diff --git a/deprecated.go b/deprecated.go
index b6290987..ca572d76 100644
--- a/deprecated.go
+++ b/deprecated.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gin
 
 import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
+	"net/http"
 )
 
 // DEPRECATED, use Bind() instead.
@@ -15,3 +16,18 @@ func (c *Context) EnsureBody(item interface{}) bool {
 func (c *Context) ParseBody(item interface{}) error {
 	return binding.JSON.Bind(c.Req, item)
 }
+
+// DEPRECATED use gin.Static() instead
+// ServeFiles serves files from the given file system root.
+// The path must end with "/*filepath", files are then served from the local
+// path /defined/root/dir/*filepath.
+// For example if root is "/etc" and *filepath is "passwd", the local file
+// "/etc/passwd" would be served.
+// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
+// of the Router's NotFound handler.
+// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
+// use http.Dir:
+//     router.ServeFiles("/src/*filepath", http.Dir("/var/www"))
+func (engine *Engine) ServeFiles(path string, root http.FileSystem) {
+	engine.router.ServeFiles(path, root)
+}
diff --git a/gin.go b/gin.go
index d6c7a6af..8cae8ba1 100644
--- a/gin.go
+++ b/gin.go
@@ -304,6 +304,24 @@ func (group *RouterGroup) HEAD(path string, handlers ...HandlerFunc) {
 	group.Handle("HEAD", path, handlers)
 }
 
+// Static serves files from the given file system root.
+// Internally a http.FileServer is used, therefore http.NotFound is used instead
+// of the Router's NotFound handler.
+// To use the operating system's file system implementation,
+// use :
+//     router.Static("/static", "/var/www")
+func (group *RouterGroup) Static(p, root string) {
+	p = path.Join(p, "/*filepath")
+	fileServer := http.FileServer(http.Dir(root))
+
+	group.GET(p, func(c *Context) {
+		original := c.Req.URL.Path
+		c.Req.URL.Path = c.Params.ByName("filepath")
+		fileServer.ServeHTTP(c.Writer, c.Req)
+		c.Req.URL.Path = original
+	})
+}
+
 func (group *RouterGroup) combineHandlers(handlers []HandlerFunc) []HandlerFunc {
 	s := len(group.Handlers) + len(handlers)
 	h := make([]HandlerFunc, 0, s)