diff --git a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc
index 1a030455..6f129621 100644
--- a/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc
+++ b/modules/reitit-core/src/reitit/interceptor.cljc
@@ -9,22 +9,19 @@
 (defrecord Interceptor [name enter leave error])
 (defrecord Endpoint [data interceptors])
 
-(defn create [{:keys [name wrap compile] :as m}]
-  (when (and wrap compile)
-    (throw
-      (ex-info
-        (str "Interceptor can't have both :wrap and :compile defined " m) m)))
-  (map->Interceptor m))
-
 (def ^:dynamic *max-compile-depth* 10)
 
 (extend-protocol IntoInterceptor
 
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.APersistentVector
      :cljs cljs.core.PersistentVector)
-  (into-interceptor [[f & args] data opts]
-    (if-let [{:keys [wrap] :as mw} (into-interceptor f data opts)]
-      (assoc mw :wrap #(apply wrap % args))))
+  (into-interceptor [[f & args :as form] data opts]
+    (when (and (seq args) (not (fn? f)))
+      (throw
+        (ex-info
+          (str "Invalid Interceptor form: " form "")
+          {:form form})))
+    (into-interceptor (apply f args) data opts))
 
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.Fn
      :cljs function)
@@ -35,12 +32,12 @@
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.PersistentArrayMap
      :cljs cljs.core.PersistentArrayMap)
   (into-interceptor [this data opts]
-    (into-interceptor (create this) data opts))
+    (into-interceptor (map->Interceptor this) data opts))
 
   #?(:clj  clojure.lang.PersistentHashMap
      :cljs cljs.core.PersistentHashMap)
   (into-interceptor [this data opts]
-    (into-interceptor (create this) data opts))
+    (into-interceptor (map->Interceptor this) data opts))
 
   Interceptor
   (into-interceptor [{:keys [compile] :as this} data opts]
@@ -70,24 +67,37 @@
              (merge {:path path, :data data}
                     (if scope {:scope scope}))))))
 
-(defn expand [interceptors data opts]
+(defn- expand-and-transform
+  [interceptors data {:keys [::transform] :or {transform identity} :as opts}]
   (->> interceptors
+       (keep #(into-interceptor % data opts))
+       (transform)
        (keep #(into-interceptor % data opts))
        (into [])))
 
-(defn interceptor-chain [interceptors handler data opts]
-  (expand (conj interceptors handler) data opts))
+;;
+;; public api
+;;
+
+(defn chain
+  "Creates a Interceptor chain out of sequence of IntoInterceptor
+  and optionally a handler. Optionally takes route data and (Router) opts."
+  ([interceptors handler data]
+   (chain interceptors handler data nil))
+  ([interceptors handler data opts]
+   (let [interceptor (some-> (into-interceptor handler data opts)
+                             (assoc :name (:name data)))]
+     (-> (expand-and-transform interceptors data opts)
+         (cond-> interceptor (conj interceptor))))))
 
 (defn compile-result
   ([route opts]
    (compile-result route opts nil))
-  ([[path {:keys [interceptors handler] :as data}]
-    {:keys [::transform] :or {transform identity} :as opts} scope]
+  ([[path {:keys [interceptors handler] :as data}] opts scope]
    (ensure-handler! path data scope)
-   (let [interceptors (expand (transform (expand interceptors data opts)) data opts)]
-     (map->Endpoint
-       {:interceptors (interceptor-chain interceptors handler data opts)
-        :data data}))))
+   (map->Endpoint
+     {:interceptors (chain interceptors handler data opts)
+      :data data})))
 
 (defn router
   "Creates a [[reitit.core/Router]] from raw route data and optionally an options map with
@@ -96,10 +106,16 @@
   Example:
 
     (router
-      [\"/api\" {:interceptors [i/format i/oauth2]}
-        [\"/users\" {:interceptors [i/delete]
+      [\"/api\" {:interceptors [format-body oauth2]}
+        [\"/users\" {:interceptors [delete]
                      :handler get-user}]])
 
+  Options:
+
+  | key                             | description |
+  | --------------------------------|-------------|
+  | `:reitit.interceptor/transform` | Function of [Interceptor] => [Interceptor] to transform the expanded Interceptors (default: identity).
+
   See router options from [[reitit.core/router]]."
   ([data]
    (router data nil))
@@ -110,28 +126,7 @@
 (defn interceptor-handler [router]
   (with-meta
     (fn [path]
-      (some->> path
-               (r/match-by-path router)
+      (some->> (r/match-by-path router path)
                :result
                :interceptors))
     {::router router}))
-
-(comment
-  (defn execute [r {{:keys [uri]} :request :as ctx}]
-    (if-let [interceptors (-> (r/match-by-path r uri)
-                              :result
-                              :interceptors)]
-      (as-> ctx $
-            (reduce #(%2 %1) $ (keep :enter interceptors))
-            (reduce #(%2 %1) $ (keep :leave interceptors)))))
-
-  (def r
-    (router
-      ["/api" {:interceptors [{:name ::add
-                               :enter (fn [ctx]
-                                        (assoc ctx :enter true))
-                               :leave (fn [ctx]
-                                        (assoc ctx :leave true))}]}
-       ["/ping" (fn [ctx] (assoc ctx :response "ok"))]]))
-
-  (execute r {:request {:uri "/api/ping"}}))
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb571c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/interceptor_test.cljc
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+(ns reitit.interceptor-test
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer [deftest testing is are]]
+            [reitit.interceptor :as interceptor]
+            [reitit.core :as r])
+  #?(:clj
+     (:import (clojure.lang ExceptionInfo))))
+
+(defn execute [interceptors ctx]
+  (as-> ctx $
+        (reduce #(%2 %1) $ (keep :enter interceptors))
+        (reduce #(%2 %1) $ (reverse (keep :leave interceptors)))))
+
+(def ctx [])
+
+(defn interceptor [value]
+  {:name value
+   :enter #(conj % value)
+   :leave #(conj % value)})
+
+(defn enter [value]
+  {:name value
+   :enter #(conj % value)})
+
+(defn handler [ctx]
+  (conj ctx :ok))
+
+(defn create [interceptors]
+  (let [chain (interceptor/chain
+                interceptors
+                handler :data nil)]
+    (partial execute chain)))
+
+(deftest expand-interceptor-test
+
+  (testing "interceptor records"
+
+    (testing "interceptor"
+      (let [calls (atom 0)
+            enter (fn [value]
+                    (swap! calls inc)
+                    (fn [ctx]
+                      (conj ctx value)))]
+
+        (testing "as function"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [(enter :value)])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 1 @calls)))))
+
+        (testing "as interceptor vector"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [[enter :value]])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 1 @calls)))))
+
+        (testing "as map"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [{:enter (enter :value)}])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 1 @calls)))))
+
+        (testing "as Interceptor"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [(interceptor/map->Interceptor {:enter (enter :value)})])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 1 @calls)))))))
+
+    (testing "compiled interceptor"
+      (let [calls (atom 0)
+            i1 (fn [value]
+                 {:compile (fn [data _]
+                             (swap! calls inc)
+                             (fn [ctx]
+                               (into ctx [data value])))})
+            i3 (fn [value]
+                 {:compile (fn [data _]
+                             (swap! calls inc)
+                             {:compile (fn [data _]
+                                         (swap! calls inc)
+                                         (i1 value))})})]
+
+        (testing "as function"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [[i1 :value]])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:data :value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 2 @calls)))))
+
+        (testing "as interceptor"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [(i1 :value)])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:data :value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 2 @calls)))))
+
+        (testing "deeply compiled interceptor"
+          (reset! calls 0)
+          (let [app (create [[i3 :value]])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:data :value :ok] (app ctx)))
+              (is (= 4 @calls)))))
+
+        (testing "too deeply compiled interceptor fails"
+          (binding [interceptor/*max-compile-depth* 2]
+            (is (thrown?
+                  ExceptionInfo
+                  #"Too deep Interceptor compilation"
+                  (create [[i3 :value]])))))
+
+        (testing "nil unmounts the interceptor"
+          (let [app (create [{:compile (constantly nil)}
+                             {:compile (constantly nil)}])]
+            (dotimes [_ 10]
+              (is (= [:ok] (app ctx))))))))))
+
+(defn create-app [router]
+  (let [handler (interceptor/interceptor-handler router)]
+    (fn [path]
+      (when-let [interceptors (handler path)]
+        (execute interceptors [])))))
+
+(deftest interceptor-handler-test
+
+  (testing "all paths should have a handler"
+    (is (thrown-with-msg?
+          ExceptionInfo
+          #"path \"/ping\" doesn't have a :handler defined"
+          (interceptor/router ["/ping"]))))
+
+  (testing "interceptor-handler"
+    (let [api-interceptor (interceptor :api)
+          router (interceptor/router
+                   [["/ping" handler]
+                    ["/api" {:interceptors [api-interceptor]}
+                     ["/ping" handler]
+                     ["/admin" {:interceptors [[interceptor :admin]]}
+                      ["/ping" handler]]]])
+          app (create-app router)]
+
+      (testing "not found"
+        (is (= nil (app "/favicon.ico"))))
+
+      (testing "normal handler"
+        (is (= [:ok] (app "/ping"))))
+
+      (testing "with interceptor"
+        (is (= [:api :ok :api] (app "/api/ping"))))
+
+      (testing "with nested interceptor"
+        (is (= [:api :admin :ok :admin :api] (app "/api/admin/ping"))))
+
+      (testing ":compile interceptor can be unmounted at creation-time"
+        (let [i1 {:name ::i1, :compile (constantly (interceptor ::i1))}
+              i2 {:name ::i2, :compile (constantly nil)}
+              i3 (interceptor ::i3)
+              router (interceptor/router
+                       ["/api" {:name ::api
+                                :interceptors [i1 i2 i3 i2]
+                                :handler handler}])
+              app (create-app router)]
+
+          (is (= [::i1 ::i3 :ok ::i3 ::i1] (app "/api")))
+
+          (testing "routes contain list of actually applied interceptors"
+            (is (= [::i1 ::i3 ::api] (->> (r/routes router)
+                                          first
+                                          last
+                                          :interceptors
+                                          (map :name)))))
+
+          (testing "match contains list of actually applied interceptors"
+            (is (= [::i1 ::i3 ::api] (->> "/api"
+                                          (r/match-by-path router)
+                                          :result
+                                          :interceptors
+                                          (map :name))))))))))
+
+(deftest chain-test
+  (testing "chain can produce interceptor chain of any IntoInterceptor"
+    (let [i1 {:compile (constantly (interceptor ::i1))}
+          i2 {:compile (constantly nil)}
+          i3 (interceptor ::i3)
+          i4 (interceptor ::i4)
+          i5 {:compile (fn [{:keys [mount?]} _]
+                         (when mount?
+                           (interceptor ::i5)))}
+          chain1 (interceptor/chain [i1 i2 i3 i4 i5] handler {:mount? true})
+          chain2 (interceptor/chain [i1 i2 i3 i4 i5] handler {:mount? false})
+          chain3 (interceptor/chain [i1 i2 i3 i4 i5] nil {:mount? false})]
+      (is (= [::i1 ::i3 ::i4 ::i5 :ok ::i5 ::i4 ::i3 ::i1] (execute chain1 [])))
+      (is (= [::i1 ::i3 ::i4 :ok ::i4 ::i3 ::i1] (execute chain2 [])))
+      (is (= [::i1 ::i3 ::i4 ::i4 ::i3 ::i1] (execute chain3 []))))))
+
+(deftest interceptor-transform-test
+  (let [debug-i (enter ::debug)
+        create (fn [options]
+                 (create-app
+                   (interceptor/router
+                     ["/ping" {:interceptors [(enter ::olipa)
+                                              (enter ::kerran)
+                                              (enter ::avaruus)]
+                               :handler handler}]
+                     options)))]
+
+    (testing "by default, all interceptors are applied in order"
+      (let [app (create nil)]
+        (is (= [::olipa ::kerran ::avaruus :ok] (app "/ping")))))
+
+    (testing "interceptors can be re-ordered"
+      (let [app (create {::interceptor/transform (partial sort-by :name)})]
+        (is (= [::avaruus ::kerran ::olipa :ok] (app "/ping")))))
+
+    (testing "adding debug interceptor between interceptors"
+      (let [app (create {::interceptor/transform #(interleave % (repeat debug-i))})]
+        (is (= [::olipa ::debug ::kerran ::debug ::avaruus ::debug :ok] (app "/ping")))))))