diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74d57a6c..5bf8844a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ This will install `http-server` globally so that it may be run from the command
 
 `-P` or `--proxy` Proxies all requests which can't be resolved locally to the given url. e.g.: -P http://someurl.com
 
+`-R` Path for which proxy is enabled. e.g.: -U /api/
+
 `-S` or `--ssl` Enable https.
 
 `-C` or `--cert` Path to ssl cert file (default: cert.pem).
diff --git a/bin/http-server b/bin/http-server
index 926e0dd7..748a0747 100755
--- a/bin/http-server
+++ b/bin/http-server
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if (argv.h || argv.help) {
     '  -U --utc     Use UTC time format in log messages.',
     '',
     '  -P --proxy   Fallback proxy if the request cannot be resolved. e.g.: http://someurl.com',
+    '  -R           Path for which proxy is enabled. e.g.: /api/ [none]',
     '',
     '  -S --ssl     Enable https.',
     '  -C --cert    Path to ssl cert file (default: cert.pem).',
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ function listen(port) {
     ext: argv.e || argv.ext,
     logFn: logger.request,
     proxy: proxy,
+    proxyPath: argv.R,
     showDotfiles: argv.dotfiles
   };
 
diff --git a/lib/http-server.js b/lib/http-server.js
index 7e3e06df..7ff4eea7 100644
--- a/lib/http-server.js
+++ b/lib/http-server.js
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ function HttpServer(options) {
 
   if (typeof options.proxy === 'string') {
     var proxy = httpProxy.createProxyServer({});
+
     before.push(function (req, res) {
+      var shouldNotProxy =
+        options.proxyPath && req.url.substring(0, options.proxyPath.length) !== options.proxyPath;
+
+      if (shouldNotProxy) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       proxy.web(req, res, {
         target: options.proxy,
         changeOrigin: true