diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 79ae421c01..5ebec1b14c 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
 
-  service: function(location, service) {
+  service: function(location, service, options) {
     var protoService = Proto.extend(service);
     var self = this;
 
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // Run the provider functions to register the service
     _.each(this.providers, function (provider) {
-      provider(location, protoService);
+      provider(location, protoService, options);
     });
 
     this.services[location] = protoService;
     return this;
   },
 
-  use: function (location, service) {
-
+  use: function () {
+    var args = _.toArray(arguments);
+    var location = args.shift();
+    var service = args.pop();
     var hasMethod = function() {
       return _.some(arguments, function(name) {
         return (service && typeof service[name] === 'function');
@@ -51,8 +53,10 @@ module.exports = {
       return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     }
 
-    return this.service(location, service);
-
+    return this.service(location, service, {
+      // Any arguments left over are other middleware that we want to pass to the providers
+      middleware: args
+    });
   },
 
   lookup: function (location) {
diff --git a/lib/providers/rest/index.js b/lib/providers/rest/index.js
index bad83bf789..be2744e89e 100644
--- a/lib/providers/rest/index.js
+++ b/lib/providers/rest/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     });
   };
 
-  if(typeof config === 'function') {
+  if (typeof config === 'function') {
     handler = config;
   }
 
@@ -31,28 +31,29 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     app.rest = wrappers;
 
     // Register the REST provider
-    app.providers.push(function (path, service) {
+    app.providers.push(function (path, service, options) {
       if (app.disabled('feathers rest')) {
         return;
       }
 
+      var middleware = (options && options.middleware) || [];
       var uri = path.indexOf('/') === 0 ? path : '/' + path;
-
-      app.route(uri)
-        // GET / -> service.find(cb, params)
-        .get(app.rest.find(service))
-        // POST -> service.create(data, params, cb)
-        .post(app.rest.create(service));
-
-      app.route(uri + '/:id')
-        // GET /:id -> service.get(id, params, cb)
-        .get(app.rest.get(service))
-        // PUT /:id -> service.update(id, data, params, cb)
-        .put(app.rest.update(service))
-        // PATCH /:id -> service.patch(id, data, params, callback)
-        .patch(app.rest.patch(service))
-        // DELETE /:id -> service.remove(id, params, cb)
-        .delete(app.rest.remove(service));
+      var baseRoute = app.route(uri);
+      var idRoute = app.route(uri + '/:id');
+
+      // GET / -> service.find(cb, params)
+      baseRoute.get.apply(baseRoute, middleware.concat(app.rest.find(service)));
+      // POST -> service.create(data, params, cb)
+      baseRoute.post.apply(baseRoute, middleware.concat(app.rest.create(service)));
+
+      // GET /:id -> service.get(id, params, cb)
+      idRoute.get.apply(idRoute, middleware.concat(app.rest.get(service)));
+      // PUT /:id -> service.update(id, data, params, cb)
+      idRoute.put.apply(idRoute, middleware.concat(app.rest.update(service)));
+      // PATCH /:id -> service.patch(id, data, params, callback)
+      idRoute.patch.apply(idRoute, middleware.concat(app.rest.patch(service)));
+      // DELETE /:id -> service.remove(id, params, cb)
+      idRoute.delete.apply(idRoute, middleware.concat(app.rest.remove(service)));
 
       app.use(uri, handler);
     });
diff --git a/test/application.test.js b/test/application.test.js
index f08a2ec63a..c5e5639df3 100644
--- a/test/application.test.js
+++ b/test/application.test.js
@@ -97,6 +97,41 @@ describe('Feathers application', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('uses custom middleware (#21)', function (done) {
+    var todoService = {
+      get: function (name, params, callback) {
+        callback(null, {
+          id: name,
+          description: "You have to do " + name + "!",
+          stuff: params.stuff
+        });
+      }
+    };
+
+    var app = feathers()
+      .configure(feathers.rest())
+      .use('/todo', function(req, res, next) {
+        req.feathers.stuff = 'custom middleware';
+        next();
+      }, todoService)
+      .use('/otherTodo', todoService);
+
+    var server = app.listen(6995).on('listening', function () {
+      request('http://localhost:6995/todo/dishes', function (error, response, body) {
+        assert.ok(response.statusCode === 200, 'Got OK status code');
+        var data = JSON.parse(body);
+        assert.equal(data.stuff, 'custom middleware', 'Custom middleware updated params');
+
+        request('http://localhost:6995/otherTodo/dishes', function (error, response, body) {
+          assert.ok(response.statusCode === 200, 'Got OK status code');
+          var data = JSON.parse(body);
+          assert.ok(!data.stuff, 'Custom middleware not run for different service.');
+          server.close(done);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('REST and SocketIO with SSL server (#25)', function(done) {
     // For more info on Reqest HTTPS settings see https://github.com/mikeal/request/issues/418
     // This needs to be set so that the SocektIO client can connect