diff --git a/http/middleware/README.md b/http/middleware/README.md
index 9bdf1fc..caa3b35 100644
--- a/http/middleware/README.md
+++ b/http/middleware/README.md
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ mux.HandleFunc("GET /api/data", logRequests(timeRequests(requireAuth(requireAdmi
 Into organizable this:
 
 ```go
-mw := middleware.New(logRequests, timeRequests)
-mux.HandleFunc("GET /api/version", mw.Handle(getVersion))
+mw := middleware.WithMux(mux, logRequests, timeRequests)
+mw.HandleFunc("GET /api/version", getVersion)
 
-authMW := m.Use(requireAuth, requireAdmin)
-mux.HandleFunc("GET /api/data", authMW.Handle(getData))
+authMW := mw.With(requireAuth, requireAdmin)
+authMW.HandleFunc("GET /api/data", getData)
 ```
 
 Using stdlib this:
diff --git a/http/middleware/middleware.go b/http/middleware/middleware.go
index c472028..49fd5f9 100644
--- a/http/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/http/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ func New(middlewares ...Middleware) MiddlewareChain {
 	return MiddlewareChain{middlewares: middlewares}
 }
 
-// Use appends additional middleware to the chain
-func (c MiddlewareChain) Use(middlewares ...Middleware) MiddlewareChain {
-	newMiddlewares := make([]Middleware, len(c.middlewares), len(c.middlewares)+len(middlewares))
-	copy(newMiddlewares, c.middlewares)
-	newMiddlewares = append(newMiddlewares, middlewares...)
-
-	return MiddlewareChain{middlewares: newMiddlewares}
-}
-
 // Handle composes middleware with the final handler
 func (c MiddlewareChain) Handle(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 	if handler == nil {
@@ -56,3 +47,70 @@ func (c MiddlewareChain) Handle(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 	return result
 }
+
+// Use appends additional middleware to the chain
+func (c MiddlewareChain) Use(middlewares ...Middleware) MiddlewareChain {
+	newMiddlewares := make([]Middleware, len(c.middlewares), len(c.middlewares)+len(middlewares))
+	copy(newMiddlewares, c.middlewares)
+	newMiddlewares = append(newMiddlewares, middlewares...)
+
+	return MiddlewareChain{middlewares: newMiddlewares}
+}
+
+type Muxer interface {
+	Handle(path string, handler http.Handler)
+	HandleFunc(path string, handle func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request))
+}
+
+// MiddlewareMux enables inline chaining
+type MiddlewareMux struct {
+	middlewares []Middleware
+	mux         Muxer
+}
+
+// WithMux wraps a mux such so that Handle and HandleFunc apply the middleware chain
+func WithMux(mux Muxer, middlewares ...Middleware) MiddlewareMux {
+	return MiddlewareMux{
+		middlewares: middlewares,
+		mux:         mux,
+	}
+}
+
+// With creates a new copy of the chain with the specified middleware appended
+func (c MiddlewareMux) With(middlewares ...Middleware) MiddlewareMux {
+	newMiddlewares := make([]Middleware, len(c.middlewares), len(c.middlewares)+len(middlewares))
+	copy(newMiddlewares, c.middlewares)
+	newMiddlewares = append(newMiddlewares, middlewares...)
+
+	return MiddlewareMux{
+		mux:         c.mux,
+		middlewares: newMiddlewares,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c MiddlewareMux) Handle(path string, handler http.Handler) {
+	c.mux.Handle(path, c.handle(handler.ServeHTTP))
+}
+
+func (c MiddlewareMux) HandleFunc(path string, handler http.HandlerFunc) {
+	c.mux.HandleFunc(path, c.handle(handler))
+}
+
+// Handle composes middleware with the final handler
+func (c MiddlewareMux) handle(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+	if handler == nil {
+		panic("mw.New(...).Use(...).Handle(-->this<--) requires a handler")
+	}
+
+	middlewares := make([]Middleware, len(c.middlewares))
+	copy(middlewares, c.middlewares)
+	slices.Reverse(middlewares)
+
+	// Apply middleware in forward order
+	result := handler
+	for _, m := range middlewares {
+		result = m(result)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}