diff --git a/service/http/option.go b/service/http/option.go
index 146cd12858..2d7d3c7df6 100644
--- a/service/http/option.go
+++ b/service/http/option.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package http
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/micro/cli/v2"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis-pkg/v2/log"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Name      string
 	Version   string
 	Address   string
+	Handler   http.Handler
 	Context   context.Context
 	Flags     []cli.Flag
 }
@@ -91,3 +93,10 @@ func TLSConfig(config *tls.Config) Option {
 		o.TLSConfig = config
 	}
 }
+
+// Handler sets the http handler for the service
+func Handler(h http.Handler) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Handler = h
+	}
+}
diff --git a/service/http/service.go b/service/http/service.go
index f7e046d6b9..a5f24ecfb2 100644
--- a/service/http/service.go
+++ b/service/http/service.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func NewService(opts ...Option) Service {
 		web.RegisterInterval(time.Second * 10),
 		web.Context(sopts.Context),
 		web.TLSConfig(sopts.TLSConfig),
+		web.Handler(sopts.Handler),
 		web.Flags(sopts.Flags...),
 	}