diff --git a/iris_guide.go b/iris_guide.go
index d6d43d8c..f245bb55 100644
--- a/iris_guide.go
+++ b/iris_guide.go
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	Step5 interface {
+		// RouterMiddlewares registers one or more handlers to run before everything else.
+		RouterMiddlewares(handlers ...Handler) Step5
 		// Middlewares registers one or more handlers to run before the requested route's handler.
 		Middlewares(handlers ...Handler) Step6
 	}
@@ -338,7 +340,13 @@ func (s *step4) Timeout(requestResponseLife, read, write time.Duration) Step5 {
 type step5 struct {
 	step4 *step4
 
-	middlewares []Handler
+	routerMiddlewares []Handler // top-level router middlewares, fire even on 404s.
+	middlewares       []Handler
+}
+
+func (s *step5) RouterMiddlewares(handlers ...Handler) Step5 {
+	s.routerMiddlewares = append(s.routerMiddlewares, handlers...)
+	return s
 }
 
 func (s *step5) Middlewares(handlers ...Handler) Step6 {
@@ -426,6 +434,10 @@ func (s *step7) Build() *Application {
 
 	app.UseRouter(recover.New())
 
+	for _, routerLevelMiddleware := range s.step6.step5.routerMiddlewares {
+		app.UseRouter(routerLevelMiddleware)
+	}
+
 	app.UseRouter(func(ctx Context) {
 		ctx.Header("Server", "Iris")
 		if dev := s.step6.step5.step4.step3.developer; dev != "" {
diff --git a/mvc/grpc.go b/mvc/grpc.go
index 34f9c87b..b8ef14bf 100644
--- a/mvc/grpc.go
+++ b/mvc/grpc.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // It accepts the controller ptr to a struct value,
 // the gRPCServer itself, and a strict option which is explained below.
 //
-// The differences by a common controller are:
+// The differences between an GRPC-based controller and a common one are:
 // HTTP verb: only POST (Party.AllowMethods can be used for more),
 // method parsing is disabled: path is the function name as it is,
 // if 'strictMode' option is true then this controller will only serve gRPC-based clients
@@ -71,6 +71,5 @@ func (g GRPC) Apply(c *ControllerActivator) {
 			}
 			route.Description += " " + bckp // e.g. "gRPC controller"
 		}
-
 	}
 }