diff --git a/routing-dsl/src/main/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/defaults/DefaultContextScope.kt b/routing-dsl/src/main/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/defaults/DefaultContextScope.kt
index a521b17..66fddfc 100644
--- a/routing-dsl/src/main/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/defaults/DefaultContextScope.kt
+++ b/routing-dsl/src/main/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/defaults/DefaultContextScope.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ open class DefaultContextScopeConfiguration<
     inline fun <reified PATH : Any> head(crossinline handler: CONTEXT.(PATH) -> RESPONSE) = method(Route.HEAD, handler)
     inline fun <reified PATH : Any> options(crossinline handler: CONTEXT.(PATH) -> RESPONSE) = method(Route.OPTIONS, handler)
     inline fun <reified PATH : Any> before(crossinline handler: CONTEXT.(PATH) -> RESPONSE) = method(Route.BEFORE, handler)
+    inline fun <reified PATH : Any> beforeMatched(crossinline handler: CONTEXT.(PATH) -> RESPONSE) = method(Route.BEFORE_MATCHED, handler)
     inline fun <reified PATH : Any> after(crossinline handler: CONTEXT.(PATH) -> RESPONSE) = method(Route.AFTER, handler)
+    inline fun <reified PATH : Any> afterMatched(crossinline handler: CONTEXT.(PATH) -> RESPONSE) = method(Route.AFTER_MATCHED, handler)
 
 }
diff --git a/routing-dsl/src/test/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/InPlaceRoutingDslTest.kt b/routing-dsl/src/test/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/InPlaceRoutingDslTest.kt
index 73c6698..7829bbb 100644
--- a/routing-dsl/src/test/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/InPlaceRoutingDslTest.kt
+++ b/routing-dsl/src/test/kotlin/io/javalin/community/routing/dsl/InPlaceRoutingDslTest.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ class InPlaceRoutingDslTest : TestSpecification() {
         Javalin.create { config ->
             config.router.mount(Dsl) {
                 it.before("/before") { header("test", "before") }
+                it.beforeMatched("/before-matched") { header("test", "before-matched") }
+                it.get("/before-matched") {  }
                 it.after("/after") { header("test", "after") }
+                it.afterMatched("/after-matched") { header("test", "after-matched") }
+                it.get("/after-matched") {}
                 it.get("/throwing") { throw RuntimeException() }
                 it.exception(Exception::class) { header("exception", it::class.java.name) }
                 it.get("/get") { header("test", "get") }
@@ -54,6 +58,13 @@ class InPlaceRoutingDslTest : TestSpecification() {
             assertThat(it.headers.getFirst("test")).isEqualTo("before")
         }
 
+        // when: a request is made to the before matched handler
+        get("${client.origin}/before-matched").asEmpty().also {
+            // then: the response is the same as the route name
+            assertThat(it.status).isEqualTo(200)
+            assertThat(it.headers.getFirst("test")).isEqualTo("before-matched")
+        }
+
         // when: a request is made to the after handler
         get("${client.origin}/after").asEmpty().also {
             // then: the response is the same as the route name
@@ -61,6 +72,13 @@ class InPlaceRoutingDslTest : TestSpecification() {
             assertThat(it.headers.getFirst("test")).isEqualTo("after")
         }
 
+        // when: a request is made to the after matched handler
+        get("${client.origin}/after-matched").asEmpty().also {
+            // then: the response is the same as the route name
+            assertThat(it.status).isEqualTo(200)
+            assertThat(it.headers.getFirst("test")).isEqualTo("after-matched")
+        }
+
         // when: a request is made to the throwing handler
         get("${client.origin}/throwing").asEmpty().also {
             // then: the response is handled by exception handler
@@ -158,6 +176,7 @@ class InPlaceRoutingDslTest : TestSpecification() {
         Javalin.create { config ->
             config.router.mount(Dsl) {
                 it.before<ReifiedPath> { result("Before ") }
+                it.beforeMatched<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "Before-Matched ") }
                 it.get<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "GET") }
                 it.put<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "PUT") }
                 it.post<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "POST") }
@@ -165,6 +184,7 @@ class InPlaceRoutingDslTest : TestSpecification() {
                 it.delete<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "DELETE") }
                 it.head<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "HEAD") }
                 it.options<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + "OPTIONS") }
+                it.afterMatched<ReifiedPath> { result(result() + " After-Matched") }
                 it.after<ReifiedPath> {
                     result(result() + " After")
                     header("test", result()!!)
@@ -180,7 +200,7 @@ class InPlaceRoutingDslTest : TestSpecification() {
             .map { it to request(it.name, "${client.origin}/path").asString() }
             .forEach { (method, response) ->
                 // then: the response is the same as the route name
-                assertThat(response.headers.getFirst("test")).isEqualTo("Before $method After")
+                assertThat(response.headers.getFirst("test")).isEqualTo("Before Before-Matched $method After-Matched After")
             }
     }