diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b207a1..8601ff6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -254,6 +254,21 @@ Now you can access resources using additional routes.
 /blog/posts/1/show
 ```
 
+### Use middlewares
+
+You can use express middlewares with `--middlewares` option
+
+```js
+// middlewares.js
+module.exports = function (req, res, next) {
+  res.Header('X-Hello', 'World')
+}
+```
+
+```bash
+json-server db.json --middlewares middlewares.js
+```
+
 ### CLI usage
 
 ```
@@ -265,6 +280,7 @@ Options:
   --host, -H         Set host                               [default: "0.0.0.0"]
   --watch, -w        Watch file(s)                                     [boolean]
   --routes, -r       Path to routes file
+  --middlewares, -m  Path to middlewares file
   --static, -s       Set static files directory
   --read-only, --ro  Allow only GET requests                           [boolean]
   --no-cors, --nc    Disable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing             [boolean]
diff --git a/src/cli/index.js b/src/cli/index.js
index fa7692c..88abbc0 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.js
+++ b/src/cli/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ module.exports = function () {
         alias: 'r',
         description: 'Path to routes file'
       },
+      middlewares: {
+        alias: 'm',
+        description: 'Path to middlewares file'
+      },
       static: {
         alias: 's',
         description: 'Set static files directory'
diff --git a/src/cli/run.js b/src/cli/run.js
index 1369226..897f4f6 100644
--- a/src/cli/run.js
+++ b/src/cli/run.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function prettyPrint (argv, object, rules) {
   console.log()
 }
 
-function createApp (source, object, routes, argv) {
+function createApp (source, object, routes, middlewares, argv) {
   var app = jsonServer.create()
 
   var router = jsonServer.router(
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ function createApp (source, object, routes, argv) {
     app.use(rewriter)
   }
 
+  if (middlewares) {
+    app.use(middlewares)
+  }
+
   if (argv.delay) {
     app.use(pause(argv.delay))
   }
@@ -105,10 +109,19 @@ module.exports = function (argv) {
         var routes = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(argv.routes))
       }
 
+      // Load middlewares
+      if (argv.middlewares) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(argv.middlewares)) {
+          argv.middlewares = [argv.middlewares]
+        }
+        console.log(chalk.gray('  Loading', argv.middlewares))
+        var middlewares = argv.middlewares.map(function (m) { return require(path.resolve(m)) })
+      }
+
       console.log(chalk.gray('  Done'))
 
       // Create app and server
-      app = createApp(source, data, routes, argv)
+      app = createApp(source, data, routes, middlewares, argv)
       server = app.listen(argv.port, argv.host)
 
       // Enhance with a destroy function
diff --git a/test/cli/index.js b/test/cli/index.js
index dec7787..4a0ca8d 100644
--- a/test/cli/index.js
+++ b/test/cli/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe('cli', function () {
   var request
   var dbFile
   var routesFile
+  var middlewareFiles
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     dbFile = tempWrite.sync(JSON.stringify({
@@ -41,6 +42,18 @@ describe('cli', function () {
       '/blog/': '/'
     }), 'routes.json')
 
+    middlewareFiles = [
+      tempWrite.sync(
+        'module.exports = function (req, res, next) {\n' +
+        '  res.header("X-Hello", "World")\n' +
+        '  next() }'
+        , 'helloWorldMiddleware.js'),
+      tempWrite.sync(
+        'module.exports = function (req, res, next) {\n' +
+        '  res.header("X-Konnichiwa", "Sekai")\n' +
+        '  next() }'
+        , 'helloWorldJaMiddlewares.js')
+    ]
     ++PORT
     request = supertest('http://localhost:' + PORT)
   })
@@ -109,9 +122,9 @@ describe('cli', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('db.json -r routes.json -i _id --read-only', function () {
+  describe('db.json -r routes.json -m helloWorldMiddleware.js -i _id --read-only', function () {
     beforeEach(function (done) {
-      child = cli([dbFile, '-r', routesFile, '-i', '_id', '--read-only'])
+      child = cli([dbFile, '-r', routesFile, '-m', middlewareFiles[0], '-i', '_id', '--read-only'])
       serverReady(PORT, done)
     })
 
@@ -119,11 +132,28 @@ describe('cli', function () {
       request.get('/blog/posts/2').expect(200, done)
     })
 
+    it('should apply middlewares', function (done) {
+      request.get('/blog/posts/2').expect('X-Hello', 'World', done)
+    })
+
     it('should allow only GET requests', function (done) {
       request.post('/blog/posts').expect(403, done)
     })
   })
 
+  describe('db.json -m helloWorldMiddleware.js -m helloWorldJaMiddleware.js', function () {
+    beforeEach(function (done) {
+      child = cli([dbFile, '-m', middlewareFiles[0], '-m', middlewareFiles[1]])
+      serverReady(PORT, done)
+    })
+
+    it('should apply all middlewares', function (done) {
+      request.get('/blog/posts')
+        .expect('X-Hello', 'World')
+        .expect('X-Konnichiwa', 'Sekai', done)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('db.json -d 1000', function () {
     beforeEach(function (done) {
       child = cli([dbFile, '-d', 1000])