diff --git a/nitric/context.py b/nitric/context.py
index 779cd3c..5c770c0 100644
--- a/nitric/context.py
+++ b/nitric/context.py
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@ async def chained_middleware(ctx: C, nxt: Optional[Middleware[C]] = None) -> C:
 
             return chained_middleware
 
-        middleware_chain = functools.reduce(reduce_chain, reversed(middlewares))  # type: ignore
+        middleware_chain = functools.reduce(reduce_chain, reversed(middlewares), last_middleware)  # type: ignore
         # type ignored because mypy appears to misidentify the correct return type
-        return await middleware_chain(ctx, last_middleware)  # type: ignore
+        return await middleware_chain(ctx)  # type: ignore
 
     return composed
 
diff --git a/nitric/resources/apis.py b/nitric/resources/apis.py
index e88d2f3..43453e3 100644
--- a/nitric/resources/apis.py
+++ b/nitric/resources/apis.py
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ def _route(self, match: str, opts: Optional[RouteOptions] = None) -> Route:
         if opts is None:
             opts = RouteOptions()
 
+        if self.middleware is not None:
+            opts.middleware = self.middleware + opts.middleware
+
         r = Route(self, match, opts)
         self.routes.append(r)
         return r
@@ -339,6 +342,13 @@ def method(
         self, methods: List[HttpMethod], *middleware: HttpMiddleware | HttpHandler, opts: Optional[MethodOptions] = None
     ) -> None:
         """Register middleware for multiple HTTP Methods."""
+
+        # ensure route/api middlewares are added
+        middleware = (
+            *self.middleware,
+            *middleware
+        )
+
         Method(self, methods, *middleware, opts=opts if opts else MethodOptions())
 
     def get(self, *middleware: HttpMiddleware | HttpHandler, opts: Optional[MethodOptions] = None) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_apis.py b/tests/resources/test_apis.py
index 4d53de8..22cee32 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_apis.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_apis.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # from nitric.faas import HttpMethod, MethodOptions, ApiWorkerOptions
 from nitric.resources import api, ApiOptions, JwtSecurityDefinition
-from nitric.resources.apis import MethodOptions, ScopedOidcOptions, oidc_rule
+from nitric.resources.apis import MethodOptions, ScopedOidcOptions, oidc_rule, HttpMiddleware
 from nitric.proto.resources.v1 import (
     ApiOpenIdConnectionDefinition,
     ApiSecurityDefinitionResource,
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 from nitric.proto.apis.v1 import ApiDetailsResponse, ApiDetailsRequest, ApiWorkerScopes
 
 from nitric.context import (
+    HttpContext,
     HttpMethod,
 )
 
@@ -221,6 +222,23 @@ def test_api_route(self):
         assert test_route.middleware == []
         assert test_route.api.name == test_api.name
 
+    def test_api_route_middleware(self):
+        mock_declare = AsyncMock()
+        mock_response = Object()
+        mock_declare.return_value = mock_response
+
+        async def middleware_test(ctx: HttpContext, nxt: HttpMiddleware):
+            return nxt(ctx)
+
+        with patch("nitric.proto.resources.v1.ResourcesStub.declare", mock_declare):
+            test_api = api("test-api-route-middleware", ApiOptions(path="/api/v2/", middleware=[middleware_test]))
+
+        test_route = test_api._route("/test")
+
+        assert len(test_api.middleware) == 1
+        assert len(test_route.middleware) == 1
+        
+
     def test_define_route(self):
         mock_declare = AsyncMock()
         mock_response = Object()