diff --git a/middlewares/recover.go b/middlewares/recover.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b8475d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/recover.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"github.com/codegangsta/negroni"
+	"github.com/containous/traefik/log"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// RecoverHandler recovers from a panic in http handlers
+func RecoverHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		defer recoverFunc(w)
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	return http.HandlerFunc(fn)
+}
+
+// NegroniRecoverHandler recovers from a panic in negroni handlers
+func NegroniRecoverHandler() negroni.Handler {
+	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next http.HandlerFunc) {
+		defer recoverFunc(w)
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	return negroni.HandlerFunc(fn)
+}
+
+func recoverFunc(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	if err := recover(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Recovered from panic in http handler: %+v", err)
+		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index da99e366d..008699651 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (server *Server) startHTTPServers() {
 	server.serverEntryPoints = server.buildEntryPoints(server.globalConfiguration)
 
 	for newServerEntryPointName, newServerEntryPoint := range server.serverEntryPoints {
-		serverMiddlewares := []negroni.Handler{server.loggerMiddleware, metrics}
+		serverMiddlewares := []negroni.Handler{middlewares.NegroniRecoverHandler(), server.loggerMiddleware, metrics}
 		if server.globalConfiguration.Web != nil && server.globalConfiguration.Web.Metrics != nil {
 			if server.globalConfiguration.Web.Metrics.Prometheus != nil {
 				metricsMiddleware := middlewares.NewMetricsWrapper(middlewares.NewPrometheus(newServerEntryPointName, server.globalConfiguration.Web.Metrics.Prometheus))