diff --git a/backend/PennCourses/middleware.py b/backend/PennCourses/middleware.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..928a59ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/PennCourses/middleware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from accounts.middleware import LoginRequiredMiddleware
+
+class CustomLoginMiddleware(LoginRequiredMiddleware):
+    def add_new_exempt_urls(self):
+        exempt_urls = []
+        
+        self.EXEMPT_URLS.extend(exempt_urls)
+        # EXAMPLE USAGE
+        # self.EXEMPT_URLS.append(r"^accounts/new_exempt_url/$")
+        # This can be overriden in the subclass
diff --git a/backend/PennCourses/settings/base.py b/backend/PennCourses/settings/base.py
index b12601fc..354789e5 100644
--- a/backend/PennCourses/settings/base.py
+++ b/backend/PennCourses/settings/base.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
+    "PennCourses.middleware.CustomLoginMiddleware",
 ]
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = os.environ.get("ROOT_URLCONF", "PennCourses.urls")