diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d328a74..0e350d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ server.start({
 });
 ```
 
+or add some middleware
+
+```js
+server.start({
+  middleware: [
+    someMiddleware,
+    ['/route', someRouteSpecificMiddleware ]
+  ]
+});
+```
+
 
 ## Global Install
 
@@ -69,3 +80,6 @@ usage: pushstate-server [directory] [port]
 * `file`
   * Custom file to serve
   * defaults to `index.html`
+* `middleware`
+  * array of middleware to use; each array element can be a function or an array of arguments for [`connect`'s `use` method](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect#use-middleware)
+  * defaults to `[]`
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6f7636d..fa9250d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,10 +20,17 @@ exports.start = function (options, _onStarted) {
   let directories = options.directories || [directory]
   let file = options.file || FILE
   let host = options.host || HOST
+  let middleware = options.middleware || []
   let onStarted = _onStarted || function () {}
 
   app.use(compression())
 
+  // Add custom middleware
+  middleware.forEach(function(item) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(item)) item = [item]
+    app.use.apply(app, item)
+  })
+
   // First, check the file system
   directories.forEach(function(directory) {
     app.use(serveStatic(directory, { extensions: ['html'] }))
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 8e70b2a..dbdc2ac 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 let path = require('path')
 let test = require('tape')
 let got = require('got')
-let app = require('../index')
+
+let createApp = () => {
+  let module = '../index'
+  delete require.cache[require.resolve(module)]
+  return require(module)
+}
 
 test('server with port', t => {
 
+    let app = createApp()
     let server
 
     server = app.start({
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ test('server with port', t => {
 
 test('server with multiple directories', t => {
 
+    let app = createApp()
     let server
 
     server = app.start({
@@ -49,10 +56,12 @@ test('server with multiple directories', t => {
 
 test('server with a custom host', t => {
 
+    let app = createApp()
     let server
     const host = '0.0.0.0';
 
     server = app.start({
+        directory: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures'),
         host: host
         }, err => {
 
@@ -68,8 +77,37 @@ test('server with a custom host', t => {
     })
 })
 
+test('server with middleware', t => {
+
+    let app = createApp()
+    let server
+
+    server = app.start({
+        directory: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures'),
+        middleware: [
+            (req, res, next) => {
+                res.setHeader('server', 'pushstate')
+                next()
+            }
+        ]
+        }, err => {
+
+        if (err) return server.close(() => t.end(err))
+
+        got('localhost:9000')
+            .then(res => {
+
+                t.equal(res.statusCode, 200, 'middleware status code')
+                t.equal(res.headers.server, 'pushstate', 'middleware response header')
+                server.close(t.end.bind(t))
+            })
+            .catch(err => server.close(() => t.end(err)))
+    })
+})
+
 test.skip('server with custom index file', t => {
 
+    let app = createApp()
     let server
 
     server = app.start({
@@ -138,6 +176,7 @@ testWithServer("serves files", (t, done) => {
 function testWithServer (name, done) {
 
     test(name, t => {
+        let app = createApp()
         let server
 
         server = app.start({directory: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures')}, err => {