diff --git a/actix-files/src/named.rs b/actix-files/src/named.rs
index 2846646a2..962dd06d7 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/named.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/named.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use actix_service::{Service, ServiceFactory};
+use actix_utils::future::{ok, ready, Ready};
 use std::fs::{File, Metadata};
 use std::io;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
@@ -8,14 +10,14 @@ use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
 
 use actix_web::{
-    dev::{BodyEncoding, SizedStream},
+    dev::{BodyEncoding, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, SizedStream},
     http::{
         header::{
             self, Charset, ContentDisposition, DispositionParam, DispositionType, ExtendedValue,
         },
         ContentEncoding, StatusCode,
     },
-    HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
+    Error, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, Responder,
 };
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use mime_guess::from_path;
@@ -480,3 +482,42 @@ impl Responder for NamedFile {
         self.into_response(req)
     }
 }
+
+impl ServiceFactory<ServiceRequest> for NamedFile {
+    type Response = ServiceResponse;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Config = ();
+    type InitError = io::Error;
+    type Service = NamedFileService;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Service, io::Error>>;
+
+    fn new_service(&self, _: ()) -> Self::Future {
+        ok(NamedFileService {
+            path: self.path.clone(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct NamedFileService {
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl Service<ServiceRequest> for NamedFileService {
+    type Response = ServiceResponse;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
+
+    actix_service::always_ready!();
+
+    fn call(&self, req: ServiceRequest) -> Self::Future {
+        let (req, _) = req.into_parts();
+        ready(
+            NamedFile::open(&self.path)
+                .map_err(|e| e.into())
+                .map(|f| f.into_response(&req))
+                .map(|res| ServiceResponse::new(req, res)),
+        )
+    }
+}