diff --git a/src/compojure/api/meta.clj b/src/compojure/api/meta.clj
index 8efa3e5e..fb7e8351 100644
--- a/src/compojure/api/meta.clj
+++ b/src/compojure/api/meta.clj
@@ -382,14 +382,13 @@
         form `(~body-wrap ~@body)
         form (if (seq letks) `(letk ~letks ~form) form)
         form (if (seq lets) `(let ~lets ~form) form)
-        form (if (seq middleware)
-               `(let [wrap-mw# (mw/compose-middleware ~middleware)]
-                  ((wrap-mw# (fn [~arg] ~form)) ~arg))
-               form)
-        form (if (seq pre-lets) `(let ~pre-lets ~form) form)
         form (if routes
                `(compojure.core/context ~path ~arg-with-request ~form)
                (compojure.core/compile-route method path arg-with-request (list form)))
+        form (if (seq middleware)
+               `(compojure.core/wrap-routes ~form (mw/compose-middleware ~middleware))
+               form)
+        form (if (seq pre-lets) `(let ~pre-lets ~form) form)
 
         ;; for routes, create a separate lookup-function to find the inner routes
         child-form (if routes
diff --git a/test/compojure/api/coercion_test.clj b/test/compojure/api/coercion_test.clj
index b7e72d2d..8adc119b 100644
--- a/test/compojure/api/coercion_test.clj
+++ b/test/compojure/api/coercion_test.clj
@@ -138,4 +138,12 @@
       (app {:request-method :get :uri "/api/ping" :query-params {:x "abba"}}) => (contains {:body ["abba" 0]})
       (app {:request-method :get :uri "/api/ping" :query-params {:x "1"}}) => (contains {:body ["1" 0]})
       (app {:request-method :get :uri "/api/ping" :query-params {:x "1", :y 2}}) => (contains {:body ["1" 2]})
-      (app {:request-method :get :uri "/api/ping" :query-params {:x "1", :y "abba"}}) => throws)))
+      (app {:request-method :get :uri "/api/ping" :query-params {:x "1", :y "abba"}}) => throws))
+
+  (fact "context coercion is used for subroutes"
+    (let [app (context "/api" []
+                :coercion (constantly nil)
+                (GET "/ping" []
+                  :query-params [x :- Long]
+                  (ok x)))]
+      (app {:request-method :get :uri "/api/ping" :query-params {:x "abba"}}) => (contains {:body "abba"}))) )