diff --git a/doc/ring/middleware_registry.md b/doc/ring/middleware_registry.md
index cb714383..2780970d 100644
--- a/doc/ring/middleware_registry.md
+++ b/doc/ring/middleware_registry.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The `:middleware` syntax in `reitit-ring` also supports Keywords. Keywords are looked up from the Middleware Registry, which is a map of `keyword => IntoMiddleware`. Middleware registry should be stored under key `:reitit.middleware/registry` in the router options. If a middleware keyword isn't found in the registry, router creation fails fast with a descriptive error message.
 
-## Examples 
+## Examples
 
 Application using middleware defined in the Middleware Registry:
 
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ Router creation fails fast if the registry doesn't contain the middleware:
 ;| :bonus | reitit.ring_test$wrap_bonus@59fddabb |
 ```
 
+Middleware defined in the registry can also be used on the `ring-handler` level:
+
+```clj
+(def app
+  (ring/ring-handler
+    (ring/router
+      ["/api"
+       ["/bonus" {:get (fn [{:keys [bonus]}]
+                         {:status 200, :body {:bonus bonus}})}]]
+      {::middleware/registry {:bonus wrap-bonus}})
+    nil
+    {:middleware [[:bonus 15]]}))
+```
+
 ## When to use the registry?
 
 Middleware as Keywords helps to keep the routes (all but handlers) as literal data (i.e. data that evaluates to itself), enabling the routes to be persisted in external formats like EDN-files and databases. Duct is a good example, where the [middleware can be referenced from EDN-files](https://github.com/duct-framework/duct/wiki/Configuration). It should be easy to make Duct configuration a Middleware Registry in `reitit-ring`.
diff --git a/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc b/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
index 7feb5a54..bb48f8f0 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-ring/src/reitit/ring.cljc
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
   ([router default-handler {:keys [middleware inject-match? inject-router?]
                             :or {inject-match? true, inject-router? true}}]
    (let [default-handler (or default-handler (fn ([_]) ([_ respond _] (respond nil))))
-         wrap (if middleware (partial middleware/chain middleware) identity)
+         wrap (if middleware #(middleware/chain middleware % nil (r/options router)) identity)
          enrich-request (create-enrich-request inject-match? inject-router?)
          enrich-default-request (create-enrich-default-request inject-router?)]
      (with-meta
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
index 1825dee7..e3ea297a 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@
         (is (= {:status 200, :body [:top :api :ok]}
                (app {:uri "/api/get" :request-method :get}))))))
 
+  (testing "middleware from registry"
+    (let [router (ring/router
+                  ["/api" {:middleware [:mw-foo]}
+                   ["/get" {:middleware [[:mw :inner]]
+                            :get handler}]]
+                  {::middleware/registry {:mw mw
+                                          :mw-foo #(mw % :foo)}})
+          app (ring/ring-handler router nil {:middleware [[:mw :top]]})]
+
+      (testing "router can be extracted"
+        (is (= router (ring/get-router app))))
+
+      (testing "not found"
+        (is (= nil (app {:uri "/favicon.ico"}))))
+
+      (testing "on match"
+        (is (= {:status 200, :body [:top :foo :inner :ok]}
+               (app {:uri "/api/get" :request-method :get}))))))
+
   (testing "named routes"
     (let [router (ring/router
                   [["/api"
@@ -743,7 +762,7 @@
                    (is (= (redirect "/docs/index.html") response)))
                  (let [response (app (request "/foobar"))]
                    (is (= 404 (:status response)))))))
-           
+
            (testing "with additional mime types"
              (let [app (ring/ring-handler
                         (ring/router