diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 4a12379922..5812142f9c 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Metrics/BlockNesting:
 # Offense count: 4
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 246
+  Max: 252
 
 # Offense count: 23
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a62941162..a2f68c1501 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Next Release
 * [#1047](/~https://github.com/intridea/grape/pull/1047): Adds `given` to DSL::Parameters, allowing for dependent params - [@rnubel](/~https://github.com/rnubel).
 * [#1064](/~https://github.com/intridea/grape/pull/1064): Add public `Grape::Exception::ValidationErrors#full_messages` - [@romanlehnert](/~https://github.com/romanlehnert).
 * [#1079](/~https://github.com/intridea/grape/pull/1079): Added `stream` method to take advantage of `Rack::Chunked` [@zbelzer](/~https://github.com/zbelzer).
+* [#1086](/~https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/1086): Added ActiveSupport::Notifications instrumentation - [@wagenet](/~https://github.com/wagenet).
 * Your contribution here!
 
 #### Fixes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ee737e785..09a133c9e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2628,6 +2628,34 @@ See [StackOverflow #3282655](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3282655/ruby-on-
 
 ## Performance Monitoring
 
+### Active Support Instrumentation
+
+Grape has built-in support for [ActiveSupport::Notifications](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/Notifications.html) which provides simple hook points to instrument key parts of your application.
+
+The following are currently supported:
+
+#### endpoint_run.grape
+
+The main execution of an endpoint, includes filters and rendering.
+
+* *endpoint* - The endpoint instance
+
+#### endpoint_render.grape
+
+The execution of the main content block of the endpoint.
+
+* *endpoint* - The endpoint instance
+
+#### endpoint_run_filters.grape
+
+* *endpoint* - The endpoint instance
+* *filters* - The filters being executed
+* *type* - The type of filters (before, before_validation, after_validation, after)
+
+See the [ActiveSupport::Notifications documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveSupport/Notifications.html] for information on how to subscripe to these events.
+
+### Monitoring Products
+
 Grape integrates with NewRelic via the
 [newrelic-grape](/~https://github.com/flyerhzm/newrelic-grape) gem, and
 with Librato Metrics with the [grape-librato](/~https://github.com/seanmoon/grape-librato) gem.
diff --git a/lib/grape.rb b/lib/grape.rb
index 32928ed48a..1148a9128f 100644
--- a/lib/grape.rb
+++ b/lib/grape.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/deep_merge'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/except'
 require 'active_support/dependencies/autoload'
+require 'active_support/notifications'
 require 'multi_json'
 require 'multi_xml'
 require 'virtus'
diff --git a/lib/grape/endpoint.rb b/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
index 3aa65e6d9b..48050fccbe 100644
--- a/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
+++ b/lib/grape/endpoint.rb
@@ -41,10 +41,16 @@ def generate_api_method(method_name, &block)
         if instance_methods.include?(method_name.to_sym) || instance_methods.include?(method_name.to_s)
           fail NameError.new("method #{method_name.inspect} already exists and cannot be used as an unbound method name")
         end
+
         define_method(method_name, &block)
         method = instance_method(method_name)
         remove_method(method_name)
-        proc { |endpoint_instance| method.bind(endpoint_instance).call }
+
+        proc do |endpoint_instance|
+          ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument('endpoint_render.grape', endpoint: self) do
+            method.bind(endpoint_instance).call
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -210,47 +216,49 @@ def equals?(e)
     protected
 
     def run(env)
-      @env = env
-      @header = {}
+      ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument('endpoint_run.grape', endpoint: self, env: env) do
+        @env = env
+        @header = {}
 
-      @request = Grape::Request.new(env)
-      @params = @request.params
-      @headers = @request.headers
+        @request = Grape::Request.new(env)
+        @params = @request.params
+        @headers = @request.headers
 
-      cookies.read(@request)
+        cookies.read(@request)
 
-      self.class.before_each.call(self) if self.class.before_each
+        self.class.before_each.call(self) if self.class.before_each
 
-      run_filters befores
+        run_filters befores, :before
 
-      run_filters before_validations
+        run_filters before_validations, :before_validation
 
-      # Retrieve validations from this namespace and all parent namespaces.
-      validation_errors = []
+        # Retrieve validations from this namespace and all parent namespaces.
+        validation_errors = []
 
-      # require 'pry-byebug'; binding.pry
+        # require 'pry-byebug'; binding.pry
 
-      route_setting(:saved_validations).each do |validator|
-        begin
-          validator.validate!(params)
-        rescue Grape::Exceptions::Validation => e
-          validation_errors << e
+        route_setting(:saved_validations).each do |validator|
+          begin
+            validator.validate!(params)
+          rescue Grape::Exceptions::Validation => e
+            validation_errors << e
+          end
         end
-      end
 
-      if validation_errors.any?
-        fail Grape::Exceptions::ValidationErrors, errors: validation_errors, headers: header
-      end
+        if validation_errors.any?
+          fail Grape::Exceptions::ValidationErrors, errors: validation_errors, headers: header
+        end
 
-      run_filters after_validations
+        run_filters after_validations, :after_validation
 
-      response_object = @block ? @block.call(self) : nil
-      run_filters afters
-      cookies.write(header)
+        response_object = @block ? @block.call(self) : nil
+        run_filters afters, :after
+        cookies.write(header)
 
-      # The Body commonly is an Array of Strings, the application instance itself, or a File-like object.
-      response_object = file || [body || response_object]
-      [status, header, response_object]
+        # The Body commonly is an Array of Strings, the application instance itself, or a File-like object.
+        response_object = file || [body || response_object]
+        [status, header, response_object]
+      end
     end
 
     def build_middleware
@@ -305,9 +313,11 @@ def helpers
       mod
     end
 
-    def run_filters(filters)
-      (filters || []).each do |filter|
-        instance_eval(&filter)
+    def run_filters(filters, type=:other)
+      ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument("endpoint_run_filters.grape", endpoint: self, filters: filters, type: type) do
+        (filters || []).each do |filter|
+          instance_eval(&filter)
+        end
       end
     end