diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ebc6166..d497150d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ directory.
 middleware _after_ defaults, coercion, and validation middleware (added by
 `express-openapi`) but _before_ middleware defined in operations.  This property
 inherits from all previous properties.
+* `'x-express-openapi-inherit-additional-middleware': false` - Prevents middleware
+added in a parent scope with `x-express-openapi-additional-middleware`.  This extension
+works from the methodDoc up to the apiDoc, as opposed to the apiDoc down to the methodDoc.
+The effect is that using this extension in the methodDoc would prevent that method
+from receiving any additional middleware defined in parent scopes.  You can use this
+extension in any scope (methodDoc, pathDoc, or apiDoc) and the result i the same.
 * `'x-express-openapi-disable-middleware': true` - Disables all middleware.
 * `'x-express-openapi-disable-coercion-middleware': true` - Disables coercion middleware.
 * `'x-express-openapi-disable-defaults-middleware': true` - Disables
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d0edeb70..5602c949 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY = 'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware';
 var buildDefaultsMiddleware = require('express-openapi-defaults');
 var buildCoercionMiddleware = require('express-openapi-coercion');
 var fsRoutes = require('fs-routes');
+var INHERIT_ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY = 'x-express-openapi-inherit-additional-middleware';
 var isDir = require('is-dir');
 var loggingKey = require('./package.json').name + ': ';
 var path = require('path');
@@ -215,12 +216,19 @@ function copy(obj) {
 
 function getAdditionalMiddleware() {
   var additionalMiddleware = [];
+  var index = arguments.length - 1;
 
-  [].slice.call(arguments).forEach(function(doc) {
-    if (doc && Array.isArray(doc[ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY])) {
-      [].push.apply(additionalMiddleware, doc[ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY]);
+  while (index > 0) {
+    --index;
+    var currentDoc = arguments[index + 1];
+    var parentDoc = arguments[index];
+
+    if (currentDoc && currentDoc[INHERIT_ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY] === false) {
+      break;
+    } else {
+      [].unshift.apply(additionalMiddleware, getDocMiddleware(parentDoc));
     }
-  });
+  }
 
   return additionalMiddleware.filter(function(middleware) {
     if (typeof middleware === 'function') {
@@ -231,6 +239,12 @@ function getAdditionalMiddleware() {
       return false;
     }
   });
+
+  function getDocMiddleware(doc) {
+    if (doc && Array.isArray(doc[ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY])) {
+      return doc[ADDITIONAL_MIDDLEWARE_PROPERTY];
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 function toExpressParams(part) {
diff --git a/test/sample-projects.js b/test/sample-projects.js
index f6be76a0..224d7b8e 100644
--- a/test/sample-projects.js
+++ b/test/sample-projects.js
@@ -118,11 +118,32 @@ describe(require('../package.json').name + 'sample-projects', function() {
       // adding additional middleware
       {name: 'with-additional-middleware', url: '/v3/users/34?name=fred',
           expectedStatus: 200, expectedBody: {
+            orderingApiDoc: 'pathModule',
             apiDocAdded: true,
             pathDocAdded: true,
             pathModuleAdded: true
           }},
 
+      // not inheriting additional middleware
+      {name: 'with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc', url: '/v3/users/34?name=fred',
+          expectedStatus: 200, expectedBody: {
+            apiDocAdded: null,
+            pathDocAdded: null,
+            pathModuleAdded: null
+          }},
+      {name: 'with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc', url: '/v3/users/34?name=fred',
+          expectedStatus: 200, expectedBody: {
+            apiDocAdded: null,
+            pathDocAdded: true,
+            pathModuleAdded: true
+          }},
+      {name: 'with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule', url: '/v3/users/34?name=fred',
+          expectedStatus: 200, expectedBody: {
+            apiDocAdded: null,
+            pathDocAdded: null,
+            pathModuleAdded: true
+          }},
+
       // disable coercion
       {name: 'with-coercion-middleware-disabled-in-methodDoc', url: '/v3/users/34?name=fred',
           expectedStatus: 400, expectedBody: coercionMissingBody},
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-doc.js b/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-doc.js
index 6f884005..54534700 100644
--- a/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-doc.js
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-doc.js
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 module.exports = {
   'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [/* generate a warning */ null,
   function(req, res, next) {
+    // assure ordering of middleware is preserved
+    req.apiDocAdded = false;
+    next();
+  },
+  function(req, res, next) {
+    req.orderingApiDoc = 'apiDoc';
     req.apiDocAdded = true;
     next();
   }],
@@ -22,7 +28,13 @@ module.exports = {
   // paths are derived from args.routes.  These are filled in by fs-routes.
   paths: {
     '/users/{id}': {
-      'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+      'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [
+        function(req, res, next) {
+          req.pathDocAdded = false;
+          req.orderingApiDoc = 'pathDoc';
+          next();
+        },
+        function(req, res, next) {
         req.pathDocAdded = true;
         next();
       }]
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-routes/users/{id}.js b/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-routes/users/{id}.js
index 02c5a413..c6d8c2e3 100644
--- a/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-routes/users/{id}.js
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-additional-middleware/api-routes/users/{id}.js
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 module.exports = {
-  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
-    req.pathModuleAdded = true;
-    next();
-  }],
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [
+    function(req, res, next) {
+      req.orderingApiDoc = 'pathModule';
+      // assuring that ordering is preserved
+      req.pathModuleAdded = false;
+      next();
+    },
+    function(req, res, next) {
+      req.pathModuleAdded = true;
+      next();
+    }
+  ],
 
   // parameters for all operations in this path
   parameters: [
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 function get(req, res) {
   res.status(200).json({
+    orderingApiDoc: req.orderingApiDoc,
     apiDocAdded: req.apiDocAdded,
     pathDocAdded: req.pathDocAdded,
     pathModuleAdded: req.pathModuleAdded
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/api-doc.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/api-doc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f884005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/api-doc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// args.apiDoc needs to be a js object.  This file could be a json file, but we can't add
+// comments in json files.
+module.exports = {
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [/* generate a warning */ null,
+  function(req, res, next) {
+    req.apiDocAdded = true;
+    next();
+  }],
+
+  swagger: '2.0',
+
+  // all routes will now have /v3 prefixed.
+  basePath: '/v3',
+
+  info: {
+    title: 'express-openapi sample project',
+    version: '3.0.0'
+  },
+
+  definitions: {},
+
+  // paths are derived from args.routes.  These are filled in by fs-routes.
+  paths: {
+    '/users/{id}': {
+      'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+        req.pathDocAdded = true;
+        next();
+      }]
+    }
+  },
+
+  tags: [
+    {name: 'users'}
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/api-routes/users/{id}.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/api-routes/users/{id}.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2719f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/api-routes/users/{id}.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+module.exports = {
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+    req.pathModuleAdded = true;
+    next();
+  }],
+
+  // parameters for all operations in this path
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'id',
+      in: 'path',
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.'
+    }
+  ],
+  get: get
+};
+
+function get(req, res) {
+  res.status(200).json({
+    apiDocAdded: req.apiDocAdded || null,
+    pathDocAdded: req.pathDocAdded || null,
+    pathModuleAdded: req.pathModuleAdded || null
+  });
+}
+
+get.apiDoc = {
+  'x-express-openapi-inherit-additional-middleware': false,
+  description: 'Retrieve a user.',
+  operationId: 'getUser',
+  tags: ['users'],
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      in: 'query',
+      type: 'string',
+      pattern: '^fred$',
+      description: 'The name of this person.  It may only be "fred".'
+    },
+    // showing that operation parameters override path parameters
+    {
+      name: 'id',
+      in: 'path',
+      type: 'integer',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'age',
+      in: 'query',
+      type: 'integer',
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.',
+      default: 80
+    }
+  ],
+
+  responses: {
+    default: {
+      description: 'showing that additional middleware should have been added at all levels.',
+      schema: {
+        properties: {
+          apiDocAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          pathDocAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          pathModuleAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/app.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f86c75b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-methodDoc/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var app = require('express')();
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+// normally you'd just do require('express-openapi'), but this is for test purposes.
+var openapi = require('../../../');
+var path = require('path');
+var cors = require('cors');
+
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+openapi.initialize({
+  apiDoc: require('./api-doc.js'),
+  app: app,
+  routes: path.resolve(__dirname, 'api-routes')
+});
+
+app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
+  res.status(err.status).json(err);
+});
+
+module.exports = app;
+
+var port = parseInt(process.argv[2]);
+if (port) {
+  app.listen(port);
+}
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/api-doc.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/api-doc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db5778e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/api-doc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// args.apiDoc needs to be a js object.  This file could be a json file, but we can't add
+// comments in json files.
+module.exports = {
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [/* generate a warning */ null,
+  function(req, res, next) {
+    req.apiDocAdded = true;
+    next();
+  }],
+
+  swagger: '2.0',
+
+  // all routes will now have /v3 prefixed.
+  basePath: '/v3',
+
+  info: {
+    title: 'express-openapi sample project',
+    version: '3.0.0'
+  },
+
+  definitions: {},
+
+  // paths are derived from args.routes.  These are filled in by fs-routes.
+  paths: {
+    '/users/{id}': {
+      'x-express-openapi-inherit-additional-middleware': false,
+      'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+        req.pathDocAdded = true;
+        next();
+      }]
+    }
+  },
+
+  tags: [
+    {name: 'users'}
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/api-routes/users/{id}.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/api-routes/users/{id}.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b0285ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/api-routes/users/{id}.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+module.exports = {
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+    req.pathModuleAdded = true;
+    next();
+  }],
+
+  // parameters for all operations in this path
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'id',
+      in: 'path',
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.'
+    }
+  ],
+  get: get
+};
+
+function get(req, res) {
+  res.status(200).json({
+    apiDocAdded: req.apiDocAdded || null,
+    pathDocAdded: req.pathDocAdded || null,
+    pathModuleAdded: req.pathModuleAdded || null
+  });
+}
+
+get.apiDoc = {
+  description: 'Retrieve a user.',
+  operationId: 'getUser',
+  tags: ['users'],
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      in: 'query',
+      type: 'string',
+      pattern: '^fred$',
+      description: 'The name of this person.  It may only be "fred".'
+    },
+    // showing that operation parameters override path parameters
+    {
+      name: 'id',
+      in: 'path',
+      type: 'integer',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'age',
+      in: 'query',
+      type: 'integer',
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.',
+      default: 80
+    }
+  ],
+
+  responses: {
+    default: {
+      description: 'showing that additional middleware should have been added at all levels.',
+      schema: {
+        properties: {
+          apiDocAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          pathDocAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          pathModuleAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/app.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f86c75b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathDoc/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var app = require('express')();
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+// normally you'd just do require('express-openapi'), but this is for test purposes.
+var openapi = require('../../../');
+var path = require('path');
+var cors = require('cors');
+
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+openapi.initialize({
+  apiDoc: require('./api-doc.js'),
+  app: app,
+  routes: path.resolve(__dirname, 'api-routes')
+});
+
+app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
+  res.status(err.status).json(err);
+});
+
+module.exports = app;
+
+var port = parseInt(process.argv[2]);
+if (port) {
+  app.listen(port);
+}
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/api-doc.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/api-doc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f884005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/api-doc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// args.apiDoc needs to be a js object.  This file could be a json file, but we can't add
+// comments in json files.
+module.exports = {
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [/* generate a warning */ null,
+  function(req, res, next) {
+    req.apiDocAdded = true;
+    next();
+  }],
+
+  swagger: '2.0',
+
+  // all routes will now have /v3 prefixed.
+  basePath: '/v3',
+
+  info: {
+    title: 'express-openapi sample project',
+    version: '3.0.0'
+  },
+
+  definitions: {},
+
+  // paths are derived from args.routes.  These are filled in by fs-routes.
+  paths: {
+    '/users/{id}': {
+      'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+        req.pathDocAdded = true;
+        next();
+      }]
+    }
+  },
+
+  tags: [
+    {name: 'users'}
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/api-routes/users/{id}.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/api-routes/users/{id}.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..894f0e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/api-routes/users/{id}.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+module.exports = {
+  'x-express-openapi-inherit-additional-middleware': false,
+  'x-express-openapi-additional-middleware': [function(req, res, next) {
+    req.pathModuleAdded = true;
+    next();
+  }],
+
+  // parameters for all operations in this path
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'id',
+      in: 'path',
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.'
+    }
+  ],
+  get: get
+};
+
+function get(req, res) {
+  res.status(200).json({
+    apiDocAdded: req.apiDocAdded || null,
+    pathDocAdded: req.pathDocAdded || null,
+    pathModuleAdded: req.pathModuleAdded || null
+  });
+}
+
+get.apiDoc = {
+  description: 'Retrieve a user.',
+  operationId: 'getUser',
+  tags: ['users'],
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'name',
+      in: 'query',
+      type: 'string',
+      pattern: '^fred$',
+      description: 'The name of this person.  It may only be "fred".'
+    },
+    // showing that operation parameters override path parameters
+    {
+      name: 'id',
+      in: 'path',
+      type: 'integer',
+      required: true,
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.'
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'age',
+      in: 'query',
+      type: 'integer',
+      description: 'Fred\'s age.',
+      default: 80
+    }
+  ],
+
+  responses: {
+    default: {
+      description: 'showing that additional middleware should have been added at all levels.',
+      schema: {
+        properties: {
+          apiDocAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          pathDocAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          },
+          pathModuleAdded: {
+            type: 'boolean'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/app.js b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f86c75b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sample-projects/with-inherit-additional-middleware-false-at-pathModule/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var app = require('express')();
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+// normally you'd just do require('express-openapi'), but this is for test purposes.
+var openapi = require('../../../');
+var path = require('path');
+var cors = require('cors');
+
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+openapi.initialize({
+  apiDoc: require('./api-doc.js'),
+  app: app,
+  routes: path.resolve(__dirname, 'api-routes')
+});
+
+app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
+  res.status(err.status).json(err);
+});
+
+module.exports = app;
+
+var port = parseInt(process.argv[2]);
+if (port) {
+  app.listen(port);
+}