diff --git a/micro/example_test.go b/micro/example_test.go
index a1fcd5ab6..57ee6534d 100644
--- a/micro/example_test.go
+++ b/micro/example_test.go
@@ -306,6 +306,39 @@ func ExampleContextHandler() {
 	defer srv.Stop()
 }
 
+func ExampleMiddleware() {
+	middle := func(h micro.Handler) micro.Handler {
+		return micro.HandlerFunc(func(r micro.Request) {
+			log.Println("in middleware")
+			r.SetHeader("request-id", "1234")
+			h.Handle(r)
+		})
+	}
+
+	nc, err := nats.Connect("127.0.0.1:4222")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	handler := func(req micro.Request) {
+		log.Println(req.Headers().Get("request-id"))
+		req.Respond(req.Data())
+	}
+	config := micro.Config{
+		Name:    "MiddlewareExample",
+		Version: "0.1.0",
+		Endpoint: &micro.EndpointConfig{
+			Subject: "middleware",
+			Handler: micro.HandlerFunc(handler),
+		},
+		Middleware: []micro.Middleware{middle},
+	}
+
+	srv, _ := micro.AddService(nc, config)
+	defer srv.Stop()
+}
+
 func ExampleControlSubject() {
 
 	// subject used to get PING from all services
diff --git a/micro/request.go b/micro/request.go
index 380f4945c..51fe9c924 100644
--- a/micro/request.go
+++ b/micro/request.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ type (
 		// Headers returns request headers.
 		Headers() Headers
 
+		// SetHeader sets a specific header
+		SetHeader(key, value string)
+
 		// Subject returns underlying NATS message subject.
 		Subject() string
 	}
@@ -181,6 +184,17 @@ func (r *request) Headers() Headers {
 	return Headers(r.msg.Header)
 }
 
+func (r *request) SetHeader(key string, value string) {
+	if len(r.msg.Header) != 0 {
+		r.msg.Header.Set(key, value)
+		return
+	}
+	headers := nats.Header{
+		key: []string{value},
+	}
+	r.msg.Header = headers
+}
+
 // Subject returns underlying NATS message subject.
 func (r *request) Subject() string {
 	return r.msg.Subject
diff --git a/micro/service.go b/micro/service.go
index d6a8c82f4..5555eee64 100644
--- a/micro/service.go
+++ b/micro/service.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ type (
 		Metadata map[string]string `json:"metadata"`
 	}
 
+	Middleware func(Handler) Handler
+
 	// Stats is the type returned by STATS monitoring endpoint.
 	// It contains stats of all registered endpoints.
 	Stats struct {
@@ -195,6 +197,9 @@ type (
 
 		// ErrorHandler is invoked on any nats-related service error.
 		ErrorHandler ErrHandler
+
+		// Middleware is a slice of handlers that should be run on every request
+		Middleware []Middleware
 	}
 
 	EndpointConfig struct {
@@ -400,6 +405,9 @@ func (s *service) AddEndpoint(name string, handler Handler, opts ...EndpointOpt)
 		subject = options.subject
 	}
 	queueGroup := queueGroupName(options.queueGroup, s.Config.QueueGroup)
+	for _, v := range s.Middleware {
+		handler = v(handler)
+	}
 	return addEndpoint(s, name, subject, handler, options.metadata, queueGroup)
 }
 
diff --git a/micro/test/service_test.go b/micro/test/service_test.go
index b9e004946..e0f879a3c 100644
--- a/micro/test/service_test.go
+++ b/micro/test/service_test.go
@@ -1018,6 +1018,64 @@ func TestContextHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	s := RunServerOnPort(-1)
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	nc, err := nats.Connect(s.ClientURL())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to connect to server, got %v", err)
+	}
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	handler := func(req micro.Request) {
+		headers := micro.Headers{
+			"request-id":  []string{req.Headers().Get("request-id")},
+			"other-value": []string{req.Headers().Get("other-value")},
+		}
+		req.Respond(req.Data(), micro.WithHeaders(headers))
+	}
+
+	middle := func(h micro.Handler) micro.Handler {
+		return micro.HandlerFunc(func(r micro.Request) {
+			r.SetHeader("request-id", "1234")
+			r.SetHeader("other-value", "testing")
+			h.Handle(r)
+		})
+	}
+
+	config := micro.Config{
+		Name:    "test_service",
+		Version: "0.1.0",
+		Endpoint: &micro.EndpointConfig{
+			Subject: "test.func",
+			Handler: micro.HandlerFunc(handler),
+		},
+		Middleware: []micro.Middleware{middle},
+	}
+
+	srv, err := micro.AddService(nc, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer srv.Stop()
+
+	resp, err := nc.Request("test.func", []byte("test"), 1*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+	if string(resp.Data) != "test" {
+		t.Fatalf("Invalid response; want: %q; got: %q", "val", string(resp.Data))
+	}
+	if resp.Header.Get("request-id") != "1234" {
+		t.Fatalf("Invalid response; want: %v; got %v", "1234", resp.Header.Get("request-id"))
+	}
+	if resp.Header.Get("other-value") != "testing" {
+		t.Fatalf("Invalid response; want: %v; got %v", "testing", resp.Header.Get("other-value"))
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestAddEndpoint_Concurrency(t *testing.T) {
 	s := RunServerOnPort(-1)
 	defer s.Shutdown()