diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
index d81b5bf..d68bc9f 100644
--- a/route.go
+++ b/route.go
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ func RequestVars(r *http.Request) http.Header {
 // and then start serving requests. Using them outside of this use case is
 // unsupported.
 type Router struct {
-	Handle404 http.Handler
-	Handle405 http.Handler
-	prefix    string
-	trie      *trie
+	Handle404  http.Handler
+	Handle405  http.Handler
+	prefix     string
+	trie       *trie
+	middleware []func(http.Handler) http.Handler
 }
 
 // get404 returns the http.Handler `router` should use when serving a 404 page
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ type route struct {
 	params map[string][]string
 	// the methods this endpoint can serve
 	methods []string
+	// middleware to use when serving the handler on this route
+	middleware []func(http.Handler) http.Handler
 }
 
 // route uses the pieces of the request URL and the method of the request to
@@ -173,11 +176,13 @@ func pickNode(nodes []*node, pieces []string, method string) *node {
 // of pieces. A higher score is a better match.
 //
 // paths that have a 1:1 match between pieces and nodes should score higher
-//     - this should be taken care of by having more nodes to score
+//   - this should be taken care of by having more nodes to score
+//
 // nodes that are dynamic should score lower than static matches
 // nodes that are prefixes should score lower than static matches
 // nodes that are prefixes should score lower than nodes that are dynamic
-//     - this should be taken care of by having more nodes to score
+//   - this should be taken care of by having more nodes to score
+//
 // nodes earlier in the path should be worth more than nodes later in the path
 func scoreNode(node *node, pieces []string, power int) float64 {
 	var score float64
@@ -238,15 +243,25 @@ func (router Router) getHandler(r *http.Request) http.Handler {
 		return router.get405()
 	}
 
+	// apply any middleware on the route
+	handler := route.handler
+	for i := len(route.middleware) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		handler = route.middleware[i](handler)
+	}
+
 	// after all that, if we still haven't found a problem, use the handler
 	// we have
-	return route.handler
+	return handler
 }
 
 // ServeHTTP finds the best handler for the request, using the 404 or 405
 // handlers if necessary, and serves the request.
 func (router Router) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	router.getHandler(r).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	handler := router.getHandler(r)
+	for i := len(router.middleware) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		handler = router.middleware[i](handler)
+	}
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
 
 // SetPrefix sets a string prefix for the Router that won't be taken into
@@ -261,6 +276,17 @@ func (router *Router) SetPrefix(prefix string) {
 	router.prefix = prefix
 }
 
+// SetMiddleware sets one or more middleware functions that will wrap all
+// handlers defined on the router. Middleware will run after routing, but
+// before any route-specific middleware or the route handler.
+//
+// Middleware is applied in the order it appears in the SetMiddleware call. So,
+// for example, if router.SetMiddleware(A, B, C) is called, trout will call
+// A(B(C(handler))) for any handler defined on the router.
+func (router *Router) SetMiddleware(mw ...func(http.Handler) http.Handler) {
+	router.middleware = mw
+}
+
 // Endpoint defines a single URL template that requests can be matched against.
 // It is only valid to instantiate an Endpoint by calling `Router.Endpoint`.
 // Endpoints, on their own, are only useful for calling their methods, as they
@@ -320,6 +346,20 @@ func (e *Endpoint) Handler(h http.Handler) {
 	(*node)(e).methods[catchAllMethod] = h
 }
 
+// Middleware sets one or more middleware functions that will wrap the default
+// http.Handler for `e`, to be used for all requests that `e` matches that
+// don't match a method explicitly set for `e` using the Methods method.
+// Middleware will run after routing, after any Router middleware, but before
+// the route handler.
+//
+// Middleware is applied in the order it appears in the Middleware call. So,
+// for example, if Endpoint.SetMiddleware(A, B, C) is called, trout will call
+// A(B(C(handler))) when calling the Endpoint's handler.
+func (e *Endpoint) Middleware(mw ...func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *Endpoint {
+	(*node)(e).middleware[catchAllMethod] = mw
+	return e
+}
+
 // Prefix defines a URL template that requests can be matched against. It is
 // only valid to instantiate a prefix by calling `Router.Prefix`. Prefixes, on
 // their own, are only useful for calling their methods, as they don't do
@@ -369,6 +409,20 @@ func (p *Prefix) Handler(h http.Handler) {
 	(*node)(p).methods[catchAllMethod] = h
 }
 
+// Middleware sets one or more middleware functions that will wrap the default
+// http.Handler for `p`, to be used for all requests that `p` matches that
+// don't match a method explicitly set for `e` using the Methods method.
+// Middleware will run after routing, after any Router middleware, but before
+// the route handler.
+//
+// Middleware is applied in the order it appears in the Middleware call. So,
+// for example, if Prefix.SetMiddleware(A, B, C) is called, trout will call
+// A(B(C(handler))) when calling the Endpoint's handler.
+func (p *Prefix) Middleware(mw ...func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *Prefix {
+	(*node)(p).middleware[catchAllMethod] = mw
+	return p
+}
+
 // Methods defines a pairing of an Endpoint to HTTP request methods, to map
 // designate specific http.Handlers for requests matching that Endpoint made
 // using the specified methods. It is only valid to instantiate Methods by
@@ -413,3 +467,19 @@ func (m Methods) Handler(h http.Handler) {
 		m.n.methods[method] = h
 	}
 }
+
+// Middleware sets one or more middleware functions that will wrap the
+// http.Handler associated with `m`, to be used whenever a request that matches
+// the Endpoint also matches one of the Methods associated with m. Middleware
+// will run after routing, after any Router middleware, but before the route
+// handler.
+//
+// Middleware is applied in the order it appears in the Middleware call. So,
+// for example, if Methods.SetMiddleware(A, B, C) is called, trout will call
+// A(B(C(handler))) when calling the Methods' handler.
+func (m Methods) Middleware(mw ...func(http.Handler) http.Handler) Methods {
+	for _, method := range m.m {
+		m.n.middleware[method] = mw
+	}
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/trie.go b/trie.go
index 517e07b..b1a87c1 100644
--- a/trie.go
+++ b/trie.go
@@ -74,18 +74,20 @@ type node struct {
 	children     map[string]*node
 	wildChildren []*node
 	methods      map[string]http.Handler
+	middleware   map[string][]func(http.Handler) http.Handler
 }
 
 // newChild inserts a new child node under `n` and
 // returns the child.
 func (n *node) newChild(value key, term bool) *node {
 	newNode := &node{
-		value:    value,
-		term:     term,
-		depth:    n.depth + 1,
-		children: map[string]*node{},
-		methods:  map[string]http.Handler{},
-		parent:   n,
+		value:      value,
+		term:       term,
+		depth:      n.depth + 1,
+		children:   map[string]*node{},
+		methods:    map[string]http.Handler{},
+		middleware: map[string][]func(http.Handler) http.Handler{},
+		parent:     n,
 	}
 	if value.dynamic {
 		n.wildChildren = append(n.wildChildren, newNode)