diff --git a/cmd/chihaya/main.go b/cmd/chihaya/main.go
index 6864341..cb493a3 100644
--- a/cmd/chihaya/main.go
+++ b/cmd/chihaya/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/server"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/tracker"
 
+	_ "github.com/chihaya/chihaya/server/store/middleware/ip"
 	_ "github.com/chihaya/chihaya/server/http"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/store/middleware/ip/README.md b/server/store/middleware/ip/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a10e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/store/middleware/ip/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+## IP Blacklisting/Whitelisting Middlewares
+
+This package provides the announce middlewares `IPBlacklist` and `IPWhitelist` for blacklisting or whitelisting IP addresses and networks for announces.
+
+### `IPBlacklist`
+
+The `IPBlacklist` middleware uses all IP addresses and networks stored in the `IPStore` to blacklist, i.e. block announces.
+
+Both the IPv4 and the IPv6 addresses contained in the announce are matched against the `IPStore`.
+If one or both of the two are contained in the `IPStore`, the announce will be rejected _completely_.
+
+### `IPWhitelist`
+
+The `IPWhitelist` middleware uses all IP addresses and networks stored in the `IPStore` to whitelist, i.e. allow announces.
+
+If present, both the IPv4 and the IPv6 addresses contained in the announce are matched against the `IPStore`.
+Only if all IP address that are present in the announce are also present in the `IPStore` will the announce be allowed, otherwise it will be rejected _completely_.
+
+### Important things to notice
+
+Both middlewares operate on announce requests only.
+The middlewares will check the IPv4 and IPv6 IPs a client announces to the tracker against an `IPStore`.
+Normally the IP address embedded in the announce is the public IP address of the machine the client is running on.
+Note however, that a client can override this behaviour by specifying an IP address in the announce itself.
+_This middleware does not (dis)allow announces coming from certain IP addresses, but announces containing certain IP addresses_.
+Always keep that in mind.
+
+Both middlewares use the same `IPStore`.
+It is therefore not advised to have both the `IPBlacklist` and the `IPWhitelist` middleware running.
+(If you add an IP address or network to the `IPStore`, it will be used for blacklisting and whitelisting.
+If your store contains no addresses, no announces will be blocked by the blacklist, but all announces will be blocked by the whitelist.
+If your store contains all addresses, no announces will be blocked by the whitelist, but all announces will be blocked by the blacklist.)
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diff --git a/server/store/middleware/ip/blacklist.go b/server/store/middleware/ip/blacklist.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b73b02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/store/middleware/ip/blacklist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The Chihaya Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the BSD 2-Clause license,
+// which can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package ip
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/config"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/errors"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/server/store"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/tracker"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	tracker.RegisterAnnounceMiddleware("IPBlacklist", blacklistAnnounceIP)
+}
+
+// ErrBlockedIP is returned by an announce middleware if any of the announcing
+// IPs is disallowed.
+var ErrBlockedIP = errors.NewMessage("disallowed IP address")
+
+// blacklistAnnounceIP provides a middleware that only allows IPs to announce
+// that are not stored in an IPStore.
+func blacklistAnnounceIP(next tracker.AnnounceHandler) tracker.AnnounceHandler {
+	return func(cfg *config.TrackerConfig, req *chihaya.AnnounceRequest, resp *chihaya.AnnounceResponse) (err error) {
+		blacklisted := false
+		storage := store.MustGetStore()
+
+		// We have to check explicitly if they are present, because someone
+		// could have added a <nil> net.IP to the store.
+		if req.IPv6 != nil && req.IPv4 != nil {
+			blacklisted, err = storage.HasAnyIP([]net.IP{req.IPv4, req.IPv6})
+		} else if req.IPv4 != nil {
+			blacklisted, err = storage.HasIP(req.IPv4)
+		} else {
+			blacklisted, err = storage.HasIP(req.IPv6)
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if blacklisted {
+			return ErrBlockedIP
+		}
+		return next(cfg, req, resp)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/store/middleware/ip/whitelist.go b/server/store/middleware/ip/whitelist.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7376768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/store/middleware/ip/whitelist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The Chihaya Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the BSD 2-Clause license,
+// which can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package ip
+
+import (
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/config"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/server/store"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/tracker"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	tracker.RegisterAnnounceMiddleware("IPWhitelist", whitelistAnnounceIP)
+}
+
+// whitelistAnnounceIP provides a middleware that only allows IPs to announce
+// that are stored in an IPStore.
+func whitelistAnnounceIP(next tracker.AnnounceHandler) tracker.AnnounceHandler {
+	return func(cfg *config.TrackerConfig, req *chihaya.AnnounceRequest, resp *chihaya.AnnounceResponse) (err error) {
+		whitelisted := false
+		storage := store.MustGetStore()
+
+		// We have to check explicitly if they are present, because someone
+		// could have added a <nil> net.IP to the store.
+		if req.IPv4 != nil && req.IPv6 != nil {
+			whitelisted, err = storage.HasAllIPs([]net.IP{req.IPv4, req.IPv6})
+		} else if req.IPv4 != nil {
+			whitelisted, err = storage.HasIP(req.IPv4)
+		} else {
+			whitelisted, err = storage.HasIP(req.IPv6)
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if !whitelisted {
+			return ErrBlockedIP
+		}
+		return next(cfg, req, resp)
+	}
+}