diff --git a/lib/engine.io.js b/lib/engine.io.js
index 888b8070..9b547c9f 100644
--- a/lib/engine.io.js
+++ b/lib/engine.io.js
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
 var http = require('http')
   , debug = require('debug')('engine:core')
 
+/**
+ * Server listeners.
+ *
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+var serverListeners = [];
+
 /**
  * Protocol revision number.
  *
@@ -96,59 +104,140 @@ exports.listen = function (port, options, fn) {
 exports.attach = function (server, options) {
   var engine = new exports.Server(options)
     , options = options || {}
-    , path = (options.path || '/engine.io').replace(/\/$/, '')
-    , resource = options.resource || 'default'
 
-  // normalize path
-  path += '/' + resource + '/';
+  function serverListener() {
+    for (var i=0; i<serverListeners.length; i++) {
+      if (serverListeners[i][0] === server) {
+        return serverListeners[i][1];
+      }
+    }
+
+    var instanceListeners = {
+      close: [],
+      request: [],
+      upgrade: []
+    };
 
-  function check (req) {
-    return path == req.url.substr(0, path.length);
-  }
+    // cache and clean up listeners
+    var listeners = server.listeners('request')
+      , oldListeners = []
 
-  // cache and clean up listeners
-  var listeners = server.listeners('request')
-    , oldListeners = []
+    // copy the references onto a new array for node >=0.7
+    for (var i = 0, l = listeners.length; i < l; i++) {
+      oldListeners[i] = listeners[i];
+    }
+
+    server.removeAllListeners('request');
 
-  // copy the references onto a new array for node >=0.7
-  for (var i = 0, l = listeners.length; i < l; i++) {
-    oldListeners[i] = listeners[i];
+    server.on('close', function () {
+      for (var i = 0, l = instanceListeners.close.length; i < l; i++) {
+        instanceListeners.close[i]();
+      }
+    });
+
+    // add request handler
+    server.on('request', function (req, res) {
+      var fired = false;
+      for (var i = 0, l = instanceListeners.request.length; i < l; i++) {
+        if (instanceListeners.request[i](req, res)) {
+          fired = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (fired) return;
+      for (var i = 0, l = oldListeners.length; i < l; i++) {
+        oldListeners[i].call(server, req, res);
+      }
+    });
+
+    server.on('upgrade', function (req, socket, head) {
+      var fired = false;
+      for (var i = 0, l = instanceListeners.upgrade.length; i < l; i++) {
+        if (instanceListeners.upgrade[i](req, socket, head)) {
+          fired = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (fired) return;
+      // NOTE: `options.destroyUpgrade` must be equivalent for ALL `engine` instances using the same `server` instance!
+      if (false !== options.destroyUpgrade) {
+        socket.end();
+      }      
+    });
+
+    if (~engine.transports.indexOf('flashsocket')
+    && false !== options.policyFile) {
+      server.on('connection', function (socket) {
+        // NOTE: This only needs to be attached once to any `engine` instance as it does nothing
+        //       specific to the instance.
+        engine.handleSocket(socket);
+      });
+    }
+
+    serverListeners.push([
+      server,
+      instanceListeners
+    ]);
+
+    return instanceListeners;
   }
 
-  server.removeAllListeners('request');
+  var listener = serverListener();
 
-  server.on('close', function () {
+  listener.close.push(function() {
     engine.close();
   });
 
+  var path = '/engine.io';
+  if (typeof options.path === 'string') {
+    path = options.path;
+  }
+  var check = makePathCheck(path, options.resource);
+
   // add request handler
-  server.on('request', function (req, res) {
+  listener.request.push(function (req, res) {
     if (check(req)) {
-      debug('intercepting request for path "%s"', path);
       engine.handleRequest(req, res);
-    } else {
-      for (var i = 0, l = oldListeners.length; i < l; i++) {
-        oldListeners[i].call(server, req, res);
-      }
+      return true;
     }
+    return false;
   });
 
   if(~engine.transports.indexOf('websocket')) {
-    server.on('upgrade', function (req, socket, head) {
+    listener.upgrade.push(function (req, socket, head) {
       if (check(req)) {
         engine.handleUpgrade(req, socket, head);
-      } else if (false !== options.destroyUpgrade) {
-        socket.end();
+        return true;
       }
+      return false;
     });
-  }
-
-  if (~engine.transports.indexOf('flashsocket')
-  && false !== options.policyFile) {
-    server.on('connection', function (socket) {
-      engine.handleSocket(socket);
-    });
-  }
+  }  
 
   return engine;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Make function to check path/route.
+ *
+ * @param {Mixed} path
+ * @param {String} resource
+ * @return {Function} check function
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+function makePathCheck(path, resource) {
+  if (typeof resource === 'function') {
+    return resource;
+  } else
+  if (typeof resource === 'object' && resource.test) {
+    return function (req) {
+      return resource.test(req.url.substring(path.length));
+    };
+  } else {
+    // normalize path
+    var route = path + '/' + (resource || 'default').replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '') + '/';
+    return function (req) {
+      return route == req.url.substr(0, route.length);
+    }    
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e34e9ba..1e3475d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   , "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>"
   , "contributors": [
         { "name": "Eugen Dueck", "web": "https://github.com/EugenDueck" },
-        { "name": "Afshin Mehrabani", "web": "https://github.com/afshinm" }
+        { "name": "Afshin Mehrabani", "web": "https://github.com/afshinm" },
+        { "name": "Christoph Dorn", "web": "https://github.com/cadorn" }
     ]
   , "dependencies": {
         "debug": "0.6.0"
diff --git a/test/engine.io.js b/test/engine.io.js
index 0c8d1df1..75cf2eaf 100644
--- a/test/engine.io.js
+++ b/test/engine.io.js
@@ -193,4 +193,91 @@ describe('engine', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('attach() at resource', function () {
+    it('should attach at string resource', function (done) {
+      var server = http.createServer()
+        , engine = eio.attach(server, {
+            resource: "/custom/path"
+          });
+
+      server.listen(function () {
+        var uri = ('http://localhost:%d/engine.io/custom/path/').s(server.address().port);
+        request.get(uri, function (res) {
+          expect(res.status).to.be(500);
+          server.once('close', done);
+          server.close();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should attach at regexp resource', function (done) {
+      var server = http.createServer()
+        , engine = eio.attach(server, {
+            resource: /^\/custom\/[^\/]+/
+          });
+
+      server.listen(function () {
+        var uri = ('http://localhost:%d/engine.io/custom/path/').s(server.address().port);
+        request.get(uri, function (res) {
+          expect(res.status).to.be(500);
+          server.once('close', done);
+          server.close();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should attach at check function resource', function (done) {
+      var server = http.createServer()
+        , engine = eio.attach(server, {
+            resource: function(req) {
+              var path = '/engine.io/custom/path';
+              return path == req.url.substr(0, path.length);
+            }
+          });
+
+      server.listen(function () {
+        var uri = ('http://localhost:%d/engine.io/custom/path/').s(server.address().port);
+        request.get(uri, function (res) {
+          expect(res.status).to.be(500);
+          server.once('close', done);
+          server.close();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should work with many instances', function (done) {
+      // TODO: Capture `warning: possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 listeners added.` and fail test.
+      var server = http.createServer();
+      var tests = [];
+      function attach(i) {
+        var engine = eio.attach(server, {
+            resource: "/custom/path-" + i
+        });
+        tests.push(function(done) {
+          var uri = ('http://localhost:%d/engine.io/custom/path-' + i + '/').s(server.address().port);
+          request.get(uri, function (res) {
+            expect(res.status).to.be(500);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+      }
+      for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
+        attach(i);
+      }
+      server.listen(function () {
+        var counter = 0;
+        tests.forEach(function(test) {
+          counter += 1;
+          test(function() {
+            counter -= 1;
+            if (counter === 0) {
+              server.once('close', done);
+              server.close();
+            }
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
 });