diff --git a/middleware/wrap_writer.go b/middleware/wrap_writer.go
index cf5c44de..0727a0e1 100644
--- a/middleware/wrap_writer.go
+++ b/middleware/wrap_writer.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ type WrapResponseWriter interface {
 	Tee(io.Writer)
 	// Unwrap returns the original proxied target.
 	Unwrap() http.ResponseWriter
+	// Discard causes all writes to the original ResponseWriter be discarded,
+	// instead writing only to the tee'd writer if it's set.
+	Discard()
 }
 
 // basicWriter wraps a http.ResponseWriter that implements the minimal
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ type basicWriter struct {
 	code        int
 	bytes       int
 	tee         io.Writer
+	discard     bool
 }
 
 func (b *basicWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
@@ -81,15 +85,19 @@ func (b *basicWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *basicWriter) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+func (b *basicWriter) Write(buf []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	b.maybeWriteHeader()
-	n, err := b.ResponseWriter.Write(buf)
-	if b.tee != nil {
-		_, err2 := b.tee.Write(buf[:n])
-		// Prefer errors generated by the proxied writer.
-		if err == nil {
-			err = err2
+	if !b.discard {
+		n, err = b.ResponseWriter.Write(buf)
+		if b.tee != nil {
+			_, err2 := b.tee.Write(buf[:n])
+			// Prefer errors generated by the proxied writer.
+			if err == nil {
+				err = err2
+			}
 		}
+	} else if b.tee != nil {
+		n, err = b.tee.Write(buf)
 	}
 	b.bytes += n
 	return n, err
@@ -117,6 +125,10 @@ func (b *basicWriter) Unwrap() http.ResponseWriter {
 	return b.ResponseWriter
 }
 
+func (b *basicWriter) Discard() {
+	b.discard = true
+}
+
 // flushWriter ...
 type flushWriter struct {
 	basicWriter
diff --git a/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go b/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go
index 2c442ada..824ccf42 100644
--- a/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go
+++ b/middleware/wrap_writer_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package middleware
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -22,3 +23,45 @@ func TestHttp2FancyWriterRemembersWroteHeaderWhenFlushed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("want Flush to have set wroteHeader=true")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBasicWritesTeesWritesWithoutDiscard(t *testing.T) {
+	original := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	wrap := &basicWriter{ResponseWriter: original}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	wrap.Tee(&buf)
+
+	_, err := wrap.Write([]byte("hello world"))
+	assertNoError(t, err)
+
+	assertEqual(t, []byte("hello world"), original.Body.Bytes())
+	assertEqual(t, []byte("hello world"), buf.Bytes())
+}
+
+func TestBasicWriterDiscardsWritesToOriginalResponseWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("With Tee", func(t *testing.T) {
+		original := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		wrap := &basicWriter{ResponseWriter: original}
+
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		wrap.Tee(&buf)
+		wrap.Discard()
+
+		_, err := wrap.Write([]byte("hello world"))
+		assertNoError(t, err)
+
+		assertEqual(t, 0, original.Body.Len())
+		assertEqual(t, []byte("hello world"), buf.Bytes())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Without Tee", func(t *testing.T) {
+		original := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		wrap := &basicWriter{ResponseWriter: original}
+		wrap.Discard()
+
+		_, err := wrap.Write([]byte("hello world"))
+		assertNoError(t, err)
+
+		assertEqual(t, 0, original.Body.Len())
+	})
+}