diff --git a/lib/create_store.js b/lib/create_store.js
index 7a3bf97..a1ba0b2 100644
--- a/lib/create_store.js
+++ b/lib/create_store.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 var _each = require("lodash/collection/forEach"),
-    _isFunction = require("lodash/lang/isFunction"),
     Store = require("./store"),
-    inherits = require("./util/inherits");
+    inherits = require("./util/inherits"),
+    _extend = require("lodash/object/assign"),
+    _isObject = require("lodash/lang/isObject"),
+    _isArray = require("lodash/lang/isArray"),
+    FunctionChainingError = require('./function_chaining_error');
 
 var RESERVED_KEYS = ["flux", "waitFor"];
 
@@ -16,20 +19,15 @@ var createStore = function(spec) {
     options = options || {};
     Store.call(this);
 
-    for (var key in spec) {
-      if (key === "actions") {
-        this.bindActions(spec[key]);
-      } else if (key === "initialize") {
-        // do nothing
-      } else if (_isFunction(spec[key])) {
-        this[key] = spec[key].bind(this);
-      } else {
-        this[key] = spec[key];
-      }
+    // Assign mixins first
+    if (_isArray(spec.mixins)) {
+      spec.mixins.forEach(createStore.mixSpecIntoComponent.bind(null, this));
     }
 
-    if (spec.initialize) {
-      spec.initialize.call(this, options);
+    createStore.mixSpecIntoComponent(this, spec);
+
+    if (this.initialize) {
+      this.initialize(options);
     }
   };
 
@@ -37,4 +35,68 @@ var createStore = function(spec) {
   return constructor;
 };
 
+// Define helper functions as properties on createStore so that they can be overridden.
+createStore.mixSpecIntoComponent = function mixSpecIntoComponent(component, spec) {
+  for (var key in spec) {
+
+    // Actions are bound, as seen.
+    if (key === "actions") {
+      if (!_isObject(spec[key])) {
+        throw new Error("Actions must be defined as an object.");
+      }
+      component.bindActions(spec[key]);
+    }
+
+    // Functions are chained, with mixin functions being run before spec functions.
+    else if (typeof spec[key] === "function") {
+      // Allow users to mark a function as unchainable via 'chainable'
+      if (component[key] && component[key].chainable !== false) {
+        // Only functions can be chained.
+        if (typeof component[key] !== "function") {
+          throw new FunctionChainingError(key);
+        }
+        component[key] = createStore.createChainedFunction(component[key], spec[key]).bind(component);
+      } else {
+        component[key] = spec[key].bind(component);
+        if (spec[key].chainable === false) {
+          component[key].chainable = false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Other values are merged. Objects are merged with _.extend() and arrays are concatenated.
+    // Define a custom merge function by overriding `createStore.merge`.
+    else {
+      if (typeof component[key] === "function") {
+        throw new FunctionChainingError(key);
+      }
+      component[key] = createStore.merge(component[key], spec[key]);
+    }
+
+  }
+  return component;
+};
+
+createStore.createChainedFunction = function createChainedFunction(one, two) {
+  return function chainedFunction() {
+    one.apply(this, arguments);
+    two.apply(this, arguments);
+  };
+};
+
+createStore.merge = function merge(one, two) {
+  if (one === undefined || one === null) {
+    return two;
+  } else if (two === undefined || two === null) {
+    return one;
+  } else if (_isObject(one) && _isObject(two)) {
+    return _extend(one, two);
+  } else if (_isArray(one) && _isArray(two)) {
+    return one.concat(two);
+  }
+  // If types cannot be merged (strings, numbers, etc), simply override the value.
+  return two;
+};
+
+
 module.exports = createStore;
diff --git a/lib/function_chaining_error.js b/lib/function_chaining_error.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8081be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/function_chaining_error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var inherits = require('./util/inherits');
+
+function FunctionChainingError(key) {
+  Error.call(this);
+  this.name = "FunctionChainingError";
+  this.message = "You are attempting to define " +
+            "`" + key + "` on your store more than once, but that is only supported " +
+            "for functions, which are chained together.";
+}
+
+inherits(FunctionChainingError, Error);
+
+module.exports = FunctionChainingError;
diff --git a/test/unit/test_store.js b/test/unit/test_store.js
index 90114be..17dbd09 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_store.js
+++ b/test/unit/test_store.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ var Fluxxor = require("../../");
 var chai = require("chai"),
     expect = chai.expect,
     sinon = require("sinon"),
-    sinonChai = require("sinon-chai");
+    sinonChai = require("sinon-chai"),
+    FunctionChainingError = require('../../lib/function_chaining_error');
 
 chai.use(sinonChai);
 
@@ -167,4 +168,74 @@ describe("Store", function() {
       new Store();
     }).to.throw(/handler.*type ACTION.*falsy/);
   });
+
+  it("Allows use of mixins", function() {
+    var value = 0;
+    var mixin = {
+      actions: {
+        "ACTION3": "handleAction3"
+      },
+      handleAction: function() {
+        value++;
+      },
+      handleAction3: function() {
+        value++;
+      }
+    };
+    var mixin2 = {
+      handleAction2: function() {
+        value++;
+      }
+    };
+
+    var Store = Fluxxor.createStore({
+      mixins: [mixin, mixin2],
+      actions: {
+        "ACTION": "handleAction",
+        "ACTION2": "handleAction2"
+      },
+
+      handleAction: function() {
+        value++;
+      },
+      handleAction2: function() {
+        value++;
+      }
+    });
+    var store = new Store();
+
+    store.__handleAction__({type: "ACTION"});
+    expect(value).to.equal(2);
+    store.__handleAction__({type: "ACTION2"});
+    expect(value).to.equal(4);
+    store.__handleAction__({type: "ACTION3"});
+    expect(value).to.equal(5);
+  });
+
+  it("Throws errors when incorrectly using mixins", function() {
+    var mixin = {
+      handleAction: function() {}
+    };
+    // An error should be thrown when attempting to mix a string with a function.
+    var mixin2 = {
+      handleAction: "string"
+    };
+
+    function createStore(){
+      var Store = Fluxxor.createStore({
+        mixins: [mixin, mixin2],
+        actions: {
+          "ACTION": "handleAction"
+        },
+
+        handleAction: function() {}
+      });
+      return new Store();
+    }
+
+    expect(createStore).to.throw(
+      FunctionChainingError,
+      /You are attempting to define `handleAction`.*/
+    );
+  });
 });