diff --git a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.spec.ts
index f0150a02..863ee2c5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mapTo, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, mapTo, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Marbles } from '../../../util/marbles.spec-util';
 import { HttpRequest, HttpResponse } from '../http.interface';
 import { combineEffects, combineMiddlewareEffects, combineRoutes } from './effects.combiner';
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ describe('Effects combiner', () => {
     const c$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({ status: 203 }));
     const d$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({ status: 204 }));
 
-    const group1$: GroupedEffects = { path: '/test', effects: [c$, d$] };
-    const group2$: GroupedEffects = { path: '/test/foo', effects: [c$, d$] };
+    const group1$: GroupedEffects = { path: '/test', effects: [c$, d$], middlewares: [] };
 
     const req = createMockReq('/test');
     const res = createMockRes();
-    const combinedEffects = combineEffects([ a$, b$, group1$, group2$ ]);
+    const combinedEffects = combineEffects([ a$, b$, group1$ ]);
     const http$ = combinedEffects(res)(req);
 
     Marbles.assertCombinedEffects(http$, [
@@ -68,6 +67,36 @@ describe('Effects combiner', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('#combineEffects combines effects for grouped effects with middlewares', () => {
+    // given
+    const a$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(map(req => ({ status: 201, mid: req.mid })));
+    const b$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(map(req => ({ status: 202, mid: req.mid })));
+    const c$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(map(req => ({ status: 203, mid: req.mid })));
+    const d$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(map(req => ({ status: 204, mid: req.mid })));
+
+    const m$: Effect<HttpRequest> = request$ => request$.pipe(tap(req => req.mid = (req.mid || 0) + 1));
+
+    const group1$: GroupedEffects = { path: '/test', effects: [c$, d$], middlewares: [m$, m$] };
+
+    // when
+    const req = createMockReq('/test/foo');
+    const res = createMockRes();
+    const combinedEffects = combineEffects([ a$, b$, group1$, c$, d$ ]);
+    const http$ = combinedEffects(res)(req);
+
+    // then
+    Marbles.assertCombinedEffects(http$, [
+      '(abcdef|)', {
+        a: { status: 201, mid: undefined },
+        b: { status: 202, mid: undefined },
+        c: { status: 203, mid: 2 },
+        d: { status: 204, mid: 2 },
+        e: { status: 203, mid: 2 },
+        f: { status: 204, mid: 2 },
+      }
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('#combineMiddlewareEffects combines chained middlewares', () => {
     const a$: Effect<HttpRequest> = request$ => request$.pipe(tap(req => { req.test = 1; }));
     const b$: Effect<HttpRequest> = request$ => request$.pipe(tap(req => { req.test = req.test + 1; }));
@@ -85,13 +114,59 @@ describe('Effects combiner', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it('#combineRoutes factorizes route combiner', () => {
+  it('#combineRoutes factorizes combined routes for effects only', () => {
+    // given
     const a$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
     const b$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
 
-    expect(combineRoutes('/test', [a$, b$])).toEqual({
+    // when
+    const combiner = combineRoutes('/test', [a$, b$]);
+
+    // then
+    expect(combiner).toEqual({
+      path: '/test',
+      effects: [a$, b$],
+      middlewares: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('#combineRoutes factorizes combined routes for effects and middlewares', () => {
+    // given
+    const a$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
+    const b$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
+
+    const m1$: Effect<HttpRequest> = request$ => request$;
+    const m2$: Effect<HttpRequest> = request$ => request$;
+
+    // when
+    const combiner = combineRoutes('/test', {
+      effects: [a$, b$],
+      middlewares: [m1$, m2$],
+    });
+
+    // then
+    expect(combiner).toEqual({
+      path: '/test',
+      effects: [a$, b$],
+      middlewares: [m1$, m2$],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('#combineRoutes factorizes combined routes for effects and empty middlewares', () => {
+    // given
+    const a$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
+    const b$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
+
+    // when
+    const combiner = combineRoutes('/test', {
+      effects: [a$, b$],
+    });
+
+    // then
+    expect(combiner).toEqual({
       path: '/test',
       effects: [a$, b$],
+      middlewares: [],
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.ts b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.ts
index 5b35b221..6ad52455 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.combiner.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { concat, of } from 'rxjs';
-import { concatMap, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { concatMap, mergeMap, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { HttpRequest } from '../http.interface';
 import { matchPath } from '../operators';
-import { isGroup } from './effects.helpers';
+import { isGroup, isRouteCombinerConfig } from './effects.helpers';
 import { EffectCombiner, MiddlewareCombiner, RouteCombiner } from './effects.interface';
 
 export const combineEffects: EffectCombiner = effects => res => req => {
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const combineEffects: EffectCombiner = effects => res => req => {
   const mappedEffects = effects.map(effect => isGroup(effect)
     ? req$.pipe(
         matchPath(effect.path, { suffix: '/:foo*', combiner: true }),
+        mergeMap(combineMiddlewareEffects(effect.middlewares)(res)),
         concatMap(combineEffects(effect.effects)(res))
       )
     : effect(req$, res, undefined)
@@ -26,5 +27,8 @@ export const combineMiddlewareEffects: MiddlewareCombiner = effects => res => re
   return req$.pipe(...mappedEffects);
 };
 
-export const combineRoutes: RouteCombiner = (path, effects) =>
-  ({ path, effects });
+export const combineRoutes: RouteCombiner = (path, configOrEffects) => ({
+  path,
+  effects: isRouteCombinerConfig(configOrEffects) ? configOrEffects.effects : configOrEffects,
+  middlewares: isRouteCombinerConfig(configOrEffects) ? (configOrEffects.middlewares || []) : [],
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.spec.ts
index 1d04112d..26013bf7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.spec.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,55 @@
 import { mapTo } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { isEffect, isGroup } from './effects.helpers';
-import { Effect, GroupedEffects } from './effects.interface';
+import { isEffect, isGroup, isRouteCombinerConfig, isRouteCombinerEffects } from './effects.helpers';
+import { Effect, GroupedEffects, RouteCombinerConfig } from './effects.interface';
 
 describe('Effects helpers', () => {
 
-  it('#isGroup checks if parameters is GroupedEffects type', () => {
-    expect(isGroup({ path: '/test', effects: [] })).toBe(true);
-    expect(isGroup({ path: '/test', effects: {} } as GroupedEffects)).toBe(false);
+  test('#isGroup checks if parameters is GroupedEffects type', () => {
+    expect(isGroup({ path: '/test', effects: [] } as GroupedEffects)).toBe(true);
     expect(isGroup({ path: '/test', effects: {} } as GroupedEffects)).toBe(false);
     expect(isGroup({ effects: [] } as any as  GroupedEffects)).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('#isEffect checks if parameters is GroupedEffects type', () => {
+  test('#isEffect checks if parameters is GroupedEffects type', () => {
+    // given
     const effect$: Effect = request$ => request$.pipe(mapTo({}));
-    const groupedEffects = { path: '/test', effects: [effect$] };
+    const groupedEffects = { path: '/test', effects: [effect$], middlewares: [] };
+
+    // when
+    const effect = isEffect(effect$);
+    const group = isEffect(groupedEffects);
+
+    // then
+    expect(effect).toBe(true);
+    expect(group).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test('#isRouteCombinerConfig checks if parameter is a configuration object', () => {
+    // given
+    const effects = [];
+    const combinedRoutes: RouteCombinerConfig = { middlewares: [], effects: [] };
+
+    // when
+    const combinedRoutesEffects = isRouteCombinerConfig(effects);
+    const combinedRoutesConfig = isRouteCombinerConfig(combinedRoutes);
 
-    expect(isEffect(effect$)).toBe(true);
-    expect(isEffect(groupedEffects)).toBe(false);
+    // then
+    expect(combinedRoutesConfig).toBe(true);
+    expect(combinedRoutesEffects).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  test('#isRouteCombinerEffects checks if parameters is a collection of effects', () => {
+    // given
+    const effects = [];
+    const combinedRoutes: RouteCombinerConfig = { middlewares: [], effects: [] };
+
+    // when
+    const combinedRoutesEffects = isRouteCombinerEffects(effects);
+    const combinedRoutesConfig = isRouteCombinerEffects(combinedRoutes);
+
+    // then
+    expect(combinedRoutesConfig).toBe(false);
+    expect(combinedRoutesEffects).toBe(true);
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.ts b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.ts
index e12417ca..74ef92ce 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Effect, EffectResponse, GroupedEffects } from './effects.interface';
+import { Effect, EffectResponse, Effects, GroupedEffects, RouteCombinerConfig } from './effects.interface';
 
 export const isGroup = (item: Effect | GroupedEffects): item is GroupedEffects =>
   typeof item === 'object'
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ export const isGroup = (item: Effect | GroupedEffects): item is GroupedEffects =
 export const isEffect = (item: Effect | GroupedEffects): item is Effect<EffectResponse> =>
   !isGroup(item)
   && typeof item === 'function';
+
+export const isRouteCombinerConfig = (item: RouteCombinerConfig | Effects): item is RouteCombinerConfig =>
+  !Array.isArray(item);
+
+export const isRouteCombinerEffects = (item: RouteCombinerConfig | Effects): item is Effects =>
+  !isRouteCombinerConfig(item);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.interface.ts b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.interface.ts
index 3c569bcf..19647ce6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/effects/effects.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/effects/effects.interface.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface EffectResponse {
 export interface GroupedEffects {
   path: string;
   effects: Effects;
+  middlewares: Effect<HttpRequest>[];
 }
 
 export interface EffectCombiner {
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ export interface MiddlewareCombiner {
 }
 
 export interface RouteCombiner {
-  (path: string, effects: Effects): GroupedEffects;
+  (path: string, config: RouteCombinerConfig | Effects): GroupedEffects;
+}
+
+export interface RouteCombinerConfig {
+  middlewares?: Effect<HttpRequest>[];
+  effects: Effects;
 }
 
 export type Effect<T = EffectResponse, U = any> = (