diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 562ff2b..a9b882e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "slush-angular",
-  "version": "0.4.5",
+  "version": "0.4.6",
   "description": "A slush generator for AngularJS using the Google Angular App Structure Recommendations",
   "main": "slushfile.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/slushfile.js b/slushfile.js
index 182a548..95a3617 100644
--- a/slushfile.js
+++ b/slushfile.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ gulp.task('default', function (done) {
       {name: 'LESS', value: 'less'},
       {name: 'Sass', value: 'sass'}
     ]},
+    {type: 'confirm', name: 'middleware', message: 'Do you want to use middleware for proxy support?', default: false},
     {type: 'confirm', name: 'coffee', message: 'Do you want to use CoffeeScript in your app?', default: false},
     {type: 'confirm', name: 'example', message: 'Do you want to include a Todo List example in your app?', default: true}
   ],
diff --git a/templates/gulpfile.js b/templates/gulpfile.js
index 15023fa..754ed7e 100644
--- a/templates/gulpfile.js
+++ b/templates/gulpfile.js
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ var gulp = require('gulp'),
     lazypipe = require('lazypipe'),
     stylish = require('jshint-stylish'),
     bower = require('./bower'),
+    <%if(middleware){%>
+    proxy = require('proxy-middleware'),
+    url = require('url'),
+    connect = require('gulp-connect'),
+    _ = require('lodash'),
+    <%}%>
     isWatching = false;
 
 var htmlminOpts = {
@@ -21,6 +27,19 @@ var htmlminOpts = {
   removeRedundantAttributes: true
 };
 
+
+<%if(middleware){%>
+  //Configure your proxy for integrating with services
+  var proxyOptions = _.extend(url.parse('http://demo-venkatvp.rhcloud.com/services'), {
+    route: '/services',
+      headers: {
+        'Origin': 'http://yourdomain.com',
+        'Access-Control-Request-Method': 'GET',
+        'Access-Control-Request-Headers': 'X-Custom-Header'
+      }
+  });
+<%}%>
+
 /**
  * JS Hint
  */
@@ -145,6 +164,7 @@ gulp.task('dist', ['vendors', 'assets', 'styles-dist', 'scripts-dist'], function
     .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/'));
 });
 
+<%if(!middleware){%>
 /**
  * Static file server
  */
@@ -152,7 +172,6 @@ gulp.task('statics', g.serve({
   port: 3000,
   root: ['./.tmp', './.tmp/src/app', './src/app', './bower_components']
 }));
-
 /**
  * Watch
  */
@@ -179,6 +198,37 @@ gulp.task('watch', ['statics', 'default'], function () {
     }
   });
 });
+<%} else {%>
+/**
+* connect server with middleware
+*/
+gulp.task('connect', function() {
+    connect.server({
+        root: ['./.tmp', './.tmp/src/app', './src/app', './bower_components'],
+        port: 3000,
+        livereload: true,
+        middleware: function() {
+            return [(function() {
+                return proxy(proxyOptions);
+            })()];
+        }
+    });
+});
+/**
+ * Watch
+ */
+gulp.task('serve', ['watch']);
+gulp.task('watch', ['connect', 'default'], function() {
+    isWatching = true;
+    // Initiate livereload server:
+    <% if (coffee) { %>
+    gulp.watch('./src/app/**/*.coffee', ['coffee']);<% } %>
+    gulp.watch('./<% if (coffee) { %>.tmp/<% } %>src/app/**/*.js', ['jshint']);
+    gulp.watch('./src/app/index.html', ['index']);
+    gulp.watch(['./src/app/**/*.html', '!./src/app/index.html'], ['templates']);
+    gulp.watch(['./src/app/**/*.less'], ['csslint']);
+});
+<%} %>
 
 /**
  * Default task
@@ -310,11 +360,15 @@ function dist (ext, name, opt) {
 /**
  * Livereload (or noop if not run by watch)
  */
-function livereload () {
-  return lazypipe()
-    .pipe(isWatching ? g.livereload : noop)();
+function livereload() { <%
+    if (middleware) { %>
+        return lazypipe()
+            .pipe(isWatching ? connect.reload : noop)(); <%
+    } else { %>
+        return lazypipe()
+            .pipe(isWatching ? g.livereload : noop)(); <%
+    } %>
 }
-
 /**
  * Jshint with stylish reporter
  */
diff --git a/templates/package.json b/templates/package.json
index e69cebe..ee84658 100644
--- a/templates/package.json
+++ b/templates/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     "karma-script-launcher": "~0.1.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "~0.1.4",
     "karma-firefox-launcher": "~0.1.3",
-    "karma": "~0.12.16"
+    "karma": "~0.12.16"<% if (middleware) { %>,
+    "proxy-middleware": "^0.9.0",
+    "url": "^0.10.2",
+    "gulp-connect": "^2.2.0",
+    "lodash": "^3.0.0"<% } %>
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/slush-angular_test.js b/test/slush-angular_test.js
index f4e46d3..11d5153 100644
--- a/test/slush-angular_test.js
+++ b/test/slush-angular_test.js
@@ -108,6 +108,35 @@ describe('slush-angular', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('Middleware Example', function () {
+
+      it('should generate template with middleware and LESS', function (done) {
+        mockPrompt({name: 'module', csstype: 'less', example: true, middleware : true});
+
+        gulp.start('default').once('stop', function () {
+          mockGulpDest.assertDestContains([
+            'src/app/app.less',
+            'src/app/styles/_base.less',
+            'src/app/todo/todo.less'
+          ]);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should generate template with middleware and sass', function (done) {
+        mockPrompt({name: 'module', csstype: 'sass', example: true, middleware : true});
+
+        gulp.start('default').once('stop', function () {
+          mockGulpDest.assertDestContains([
+            'src/app/app.scss',
+            'src/app/styles/_base.scss',
+            'src/app/todo/todo.scss'
+          ]);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('Todo example', function () {
       it('should not add any todo example files by default', function (done) {
         mockPrompt({name: 'module', example: false});