diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index b1ded8931..30e8c5689 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ func (c *Context) Request() *http.Request {
 	return c.request
 }
 
+// SetResponse sets the context's response.
+func (c *Context) SetRequest(req *http.Request) {
+	c.request = req
+}
+
 // Response returns *Response.
 func (c *Context) Response() *Response {
 	return c.response
diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index be6896953..cead4a976 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ var (
 	// Error handlers
 	//----------------
 
-	notFoundHandler = func(c *Context) error {
+	defaultNotFoundHandler = func(c *Context) error {
 		return NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound)
 	}
 
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ func New() (e *Echo) {
 		}
 		e.logger.Error(err)
 	}
+	e.SetNotFoundHandler(defaultNotFoundHandler)
 	e.SetHTTPErrorHandler(e.defaultHTTPErrorHandler)
 	e.SetBinder(&binder{})
 
@@ -262,6 +263,11 @@ func (e *Echo) SetHTTPErrorHandler(h HTTPErrorHandler) {
 	e.httpErrorHandler = h
 }
 
+// SetNotFoundHandler registers a custom handlers used when no route was found.
+func (e *Echo) SetNotFoundHandler(h HandlerFunc) {
+	e.notFoundHandler = h
+}
+
 // SetBinder registers a custom binder. It's invoked by Context.Bind().
 func (e *Echo) SetBinder(b Binder) {
 	e.binder = b
@@ -576,6 +582,15 @@ func (e *Echo) RunTLSServer(s *http.Server, crtFile, keyFile string) {
 	e.run(s, crtFile, keyFile)
 }
 
+// Middlewares returns a list of middlewares used in this echo instance.
+func (e *Echo) Middlewares() []Middleware {
+	ret := make([]Middleware, len(e.middleware))
+	for i, m := range e.middleware {
+		ret[i] = m
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 func (e *Echo) run(s *http.Server, files ...string) {
 	s.Handler = e
 	// TODO: Remove in Go 1.6+
diff --git a/group.go b/group.go
index 856a33651..18c52d7fd 100644
--- a/group.go
+++ b/group.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ func (g *Group) Use(m ...Middleware) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (g *Group) Any(path string, h Handler) {
+	g.echo.Any(path, h)
+}
+
 func (g *Group) Connect(path string, h Handler) {
 	g.echo.Connect(path, h)
 }
diff --git a/improbable_helpers.go b/improbable_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d425d1cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/improbable_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015 All Right Reserved, Improbable Worlds Ltd.
+
+// Improbable custom handlers for stuff.
+
+package echo
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+)
+
+// WithMiddleware wraps the given handler directly with a set of middleware (in last to first order).
+func HandlerWithMiddleware(h Handler, middlewares ...Middleware) HandlerFunc {
+	wh := wrapHandler(h)
+	// Chain middleware with handler in the end
+	for i := len(middlewares) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		m := middlewares[i]
+		wrappedM := wrapMiddleware(m)
+		wh = wrappedM(wh)
+	}
+	return wh
+}
+
+// ParamMap returns a map of all parameters that result from the Path parameter expansion.
+func (c *Context) ParamMap() map[string]string {
+	out := make(map[string]string)
+	for i, _ := range c.pnames {
+		out[c.pnames[i]] = c.pvalues[i]
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// RenderWithContentType renders a template with data and sends the specified content type with
+// response and status code. Templates can be registered using `Echo.SetRenderer()`.
+func (c *Context) RenderWithContentType(code int, contentType string, name string, data interface{}) (err error) {
+	if c.echo.renderer == nil {
+		return RendererNotRegistered
+	}
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err = c.echo.renderer.Render(buf, name, data); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c.response.Header().Set(ContentType, contentType)
+	c.response.WriteHeader(code)
+	c.response.Write(buf.Bytes())
+	return
+}
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index a3bba24b2..b6ab2038b 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ func (n *node) check405() HandlerFunc {
 			return methodNotAllowedHandler
 		}
 	}
-	return notFoundHandler
+	return n.echo.notFoundHandler
 }
 
 func (r *Router) Find(method, path string, ctx *Context) (h HandlerFunc, e *Echo) {
-	h = notFoundHandler
 	e = r.echo
+	h = e.notFoundHandler
 	cn := r.tree // Current node as root
 
 	var (
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ End:
 
 	// NOTE: Slow zone...
 	if h == nil {
+		// Make sure we have a reference to the not found handler.
+		cn.echo = e
 		h = cn.check405()
 
 		// Dig further for match-any, might have an empty value for *, e.g.