diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 0515bcee30..3ee38f76c4 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func newMartini() *martini.ClassicMartini {
 	m := martini.New()
 	m.Use(middleware.Logger())
 	m.Use(martini.Recovery())
-	m.Use(martini.Static(path.Join(setting.StaticRootPath, "public"),
-		martini.StaticOptions{SkipLogging: !setting.DisableRouterLog}))
+	m.Use(middleware.Static("public",
+		middleware.StaticOptions{SkipLogging: !setting.DisableRouterLog}))
 	m.MapTo(r, (*martini.Routes)(nil))
 	m.Action(r.Handle)
 	return &martini.ClassicMartini{m, r}
diff --git a/modules/middleware/static.go b/modules/middleware/static.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35f03f721a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/middleware/static.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Martini Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2014 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/go-martini/martini"
+
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
+)
+
+// StaticOptions is a struct for specifying configuration options for the martini.Static middleware.
+type StaticOptions struct {
+	// Prefix is the optional prefix used to serve the static directory content
+	Prefix string
+	// SkipLogging will disable [Static] log messages when a static file is served.
+	SkipLogging bool
+	// IndexFile defines which file to serve as index if it exists.
+	IndexFile string
+	// Expires defines which user-defined function to use for producing a HTTP Expires Header
+	// https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/LeverageBrowserCaching
+	Expires func() string
+}
+
+func prepareStaticOptions(options []StaticOptions) StaticOptions {
+	var opt StaticOptions
+	if len(options) > 0 {
+		opt = options[0]
+	}
+
+	// Defaults
+	if len(opt.IndexFile) == 0 {
+		opt.IndexFile = "index.html"
+	}
+	// Normalize the prefix if provided
+	if opt.Prefix != "" {
+		// Ensure we have a leading '/'
+		if opt.Prefix[0] != '/' {
+			opt.Prefix = "/" + opt.Prefix
+		}
+		// Remove any trailing '/'
+		opt.Prefix = strings.TrimRight(opt.Prefix, "/")
+	}
+	return opt
+}
+
+// Static returns a middleware handler that serves static files in the given directory.
+func Static(directory string, staticOpt ...StaticOptions) martini.Handler {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		if len(directory) < 2 || directory[1] != ':' {
+			directory = path.Join(setting.StaticRootPath, directory)
+		}
+	} else if !path.IsAbs(directory) {
+		directory = path.Join(setting.StaticRootPath, directory)
+	}
+
+	dir := http.Dir(directory)
+	opt := prepareStaticOptions(staticOpt)
+
+	return func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, log *log.Logger) {
+		if req.Method != "GET" && req.Method != "HEAD" {
+			return
+		}
+		file := req.URL.Path
+		// if we have a prefix, filter requests by stripping the prefix
+		if opt.Prefix != "" {
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(file, opt.Prefix) {
+				return
+			}
+			file = file[len(opt.Prefix):]
+			if file != "" && file[0] != '/' {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		f, err := dir.Open(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			// discard the error?
+			return
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		fi, err := f.Stat()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// try to serve index file
+		if fi.IsDir() {
+			// redirect if missing trailing slash
+			if !strings.HasSuffix(req.URL.Path, "/") {
+				http.Redirect(res, req, req.URL.Path+"/", http.StatusFound)
+				return
+			}
+
+			file = path.Join(file, opt.IndexFile)
+			f, err = dir.Open(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
+
+			fi, err = f.Stat()
+			if err != nil || fi.IsDir() {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !opt.SkipLogging {
+			log.Println("[Static] Serving " + file)
+		}
+
+		// Add an Expires header to the static content
+		if opt.Expires != nil {
+			res.Header().Set("Expires", opt.Expires())
+		}
+
+		http.ServeContent(res, req, file, fi.ModTime(), f)
+	}
+}