diff --git a/src/microdot/csrf.py b/src/microdot/csrf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b047a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/microdot/csrf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import binascii
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import os
+import time
+
+from microdot import abort
+
+
+class CSRF:
+    """CSRF protection for Microdot routes.
+
+    This class adds CSRF protection to all requests that use state changing
+    verbs (all methods except ``GET``, ``QUERY``, ``HEAD`` and ``OPTIONS``).
+
+    :param app: The application instance.
+    :param secret_key: The secret key for token signing, as a string or bytes
+                       object.
+    :param time_limit: the duration of the CSRF token, in seconds. Defaults to
+                       one hour.
+    :param cookie_options: A dictionary with cookie options to pass as
+                           arguments to :meth:`Response.set_cookie()
+                           <microdot.Response.set_cookie>`.
+    :param protect_all: If ``True``, all state changing routes are protected by
+                        default. If ``False``, only routes decorated with the
+                        :meth:`protect` decorator are protected.
+
+    The CSRF token is returned to the client in a ``csrf_token`` cookie, and
+    the client is expected to send this token back in requests that have CSRF
+    protection enabled. If the request includes a form submission, then the
+    token can be added as a ``csrf_token`` form field. Otherwise, the client
+    must include it in a ``X-CSRF-Token`` header.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, app=None, secret_key=None, time_limit=60 * 60,
+                 cookie_options=None, protect_all=True):
+        self.app = None
+        if isinstance(secret_key, str):
+            self.secret_key = secret_key.encode()
+        else:
+            self.secret_key = secret_key
+        self.time_limit = time_limit
+        self.cookie_options = cookie_options or {}
+        self.protect_all = protect_all
+        self.exempt_routes = []
+        self.protected_routes = []
+        if app is not None:
+            self.initialize(app, secret_key)
+
+    def generate_csrf_token(self):
+        csrf_token = binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(20))
+        expiration = str(time.time() + self.time_limit).encode()
+        signature = hmac.new(self.secret_key, csrf_token + b'$' + expiration,
+                             hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+        return csrf_token.decode() + '$' + expiration.decode() + '$' + \
+            signature
+
+    def validate_csrf_token(self, token):
+        try:
+            csrf_token, expiration, signature = token.split('$')
+            if time.time() > float(expiration):
+                return False
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+        return hmac.new(self.secret_key,
+                        (csrf_token + '$' + expiration).encode(),
+                        hashlib.sha256).hexdigest() == signature
+
+    def initialize(self, app, secret_key=None, time_limit=None,
+                   cookie_options=None, protect_all=None):
+        """Initialize the CSRF class.
+
+        :param app: The application instance.
+        :param secret_key: The secret key for token signing, as a string or
+                           bytes object.
+        :param time_limit: the duration of the CSRF token, in seconds. Defaults
+                           to one hour.
+        :param cookie_options: A dictionary with cookie options to pass as
+                               arguments to :meth:`Response.set_cookie()
+                               <microdot.Response.set_cookie>`.
+        :param protect_all: If ``True``, all state changing routes are
+                            protected by default. If ``False``, only routes
+                            decorated with the :meth:`protect` decorator are
+                            protected.
+        """
+        self.app = app
+        if secret_key is not None:
+            if isinstance(secret_key, str):
+                self.secret_key = secret_key.encode()
+            else:
+                self.secret_key = secret_key
+        if time_limit is not None:
+            self.time_limit = time_limit
+        if cookie_options is not None:
+            self.cookie_options = cookie_options
+        if protect_all is not None:
+            self.protect_all = protect_all
+
+        @self.app.before_request
+        async def csrf_before_request(request):
+            if (
+                self.protect_all
+                and request.method not in ['GET', 'QUERY', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS']
+                and request.route not in self.exempt_routes
+            ) or request.route in self.protected_routes:
+                # ensure that a valid CSRF token was provided
+                csrf_token = None
+                if request.method == 'POST' and request.form and \
+                        'csrf_token' in request.form:
+                    csrf_token = request.form['csrf_token']
+                else:
+                    csrf_token = request.headers.get('X-CSRF-Token')
+                if not self.validate_csrf_token(csrf_token):
+                    abort(403, 'Invalid CSRF token')
+
+        @self.app.after_request
+        def csrf_after_request(request, response):
+            if 'csrf_token' not in request.cookies:
+                options = self.cookie_options
+                if 'secure' not in options and request.scheme == 'https':
+                    options['secure'] = True
+                response.set_cookie('csrf_token', self.generate_csrf_token(),
+                                    **options)
+
+    def exempt(self, f):
+        """Decorator to exempt a route from CSRF protection.
+
+        This decorator must be added immediately after the route decorator to
+        disable CSRF protection on the route. Example::
+
+            @app.post('/submit')
+            @csrf.exempt
+            # add additional decorators here
+            def submit(request):
+                # ...
+        """
+        self.exempt_routes.append(f)
+        return f
+
+    def protect(self, f):
+        """Decorator to protect a route against CSRF attacks.
+
+        This is useful when it is necessary to protect a request that uses one
+        of the safe methods that are not supposed to make state changes. The
+        decorator must be added immediately after the route decorator to
+        disable CSRF protection on the route. Example::
+
+            @app.get('/data')
+            @csrf.force
+            # add additional decorators here
+            def get_data(request):
+                # ...
+        """
+        self.protected_routes.append(f)
+        return f
diff --git a/src/microdot/microdot.py b/src/microdot/microdot.py
index 727fecc..1ffcff6 100644
--- a/src/microdot/microdot.py
+++ b/src/microdot/microdot.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class G:
 
     def __init__(self, app, client_addr, method, url, http_version, headers,
                  body=None, stream=None, sock=None, url_prefix='',
-                 subapp=None, scheme=None):
+                 subapp=None, scheme=None, route=None):
         #: The application instance to which this request belongs.
         self.app = app
         #: The address of the client, as a tuple (host, port).
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ def __init__(self, app, client_addr, method, url, http_version, headers,
         #: The sub-application instance, or `None` if this isn't a mounted
         #: endpoint.
         self.subapp = subapp
+        #: The route function that handles this request.
+        self.route = route
         #: The path portion of the URL.
         self.path = url
         #: The query string portion of the URL.
@@ -1429,6 +1431,8 @@ async def dispatch_request(self, req):
                 try:
                     res = None
                     if callable(f):
+                        req.route = f
+
                         # invoke the before request handlers
                         for handler in self.get_request_handlers(
                                 req, 'before_request', False):
diff --git a/src/microdot/session.py b/src/microdot/session.py
index cbfb0a8..07de334 100644
--- a/src/microdot/session.py
+++ b/src/microdot/session.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def delete(self):
 
 
 class Session:
-    """
+    """Session handling
     :param app: The application instance.
     :param secret_key: The secret key, as a string or bytes object.
     :param cookie_options: A dictionary with cookie options to pass as
diff --git a/tests/test_csrf.py b/tests/test_csrf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..185c0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_csrf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import asyncio
+import time
+import unittest
+from microdot import Microdot
+from microdot.csrf import CSRF
+from microdot.test_client import TestClient
+
+
+class TestMicrodot(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if hasattr(asyncio, 'set_event_loop'):
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.new_event_loop())
+        cls.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+    def _run(self, coro):
+        return self.loop.run_until_complete(coro)
+
+    def test_protect_all_true(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        csrf = CSRF(app, 'top-secret')
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        def index(request):
+            return 204
+
+        @app.post('/submit')
+        def submit(request):
+            return 204
+
+        @app.post('/submit-exempt')
+        @csrf.exempt
+        def submit_exempt(request):
+            return 204
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+
+        res = self._run(client.get('/'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+        csrf_token = client.cookies['csrf_token']
+
+        res = self._run(client.post('/submit'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
+
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit',
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
+            body='csrf_token=' + csrf_token,
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit',
+            headers={'X-CSRF-Token': csrf_token},
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+        res = self._run(client.post('/submit-exempt'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+    def test_protect_all_false(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        csrf = CSRF()
+        csrf.initialize(app, b'top-secret', protect_all=False)
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        def index(request):
+            return 204
+
+        @app.post('/submit')
+        @csrf.protect
+        def submit(request):
+            return 204
+
+        @app.post('/submit-exempt')
+        def submit_exempt(request):
+            return 204
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+
+        res = self._run(client.get('/'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+        csrf_token = client.cookies['csrf_token']
+
+        res = self._run(client.post('/submit'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
+
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit',
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
+            body='csrf_token=' + csrf_token,
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit',
+            headers={'X-CSRF-Token': csrf_token},
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+        res = self._run(client.post('/submit-exempt'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+    def test_initialize_with_defaults(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        csrf = CSRF(secret_key='top-secret', time_limit=600,
+                    cookie_options={'path': '/'})
+        csrf.initialize(app)
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.secret_key, b'top-secret')
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.time_limit, 600)
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.cookie_options, {'path': '/'})
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.protect_all, True)
+
+    def test_initialize_with_overrides(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        csrf = CSRF(secret_key='top-secret', time_limit=600,
+                    cookie_options={'path': '/'})
+        csrf.initialize(app, secret_key=b'another-key', time_limit=1200,
+                        cookie_options={}, protect_all=False)
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.secret_key, b'another-key')
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.time_limit, 1200)
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.cookie_options, {})
+        self.assertEqual(csrf.protect_all, False)
+
+    def test_token_expired(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        CSRF(app, 'top-secret', time_limit=0.25)
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        def index(request):
+            return 204
+
+        @app.post('/submit')
+        def submit(request):
+            return 204
+
+        client = TestClient(app)
+
+        res = self._run(client.get('/'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+        csrf_token = client.cookies['csrf_token']
+
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit',
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
+            body='csrf_token=' + csrf_token,
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+
+        time.sleep(0.25)
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit',
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
+            body='csrf_token=' + csrf_token,
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
+
+    def test_cookie_is_secure(self):
+        app = Microdot()
+        CSRF(app, 'top-secret', time_limit=0.25)
+
+        @app.get('/')
+        def index(request):
+            print(request.url)
+            return 204
+
+        @app.post('/submit')
+        def submit(request):
+            return 204
+
+        client = TestClient(app, scheme='https')
+
+        res = self._run(client.get('/'))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+        self.assertIn('; Secure', res.headers['Set-Cookie'][0])