diff --git a/rest/config.go b/rest/config.go
index eb5fdb0ba234..f9ff8532289b 100644
--- a/rest/config.go
+++ b/rest/config.go
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ type (
 		MaxConns int    `json:",default=10000"`
 		MaxBytes int64  `json:",default=1048576"`
 		// milliseconds
-		Timeout      int64         `json:",default=3000"`
-		CpuThreshold int64         `json:",default=900,range=[0:1000)"`
-		Signature    SignatureConf `json:",optional"`
+		Timeout              int64         `json:",default=3000"`
+		CpuThreshold         int64         `json:",default=900,range=[0:1000)"`
+		Signature            SignatureConf `json:",optional"`
+		AddNativeMiddlewares bool          `json:",default=true"`
 		// There are default values for all the items in Middlewares.
 		Middlewares MiddlewaresConf
 		// TraceIgnorePaths is paths blacklist for trace middleware.
diff --git a/rest/engine.go b/rest/engine.go
index e57786caf205..72d959622418 100644
--- a/rest/engine.go
+++ b/rest/engine.go
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ func (ng *engine) bindRoute(fr featuredRoutes, router httpx.Router, metrics *sta
 	route Route, verifier func(chain.Chain) chain.Chain) error {
 	chn := ng.chain
 	if chn == nil {
-		chn = ng.buildChainWithNativeMiddlewares(fr, route, metrics)
+		chn = chain.New()
+	}
+	if ng.conf.AddNativeMiddlewares {
+		chn = ng.buildChainWithNativeMiddlewares(chn, fr, route, metrics)
 	}
 
 	chn = ng.appendAuthHandler(fr, chn, verifier)
@@ -123,9 +126,8 @@ func (ng *engine) bindRoutes(router httpx.Router) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ng *engine) buildChainWithNativeMiddlewares(fr featuredRoutes, route Route,
+func (ng *engine) buildChainWithNativeMiddlewares(chn chain.Chain, fr featuredRoutes, route Route,
 	metrics *stat.Metrics) chain.Chain {
-	chn := chain.New()
 
 	if ng.conf.Middlewares.Trace {
 		chn = chn.Append(handler.TraceHandler(ng.conf.Name,
@@ -162,8 +164,8 @@ func (ng *engine) buildChainWithNativeMiddlewares(fr featuredRoutes, route Route
 	if ng.conf.Middlewares.Gunzip {
 		chn = chn.Append(handler.GunzipHandler)
 	}
-
 	return chn
+
 }
 
 func (ng *engine) checkedMaxBytes(bytes int64) int64 {
diff --git a/rest/server_test.go b/rest/server_test.go
index 9a92d58f8203..e9d656067132 100644
--- a/rest/server_test.go
+++ b/rest/server_test.go
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func TestServer_WithChain(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	server := MustNewServer(RestConf{}, WithChain(chain.New(middleware1(), middleware2())))
+	server := MustNewServer(RestConf{AddNativeMiddlewares: true, Middlewares: MiddlewaresConf{Log: true}}, WithChain(chain.New(middleware1(), middleware2())))
 	server.AddRoutes(
 		[]Route{
 			{