diff --git a/caddyhttp/caddyhttp.go b/caddyhttp/caddyhttp.go
index 8dacb0606..2f1d8dc7b 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/caddyhttp.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/caddyhttp.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/fastcgi"
 	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/gzip"
 	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/header"
+	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/index"
 	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/internalsrv"
 	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/log"
 	_ "github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/markdown"
diff --git a/caddyhttp/caddyhttp_test.go b/caddyhttp/caddyhttp_test.go
index 59857beba..f7417eae7 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/caddyhttp_test.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/caddyhttp_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // ensure that the standard plugins are in fact plugged in
 // and registered properly; this is a quick/naive way to do it.
 func TestStandardPlugins(t *testing.T) {
-	numStandardPlugins := 30 // importing caddyhttp plugs in this many plugins
+	numStandardPlugins := 31 // importing caddyhttp plugs in this many plugins
 	s := caddy.DescribePlugins()
 	if got, want := strings.Count(s, "\n"), numStandardPlugins+5; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected all standard plugins to be plugged in, got:\n%s", s)
diff --git a/caddyhttp/httpserver/plugin.go b/caddyhttp/httpserver/plugin.go
index 65d0a552c..c53ac767d 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/httpserver/plugin.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/httpserver/plugin.go
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ func RegisterDevDirective(name, before string) {
 var directives = []string{
 	// primitive actions that set up the fundamental vitals of each config
 	"root",
+	"index",
 	"bind",
 	"maxrequestbody", // TODO: 'limits'
 	"timeouts",
diff --git a/caddyhttp/index/index.go b/caddyhttp/index/index.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..743f6b9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddyhttp/index/index.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy"
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/staticfiles"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	caddy.RegisterPlugin("index", caddy.Plugin{
+		ServerType: "http",
+		Action:     setupIndex,
+	})
+}
+
+func setupIndex(c *caddy.Controller) error {
+	var index []string
+
+	for c.Next() {
+		args := c.RemainingArgs()
+
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			return c.Errf("Expected at least one index")
+		}
+
+		for _, in := range args {
+			index = append(index, in)
+		}
+
+		staticfiles.IndexPages = index
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/caddyhttp/index/index_test.go b/caddyhttp/index/index_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfd879f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/caddyhttp/index/index_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy"
+	"github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/staticfiles"
+)
+
+func TestIndexIncompleteParams(t *testing.T) {
+	c := caddy.NewTestController("", "index")
+
+	err := setupIndex(c)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected an error, but didn't get one")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	c := caddy.NewTestController("", "index a.html b.html c.html")
+
+	err := setupIndex(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected no errors, got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expectedIndex := []string{"a.html", "b.html", "c.html"}
+
+	if len(staticfiles.IndexPages) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 3 values, got %v", len(staticfiles.IndexPages))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure ordering is correct
+	for i, actual := range staticfiles.IndexPages {
+		if actual != expectedIndex[i] {
+			t.Errorf("Expected value in position %d to be %v, got %v", i, expectedIndex[i], actual)
+		}
+	}
+}