/server/include/server.h b/server/include/server.h
index d32413bb7..3768d98f0 100644
--- a/server/include/server.h
+++ b/server/include/server.h
@@ -36,10 +36,22 @@
  * 20/05/14	Massimiliano Pinto	Addition of node_id field
  * 23/05/14	Massimiliano Pinto	Addition of rlag and node_ts fields
  * 03/06/14	Mark Riddoch		Addition of maintainance mode
+ * 26/06/14	Mark Riddoch		Adidtion of server parameters
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
 
+/**
+ * The server parameters used for weighting routing decissions
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct server_params {
+	char		*name;		/**< Parameter name */
+	char		*value;		/**< Parameter value */
+	struct server_params
+			*next;		/**< Next Paramter in the linked list */
+} SERVER_PARAM;
+
 /**
  * The server statistics structure
  *
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ typedef struct server {
 	long		node_id;	/**< Node id, server_id for M/S or local_index for Galera */
 	int		rlag;		/**< Replication Lag for Master / Slave replication */
 	unsigned long	node_ts;	/**< Last timestamp set from M/S monitor module */
+	SERVER_PARAM	*parameters;	/**< Parameters of a server that may be used to weight routing decisions */
 } SERVER;
 
 /**
@@ -135,6 +148,8 @@ extern char	*server_status(SERVER *);
 extern void	server_set_status(SERVER *, int);
 extern void	server_clear_status(SERVER *, int);
 extern void	serverAddMonUser(SERVER *, char *, char *);
+extern void	serverAddParameter(SERVER *, char *, char *);
+extern char	*serverGetParameter(SERVER *, char *);
 extern void	server_update(SERVER *, char *, char *, char *);
 extern void     server_set_unique_name(SERVER *, char *);
 #endif
diff --git a/server/include/service.h b/server/include/service.h
index 1c6fd4822..43374e50d 100644
--- a/server/include/service.h
+++ b/server/include/service.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  * 07/05/14	Massimiliano Pinto	Added version_string field to service
  *					struct
  * 29/05/14	Mark Riddoch		Filter API mechanism
+ * 26/06/14	Mark Riddoch		Added WeightBy support
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ typedef struct service {
 			rate_limit;		/**< The refresh rate limit for users table */
 	FILTER_DEF	**filters;		/**< Ordered list of filters */
 	int		n_filters;		/**< Number of filters */
+	char		*weightby;
 	struct service	*next;			/**< The next service in the linked list */
 } SERVICE;
 
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ extern	int	serviceSetUser(SERVICE *, char *, char *);
 extern	int	serviceGetUser(SERVICE *, char **, char **);
 extern	void	serviceSetFilters(SERVICE *, char *);
 extern	int	serviceEnableRootUser(SERVICE *, int );
+extern	void	serviceWeightBy(SERVICE *, char *);
+extern	char	*serviceGetWeightingParameter(SERVICE *);
 extern	void	service_update(SERVICE *, char *, char *, char *);
 extern	int	service_refresh_users(SERVICE *);
 extern	void	printService(SERVICE *);
diff --git a/server/modules/include/readconnection.h b/server/modules/include/readconnection.h
index c6f19995c..589296302 100644
--- a/server/modules/include/readconnection.h
+++ b/server/modules/include/readconnection.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  *
  * Date		Who		Description
  * 14/06/13	Mark Riddoch	Initial implementation
+ * 27/06/14	Mark Riddoch	Addition of server weight percentage
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 typedef struct backend {
 	SERVER		*server;	           /*< The server itself */
 	int		current_connection_count;  /*< Number of connections to the server */
+	int		weight;			   /*< Desired routing weight */
 } BACKEND;
 
 /**
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c b/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c
index 5f9b5225d..5b64f8815 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readconnroute.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
  *					or take different actions such as open a new backend connection
  * 20/02/2014	Massimiliano Pinto	If router_options=slave, route traffic to master if no slaves available
  * 06/03/2014	Massimiliano Pinto	Server connection counter is now updated in closeSession
+ * 27/06/2014	Mark Riddoch		Addition of server weighting
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ MODULE_INFO 	info = {
 	"A connection based router to load balance based on connections"
 };
 
-static char *version_str = "V1.0.2";
+static char *version_str = "V1.1.0";
 
 /* The router entry points */
 static	ROUTER	*createInstance(SERVICE *service, char **options);
@@ -196,6 +197,8 @@ createInstance(SERVICE *service, char **options)
 ROUTER_INSTANCE	*inst;
 SERVER		*server;
 int		i, n;
+BACKEND		*backend;
+char		*weightby;
 
         if ((inst = calloc(1, sizeof(ROUTER_INSTANCE))) == NULL) {
                 return NULL;
@@ -231,10 +234,53 @@ int		i, n;
 		}
 		inst->servers[n]->server = server;
 		inst->servers[n]->current_connection_count = 0;
+		inst->servers[n]->weight = 100;
 		n++;
 	}
 	inst->servers[n] = NULL;
 
+	if ((weightby = serviceGetWeightingParameter(service)) != NULL)
+	{
+		int total = 0;
+		for (n = 0; inst->servers[n]; n++)
+		{
+			backend = inst->servers[n];
+			total += atoi(serverGetParameter(backend->server,
+						weightby));
+		}
+		if (total == 0)
+		{
+			LOGIF(LE, (skygw_log_write(LOGFILE_ERROR,
+				"WARNING: Weighting Parameter for service '%s' "
+				"will be ignored as no servers have values "
+				"for the parameter '%s'.\n",
+				service->name, weightby)));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			for (n = 0; inst->servers[n]; n++)
+			{
+				int perc;
+				backend = inst->servers[n];
+				perc = (atoi(serverGetParameter(backend->server,
+						weightby)) * 100) / total;
+				backend->weight = perc;
+				if (perc == 0)
+				{
+					LOGIF(LE, (skygw_log_write(
+							LOGFILE_ERROR,
+						"Server '%s' has no value "
+						"for weighting parameter '%s', "
+						"no queries will be routed to "
+						"this server.\n",
+						server->unique_name,
+						weightby)));
+				}
+		
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Process the options
 	 */
@@ -262,11 +308,11 @@ int		i, n;
 			else
 			{
                             LOGIF(LM, (skygw_log_write(
-                                               LOGFILE_MESSAGE,
-                                               "* Warning : Unsupported router "
-                                               "option \'%s\' for readconnroute. "
-                                               "Expected router options are "
-                                               "[slave|master|synced]",
+                                          LOGFILE_MESSAGE,
+                                           "* Warning : Unsupported router "
+                                           "option \'%s\' for readconnroute. "
+                                           "Expected router options are "
+                                           "[slave|master|synced]",
                                                options[i])));
 			}
 		}
@@ -377,15 +423,19 @@ int			master_host = -1;
                         {
 				candidate = inst->servers[i];
 			}
-                        else if (inst->servers[i]->current_connection_count <
-                                   candidate->current_connection_count)
+                        else if ((inst->servers[i]->current_connection_count 
+					* 100) / inst->servers[i]->weight <
+                                   (candidate->current_connection_count *
+					100) / candidate->weight)
                         {
 				/* This running server has fewer
 				connections, set it as a new candidate */
 				candidate = inst->servers[i];
 			}
-                        else if (inst->servers[i]->current_connection_count ==
-                                 candidate->current_connection_count &&
+                        else if ((inst->servers[i]->current_connection_count 
+					* 100) / inst->servers[i]->weight ==
+                                   (candidate->current_connection_count *
+					100) / candidate->weight &&
                                  inst->servers[i]->server->stats.n_connections <
                                  candidate->server->stats.n_connections)
                         {
@@ -649,6 +699,8 @@ diagnostics(ROUTER *router, DCB *dcb)
 ROUTER_INSTANCE	  *router_inst = (ROUTER_INSTANCE *)router;
 ROUTER_CLIENT_SES *session;
 int		  i = 0;
+BACKEND		  *backend;
+char              *weightby;
 
 	spinlock_acquire(&router_inst->lock);
 	session = router_inst->connections;
@@ -664,6 +716,23 @@ int		  i = 0;
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tCurrent no. of router sessions:	%d\n", i);
 	dcb_printf(dcb, "\tNumber of queries forwarded:   	%d\n",
                    router_inst->stats.n_queries);
+	if ((weightby = serviceGetWeightingParameter(router_inst->service))
+							!= NULL)
+	{
+		dcb_printf(dcb, "\tConnection distribution based on %s\n",
+				weightby);
+		dcb_printf(dcb,
+			"\t\tServer               Target %% Connections\n");
+		for (i = 0; router_inst->servers[i]; i++)
+		{
+			backend = router_inst->servers[i];
+			dcb_printf(dcb, "\t\t%-20s %3d%%      %d\n",
+				backend->server->unique_name,
+				backend->weight,
+				backend->current_connection_count);
+		}
+		
+	}
 }
 
 /**