diff --git a/superset/__init__.py b/superset/__init__.py
index 099edc133e15..943f7b4ca304 100644
--- a/superset/__init__.py
+++ b/superset/__init__.py
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@ def index(self):
 
 sm = appbuilder.sm
 
+before_request_functions = conf.get('BEFORE_REQUEST_FUNCTIONS')
+
+
+@app.before_request
+def before_request():
+    for f in before_request_functions:
+        try:
+            f()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(
+                'Exception {} in before_request function {}'
+                .format(e, f.func_name))
+            logging.exception(e)
+
+
 results_backend = app.config.get('RESULTS_BACKEND')
 
 # Registering sources
diff --git a/superset/config.py b/superset/config.py
index 8f9058badacd..cbf36b41de64 100644
--- a/superset/config.py
+++ b/superset/config.py
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ class CeleryConfig(object):
 
 CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR = 'SUPERSET_CONFIG_PATH'
 
+# List of functions that are executed before every request. Order may matter.
+BEFORE_REQUEST_FUNCTIONS = []
 
 # smtp server configuration
 EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = False  # all the emails are sent using dryrun