diff --git a/src/Actions/CloneRoutesAsTenant.php b/src/Actions/CloneRoutesAsTenant.php
index 120ab0d0..abe2cbcd 100644
--- a/src/Actions/CloneRoutesAsTenant.php
+++ b/src/Actions/CloneRoutesAsTenant.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Resolvers\PathTenantResolver;
  * By providing a callback to shouldClone(), you can change how it's determined if a route should be cloned if you don't want to use middleware flags.
  *
  * Cloned routes are prefixed with '/{tenant}', flagged with 'tenant' middleware, and have their names prefixed with 'tenant.'.
+ * The addition of the 'tenant' middleware can be controlled using addTenantMiddleware(array). You can specify the identification
+ * middleware to be used on the cloned route using that method -- instead of using the approach that "inherits" it from a universal route.
  *
  * The addition of the tenant parameter can be controlled using addTenantParameter(true|false). Note that if you decide to disable
  * tenant parameter addition, the routes MUST differ in domains. This can be controlled using the domain(string|null) method. The
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ class CloneRoutesAsTenant
     protected Closure|null $cloneUsing = null; // The callback should accept Route instance or the route name (string)
     protected Closure|null $shouldClone = null;
     protected array $cloneRoutesWithMiddleware = ['clone'];
+    protected array $addTenantMiddleware = ['tenant'];
 
     public function __construct(
         protected Router $router,
@@ -148,6 +151,18 @@ class CloneRoutesAsTenant
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The tenant middleware to be added to the cloned route.
+     *
+     * If used with early identification, make sure to include 'tenant' in this array.
+     */
+    public function addTenantMiddleware(array $middleware): static
+    {
+        $this->addTenantMiddleware = $middleware;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /** The domain the cloned route should use. Set to null if it shouldn't be scoped to a domain. */
     public function domain(string|null $domain): static
     {
@@ -271,9 +286,7 @@ class CloneRoutesAsTenant
             fn ($mw) => ! in_array($mw, $this->cloneRoutesWithMiddleware) && ! in_array($mw, ['central', 'tenant', 'universal'])
         );
 
-        $processedMiddleware[] = 'tenant';
-
-        return array_unique($processedMiddleware);
+        return array_unique(array_merge($processedMiddleware, $this->addTenantMiddleware));
     }
 
     /** Check if route already has tenant parameter or name prefix. */
diff --git a/tests/CloneActionTest.php b/tests/CloneActionTest.php
index 74625994..8fc66c56 100644
--- a/tests/CloneActionTest.php
+++ b/tests/CloneActionTest.php
@@ -437,3 +437,30 @@ test('cloning a route without a prefix or differing domains overrides the origin
     expect(collect(RouteFacade::getRoutes()->get())->map->getName())->toContain('tenant.foo');
     expect(collect(RouteFacade::getRoutes()->get())->map->getName())->not()->toContain('foo');
 });
+
+test('addTenantMiddleware can be used to specify the tenant middleware for the cloned route', function () {
+    RouteFacade::get('/foo', fn () => true)->name('foo')->middleware(['clone']);
+    RouteFacade::get('/bar', fn () => true)->name('bar')->middleware(['clone']);
+
+    $cloneAction = app(CloneRoutesAsTenant::class);
+
+    $cloneAction->cloneRoute('foo')->addTenantMiddleware([InitializeTenancyByPath::class])->handle();
+    expect(collect(RouteFacade::getRoutes()->get())->map->getName())->toContain('tenant.foo');
+    $cloned = RouteFacade::getRoutes()->getByName('tenant.foo');
+    expect($cloned->uri())->toBe('{tenant}/foo');
+    expect($cloned->getName())->toBe('tenant.foo');
+    expect(tenancy()->getRouteMiddleware($cloned))->toBe([InitializeTenancyByPath::class]);
+
+    $cloneAction->cloneRoute('bar')
+        ->addTenantMiddleware([InitializeTenancyByDomain::class])
+        ->domain('foo.localhost')
+        ->addTenantParameter(false)
+        ->tenantParameterBeforePrefix(false)
+        ->handle();
+    expect(collect(RouteFacade::getRoutes()->get())->map->getName())->toContain('tenant.bar');
+    $cloned = RouteFacade::getRoutes()->getByName('tenant.bar');
+    expect($cloned->uri())->toBe('bar');
+    expect($cloned->getName())->toBe('tenant.bar');
+    expect($cloned->getDomain())->toBe('foo.localhost');
+    expect(tenancy()->getRouteMiddleware($cloned))->toBe([InitializeTenancyByDomain::class]);
+});