diff --git a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
index 79f3c934..309680c2 100644
--- a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
+++ b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ library
     Servant
     Servant.Server
     Servant.Server.Internal
+    Servant.Server.Internal.Before
     Servant.Server.Internal.Config
     Servant.Server.Internal.Enter
     Servant.Server.Internal.Router
diff --git a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs
index fd71efb5..e53ae539 100644
--- a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs
+++ b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server.hs
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ module Servant.Server
     HasServer(..)
   , Server
 
+  , -- * Before hook for all standard combinators (except Raw)
+    HasBefore(..)
+
     -- * Enter
     -- $enterDoc
 
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ module Servant.Server
 import           Data.Proxy                    (Proxy)
 import           Network.Wai                   (Application)
 import           Servant.Server.Internal
+import           Servant.Server.Internal.Before
 import           Servant.Server.Internal.Enter
 
 
diff --git a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Before.hs b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Before.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47ad306e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/Internal/Before.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds           #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances   #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings   #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PolyKinds           #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies        #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators       #-}
+
+module Servant.Server.Internal.Before where
+
+import           Data.Typeable
+import           GHC.TypeLits                (KnownSymbol)
+import           Network.HTTP.Types          hiding (Header, ResponseHeaders)
+import           Servant.API                 ((:<|>) (..), (:>), Capture,
+                                              Delete, Get, Header,
+                                              IsSecure(..), Patch, Post, Put,
+                                              QueryFlag, QueryParam, QueryParams,
+                                              RemoteHost, ReqBody, Vault)
+import           Servant.API.ContentTypes    (AllCTUnrender (..))
+import           Servant.Server.Internal
+
+import           Web.HttpApiData             (FromHttpApiData)
+
+
+class HasBefore layout where
+  before :: Monad m => Proxy layout -> m a -> (a -> ServerT layout m) -> ServerT layout m
+
+instance (HasBefore a, HasBefore b) => HasBefore (a :<|> b) where
+  before Proxy m f = before pa m (\a -> case f a of l :<|> _ -> l)
+                :<|> before pb m (\a -> case f a of _ :<|> r -> r)
+    where pa = Proxy :: Proxy a
+          pb = Proxy :: Proxy b
+
+instance HasBefore (Delete ctypes a) where
+  before Proxy = (>>=)
+
+instance HasBefore (Get ctypes a) where
+  before Proxy = (>>=)
+
+instance HasBefore (Post ctypes a) where
+  before Proxy = (>>=)
+
+instance HasBefore (Put ctypes a) where
+  before Proxy = (>>=)
+
+instance HasBefore (Patch ctypes a) where
+  before Proxy = (>>=)
+
+instance (KnownSymbol path, HasBefore sublayout) => HasBefore (path :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout)
+
+instance (KnownSymbol capture, FromHttpApiData a, HasBefore sublayout)
+      => HasBefore (Capture capture a :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout) m (`f` x)
+
+instance (HasBefore sublayout) => HasBefore (Header sym a :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout) m (`f` x)
+
+instance (KnownSymbol sym, FromHttpApiData a, HasBefore sublayout)
+      => HasBefore (QueryParam sym a :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout) m (`f` x)
+
+instance (KnownSymbol sym, FromHttpApiData a, HasBefore sublayout)
+      => HasBefore (QueryParams sym a :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout) m (`f` x)
+
+instance (HasBefore sublayout) => HasBefore (QueryFlag sym :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout) m (`f` x)
+
+instance (AllCTUnrender list a, HasBefore sublayout) => HasBefore (ReqBody list a :> sublayout) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy sublayout) m (`f` x)
+
+instance HasBefore api => HasBefore (RemoteHost :> api) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy api) m (`f` x)
+
+instance HasBefore api => HasBefore (IsSecure :> api) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy api) m (`f` x)
+
+instance HasBefore api => HasBefore (Vault :> api) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy api) m (`f` x)
+
+instance HasBefore api => HasBefore (HttpVersion :> api) where
+  before Proxy m f x = before (Proxy :: Proxy api) m (`f` x)