diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fb26cb..e949d24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ That concludes the tutorial! Hope you find it useful, I know I have.
 The package exports everything from `awilix-router-core` as well as the following **Koa middleware factories**:
 
 - `scopePerRequest(container)`: creates a scope per request.
+- `attachContainer(container)`: permits use of awilix-koa without creating a scope per request.
 - `controller(decoratedClassOrController)`: registers routes and delegates to Koa Router.
 - `importControllers(router, pattern, opts)`: imports files matching a glob pattern, registers their exports as controllers, applying them to the supplied koa-router
 - `loadControllers(pattern, opts, router)`: loads files matching a glob pattern and registers their exports as controllers and returns a middleware for use with Koa
diff --git a/src/controller.ts b/src/controller.ts
index 9d4be5a..41e9a61 100644
--- a/src/controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller.ts
@@ -19,24 +19,30 @@ export type ConstructorOrControllerBuilder =
   | (new (...args: Array<any>) => any)
   | IAwilixControllerBuilder
 
+export interface InstanceOptions {
+  singleton?: boolean
+}
+
 /**
  * Registers one or multiple decorated controller classes.
  *
  * @param ControllerClass One or multiple "controller" classes
  *        with decorators to register
+ * @param options
  */
 export function controller(
   ControllerClass:
     | ConstructorOrControllerBuilder
     | Array<ConstructorOrControllerBuilder>,
+  options?: InstanceOptions
 ): Middleware {
   const router = new Router()
   if (Array.isArray(ControllerClass)) {
     ControllerClass.forEach((c) =>
-      _registerController(router, getStateAndTarget(c)),
+      _registerController(router, options, getStateAndTarget(c)),
     )
   } else {
-    _registerController(router, getStateAndTarget(ControllerClass))
+    _registerController(router, options, getStateAndTarget(ControllerClass))
   }
 
   return compose([router.routes(), router.allowedMethods()]) as any
@@ -47,17 +53,19 @@ export function controller(
  *
  * @param router
  * @param pattern
- * @param opts
+ * @param globOptions
+ * @param options
  */
 export function importControllers(
   router: Router,
   pattern: string,
-  opts?: IOptions,
+  globOptions?: IOptions,
+  options?: InstanceOptions
 ): void {
   findControllers(pattern, {
-    ...opts,
+    ...globOptions,
     absolute: true,
-  }).forEach(_registerController.bind(null, router))
+  }).forEach(_registerController.bind(null, router, options))
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,16 +73,18 @@ export function importControllers(
  * This return value must be used with `Koa.use`, and is incompatible with `Router.use`
  *
  * @param pattern
- * @param opts
+ * @param globOptions
  * @param router
+ * @param options
  */
 export function loadControllers(
   pattern: string,
-  opts?: IOptions,
+  globOptions?: IOptions,
   router?: Router,
+  options?: InstanceOptions
 ): Middleware {
   const r = router || new Router()
-  importControllers(r, pattern, opts)
+  importControllers(r, pattern, globOptions, options)
   return compose([r.routes(), r.allowedMethods()]) as any
 }
 
@@ -82,18 +92,20 @@ export function loadControllers(
  * Reads the config state and registers the routes in the router.
  *
  * @param router
+ * @param options
  * @param ControllerClass
  */
 function _registerController(
   router: Router,
-  stateAndTarget: IStateAndTarget | null,
+  options?: InstanceOptions,
+  stateAndTarget?: IStateAndTarget | null,
 ): void {
   if (!stateAndTarget) {
     return
   }
 
   const { state, target } = stateAndTarget
-  const invoker = makeInvoker(target as any)
+  const invoker = makeInvoker(target as any, { lifetime: options?.singleton ? 'SINGLETON' : 'SCOPED' })
   const rolledUp = rollUpState(state)
   rolledUp.forEach((methodCfg, methodName) => {
     methodCfg.verbs.forEach((httpVerb) => {
diff --git a/src/invokers.ts b/src/invokers.ts
index 22e3a71..88a18ff 100644
--- a/src/invokers.ts
+++ b/src/invokers.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ export function makeInvoker<T>(
  * only parameter, and then call the `methodToInvoke` on
  * the result.
  *
- * @param, {Function} fn
+ * @param {Function} fn
+ * @param opts
  * @return {(methodToInvoke: string) => (ctx) => void}
  */
 export function makeFunctionInvoker<T>(
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ export function makeFunctionInvoker<T>(
 /**
  * Same as `makeInvoker` but for classes.
  *
- * @param  {Class} Class
+ * @param {Class} Class
+ * @param opts
  * @return {(methodToInvoke: string) => (ctx) => void}
  */
 export function makeClassInvoker<T>(
@@ -68,10 +70,13 @@ export function makeClassInvoker<T>(
  * then call the method on the result, passing in the Koa context
  * and `next()`.
  *
- * @param, {Resolver} resolver
+ * @param {Resolver} resolver
  * @return {(methodToInvoke: string) => (ctx) => void}
  */
 export function makeResolverInvoker<T>(resolver: Resolver<T>) {
+  const singleton = resolver.lifetime === 'SINGLETON'
+  let _resolved: any
+
   /**
    * 2nd step is to create a method to invoke on the result
    * of the resolver.
@@ -89,7 +94,21 @@ export function makeResolverInvoker<T>(resolver: Resolver<T>) {
      */
     return function memberInvoker(ctx: any, ...rest: any[]) {
       const container: AwilixContainer = ctx.state.container
-      const resolved: any = container.build(resolver)
+      if (!container) {
+        throw new Error('Awilix container not found on Koa state object. Please ensure you use either scopePerRequest or attachContainer')
+      }
+
+      let resolved: any
+      if (singleton) {
+        if (!_resolved) {
+          _resolved = container.build(resolver)
+        }
+        resolved = _resolved
+      }
+      else {
+        resolved = container.build(resolver)
+      }
+
       assert(
         methodToInvoke,
         `methodToInvoke must be a valid method type, such as string, number or symbol, but was ${String(
diff --git a/src/scope-per-request.ts b/src/scope-per-request.ts
index 91b7eaa..4ea9cfb 100644
--- a/src/scope-per-request.ts
+++ b/src/scope-per-request.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,22 @@ export function scopePerRequest(container: AwilixContainer) {
     return next()
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Koa middleware factory that will simply attach the container
+ * to the context (ctx) state, with no additional scoping.
+ *
+ * You should only use one of either scopePerRequest or attachContainer.
+ *
+ * @param  {AwilixContainer} container
+ * @return {Function}
+ */
+export function attachContainer(container: AwilixContainer) {
+  return function attachContainerMiddleware(
+    ctx: any,
+    next: import('koa').Next,
+  ) {
+    ctx.state.container = container
+    return next()
+  }
+}