diff --git a/examples/react/src/examples/Overview/index.tsx b/examples/react/src/examples/Overview/index.tsx
index 8dddbb0d..8e6a3441 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/examples/Overview/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/examples/Overview/index.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
   ConnectionMode,
   OnBeforeDelete,
   OnDelete,
+  useNodeChangeMiddleware,
+  NodeChange,
 } from '@xyflow/react';
 
 const onNodeDragStart = (_: ReactMouseEvent, node: Node, nodes: Node[]) => console.log('drag start', node, nodes);
@@ -191,6 +193,37 @@ const nodeColor = (n: Node): string => {
   return '#fff';
 };
 
+function RestrictExtent({
+  minX = -Infinity,
+  minY = -Infinity,
+  maxX = Infinity,
+  maxY = Infinity,
+}: {
+  minX?: number;
+  minY?: number;
+  maxX?: number;
+  maxY?: number;
+}) {
+  useNodeChangeMiddleware(
+    useCallback(
+      (changes: NodeChange[]) => {
+        return changes.map((change) => {
+          if (change.type === 'position' && change.position) {
+            const { position } = change;
+            position.x = Math.min(Math.max(position.x, minX), maxX);
+            position.y = Math.min(Math.max(position.y, minY), maxY);
+            change.position = position;
+          }
+          return change;
+        });
+      },
+      [minX, minY, maxX, maxY]
+    )
+  );
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 const OverviewFlow = () => {
   const [nodes, , onNodesChange] = useNodesState(initialNodes);
   const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState(initialEdges);
@@ -234,8 +267,9 @@ const OverviewFlow = () => {
       maxZoom={Infinity}
       onBeforeDelete={onBeforeDelete}
       onDelete={onDelete}
-      onPaneMouseMove={onPaneMouseMove}
+      // onPaneMouseMove={onPaneMouseMove}
     >
+      <RestrictExtent minX={-100} maxX={500} />
       <MiniMap nodeBorderRadius={2} />
       <Controls orientation="horizontal" />
       <Background gap={25} />
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx
index b2ed270f..d70d6fa8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/BatchProvider/index.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@ export function BatchProvider<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
   const store = useStoreApi<NodeType, EdgeType>();
 
   const nodeQueueHandler = useCallback((queueItems: QueueItem<NodeType>[]) => {
-    const { nodes = [], setNodes, hasDefaultNodes, onNodesChange, nodeLookup, fitViewQueued } = store.getState();
+    const {
+      nodes = [],
+      setNodes,
+      hasDefaultNodes,
+      onNodesChange,
+      nodeLookup,
+      fitViewQueued,
+      nodeChangeMiddleware,
+    } = store.getState();
 
     /*
      * This is essentially an `Array.reduce` in imperative clothing. Processing
@@ -40,11 +48,23 @@ export function BatchProvider<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edg
       next = typeof payload === 'function' ? payload(next) : payload;
     }
 
-    const changes = getElementsDiffChanges({
+    let changes = getElementsDiffChanges({
       items: next,
       lookup: nodeLookup,
     }) as NodeChange<NodeType>[];
 
+    console.log('this workds');
+
+    for (const middleware of nodeChangeMiddleware.values()) {
+      changes = middleware(changes);
+    }
+
+    // for (const middleware of nodeSyncMiddleware.values()) {
+    //   changes = middleware(changes);
+    // }
+
+    // Do we always want to setNodes(next) or only when there are changes?
+
     if (hasDefaultNodes) {
       setNodes(next);
     }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2192564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useMiddleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { NodeChange } from '@xyflow/system';
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useStoreApi } from './useStore';
+import { Edge, Node } from '../types';
+
+/**
+ * We identify each middleware with a symbol that is unique for each hook instance.
+ */
+
+function useSymbol() {
+  const symbol = useRef<symbol>();
+  if (!symbol.current) {
+    symbol.current = Symbol();
+  }
+  return symbol;
+}
+
+export function useNodeChangeMiddleware<NodeType extends Node = Node>(
+  fn: (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]
+) {
+  const store = useStoreApi<NodeType, Edge>();
+  const symbol = useSymbol();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const { nodeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
+    nodeChangeMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+  }, [fn]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const { nodeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
+    return () => {
+      nodeChangeMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
+    };
+  }, []);
+}
+
+export function useNodeChangeMiddlewareDynamic<NodeType extends Node = Node>(
+  fn: (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]
+) {
+  const store = useStoreApi<NodeType, Edge>();
+  const symbol = useSymbol();
+
+  const { nodeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
+  nodeChangeMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
+  nodeChangeMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+}
+
+// export function useEdgeChangeMiddleware(fn: (changes: EdgeChange[]) => EdgeChange[]) {
+//   const store = useStoreApi();
+//   const symbol = useSymbol();
+
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     const { edgeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
+//     edgeChangeMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+//   }, [fn]);
+
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     const { edgeChangeMiddleware } = store.getState();
+//     return () => {
+//       edgeChangeMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
+//     };
+//   }, []);
+// }
+
+// export function useNodeSyncMiddleware(fn: (changes: NodeChange[]) => NodeChange[]) {
+//   const store = useStoreApi();
+//   const symbol = useSymbol();
+
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     const { nodeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
+//     nodeSyncMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+//   }, [fn]);
+
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     const { nodeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
+//     return () => {
+//       nodeSyncMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
+//     };
+//   }, []);
+// }
+
+// export function useEdgeSyncMiddleware(fn: (changes: EdgeChange[]) => EdgeChange[]) {
+//   const store = useStoreApi();
+//   const symbol = useSymbol();
+
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     const { edgeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
+//     edgeSyncMiddleware.set(symbol.current!, fn);
+//   }, [fn]);
+
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     const { edgeSyncMiddleware } = store.getState();
+//     return () => {
+//       edgeSyncMiddleware.delete(symbol.current!);
+//     };
+//   }, []);
+// }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.ts b/packages/react/src/index.ts
index b4a67f2e..859e51e8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export { useConnection } from './hooks/useConnection';
 export { useInternalNode } from './hooks/useInternalNode';
 export { useNodeId } from './contexts/NodeIdContext';
 
+export { useNodeChangeMiddleware, useNodeChangeMiddlewareDynamic } from './hooks/useMiddleware';
+
 export { applyNodeChanges, applyEdgeChanges } from './utils/changes';
 export { isNode, isEdge } from './utils/general';
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
index 085f8b1e..0391b041 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ const createStore = ({
       },
       updateNodePositions: (nodeDragItems, dragging = false) => {
         const parentExpandChildren: ParentExpandChild[] = [];
-        const changes = [];
-        const { nodeLookup, triggerNodeChanges } = get();
+        let changes = [];
+        const { nodeLookup, triggerNodeChanges, nodeChangeMiddleware } = get();
 
         for (const [id, dragItem] of nodeDragItems) {
           // we are using the nodelookup to be sure to use the current expandParent and parentId value
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ const createStore = ({
           changes.push(...parentExpandChanges);
         }
 
+        for (const middleware of nodeChangeMiddleware.values()) {
+          changes = middleware(changes);
+        }
+
         triggerNodeChanges(changes);
       },
       triggerNodeChanges: (changes) => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts b/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts
index bfc9baaa..917ef3e7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/store/initialState.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ const getInitialState = ({
     lib: 'react',
     debug: false,
     ariaLabelConfig: defaultAriaLabelConfig,
+
+    nodeChangeMiddleware: new Map(),
+    edgeChangeMiddleware: new Map(),
+    nodeSyncMiddleware: new Map(),
+    edgeSyncMiddleware: new Map(),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/store.ts b/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
index 1fe0d308..a1ab5d64 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/store.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ export type ReactFlowStore<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edge =
   lib: string;
   debug: boolean;
   ariaLabelConfig: AriaLabelConfig;
+
+  nodeChangeMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]>;
+  edgeChangeMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]) => EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]>;
+  nodeSyncMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: NodeChange<NodeType>[]) => NodeChange<NodeType>[]>;
+  edgeSyncMiddleware: Map<symbol, (changes: EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]) => EdgeChange<EdgeType>[]>;
 };
 
 export type ReactFlowActions<NodeType extends Node, EdgeType extends Edge> = {