diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4f99e82..1d4b8739 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ Middleware | Description
 [Gzip](https://labstack.com/echo/guide/middleware/#gzip-middleware:37ab2f15ff048f67959bcac0a6032f32) | Send gzip HTTP response
 [BasicAuth](https://labstack.com/echo/guide/middleware/#basicauth-middleware:37ab2f15ff048f67959bcac0a6032f32) | HTTP basic authentication
 [CORS](https://labstack.com/echo/guide/middleware/#cors-middleware:37ab2f15ff048f67959bcac0a6032f32) | Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
+[Static](https://labstack.com/echo/guide/static-files/#using-static-middleware:123f9d1043075fe4874616541b409e4d) | Serve static files
 [AddTrailingSlash](https://labstack.com/echo/guide/middleware/#addtrailingslash-middleware:37ab2f15ff048f67959bcac0a6032f32) | Add trailing slash to the request URI
 [RemoveTrailingSlash](https://labstack.com/echo/guide/middleware/#removetrailingslash-middleware:37ab2f15ff048f67959bcac0a6032f32) | Remove trailing slash from the request URI
 
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index c58309c3..b5c8f789 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -367,12 +366,14 @@ func (c *context) File(file string) error {
 
 	fi, _ := f.Stat()
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		file = path.Join(file, "index.html")
+		file = filepath.Join(file, "index.html")
 		f, err = os.Open(file)
 		if err != nil {
 			return ErrNotFound
 		}
-		fi, _ = f.Stat()
+		if fi, err = f.Stat(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return c.ServeContent(f, fi.Name(), fi.ModTime())
 }
diff --git a/echo.go b/echo.go
index 1196d07d..866f713d 100644
--- a/echo.go
+++ b/echo.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -374,19 +375,14 @@ func (e *Echo) Match(methods []string, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middlew
 	}
 }
 
-// Static serves static files from provided `root` directory for `/<path>*` URL.
-func (e *Echo) Static(path, root string) {
-	e.StaticWithConfig(path, StaticConfig{
-		Root: root,
+// Static serves static files from provided root directory with URL path prefix.
+func (e *Echo) Static(prefix, root string) {
+	e.Get(prefix+"*", func(c Context) error {
+		return c.File(path.Join(root, c.P(0)))
 	})
 }
 
-// StaticWithConfig serves static files with provided config for `/<path>*` URL.
-func (e *Echo) StaticWithConfig(path string, config StaticConfig) {
-	e.Get(path+"*", StaticWithConfig(config))
-}
-
-// File serve provided file for `/<path>` HTTP path.
+// File serves provided file for URL path.
 func (e *Echo) File(path, file string) {
 	e.Get(path, func(c Context) error {
 		return c.File(file)
diff --git a/group.go b/group.go
index c2ec575e..5c615939 100644
--- a/group.go
+++ b/group.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ type (
 	// routes that share a common middlware or functionality that should be separate
 	// from the parent echo instance while still inheriting from it.
 	Group struct {
-		prefix     string
-		middleware []MiddlewareFunc
-		echo       *Echo
+		prefix      string
+		middleware  []MiddlewareFunc
+		initialized bool
+		echo        *Echo
 	}
 )
 
@@ -82,26 +83,24 @@ func (g *Group) Group(prefix string, m ...MiddlewareFunc) *Group {
 }
 
 // Static implements `Echo#Static()` for sub-routes within the Group.
-func (g *Group) Static(path, root string) {
-	g.StaticWithConfig(path, StaticConfig{
-		Root: root,
-	})
-}
-
-// StaticWithConfig implements `Echo#StaticWithConfig()` for sub-routes within the
-// Group.
-func (g *Group) StaticWithConfig(path string, config StaticConfig) {
-	g.Get(path+"*", StaticWithConfig(config))
+func (g *Group) Static(prefix, root string) {
+	g.echo.Static(g.prefix+prefix, root)
 }
 
 // File implements `Echo#File()` for sub-routes within the Group.
 func (g *Group) File(path, file string) {
-	g.Get(path, func(c Context) error {
-		return c.File(file)
-	})
+	g.echo.File(g.prefix+path, file)
 }
 
 func (g *Group) add(method, path string, handler HandlerFunc, middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
 	middleware = append(g.middleware, middleware...)
+	if !g.initialized {
+		// Allow all requests to reach the group as they might get dropped if router
+		// doesn't find a match, making none of the group middleware process.
+		g.echo.Any(g.prefix+"*", func(c Context) error {
+			return ErrNotFound
+		}, middleware...)
+		g.initialized = true
+	}
 	g.echo.add(method, g.prefix+path, handler, middleware...)
 }
diff --git a/middleware/static.go b/middleware/static.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7916fc42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/static.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+type (
+	// StaticConfig defines the config for static middleware.
+	StaticConfig struct {
+		// Root is the directory from where the static content is served.
+		// Required.
+		Root string `json:"root"`
+
+		// Index is the list of index files to be searched and used when serving
+		// a directory.
+		// Optional with default value as []string{"index.html"}.
+		Index []string `json:"index"`
+
+		// Browse is a flag to enable/disable directory browsing.
+		// Optional with default value as false.
+		Browse bool `json:"browse"`
+	}
+)
+
+var (
+	// DefaultStaticConfig is the default static middleware config.
+	DefaultStaticConfig = StaticConfig{
+		Index:  []string{"index.html"},
+		Browse: false,
+	}
+)
+
+// Static returns a static middleware to serves static content from the provided
+// root directory.
+func Static(root string) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	c := DefaultStaticConfig
+	c.Root = root
+	return StaticWithConfig(c)
+}
+
+// StaticWithConfig returns a static middleware from config.
+// See `Static()`.
+func StaticWithConfig(config StaticConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	// Defaults
+	if config.Index == nil {
+		config.Index = DefaultStaticConfig.Index
+	}
+
+	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c echo.Context) error {
+			fs := http.Dir(config.Root)
+			p := c.Request().URL().Path()
+			if strings.Contains(c.Path(), "*") { // If serving from a group, e.g. `/static*`.
+				p = c.P(0)
+			}
+			file := path.Clean(p)
+			f, err := fs.Open(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return next(c)
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
+			fi, err := f.Stat()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if fi.IsDir() {
+				/* NOTE:
+				Not checking the Last-Modified header as it caches the response `304` when
+				changing different directories for the same path.
+				*/
+				d := f
+
+				// Index file
+				// TODO: search all files
+				file = path.Join(file, config.Index[0])
+				f, err = fs.Open(file)
+				if err != nil {
+					return next(c)
+				}
+				if config.Browse {
+					dirs, err := d.Readdir(-1)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+
+					// Create a directory index
+					rs := c.Response()
+					rs.Header().Set(echo.HeaderContentType, echo.MIMETextHTMLCharsetUTF8)
+					if _, err = fmt.Fprintf(rs, "<pre>\n"); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					for _, d := range dirs {
+						name := d.Name()
+						color := "#212121"
+						if d.IsDir() {
+							color = "#e91e63"
+							name += "/"
+						}
+						if _, err = fmt.Fprintf(rs, "<a href=\"%s\" style=\"color: %s;\">%s</a>\n", name, color, name); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+					}
+					_, err = fmt.Fprintf(rs, "</pre>\n")
+					return err
+				}
+				if fi, err = f.Stat(); err != nil { // Index file
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return c.ServeContent(f, fi.Name(), fi.ModTime())
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/static.go b/static.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 10334f9b..00000000
--- a/static.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-package echo
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"path"
-)
-
-type (
-	// StaticConfig defines the config for static handler.
-	StaticConfig struct {
-		// Root is the directory from where the static content is served.
-		// Required.
-		Root string `json:"root"`
-
-		// Index is the list of index files to be searched and used when serving
-		// a directory.
-		// Optional with default value as []string{"index.html"}.
-		Index []string `json:"index"`
-
-		// Browse is a flag to enable/disable directory browsing.
-		// Optional with default value as false.
-		Browse bool `json:"browse"`
-	}
-)
-
-var (
-	// DefaultStaticConfig is the default static handler config.
-	DefaultStaticConfig = StaticConfig{
-		Index:  []string{"index.html"},
-		Browse: false,
-	}
-)
-
-// Static returns a static handler to serves static content from the provided
-// root directory.
-func Static(root string) HandlerFunc {
-	c := DefaultStaticConfig
-	c.Root = root
-	return StaticWithConfig(c)
-}
-
-// StaticWithConfig returns a static handler from config.
-// See `Static()`.
-func StaticWithConfig(config StaticConfig) HandlerFunc {
-	// Defaults
-	if config.Index == nil {
-		config.Index = DefaultStaticConfig.Index
-	}
-
-	return func(c Context) error {
-		fs := http.Dir(config.Root)
-		file := path.Clean(c.P(0))
-		f, err := fs.Open(file)
-		if err != nil {
-			return ErrNotFound
-		}
-		defer f.Close()
-		fi, err := f.Stat()
-		if err != nil {
-			return ErrNotFound
-		}
-
-		if fi.IsDir() {
-			/* NOTE:
-			Not checking the Last-Modified header as it caches the response `304` when
-			changing different directories for the same path.
-			*/
-			d := f
-
-			// Index file
-			// TODO: search all files
-			file = path.Join(file, config.Index[0])
-			f, err = fs.Open(file)
-			if err != nil {
-				return ErrNotFound
-			}
-			if config.Browse {
-				dirs, err := d.Readdir(-1)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-
-				// Create a directory index
-				rs := c.Response()
-				rs.Header().Set(HeaderContentType, MIMETextHTMLCharsetUTF8)
-				if _, err = fmt.Fprintf(rs, "<pre>\n"); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				for _, d := range dirs {
-					name := d.Name()
-					color := "#212121"
-					if d.IsDir() {
-						color = "#e91e63"
-						name += "/"
-					}
-					if _, err = fmt.Fprintf(rs, "<a href=\"%s\" style=\"color: %s;\">%s</a>\n", name, color, name); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-				}
-				_, err = fmt.Fprintf(rs, "</pre>\n")
-				return err
-			}
-			if fi, err = f.Stat(); err != nil { // Index file
-				return ErrNotFound
-			}
-		}
-		return c.ServeContent(f, fi.Name(), fi.ModTime())
-	}
-}