diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1e65781c..bd902987 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
-
 var assert = require('assert');
 var url = require('url');
 var http = require('http');
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ module.exports = function proxy(host, options) {
   /**
    * Function :: intercept(targetResponse, data, res, req, function(err, json, sent));
    */
+  var readCache = options.readCache || defaultReadCache;
+  var writeCache = options.writeCache;
   var intercept = options.intercept;
   var decorateRequest = options.decorateRequest;
   var forwardPath = options.forwardPath || defaultForwardPath;
@@ -28,13 +29,33 @@ module.exports = function proxy(host, options) {
 
   return function handleProxy(req, res, next) {
     if (!filter(req, res)) { return next(); }
-
-    forwardPathAsync(req, res)
-      .then(function(path) {
+    var readPromise = readCache ? readCache(req) : null;
+    // If a cached value exists, use it
+    if (readPromise) {
+      readPromise.then(function(cachedRes) {
+        copyResponse(cachedRes, res);
+        if (!res.headersSent) {
+          res.send(cachedRes.data);
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      forwardPathAsync(req, res)
+        .then(function(path) {
         proxyWithResolvedPath(req, res, next, path);
       });
+    }
   };
 
+  // Copies status and headers from source response to the target response
+  function copyResponse(source, target) {
+    target.status(source.statusCode);
+    Object.keys(source.headers)
+      .filter(function(item) { return item !== 'transfer-encoding'; })
+      .forEach(function(item) {
+        target.set(item, source.headers[item]);
+      });
+  }
+
   function proxyWithResolvedPath(req, res, next, path) {
     parsedHost = parsedHost || parseHost(host, req, options);
 
@@ -95,6 +116,9 @@ module.exports = function proxy(host, options) {
         rsp.on('end', function() {
 
           var rspData = Buffer.concat(chunks, chunkLength(chunks));
+          if (writeCache) {
+            writeCache(req, {statusCode: rsp.statusCode, headers: rsp.headers, data: rspData});
+          }
 
           if (intercept) {
             rspData = maybeUnzipResponse(rspData, res);
@@ -136,12 +160,7 @@ module.exports = function proxy(host, options) {
         });
 
         if (!res.headersSent) {
-          res.status(rsp.statusCode);
-          Object.keys(rsp.headers)
-            .filter(function(item) { return item !== 'transfer-encoding'; })
-            .forEach(function(item) {
-              res.set(item, rsp.headers[item]);
-            });
+          copyResponse(rsp, res);
         }
       });
 
@@ -248,6 +267,10 @@ function defaultForwardPath(req) {
   return url.parse(req.url).path;
 }
 
+function defaultReadCache() {
+  return null; // Default is always a cache-miss.
+}
+
 function bodyEncoding(options) {
 
 
diff --git a/test/readCache.js b/test/readCache.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5be5a7eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/readCache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+var express = require('express');
+var request = require('supertest');
+var proxy = require('../');
+var promise = require('es6-promise');
+
+
+describe('readCache', function() {
+  'use strict';
+  this.timeout(10000);
+
+  var app;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    app = express();
+    app.use(proxy('httpbin.org'));
+  });
+
+  it('should provide a cached response as though it came from the host', function(done) {
+      app = express();
+      app.use(proxy('httpbin.org',{
+          readCache: function() {
+            return new promise.Promise(function(resolve) {
+              resolve({
+                headers: {
+                    'x-president': 'Obama'
+                  },
+                statusCode: 200,
+                data: {
+                    isCached: 'yes'
+                  }
+              });
+            });
+          }
+        }));
+      request(app)
+      .get('/get')
+      .end(function(err, res) {
+        if (err) { return done(err); }
+        assert(res.header['x-president'],'Obama');
+        assert.equal(res.body.isCached, 'yes');
+        done(err);
+      });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/writeCache.js b/test/writeCache.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11fbcbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/writeCache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+var express = require('express');
+var request = require('supertest');
+var proxy = require('../');
+
+describe('writeCache', function() {
+  'use strict';
+  this.timeout(10000);
+
+  var app;
+
+  it('should receive the request and cache data', function(done) {
+      app = express();
+      app.use(proxy('httpbin.org',{
+          cacheWrite: function(req,cacheData) {
+            assert.equal (cacheData.data.url,'http://httpbin.org/get');
+            assert.equal (cacheData.headers['Content-Type'], 'application/json');
+            assert.equal (cacheData.status,'200');
+          }
+        }));
+      request(app)
+      .get('/get')
+      .end(function(err, res) {
+        if (err) { return done(err); }
+        assert(/node-superagent/.test(res.body.headers['User-Agent']));
+        assert.equal(res.body.url, 'http://httpbin.org/get');
+        done(err);
+      });
+    });
+});