diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02682c7..d1cf420 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ yarn add grammy-pseudo-update
 
 ## Use
 
+### With composer middleware
+
 ```ts
 // Monkey patch grammy.
 import "grammy-pseudo-update"
@@ -20,9 +22,9 @@ import { Bot } from "grammy"
 
 const bot = new Bot(process.env.BOT_TOKEN)
 
-bot.pseudo(async (ctx) => {
-	console.log(ctx.pseudo) // Payload.
-	await ctx.reply(`Got pseudo update`)
+bot.pseudo(async (ctx, next) => {
+	// Access payload with ctx.pseudo or ctx.update.pseudo.payload
+	await ctx.reply(`External event occured: ${ctx.pseudo}`)
 })
 
 some_external_event_listener((chat_id, payload) => {
@@ -31,3 +33,37 @@ some_external_event_listener((chat_id, payload) => {
 
 bot.start()
 ```
+
+### With ad-hoc middleware
+
+```ts
+// Monkey patch grammy.
+import "grammy-pseudo-update"
+
+import { Bot } from "grammy"
+
+const bot = new Bot(process.env.BOT_TOKEN)
+
+some_external_event_listener((chat_id, payload) => {
+	bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat_id }, (ctx) => {
+		// Note: this will only be called if no other middleware handles the update
+		await ctx.reply(`External event occured: ${payload}`)
+	})
+})
+
+bot.start()
+```
+
+### Typescript
+
+Augment the payload interface:
+
+```ts
+declare module "grammy-pseudo-update" {
+	interface PseudoUpdatePayload {
+		foo?: FooData
+	}
+}
+```
+
+Note that it is marked as interface (not type) so that multiple plugins could use the same payload type/data object with their dedicated keys.
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 02963b9..7b0ac98 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,8 @@
 import { Chat } from "@grammyjs/types"
 import { Bot, Composer, Context, MiddlewareFn } from "grammy"
 
-declare module "grammy" {
-	interface Bot {
-		handlePseudoUpdate(args: PseudoUpdateArg): Promise<void>
-	}
-	interface Composer<C extends Context> {
-		pseudo<C2 extends PseudoUpdateFlavoredContext<C>>(
-			handler: MiddlewareFn<C2>
-		): Composer<C2>
-	}
-	interface Context extends PseudoUpdateFlavor {}
-}
-
-declare module "@grammyjs/types" {
-	interface Update {
-		pseudo?: PseudoUpdate
-	}
-}
-
-export interface PseudoUpdate {
-	chat: Chat
-	payload: PseudoUpdatePayload
-}
-
 /**
-Pseudo update payload
+Pseudo update payload (ctx.pseudo, ctx.update.pseudo.payload)
 
 Extend with:
 
@@ -43,6 +20,13 @@ export interface PseudoUpdatePayload {
 	// Empty - for external augmentation
 }
 
+/** ctx.update.pseudo */
+export interface PseudoUpdate {
+	chat: Chat
+	payload?: PseudoUpdatePayload
+}
+
+/** To be merged with Context */
 export interface PseudoUpdateFlavor {
 	readonly pseudo?: PseudoUpdatePayload
 }
@@ -51,18 +35,52 @@ export type PseudoUpdateFlavoredContext<C extends Context = Context> = C &
 	PseudoUpdateFlavor
 
 type PseudoUpdateArg = ({ chat_id: number } | { chat: Chat }) & {
-	payload: PseudoUpdatePayload
+	payload?: PseudoUpdatePayload
 }
 
-Bot.prototype.handlePseudoUpdate = async function (
-	this: Bot,
-	update: PseudoUpdateArg
+declare module "grammy" {
+	interface Bot<C extends Context = Context> {
+		handlePseudoUpdate(
+			arg: PseudoUpdateArg,
+			middleware?: MiddlewareFn<C>
+		): Promise<void>
+	}
+	interface Composer<C extends Context> {
+		pseudo<C2 extends PseudoUpdateFlavoredContext<C>>(
+			handler: MiddlewareFn<C2>
+		): Composer<C2>
+	}
+	interface Context extends PseudoUpdateFlavor {}
+}
+
+declare module "@grammyjs/types" {
+	interface Update {
+		pseudo?: PseudoUpdate
+	}
+}
+
+Bot.prototype.handlePseudoUpdate = async function <C extends Context>(
+	this: Bot<C>,
+	update: PseudoUpdateArg,
+	middleware?: MiddlewareFn<C>
 ): Promise<void> {
 	const chat =
 		"chat" in update ? update.chat : await this.api.getChat(update.chat_id)
+	const thisAsAny = this as any
+	const thisHandler = thisAsAny.handler
+	if (middleware) {
+		// Oy vey!
+		// Patch this.handler so that this.middleware() inside handleUpdate calls us
+		thisAsAny.handler = new Composer(thisHandler, middleware).middleware()
+	}
 	return this.handleUpdate({
 		update_id: 0,
 		pseudo: { chat, payload: update.payload },
+	}).finally(() => {
+		if (middleware) {
+			// Restore this.handler
+			thisAsAny.handler = thisHandler
+		}
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/main.test.ts b/tests/main.test.ts
index d3a322e..a95494d 100644
--- a/tests/main.test.ts
+++ b/tests/main.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,65 @@
 import "grammy-pseudo-update"
 
+import { Chat } from "@grammyjs/types"
+import { Bot } from "grammy"
+import { PseudoUpdatePayload } from "grammy-pseudo-update"
 import tap from "tap"
 
-tap.ok(true, "it works")
+declare module "grammy-pseudo-update" {
+	interface PseudoUpdatePayload {
+		test?: true
+	}
+}
+
+function init() {
+	const bot = new Bot("invalid_token")
+	bot.botInfo = {} as any
+	const log: string[] = []
+	bot.pseudo((ctx, next) => {
+		log.push("mw")
+		if (!ctx.pseudo?.test) {
+			return next()
+		}
+	})
+	return { bot, log }
+}
+
+const chat: Chat = { type: "private", id: 12345, first_name: "John" }
+const payload: PseudoUpdatePayload = { test: true }
+
+tap.test("simple", async (tap) => {
+	const { bot, log } = init()
+	await bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat })
+	tap.same(log, ["mw"])
+})
+
+tap.test("simple with payload", async (tap) => {
+	const { bot, log } = init()
+	await bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat, payload })
+	tap.same(log, ["mw"])
+})
+
+tap.test("final handler called when no payload", async (tap) => {
+	const { bot, log } = init()
+	await bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat }, () => {
+		log.push("final")
+	})
+	tap.same(log, ["mw", "final"])
+})
+
+tap.test("final handler ignored when payload provided", async (tap) => {
+	const { bot, log } = init()
+	await bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat, payload }, () => {
+		log.push("final")
+	})
+	tap.same(log, ["mw"])
+})
+
+tap.test("final handler ignored when payload provided", async (tap) => {
+	const { bot, log } = init()
+	await bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat }, () => {
+		log.push("final")
+	})
+	await bot.handlePseudoUpdate({ chat })
+	tap.same(log, ["mw", "final", "mw"])
+})