diff --git a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/Cargo.toml b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/Cargo.toml
index 95cd3c3b7a..27fcc32da5 100644
--- a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ regex = "1.0"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7"
 thiserror = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }
-tower = { version = "0.4" }
+tower = "0.4"
+tower-http = { version = "0.1", features = ["add-extension", "map-response-body"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "1"
diff --git a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/mod.rs b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/mod.rs
index 24eb452aec..70dff6f9c6 100644
--- a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/mod.rs
+++ b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/mod.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@
 //! [endpoint trait]: https://awslabs.github.io/smithy/1.0/spec/core/endpoint-traits.html#endpoint-trait
 
 use self::{future::RouterFuture, request_spec::RequestSpec};
-use crate::body::{Body, BoxBody};
+use crate::body::{box_body, Body, BoxBody, HttpBody};
+use crate::BoxError;
 use http::{Request, Response, StatusCode};
 use std::{
     convert::Infallible,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
-use tower::{Service, ServiceExt};
+use tower::layer::Layer;
+use tower::{Service, ServiceBuilder, ServiceExt};
+use tower_http::map_response_body::MapResponseBodyLayer;
 
 pub mod future;
 mod into_make_service;
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ pub use self::{into_make_service::IntoMakeService, route::Route};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Router<B = Body> {
-    routes: Vec<Route<B>>,
+    routes: Vec<(Route<B>, RequestSpec)>,
 }
 
 impl<B> Clone for Router<B> {
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ where
         T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible> + Clone + Send + 'static,
         T::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
-        self.routes.push(Route::new(svc, request_spec));
+        self.routes.push((Route::new(svc), request_spec));
         self
     }
 
@@ -84,6 +87,28 @@ where
     pub fn into_make_service(self) -> IntoMakeService<Self> {
         IntoMakeService::new(self)
     }
+
+    /// Apply a [`tower::Layer`] to the router.
+    ///
+    /// All requests to the router will be processed by the layer's
+    /// corresponding middleware.
+    ///
+    /// This can be used to add additional processing to a request for a group
+    /// of routes.
+    pub fn layer<L, NewReqBody, NewResBody>(self, layer: L) -> Router<NewReqBody>
+    where
+        L: Layer<Route<B>>,
+        L::Service:
+            Service<Request<NewReqBody>, Response = Response<NewResBody>, Error = Infallible> + Clone + Send + 'static,
+        <L::Service as Service<Request<NewReqBody>>>::Future: Send + 'static,
+        NewResBody: HttpBody<Data = bytes::Bytes> + Send + 'static,
+        NewResBody::Error: Into<BoxError>,
+    {
+        let layer = ServiceBuilder::new().layer_fn(Route::new).layer(MapResponseBodyLayer::new(box_body)).layer(layer);
+        let routes =
+            self.routes.into_iter().map(|(route, request_spec)| (Layer::layer(&layer, route), request_spec)).collect();
+        Router { routes }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<B> Service<Request<B>> for Router<B>
@@ -103,8 +128,8 @@ where
     fn call(&mut self, req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
         let mut method_not_allowed = false;
 
-        for route in &self.routes {
-            match route.matches(&req) {
+        for (route, request_spec) in &self.routes {
+            match request_spec.matches(&req) {
                 request_spec::Match::Yes => {
                     return RouterFuture::from_oneshot(route.clone().oneshot(req));
                 }
@@ -148,7 +173,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         #[inline]
         fn call(&mut self, req: Request<B>) -> Self::Future {
-            let body = box_body(Body::from(format!("{} :: {}", self.0, String::from(req.uri().to_string()))));
+            let body = box_body(Body::from(format!("{} :: {}", self.0, req.uri().to_string())));
             let fut = async { Ok(Response::builder().status(&http::StatusCode::OK).body(body).unwrap()) };
             Box::pin(fut)
         }
diff --git a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/route.rs b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/route.rs
index 713a137e7f..72a9f401ff 100644
--- a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/route.rs
+++ b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/routing/route.rs
@@ -48,31 +48,24 @@ use std::{
 use tower::Service;
 use tower::{util::Oneshot, ServiceExt};
 
-use super::request_spec::{Match, RequestSpec};
-
 /// How routes are stored inside a [`Router`](super::Router).
 pub struct Route<B = Body> {
     service: CloneBoxService<Request<B>, Response<BoxBody>, Infallible>,
-    request_spec: RequestSpec,
 }
 
 impl<B> Route<B> {
-    pub(super) fn new<T>(svc: T, request_spec: RequestSpec) -> Self
+    pub(super) fn new<T>(svc: T) -> Self
     where
         T: Service<Request<B>, Response = Response<BoxBody>, Error = Infallible> + Clone + Send + 'static,
         T::Future: Send + 'static,
     {
-        Self { service: CloneBoxService::new(svc), request_spec }
-    }
-
-    pub(super) fn matches(&self, req: &Request<B>) -> Match {
-        self.request_spec.matches(req)
+        Self { service: CloneBoxService::new(svc) }
     }
 }
 
 impl<ReqBody> Clone for Route<ReqBody> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self { service: self.service.clone(), request_spec: self.request_spec.clone() }
+        Self { service: self.service.clone() }
     }
 }