diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85dd93c..cae0f72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ setTimeout(function() {
 [register](#register)
 [unregister](#unregister)
 [notFound](#notFound)
+[onRequest](#onRequest)
+[onResponse](#onResponse)
 [close](#close)
 
 <a name="redbird"/>
@@ -468,6 +470,44 @@ __Arguments__
 
 ---------------------------------------
 
+<a name="onRequest"/>
+#### Redbird##onRequest(callback)
+
+ Gives Redbird a callback function with four parameters, the proxy, the HTTP request/response and options objects, respectively, which will be called when a proxy route is executed. The default is
+```javascript
+   function (proxy, request, response, options) {
+   }
+```
+.
+
+__Arguments__
+
+```javascript
+   src {Function(proxy, request, response, options)} The callback which will be
+     called before the proxy redirects the request to the target
+```
+
+---------------------------------------
+
+<a name="onResponse"/>
+#### Redbird##onResponse(callback)
+
+ Gives Redbird a callback function with one parameter, the HTTP response object, respectively, which will be called when a proxy route was executed. The default is
+```javascript
+   function (response) {
+   }
+```
+.
+
+__Arguments__
+
+```javascript
+   src {Function(response)} The callback which will be
+     called after the proxy server received a response from the target server 
+```
+
+---------------------------------------
+
 <a name="close"/>
 #### Redbird##close()
 
diff --git a/lib/proxy.js b/lib/proxy.js
index 2a2b41f..c8e38f2 100644
--- a/lib/proxy.js
+++ b/lib/proxy.js
@@ -85,12 +85,16 @@ function ReverseProxy(opts) {
       */
     });
 
-    proxy.on('proxyReq', function (p, req) {
+    proxy.on('proxyReq', function (p, req, res, options) {
+      onRequestCallback(p,req,res,options);
+
       if (req.host != null) {
         p.setHeader('host', req.host);
       }
     });
-
+    proxy.on('proxyRes', function (res) {
+      onResponseCallback(res);
+    });
     //
     // Support NTLM auth
     //
@@ -635,13 +639,36 @@ var respondNotFound = function (req, res) {
   res.end();
 };
 
+var onRequestCallback = function (req, res) {
+}
+
+var onResponseCallback = function (req, res) {
+}
+
 ReverseProxy.prototype.notFound = function (callback) {
+  respondNotFound = testIsFunction(callback);
+};
+
+ReverseProxy.prototype.onRequest = function (callback) {
+  onRequestCallback = testIsFunction(callback);
+};
+
+ReverseProxy.prototype.onResponse = function (callback) {
+  onResponseCallback = testIsFunction(callback);
+};
+
+// 
+// Checks if 
+//    argument is a function and returns it
+// or 
+//    throws an exception
+//
+function testIsFunction(callback) {
   if (typeof callback == "function")
-    respondNotFound = callback;
+    return callback;
   else
     throw Error('notFound callback is not a function');
-};
-
+} 
 //
 // Redirect to the HTTPS proxy
 //