diff --git a/etc/dev.localhost.localdomain.psgi b/etc/dev.localhost.localdomain.psgi
index 31a4e55c9..6ed510b33 100644
--- a/etc/dev.localhost.localdomain.psgi
+++ b/etc/dev.localhost.localdomain.psgi
@@ -1,42 +1,48 @@
 BEGIN {
-
-    # This is just a temporary hack
-    our $WEBGUI_ROOT    = '/data/WebGUI';
-    our $WEBGUI_DOMAINS = '/data/domains';
-    our $WEBGUI_CONFIG  = 'dev.localhost.localdomain';
+    # Define your site settings here
+    # These are the config values that normally appear in your wre's 
+    # site.modperl.conf and site.modproxy.conf
+    our $WEBGUI_ROOT   = '/data/WebGUI';
+    our $WEBGUI_CONFIG = 'dev.localhost.localdomain';
+    our $DOCUMENT_ROOT = '/data/domains/dev.localhost.localdomain/public';
 }
 use local::lib $WEBGUI_ROOT;
 use WebGUI;
-use Plack::Middleware;
 use Plack::Builder;
 
-my $app = sub {
+my %SETTINGS = (
+    'wg.WEBGUI_ROOT'             => $WEBGUI_ROOT,
+    'wg.WEBGUI_CONFIG'           => "$WEBGUI_CONFIG.conf",
+    'wg.DOCUMENT_ROOT'           => $DOCUMENT_ROOT,
+    'wg.DIR_CONFIG.WebguiRoot'   => $WEBGUI_ROOT,
+    'wg.DIR_CONFIG.WebguiConfig' => "$WEBGUI_CONFIG.conf",
+);
+
+my $wg = sub {
     my $env = shift;
-    $env->{'wg.WEBGUI_ROOT'}             = $WEBGUI_ROOT;
-    $env->{'wg.WEBGUI_CONFIG'}           = "$WEBGUI_CONFIG.conf";
-    $env->{'wg.DIR_CONFIG.WebguiRoot'}   = $env->{'wg.WEBGUI_ROOT'};
-    $env->{'wg.DIR_CONFIG.WebguiConfig'} = $env->{'wg.WEBGUI_CONFIG'};
+    @{$env}{ keys %SETTINGS } = values %SETTINGS;
     WebGUI::handle_psgi($env);
 };
 
-# Apply some Middleware
 builder {
 
-    # /extras
+    # /extras - deliver via Plack::Middleware::Static
     add 'Plack::Middleware::Static',
         path => qr{^/extras/},
-        root => "$WEBGUI_ROOT/www/";
+        root => "$SETTINGS{'wg.WEBGUI_ROOT'}/www/";
 
-    # /uploads (ignore .wgaccess for now..)
-    add 'Plack::Middleware::Static',
-        path => qr{^/uploads/},
-        root => "$WEBGUI_DOMAINS/dev.localhost.localdomain/public/";
+    # /uploads - deliver via Plack::Middleware::WGAccess
+    # This takes the place of WebGUI::URL::Uploads in handling .wgaccess and 
+    # delivery of static files in /uploads
+    add 'Plack::Middleware::WGAccess',
+        path     => qr{^/uploads/},
+        settings => {%SETTINGS};
 
     add 'Plack::Middleware::XFramework', framework => 'WebGUI';
 
-    # Already enabled by plackup script
+    # AccessLog already enabled by default if you are using the plackup script
     # add 'Plack::Middleware::AccessLog',
     #    format => "combined";
 
-    $app;
+    $wg;
 }
diff --git a/lib/Plack/Middleware/WGAccess.pm b/lib/Plack/Middleware/WGAccess.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce7b71228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Plack/Middleware/WGAccess.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package Plack::Middleware::WGAccess;
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use base qw/Plack::Middleware::Static/;
+use Path::Class 'dir';
+__PACKAGE__->mk_accessors('settings');
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Plack::Middleware::WGAccess
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Plack Middleware that delivers static files with .wgaccess awareness
+
+=cut
+
+sub _handle_static {
+    my($self, $env) = @_;
+    
+    # Populate $env with $self->settings so that we get consistent wg API behaviour
+    my %settings = %{$self->settings};
+    @{$env}{keys %settings} = values %settings;
+    
+    # Populate $self->root from $SETTINGS so that it doesn't need to be specified in psgi file
+    $self->root($settings{'wg.DOCUMENT_ROOT'});
+
+    #######################################
+    # Copied from Plack::Middleware::Static::_handle_static
+    
+    my $path_match = $self->path or return;
+
+    if ($env->{PATH_INFO} =~ m!\.\.[/\\]!) {
+        return $self->return_403;
+    }
+
+    my $path = do {
+        my $matched;
+        local $_ = $env->{PATH_INFO};
+        if (ref $path_match eq 'CODE') {
+            $matched = $path_match->($_);
+        } else {
+            $matched = $_ =~ $path_match;
+        }
+        return unless $matched;
+        $_;
+    } or return;
+
+    my $docroot = dir($self->root || ".");
+    my $file = $docroot->file(File::Spec::Unix->splitpath($path));
+    my $realpath = Cwd::realpath($file->absolute->stringify);
+
+    # Is the requested path within the root?
+    if ($realpath && !$docroot->subsumes($realpath)) {
+        return $self->return_403;
+    }
+
+    # Does the file actually exist?
+    if (!$realpath || !-f $file) {
+        return $self->return_404;
+    }
+
+    # If the requested file present but lacking the permission to read it?
+    if (!-r $file) {
+        return $self->return_403;
+    }
+    
+    ###############################
+    # Copied from WebGUI::URL::Uploads
+    my $wgaccess = File::Spec::Unix->catfile($file->dir, '.wgaccess');
+    if (-e $wgaccess) {
+        my $fileContents;
+        open(my $FILE, "<", $wgaccess);
+        while (my $line = <$FILE>) {
+            $fileContents .= $line;
+        }
+        close($FILE);
+        my @privs = split("\n", $fileContents);
+        unless ($privs[1] eq "7" || $privs[1] eq "1") {
+            
+            # Construct request,server,config in the usual way
+            require WebGUI::Session::Plack;
+            my $request = WebGUI::Session::Plack->new( env => $env );
+            my $server = $request->server;
+            
+            my $session = $request->pnotes('wgSession');
+            unless (defined $session) {
+                $session = WebGUI::Session->open($server->dir_config('WebguiRoot'), $request->dir_config('WebguiConfig'), $request, $server);
+            }
+            my $hasPrivs = ($session->var->get("userId") eq $privs[0] || $session->user->isInGroup($privs[1]) || $session->user->isInGroup($privs[2]));
+            $session->close();
+            if ($hasPrivs) {
+                return $self->SUPER::_handle_static($env); # serve statically
+            }
+            else {
+                return $self->return_403;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        return $self->SUPER::_handle_static($env); # serve statically
+    }
+}
+
+1;
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