diff --git a/pkg/rhttp/mux/mux.go b/pkg/rhttp/mux/mux.go
index 577e0508f7d..3ec998d48b6 100644
--- a/pkg/rhttp/mux/mux.go
+++ b/pkg/rhttp/mux/mux.go
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ func (m *ServeMux) Options(path string, handler http.Handler, o ...Option) {
 }
 
 func (m *ServeMux) Walk(ctx context.Context, f WalkFunc) {
-	m.tree.root.walk(ctx, "", f)
+	m.tree.root.walk(ctx, "", &nodeOptions{}, f)
 }
 
-func (n *node) walk(ctx context.Context, prefix string, f WalkFunc) {
+func (n *node) walk(ctx context.Context, prefix string, merged *nodeOptions, f WalkFunc) {
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return
@@ -147,16 +147,19 @@ func (n *node) walk(ctx context.Context, prefix string, f WalkFunc) {
 	}
 
 	path := prefix + current
+	opts := merged.merge(&n.opts)
+
 	for method, h := range n.handlers.perMethod {
-		f(method, path, h, n.opts.get(method))
+		f(method, path, h, opts.get(method))
 	}
 
 	if g := n.handlers.global; g != nil {
-		f(MethodAll, path, g, n.opts.global)
+		o := n.opts.global.merge(merged.global)
+		f(MethodAll, path, g, o)
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range n.children {
-		c.walk(ctx, path, f)
+		c.walk(ctx, path, opts, f)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix.go b/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix.go
index 1ed972c0eee..f9abab54118 100644
--- a/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix.go
+++ b/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix.go
@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ func (n *nodeOptions) get(method string) *Options {
 	return global.merge(perMethod)
 }
 
+func (n *nodeOptions) merge(other *nodeOptions) *nodeOptions {
+	merged := nodeOptions{}
+	merged.global = n.global
+	merged.opts = nilMap[*Options]{}
+	if other.global != nil {
+		merged.global = merged.global.merge(other.global)
+	}
+	for method, opt := range n.opts {
+		merged.set(method, other.get(method).merge(opt))
+	}
+	for method, opt := range other.opts {
+		if _, ok := merged.opts[method]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		merged.opts.add(method, opt)
+	}
+	return &merged
+}
+
 type handlers struct {
 	global    http.Handler
 	perMethod nilMap[http.Handler]
@@ -295,7 +314,7 @@ func (n *node) mergeOptions(method string, opts *Options) *Options {
 func (n *node) insert(method, path string, handler http.Handler, opts *Options) {
 	if n.prefix == "" {
 		// the tree is empty
-		n.insertChild(method, path, handler, opts)
+		n.insertChild(method, path, handler, nil, opts)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -324,8 +343,7 @@ walk:
 			}
 		}
 
-		opts = merged.merge(opts)
-		current.insertChild(method, path, handler, opts)
+		current.insertChild(method, path, handler, merged, opts)
 		return
 	}
 }
@@ -339,13 +357,14 @@ func wildcardIndex(s string) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
-func (n *node) insertChild(method, path string, handler http.Handler, opts *Options) {
+func (n *node) insertChild(method, path string, handler http.Handler, merged, opts *Options) {
 	current := n
 	for {
 		if path == "" {
 			if handler != nil {
-				if n.middlewareFactory != nil && opts != nil {
-					for _, mid := range n.middlewareFactory(opts) {
+				if n.middlewareFactory != nil {
+					merged = merged.merge(opts)
+					for _, mid := range n.middlewareFactory(merged) {
 						handler = mid(handler)
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix_test.go b/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix_test.go
index beb0b7c3b63..360be50ea5d 100644
--- a/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rhttp/mux/radix_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package mux
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/rhttp/middlewares"
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ func TestInsertOptions(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						prefix: "blog",
 						ntype:  static,
-						opts:   nodeOptions{opts: nilMap[*Options]{"GET": &Options{Unprotected: true}}},
+						opts:   nodeOptions{},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -626,17 +627,34 @@ func TestInsertOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestMultipleMiddlewaresAlongTheWay(t *testing.T) {
 	nop := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
-	m := middlewares.Middleware(func(h http.Handler) http.Handler { return nop })
+	var count int
+	m := middlewares.Middleware(func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			count++
+			h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	})
 
 	tree := newTree()
+	tree.root.middlewareFactory = func(o *Options) []middlewares.Middleware {
+		return o.Middlewares
+	}
 
 	tree.insert("GET", "/", nop, &Options{Middlewares: []middlewares.Middleware{m}})
 	tree.insert("POST", "/", nop, &Options{Middlewares: []middlewares.Middleware{m}})
 	tree.insert(MethodAll, "/test/path", nop, &Options{Middlewares: []middlewares.Middleware{m}})
 	tree.insert(MethodAll, "/testing", nop, &Options{Middlewares: []middlewares.Middleware{m}})
 	tree.insert("POST", "/test/path/other", nop, &Options{Middlewares: []middlewares.Middleware{m}})
+	tree.insert("POST", "/test/path/other/some/thing", nop, &Options{Middlewares: []middlewares.Middleware{m}})
+
+	n, _, ok := tree.root.lookup("/test/path/other/some/thing")
+	assert.Equal(t, true, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(n.opts.opts["POST"].Middlewares))
 
-	n, _, ok := tree.root.lookup("/test/path/other")
+	handler, ok := n.handlers.get("POST")
 	assert.Equal(t, true, ok)
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(n.opts.opts["POST"].Middlewares))
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/test/path/other/some/thing", nil)
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, count)
 }