diff --git a/axum-extra/CHANGELOG.md b/axum-extra/CHANGELOG.md
index 71530bc1..6a800af1 100644
--- a/axum-extra/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/axum-extra/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning].
 
 # Unreleased
 
+- **added:** Add `option_layer` for converting an `Option<Layer>` into a `Layer` ([#1696])
+- **added:** Implement `Layer` and `Service` for `Either` ([#1696])
 - **added:** Add `TypedPath::with_query_params` ([#1744])
 
+[#1696]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1696
 [#1744]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1744
 
 # 0.4.2 (02. December, 2022)
diff --git a/axum-extra/Cargo.toml b/axum-extra/Cargo.toml
index 9cf797be..a6dec511 100644
--- a/axum-extra/Cargo.toml
+++ b/axum-extra/Cargo.toml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.71"
 tokio = { version = "1.14", features = ["full"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4", features = ["util"] }
+tower-http = { version = "0.3", features = ["map-response-body", "timeout"] }
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/either.rs b/axum-extra/src/either.rs
index 2e3af8b8..73c3412b 100755
--- a/axum-extra/src/either.rs
+++ b/axum-extra/src/either.rs
@@ -93,12 +93,16 @@
 //! [`BytesRejection`]: axum::extract::rejection::BytesRejection
 //! [`IntoResponse::into_response`]: https://docs.rs/axum/0.5/axum/response/index.html#returning-different-response-types
 
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
 use axum::{
     async_trait,
     extract::FromRequestParts,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
 use http::request::Parts;
+use tower_layer::Layer;
+use tower_service::Service;
 
 /// Combines two extractors or responses into a single type.
 ///
@@ -267,3 +271,42 @@ impl_traits_for_either!(Either5 => [E1, E2, E3, E4], E5);
 impl_traits_for_either!(Either6 => [E1, E2, E3, E4, E5], E6);
 impl_traits_for_either!(Either7 => [E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6], E7);
 impl_traits_for_either!(Either8 => [E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7], E8);
+
+impl<E1, E2, S> Layer<S> for Either<E1, E2>
+where
+    E1: Layer<S>,
+    E2: Layer<S>,
+{
+    type Service = Either<E1::Service, E2::Service>;
+
+    fn layer(&self, inner: S) -> Self::Service {
+        match self {
+            Either::E1(layer) => Either::E1(layer.layer(inner)),
+            Either::E2(layer) => Either::E2(layer.layer(inner)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R, E1, E2> Service<R> for Either<E1, E2>
+where
+    E1: Service<R>,
+    E2: Service<R, Response = E1::Response, Error = E1::Error>,
+{
+    type Response = E1::Response;
+    type Error = E1::Error;
+    type Future = futures_util::future::Either<E1::Future, E2::Future>;
+
+    fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
+        match self {
+            Either::E1(inner) => inner.poll_ready(cx),
+            Either::E2(inner) => inner.poll_ready(cx),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn call(&mut self, req: R) -> Self::Future {
+        match self {
+            Either::E1(inner) => futures_util::future::Either::Left(inner.call(req)),
+            Either::E2(inner) => futures_util::future::Either::Right(inner.call(req)),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/lib.rs b/axum-extra/src/lib.rs
index d978c17f..d98df1bb 100644
--- a/axum-extra/src/lib.rs
+++ b/axum-extra/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ pub mod body;
 pub mod either;
 pub mod extract;
 pub mod handler;
+pub mod middleware;
 pub mod response;
 pub mod routing;
 
diff --git a/axum-extra/src/middleware.rs b/axum-extra/src/middleware.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0303d484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axum-extra/src/middleware.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//! Additional middleware utilities.
+
+use crate::either::Either;
+use tower_layer::Identity;
+
+/// Convert an `Option<Layer>` into a [`Layer`].
+///
+/// If the layer is a `Some` it'll be applied, otherwise not.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// use axum_extra::middleware::option_layer;
+/// use axum::{Router, routing::get};
+/// use std::time::Duration;
+/// use tower_http::timeout::TimeoutLayer;
+///
+/// # let option_timeout = Some(Duration::new(10, 0));
+/// let timeout_layer = option_timeout.map(TimeoutLayer::new);
+///
+/// let app = Router::new()
+///     .route("/", get(|| async {}))
+///     .layer(option_layer(timeout_layer));
+/// # let _: Router = app;
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Difference between this and [`tower::util::option_layer`]
+///
+/// [`tower::util::option_layer`] always changes the error type to [`BoxError`] which requires
+/// using [`HandleErrorLayer`] when used with axum, even if the layer you're applying uses
+/// [`Infallible`].
+///
+/// `axum_extra::middleware::option_layer` on the other hand doesn't change the error type so can
+/// be applied directly.
+///
+/// [`Layer`]: tower_layer::Layer
+/// [`BoxError`]: tower::BoxError
+/// [`HandleErrorLayer`]: axum::error_handling::HandleErrorLayer
+/// [`Infallible`]: std::convert::Infallible
+pub fn option_layer<L>(layer: Option<L>) -> Either<L, Identity> {
+    layer
+        .map(Either::E1)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| Either::E2(Identity::new()))
+}