diff --git a/docs/sanic/request_data.md b/docs/sanic/request_data.md
index 5423aa13..82a89823 100644
--- a/docs/sanic/request_data.md
+++ b/docs/sanic/request_data.md
@@ -136,3 +136,24 @@ app = Sanic()
 def hello(request):
     return text(request.endpoint)
 ```
+
+Or, with a blueprint it will be include both, separated by a period. For example,
+ the below route would return foo.bar:
+
+```python
+from sanic import Sanic
+from sanic import Blueprint
+from sanic.response import text
+
+
+app = Sanic(__name__)
+blueprint = Blueprint('foo')
+
+@blueprint.get('/')
+async def bar(request):
+    return text(request.endpoint)
+
+app.blueprint(blueprint)
+
+app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8000, debug=True)
+```
diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 8f621599..f1790a3e 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -247,7 +247,12 @@ class Sanic:
         def response(handler):
             async def websocket_handler(request, *args, **kwargs):
                 request.app = self
-                request.endpoint = handler.__name__
+                if not getattr(handler, '__blueprintname__', False):
+                    request.endpoint = handler.__name__
+                else:
+                    request.endpoint = getattr(handler,
+                                               '__blueprintname__',
+                                               '') + handler.__name__
                 try:
                     protocol = request.transport.get_protocol()
                 except AttributeError:
@@ -541,7 +546,12 @@ class Sanic:
 
                 # Fetch handler from router
                 handler, args, kwargs, uri = self.router.get(request)
-                request.endpoint = handler.__name__
+                if not getattr(handler, '__blueprintname__', False):
+                    request.endpoint = handler.__name__
+                else:
+                    request.endpoint = getattr(handler,
+                                               '__blueprintname__',
+                                               '') + handler.__name__
                 request.uri_template = uri
                 if handler is None:
                     raise ServerError(