diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 9103e25..69fec9b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // Main module file
 // --------------------
 
+// modules
+var ejs = require('ejs');
+
 // imports
 var Errors = require('./errors'),
     Utils = require('./utils'),
@@ -26,10 +29,14 @@ Overlook.Errors = Overlook.prototype.Errors = Errors;
 Overlook.Plugin = Overlook.prototype.Plugin = Plugin;
 Overlook.Routes = Overlook.prototype.Routes = Routes;
 Overlook.log = Overlook.prototype.log = log;
+Overlook.viewEngines = Overlook.prototype.viewEngines = {ejs: ejs};
 
 // add Overlook to Overlook.prototype
 Overlook.prototype.Overlook = Overlook;
 
+// view paths
+Overlook.viewsPaths = [];
+
 // plugins
 Overlook.plugins = Overlook.prototype.plugins = {};
 Overlook.plugin = pluginMethod;
diff --git a/lib/overlook.js b/lib/overlook.js
index aa91286..6e745cd 100644
--- a/lib/overlook.js
+++ b/lib/overlook.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ var pathModule = require('path'),
     expressor = require('expressor'),
     fs = require('fs-extra-promise'),
     promisifyAny = require('promisify-any'),
-    requireFolderTree = require('require-folder-tree');
+    requireFolderTree = require('require-folder-tree'),
+    walkFolderTree = require('walk-folder-tree');
 
 // imports
 var Utils = require('./utils'),
@@ -48,14 +49,16 @@ module.exports = {
         // load config
         this.initConfig();
 
-        // init views
-        this.views = [];
-
         // conform paths options
         this.getPaths().forEach(function(pathType) {
             if (!options.paths[pathType]) options.paths[pathType] = pathModule.join(options.paths.root, pathType);
         });
 
+        // init viewsPaths
+        this.viewsPaths = _.clone(this.Overlook.viewsPaths);
+        if (options.paths.views) this.viewsPaths.unshift(options.paths.views);
+        this.viewsPaths.push(pathModule.join(__dirname, '../views'));
+
         // return overlook object
         return this;
     },
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     getPaths: function() {
-        return ['controllers', 'public'];
+        return ['controllers', 'views', 'public'];
     },
 
     start: function*() {
@@ -103,6 +106,10 @@ module.exports = {
         }).bind(this));
         this.log('Initialized plugins');
 
+        // init views
+        this.log('Loading views from ' + this.options.paths.views);
+        yield this.viewsInit();
+        this.log('Loaded views');
 
         // init controllers
         this.log('Loading controllers from ' + this.options.paths.controllers);
@@ -121,6 +128,24 @@ module.exports = {
         return this;
     },
 
+    viewsInit: function*() {
+        var views = this.views = {},
+            viewEngines = this.viewEngines;
+
+        yield this.viewsPaths.map(coSeries(function*(path) {
+            if (!(yield fs.existsAsync(path))) return;
+
+            yield walkFolderTree(path, function*(params) {
+                if (params.directory) return;
+                var ext = pathModule.extname(params.name).slice(1);
+                if (ext && viewEngines[ext]) {
+                    var pathWithoutExt = params.path.slice(0, -ext.length - 1);
+                    if (!views[pathWithoutExt]) views[pathWithoutExt] = ext;
+                }
+            });
+        }));
+    },
+
     controllersInit: function*() {
         var overlook = this,
             app = this.app,
@@ -213,6 +238,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
         // static files
         if (this.options.paths.public) app.use(express.static(this.options.paths.public));
+
+        // add all view folders
+        app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
+        app.set('views', this.viewsPaths);
+
         return app;
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/pluginMethod.js b/lib/pluginMethod.js
index 0a1aa27..8e16b1a 100644
--- a/lib/pluginMethod.js
+++ b/lib/pluginMethod.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ module.exports = function(plugin, options) {
     // run init action
     if (plugin.init) plugin.init(this);
 
+    // save views to Overlook
+    if (plugin.viewsPath) this.viewsPaths.push(plugin.viewsPath);
+
     // done
     return this;
 };
diff --git a/lib/routes.js b/lib/routes.js
index 01719c0..62bc251 100644
--- a/lib/routes.js
+++ b/lib/routes.js
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ BaseAction.prototype.init = function() {
     // set default view if not defined
     if (!this.view) {
         var treePath = this.treePath.slice(1);
-        if (this.overlook.views.indexOf(treePath) != -1) {
+        if (this.overlook.views[treePath]) {
             this.view = treePath;
         } else {
-            this.view = '_default/all';
+            this.view = '_default/default';
         }
     }
 
     // check view exists
-    if (this.overlook.views.indexOf(this.view) == -1) throw new Errors.Base("View '" + this.view + "' specified for " + this.treePath + ' does not exist');
+    if (!this.overlook.views[this.view]) throw new Errors.Base("View '" + this.view + "' specified for " + this.treePath + ' does not exist');
 
     return Promise.resolve();
 };
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BaseAction.prototype.all = function() {
 };
 BaseAction.prototype.render = function(locals) {
     var res = this.res;
-    return Promise.promisify(res.render, res)(this.view, locals || {})
+    return Promise.promisify(res.render, res)(this.view + '.' + this.overlook.views[this.view], locals || {})
     .then(function(html) {
         res.send(html);
     });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88b907c..752036b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
     "bluebird": "^2.9.31",
     "co-bluebird": "0.0.2",
     "co-series": "0.0.2",
+    "ejs": "^2.3.2",
     "express": "^4.13.0",
     "expressor": "^2.1.1",
     "fs-extra-promise": "^0.1.3",
     "is-generator": "^1.0.2",
     "lodash": "^3.10.0",
     "promisify-any": "^1.0.0",
-    "require-folder-tree": "^1.4.5"
+    "require-folder-tree": "^1.4.5",
+    "walk-folder-tree": "^0.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "^2.2.4",
diff --git a/views/_default/default.ejs b/views/_default/default.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6476a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/_default/default.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>Hello! <%= title %></p>