diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1f4b51a8..6c64e70f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -43,18 +43,28 @@ var defaultTemplate = join(__dirname, 'public', 'directory.html');
 
 var defaultStylesheet = join(__dirname, 'public', 'style.css');
 
+/*!
+ * Stylesheet.
+ */
+
+var defaultScript = join(__dirname, 'public', 'script.js');
+
 /**
  * Media types and the map for content negotiation.
  */
 
 var mediaTypes = [
+  'text/css',
   'text/html',
+  'text/javascript',
   'text/plain',
   'application/json'
 ];
 
 var mediaType = {
+  'text/css': 'css',
   'text/html': 'html',
+  'text/javascript': 'javascript',
   'text/plain': 'plain',
   'application/json': 'json'
 };
@@ -81,7 +91,8 @@ exports = module.exports = function directory(root, options){
     , filter = options.filter
     , root = normalize(root + sep)
     , template = options.template || defaultTemplate
-    , stylesheet = options.stylesheet || defaultStylesheet;
+    , stylesheet = options.stylesheet || defaultStylesheet
+    , script = options.script || defaultScript;
 
   return function directory(req, res, next) {
     if ('GET' != req.method && 'HEAD' != req.method) return next();
@@ -117,9 +128,14 @@ exports = module.exports = function directory(root, options){
         // content-negotiation
         var type = new Negotiator(req).preferredMediaType(mediaTypes);
 
+        // take custom types from the url
+        // e.g /?text/css
+        var mediaTypeFromUrl = req.url.replace(/^.+\?/, '');
+        if (mediaTypes.indexOf(mediaTypeFromUrl) !== -1) type = mediaTypeFromUrl;
+
         // not acceptable
         if (!type) return next(createError(406));
-        exports[mediaType[type]](req, res, files, next, originalDir, showUp, icons, path, view, template, stylesheet);
+        exports[mediaType[type]](req, res, files, next, originalDir, showUp, icons, path, view, template, stylesheet, script);
       });
     });
   };
@@ -152,6 +168,41 @@ exports.html = function(req, res, files, next, dir, showUp, icons, path, view, t
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Respond with text/css.
+ */
+
+exports.css = function (req, res, files, next, dir, showUp, icons, path, view, template, stylesheet){
+  fs.readFile(stylesheet, 'utf8', function (err, style) {
+    if (err) return next(err);
+    stat(path, files, function (err, stats){
+      if (err) return next(err);
+      files = files.map(function (file, i){
+        return { name: file, stat: stats[i] };
+      });
+      files.sort(fileSort);
+      if (showUp) files.unshift({ name: '..' });
+      var str = style.concat(iconStyle(files, icons));
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/css');
+      res.setHeader('Content-Length', str.length);
+      res.end(str);
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Respond with text/javascript.
+ */
+
+exports.javascript = function (req, res, files, next, dir, showUp, icons, path, view, template, stylesheet, script){
+  fs.readFile(script, 'utf8', function (err, script){
+    if (err) return next(err);
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/javascript');
+    res.setHeader('Content-Length', script.length);
+    res.end(script);
+  });
+};
+
 /**
  * Respond with application/json.
  */
diff --git a/public/directory.html b/public/directory.html
index 8ed8b4ae..28e1cdc7 100644
--- a/public/directory.html
+++ b/public/directory.html
@@ -4,73 +4,8 @@
     <meta charset='utf-8'> 
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
     <title>listing directory {directory}</title>
-    <style>{style}</style>
-    <script>
-      function $(id){
-        var el = 'string' == typeof id
-          ? document.getElementById(id)
-          : id;
-
-        el.on = function(event, fn){
-          if ('content loaded' == event) {
-            event = window.attachEvent ? "load" : "DOMContentLoaded";
-          }
-          el.addEventListener
-            ? el.addEventListener(event, fn, false)
-            : el.attachEvent("on" + event, fn);
-        };
-
-        el.all = function(selector){
-          return $(el.querySelectorAll(selector));
-        };
-
-        el.each = function(fn){
-          for (var i = 0, len = el.length; i < len; ++i) {
-            fn($(el[i]), i);
-          }
-        };
-
-        el.getClasses = function(){
-          return this.getAttribute('class').split(/\s+/);
-        };
-
-        el.addClass = function(name){
-          var classes = this.getAttribute('class');
-          el.setAttribute('class', classes
-            ? classes + ' ' + name
-            : name);
-        };
-
-        el.removeClass = function(name){
-          var classes = this.getClasses().filter(function(curr){
-            return curr != name;
-          });
-          this.setAttribute('class', classes.join(' '));
-        };
-
-        return el;
-      }
-
-      function search() {
-        var str = $('search').value
-          , links = $('files').all('a');
-
-        links.each(function(link){
-          var text = link.textContent;
-
-          if ('..' == text) return;
-          if (str.length && ~text.indexOf(str)) {
-            link.addClass('highlight');
-          } else {
-            link.removeClass('highlight');
-          }
-        });
-      }
-
-      $(window).on('content loaded', function(){
-        $('search').on('keyup', search);
-      });
-    </script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="?text/css">
+    <script src="?text/javascript"></script>
   </head>
   <body class="directory">
     <input id="search" type="text" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" />
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bf03208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+function $(id){
+  var el = 'string' == typeof id
+    ? document.getElementById(id)
+    : id;
+
+  el.on = function(event, fn){
+    if ('content loaded' == event) {
+      event = window.attachEvent ? "load" : "DOMContentLoaded";
+    }
+    el.addEventListener
+      ? el.addEventListener(event, fn, false)
+      : el.attachEvent("on" + event, fn);
+  };
+
+  el.all = function(selector){
+    return $(el.querySelectorAll(selector));
+  };
+
+  el.each = function(fn){
+    for (var i = 0, len = el.length; i < len; ++i) {
+      fn($(el[i]), i);
+    }
+  };
+
+  el.getClasses = function(){
+    return this.getAttribute('class').split(/\s+/);
+  };
+
+  el.addClass = function(name){
+    var classes = this.getAttribute('class');
+    el.setAttribute('class', classes
+      ? classes + ' ' + name
+      : name);
+  };
+
+  el.removeClass = function(name){
+    var classes = this.getClasses().filter(function(curr){
+      return curr != name;
+    });
+    this.setAttribute('class', classes.join(' '));
+  };
+
+  return el;
+}
+
+function search() {
+  var str = $('search').value
+    , links = $('files').all('a');
+
+  links.each(function(link){
+    var text = link.textContent;
+
+    if ('..' == text) return;
+    if (str.length && ~text.indexOf(str)) {
+      link.addClass('highlight');
+    } else {
+      link.removeClass('highlight');
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+$(window).on('content loaded', function(){
+  $('search').on('keyup', search);
+});
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