diff --git a/middlewares/recover.go b/middlewares/recover.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fff7c2e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/recover.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/negroni"
+	"github.com/containous/traefik/log"
+)
+
+// 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/middlewares/recover_test.go b/middlewares/recover_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31cf098ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/recover_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/negroni"
+)
+
+func TestRecoverHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		panic("I love panicing!")
+	}
+	recoverHandler := RecoverHandler(http.HandlerFunc(fn))
+	server := httptest.NewServer(recoverHandler)
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	resp, err := http.Get(server.URL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("Received non-%d response: %d\n", http.StatusInternalServerError, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNegroniRecoverHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	n := negroni.New()
+	n.Use(NegroniRecoverHandler())
+	panicHandler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next http.HandlerFunc) {
+		panic("I love panicing!")
+	}
+	n.UseFunc(negroni.HandlerFunc(panicHandler))
+	server := httptest.NewServer(n)
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	resp, err := http.Get(server.URL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("Received non-%d response: %d\n", http.StatusInternalServerError, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/middlewares/retry.go b/middlewares/retry.go
index 21568eb97..031490045 100644
--- a/middlewares/retry.go
+++ b/middlewares/retry.go
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_ http.ResponseWriter = &ResponseRecorder{}
-	_ http.Hijacker       = &ResponseRecorder{}
-	_ http.Flusher        = &ResponseRecorder{}
-	_ http.CloseNotifier  = &ResponseRecorder{}
+	_ Stateful = &ResponseRecorder{}
 )
 
 // Retry is a middleware that retries requests
diff --git a/middlewares/stateful.go b/middlewares/stateful.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4762d97a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/stateful.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import "net/http"
+
+// Stateful interface groups all http interfaces that must be
+// implemented by a stateful middleware (ie: recorders)
+type Stateful interface {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+	http.Hijacker
+	http.Flusher
+	http.CloseNotifier
+}
diff --git a/middlewares/stats.go b/middlewares/stats.go
index c166799fc..faac75eba 100644
--- a/middlewares/stats.go
+++ b/middlewares/stats.go
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 package middlewares
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ Stateful = &responseRecorder{}
+)
+
 // StatsRecorder is an optional middleware that records more details statistics
 // about requests and how they are processed. This currently consists of recent
 // requests that have caused errors (4xx and 5xx status codes), making it easy
@@ -51,6 +57,23 @@ func (r *responseRecorder) WriteHeader(status int) {
 	r.statusCode = status
 }
 
+// Hijack hijacks the connection
+func (r *responseRecorder) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return r.ResponseWriter.(http.Hijacker).Hijack()
+}
+
+// CloseNotify returns a channel that receives at most a
+// single value (true) when the client connection has gone
+// away.
+func (r *responseRecorder) CloseNotify() <-chan bool {
+	return r.ResponseWriter.(http.CloseNotifier).CloseNotify()
+}
+
+// Flush sends any buffered data to the client.
+func (r *responseRecorder) Flush() {
+	r.ResponseWriter.(http.Flusher).Flush()
+}
+
 // ServeHTTP silently extracts information from the request and response as it
 // is processed. If the response is 4xx or 5xx, add it to the list of 10 most
 // recent errors.
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))