diff --git a/src/middleware/index.spec.ts b/src/middleware/index.spec.ts
index 00bc8265..9f7dece7 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/index.spec.ts
@@ -161,4 +161,111 @@ describe('middleware', () => {
       expect(spy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, { foo: 'mw1', ctx: 'mw3' })
     })
   })
+
+  describe('both', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockRequest({
+        method: 'post',
+        url: `${host}${path}`,
+        body: m.anything(),
+        headers: {},
+        response: {
+          body: { ok: true },
+          status: 200,
+        },
+      })
+    })
+
+    const createMiddleware =
+      (
+        prepareRequestSpy: jest.Mock,
+        responseSpy: jest.Mock,
+        beforeParams: Record<string, string>,
+        afterParams: Record<string, string>
+      ): Middleware =>
+      () => ({
+        prepareRequest: async (next) => {
+          prepareRequestSpy(beforeParams)
+          const request = await next()
+          prepareRequestSpy(afterParams)
+          return request
+        },
+        response: async (next) => {
+          responseSpy(beforeParams)
+          const response = await next()
+          responseSpy(afterParams)
+          return response
+        },
+      })
+
+    it('invokes middleware and extends response context in given order', async () => {
+      const prepareRequestSpy = jest.fn()
+      const responseSpy = jest.fn()
+      const mw1 = createMiddleware(prepareRequestSpy, responseSpy, { foo: 'mw1' }, { bar: 'mw1' })
+      const mw2 = createMiddleware(prepareRequestSpy, responseSpy, { ctx: 'mw2' }, { fizz: 'mw2' })
+      const mw3 = createMiddleware(prepareRequestSpy, responseSpy, { ctx: 'mw3' }, { buzz: 'mw3' })
+      const client = forge({
+        clientId: 'testMw',
+        middleware: [mw1, mw2, mw3],
+        host,
+        resources: { Resource: { create: { method: 'post', path } } },
+      })
+      await client.Resource.create()
+
+      // order of prepareRequest
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { ctx: 'mw3' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { ctx: 'mw2' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, { foo: 'mw1' })
+
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, { bar: 'mw1' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, { fizz: 'mw2' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, { buzz: 'mw3' })
+
+      // order of response
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { ctx: 'mw3' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { ctx: 'mw2' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, { foo: 'mw1' })
+
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, { bar: 'mw1' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, { fizz: 'mw2' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, { buzz: 'mw3' })
+    })
+
+    it('invokes resource specific middleware first', async () => {
+      const prepareRequestSpy = jest.fn()
+      const responseSpy = jest.fn()
+      const mw1 = createMiddleware(prepareRequestSpy, responseSpy, { foo: 'mw1' }, { bar: 'mw1' })
+      const mw2 = createMiddleware(prepareRequestSpy, responseSpy, { ctx: 'mw2' }, { fizz: 'mw2' })
+      const mw3 = createMiddleware(prepareRequestSpy, responseSpy, { ctx: 'mw3' }, { buzz: 'mw3' })
+      const client = forge({
+        clientId: 'testMw',
+        middleware: [mw1, mw3],
+        host,
+        resources: { Resource: { post: { method: 'post', path, middleware: [mw2] } } },
+      })
+      await client.Resource.post()
+
+      // order of prepareRequest
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { ctx: 'mw3' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { foo: 'mw1' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, { ctx: 'mw2' })
+
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, { fizz: 'mw2' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, { bar: 'mw1' })
+      expect(prepareRequestSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, { buzz: 'mw3' })
+
+      // order of response
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, { ctx: 'mw3' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, { foo: 'mw1' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, { ctx: 'mw2' })
+
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, { fizz: 'mw2' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(5, { bar: 'mw1' })
+      expect(responseSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(6, { buzz: 'mw3' })
+    })
+  })
 })