diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb
index 12bc438be311a056f8e901b39df87f57342ac5eb..bbf734f103566444202f33f26fa5100918788342 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/stack.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ def [](i)
       middlewares[i]
     end
 
+    def unshift(*args, &block)
+      middleware = self.class::Middleware.new(*args, &block)
+      middlewares.unshift(middleware)
+    end
+
     def initialize_copy(other)
       self.middlewares = other.middlewares.dup
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/middleware_stack_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/middleware_stack_test.rb
index 4191ed1ff40f37af23c7b32144ccc34fe82bfb6c..948a690979dc2eb3a315e9370ef1a60c07e3fcd1 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/middleware_stack_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/middleware_stack_test.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def setup
     assert_equal BazMiddleware, @stack.last.klass
     assert_equal([true, {:foo => "bar"}], @stack.last.args)
   end
-  
+
   test "use should push middleware class with block arguments onto the stack" do
     proc = Proc.new {}
     assert_difference "@stack.size" do
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def setup
     assert_equal BlockMiddleware, @stack.last.klass
     assert_equal proc, @stack.last.block
   end
-  
+
   test "insert inserts middleware at the integer index" do
     @stack.insert(1, BazMiddleware)
     assert_equal BazMiddleware, @stack[1].klass
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ def setup
     assert_equal FooMiddleware, @stack[0].klass
   end
 
+  test "unshift adds a new middleware at the beginning of the stack" do
+    @stack.unshift :"MiddlewareStackTest::BazMiddleware"
+    assert_equal BazMiddleware, @stack.first.klass
+  end
+
   test "raise an error on invalid index" do
     assert_raise RuntimeError do
       @stack.insert("HiyaMiddleware", BazMiddleware)