diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index dac98baf9..8b06db728 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ proto.use = function use(route, fn) {
   // wrap sub-apps
   if (typeof handle.handle === 'function') {
     var server = handle;
+
     server.route = path;
     handle = function (req, res, next) {
       server.handle(req, res, next);
@@ -94,7 +95,25 @@ proto.use = function use(route, fn) {
 
   // wrap vanilla http.Servers
   if (handle instanceof http.Server) {
-    handle = handle.listeners('request')[0];
+    var server = handle;
+
+    handle = function (req, res, next) {
+      var listeners = server.listeners('request');
+      var error;
+
+      try {
+        for (var i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
+          if (!res.finished) {
+            listeners[i].call(server, req, res);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = e;
+      }
+      if (!res.finished) {
+        next(error);
+      }
+    };
   }
 
   // strip trailing slash
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index 5f8c80a2b..33074fc56 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ describe('app', function(){
     .expect(200, 'hello, world!', done);
   })
 
+  it('should invoke all request listeners', function (done) {
+    var app = connect();
+    var router = http.createServer();
+
+    router.on('request', function (req, res) {
+      res.write('hello, ');
+    });
+    router.on('request', function (req, res) {
+      res.end('world!');
+    });
+    app.use(router);
+
+    var server = http.createServer(app);
+
+    request(server)
+    .get('/')
+    .expect(200, 'hello, world!', done);
+  })
+
   it('should be a callable function', function(done){
     var app = connect();
 
@@ -92,6 +111,25 @@ describe('app', function(){
     .expect(200, 'oh, boom!', done);
   })
 
+  it('should invoke callback on request listener error', function (done) {
+    var app = connect();
+    var router = http.createServer();
+
+    router.on('request', function (req, res) {
+      throw new Error('boom!');
+    });
+    app.use(router);
+    app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
+      res.end('oh, ' + err.message);
+    });
+
+    var server = http.createServer(app);
+
+    request(server)
+    .get('/')
+    .expect(200, 'oh, boom!', done);
+  })
+
   it('should work as middleware', function(done){
     // custom server handler array
     var handlers = [connect(), function(req, res, next){
@@ -214,6 +252,28 @@ describe('app', function(){
       .expect(200, done);
     })
 
+    it('should not fire after headers sent in request listener', function (done) {
+      var app = connect();
+      var router = http.createServer();
+
+      router.on('request', function (req, res) {
+        res.end('hello');
+      });
+      router.on('request', function (req, res) {
+        res.write('world');
+      });
+      app.use(router);
+      app.use(function (req, res) {
+        res.end('body');
+      });
+
+      var server = http.createServer(app);
+
+      request(app)
+      .get('/')
+      .expect(200, 'hello', done);
+    })
+
     it('shoud have no body for HEAD', function(done){
       var app = connect();