diff --git a/api/api.php b/api/api.php
index 6799e7cdee..31fe0b1075 100644
--- a/api/api.php
+++ b/api/api.php
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
 $params = $_GET;
 $requestPayload = json_decode($app->request()->getBody(), true);
 
+$endpoints = Bootstrap::getCustomEndpoints();
+foreach($endpoints as $endpoint) {
+    require $endpoint;
+}
+
 /**
  * Extension Alias
  */
diff --git a/api/core/Directus/Bootstrap.php b/api/core/Directus/Bootstrap.php
index 9e0355513e..e74b72da02 100644
--- a/api/core/Directus/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/api/core/Directus/Bootstrap.php
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ public static function extensionExists($extensionName) {
         return array_key_exists($extensionName, $extensions);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get all custom endpoints
+     * @return array - list of endpoint files loaded
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public static function getCustomEndpoints()
+    {
+        self::requireConstants('APPLICATION_PATH', __FUNCTION__);
+
+        $customEndpointsPath = APPLICATION_PATH . '/customs/endpoints/*.php';
+        $paths = [];
+        foreach (glob($customEndpointsPath) as $filename) {
+            $paths[] = $filename;
+        }
+
+        return $paths;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Used to interrupt the bootstrapping of a singleton if the constants it
      * requires aren't defined.
diff --git a/customs/.htaccess b/customs/.htaccess
index ef17dd6ae2..8fb79e3fa8 100644
--- a/customs/.htaccess
+++ b/customs/.htaccess
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # Prevent directory listing
 IndexIgnore *
+
+deny from all
diff --git a/customs/endpoints/.gitkeep b/customs/endpoints/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2