Index: src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationFactory.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationFactory.java	(revision 1519123)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/ConfigurationFactory.java	(working copy)
@@ -221,9 +221,12 @@
             }
         }
         final String scheme = configLocation.getScheme();
-        if (scheme == null || scheme.equals("classloader")) {
+        if (scheme == null || scheme.equals("classpath")) {
             final ClassLoader loader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
-            final ConfigurationSource source = getInputFromResource(configLocation.getPath(), loader);
+            final ConfigurationSource source =
+                getInputFromResource(
+                    scheme == null ? configLocation.toString() : configLocation.toString().substring(
+                        "classpath:".length()), loader);
             if (source != null) {
                 return source;
             }
@@ -365,7 +368,7 @@
                     final String[] types = factory.getSupportedTypes();
                     if (types != null) {
                         for (final String type : types) {
-                            if (type.equals("*") || configLocation.getPath().endsWith(type)) {
+                            if (type.equals("*") || configLocation.toString().endsWith(type)) {
                                 final Configuration config = factory.getConfiguration(name, configLocation);
                                 if (config != null) {
                                     return config;
Index: src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/TestConfigurator.java
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--- src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/TestConfigurator.java	(revision 1519123)
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/TestConfigurator.java	(working copy)
@@ -138,6 +138,23 @@
         assertTrue("Incorrect Configuration. Expected " + NullConfiguration.NULL_NAME + " but found " +
             config.getName(), NullConfiguration.NULL_NAME.equals(config.getName()));
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testFromClassPathWithPrefix() throws Exception {
+        final LoggerContext ctx = Configurator.initialize("Test1", "classpath:log4j2-config.xml");
+        final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger("org.apache.test.TestConfigurator");
+        Configuration config = ctx.getConfiguration();
+        assertNotNull("No configuration", config);
+        assertTrue("Incorrect Configuration. Expected " + CONFIG_NAME + " but found " + config.getName(),
+            CONFIG_NAME.equals(config.getName()));
+        final Map<String, Appender> map = config.getAppenders();
+        assertNotNull("No Appenders", map != null && map.size() > 0);
+        assertTrue("Wrong configuration", map.containsKey("List"));
+        Configurator.shutdown(ctx);
+        config = ctx.getConfiguration();
+        assertTrue("Incorrect Configuration. Expected " + NullConfiguration.NULL_NAME + " but found " +
+            config.getName(), NullConfiguration.NULL_NAME.equals(config.getName()));
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testByName() throws Exception {