diff --git a/safeweb/http.go b/safeweb/http.go
index 9130b42d3..14c61336a 100644
--- a/safeweb/http.go
+++ b/safeweb/http.go
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	// BrowserMux when SecureContext is true.
 	// If empty, it defaults to max-age of 1 year.
 	StrictTransportSecurityOptions string
+
+	// HTTPServer, if specified, is the underlying http.Server that safeweb will
+	// use to serve requests. If nil, a new http.Server will be created.
+	// Do not use the Handler field of http.Server, as it will be ignored.
+	// Instead, set your handlers using APIMux and BrowserMux.
+	HTTPServer *http.Server
 }
 
 func (c *Config) setDefaults() error {
@@ -203,7 +209,11 @@ func NewServer(config Config) (*Server, error) {
 	if config.CSPAllowInlineStyles {
 		s.csp = defaultCSP + `; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'`
 	}
-	s.h = &http.Server{Handler: s}
+	s.h = cmp.Or(config.HTTPServer, &http.Server{})
+	if s.h.Handler != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("use safeweb.Config.APIMux and safeweb.Config.BrowserMux instead of http.Server.Handler")
+	}
+	s.h.Handler = s
 	return s, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/safeweb/http_test.go b/safeweb/http_test.go
index 843da08aa..cec14b2b9 100644
--- a/safeweb/http_test.go
+++ b/safeweb/http_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/gorilla/csrf"
@@ -609,3 +610,26 @@ func TestStrictTransportSecurityOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestOverrideHTTPServer(t *testing.T) {
+	s, err := NewServer(Config{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewServer: %v", err)
+	}
+	if s.h.IdleTimeout != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v; want 0", s.h.IdleTimeout)
+	}
+
+	c := http.Server{
+		IdleTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	s, err = NewServer(Config{HTTPServer: &c})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewServer: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if s.h.IdleTimeout != c.IdleTimeout {
+		t.Fatalf("got %v; want %v", s.h.IdleTimeout, c.IdleTimeout)
+	}
+}