diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 39f523b..0b7ff9a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import Interceptor from './interceptor';
+
 /**
  * @public
  * @typedef Options
@@ -110,6 +112,12 @@ export default (function create(/** @type {Options} */ defaults) {
 	// 3b smaller:
 	// redaxios.spread = (fn) => /** @type {any} */ (fn.apply.bind(fn, fn));
 
+	/** @public */
+	redaxios.interceptors = {
+		request: new Interceptor(),
+		response: new Interceptor()
+	};
+
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 * @param {Record<string,any>} opts
@@ -151,16 +159,25 @@ export default (function create(/** @type {Options} */ defaults) {
 			url = config.url;
 		}
 
-		const response = /** @type {Response<any>} */ ({ config });
+		let response = /** @type {Response<any>} */ ({ config });
 
 		/** @type {Options} */
-		const options = deepMerge(defaults, config);
+		let options = deepMerge(defaults, config);
+
+		if (_data) options.data = _data;
+
+		redaxios.interceptors.request.handlers.map((handler) => {
+			if (handler) {
+				const resultConfig = handler.done(options);
+				options = deepMerge(options, resultConfig || {});
+			}
+		});
+
+		let data = options.data;
 
 		/** @type {Headers} */
 		const customHeaders = {};
 
-		let data = _data || options.data;
-
 		(options.transformRequest || []).map((f) => {
 			data = f(data, options.headers) || data;
 		});
@@ -202,21 +219,33 @@ export default (function create(/** @type {Options} */ defaults) {
 			}
 
 			const ok = options.validateStatus ? options.validateStatus(res.status) : res.ok;
-			if (!ok) return Promise.reject(response);
-
-			if (options.responseType == 'stream') {
-				response.data = res.body;
-				return response;
+			if (!ok) {
+				redaxios.interceptors.response.handlers.map((handler) => {
+					if (handler && handler.error) {
+						handler.error(res);
+					}
+				});
+				const error = Promise.reject(response);
+				redaxios.interceptors.request.handlers.map((handler) => {
+					if (handler && handler.error) {
+						handler.error(error);
+					}
+				});
+				return error;
 			}
 
 			return res[options.responseType || 'text']()
 				.then((data) => {
 					response.data = data;
-					// its okay if this fails: response.data will be the unparsed value:
-					response.data = JSON.parse(data);
+					try {
+						response.data = JSON.parse(data);
+          }
+					catch (e) {}
+					redaxios.interceptors.response.handlers.map((handler) => {
+						response = (handler && handler.done(response)) || response;
+					});
+					return response;
 				})
-				.catch(Object)
-				.then(() => response);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/interceptor.js b/src/interceptor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85de121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interceptor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2018 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+function Interceptor() {
+
+	/**
+     * @type {Array<{done: Function, error: Function }>}
+     */
+	this.handlers = [];
+
+	/**
+     * Register an interceptor
+     * @param {Function} done
+     * @param {Function} [error]
+     * @returns {number} The interceptor Id to be used for ejection
+     */
+	this.use = function(done, error) {
+		this.handlers.push({
+			done,
+			error: error || (() => {})
+		});
+
+		return this.handlers.length - 1;
+	};
+
+	/**
+     * @param {number} id - A registered interceptor Id
+     */
+	this.eject = function (id) {
+		if (this.handlers[id])
+			this.handlers[id] = null;
+	};
+}
+
+export default Interceptor;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 2682d3d..d3eca3c 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -232,13 +232,63 @@ describe('redaxios', () => {
 		expect(res.data).toEqual({ hello: 'world' });
 	});
 
+	it('pre-request interceptor', async () => {
+    // @TODO: adding global interceptors here leaks if tests fail
+		const preRequestInterceptor = axios.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
+			config.test = 'testValue';
+			return config;
+		});
+		const req = axios.get(jsonExample, {
+			responseType: 'json'
+		});
+		expect(req).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+		const res = await req;
+		expect(res).toBeInstanceOf(Object);
+		expect(res.config.test).toBe('testValue');
+
+		// eject the interceptor
+		axios.interceptors.request.eject(preRequestInterceptor);
+
+		const newReq = axios.get(jsonExample, {
+			responseType: 'json'
+		});
+		expect(newReq).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+		const newRes = await newReq;
+		expect(newRes).toBeInstanceOf(Object);
+		expect(newRes.config.test).toBe(undefined);
+	});
+
+	it('response interceptor', async () => {
+		const postResponseInterceptor = axios.interceptors.response.use((response) => {
+			response.data.hello = `${response.data.hello} from interceptor`;
+			return response;
+		});
+		const req = axios.get(jsonExample, {
+			responseType: 'json'
+		});
+		expect(req).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+		const res = await req;
+		expect(res).toBeInstanceOf(Object);
+		expect(res.data).toEqual({ hello: 'world from interceptor' });
+
+		// eject the interceptor
+		axios.interceptors.response.eject(postResponseInterceptor);
+
+		const newReq = axios.get(jsonExample, {
+			responseType: 'json'
+		});
+		expect(newReq).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+		const newRes = await newReq;
+		expect(newRes).toBeInstanceOf(Object);
+		expect(newRes.data).toEqual({ hello: 'world' });
+  });
+
 	describe('options.params & options.paramsSerializer', () => {
 		let oldFetch, fetchMock;
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			oldFetch = window.fetch;
 			fetchMock = window.fetch = jasmine.createSpy('fetch').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve());
 		});
-
 		afterEach(() => {
 			window.fetch = oldFetch;
 		});