diff --git a/diff.go b/diff.go
index 8ac8bd0..64e3dcd 100644
--- a/diff.go
+++ b/diff.go
@@ -23,6 +23,56 @@ const (
 	DELETE = "delete"
 )
 
+// DiffType represents an enum with all the supported diff types
+type DiffType uint8
+
+const (
+	UNSUPPORTED DiffType = iota
+	STRUCT
+	SLICE
+	ARRAY
+	STRING
+	BOOL
+	INT
+	UINT
+	FLOAT
+	MAP
+	PTR
+	INTERFACE
+)
+
+func (t DiffType) String() string {
+	switch t {
+	case STRUCT:
+		return "STRUCT"
+	case SLICE:
+		return "SLICE"
+	case ARRAY:
+		return "ARRAY"
+	case STRING:
+		return "STRING"
+	case BOOL:
+		return "BOOL"
+	case INT:
+		return "INT"
+	case UINT:
+		return "UINT"
+	case FLOAT:
+		return "FLOAT"
+	case MAP:
+		return "MAP"
+	case PTR:
+		return "PTR"
+	case INTERFACE:
+		return "INTERFACE"
+	default:
+		return "UNSUPPORTED"
+	}
+}
+
+// DiffFunc represents the built-in diff functions
+type DiffFunc func([]string, reflect.Value, reflect.Value, interface{}) error
+
 // Differ a configurable diff instance
 type Differ struct {
 	TagName                string
@@ -53,7 +103,7 @@ type Change struct {
 // ValueDiffer is an interface for custom differs
 type ValueDiffer interface {
 	Match(a, b reflect.Value) bool
-	Diff(cl *Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value) error
+	Diff(dt DiffType, df DiffFunc, cl *Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error
 	InsertParentDiffer(dfunc func(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, p interface{}) error)
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +184,35 @@ func (cl *Changelog) Filter(path []string) Changelog {
 	return ncl
 }
 
+func (d *Differ) getDiffType(a, b reflect.Value) (DiffType, DiffFunc) {
+	switch {
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Struct, reflect.Invalid):
+		return STRUCT, d.diffStruct
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Slice, reflect.Invalid):
+		return SLICE, d.diffSlice
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Array, reflect.Invalid):
+		return ARRAY, d.diffSlice
+	case are(a, b, reflect.String, reflect.Invalid):
+		return STRING, d.diffString
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Bool, reflect.Invalid):
+		return BOOL, d.diffBool
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64, reflect.Invalid):
+		return INT, d.diffInt
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Invalid):
+		return UINT, d.diffUint
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64, reflect.Invalid):
+		return FLOAT, d.diffFloat
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Map, reflect.Invalid):
+		return MAP, d.diffMap
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Invalid):
+		return PTR, d.diffPtr
+	case are(a, b, reflect.Interface, reflect.Invalid):
+		return INTERFACE, d.diffInterface
+	default:
+		return UNSUPPORTED, nil
+	}
+}
+
 // Diff returns a changelog of all mutated values from both
 func (d *Differ) Diff(a, b interface{}) (Changelog, error) {
 	// reset the state of the diff
@@ -160,11 +239,14 @@ func (d *Differ) diff(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) err
 		return ErrTypeMismatch
 	}
 
+	// get the diff type and the corresponding built-int diff function to handle this type
+	diffType, diffFunc := d.getDiffType(a, b)
+
 	// first go through custom diff functions
 	if len(d.customValueDiffers) > 0 {
 		for _, vd := range d.customValueDiffers {
 			if vd.Match(a, b) {
-				err := vd.Diff(&d.cl, path, a, b)
+				err := vd.Diff(diffType, diffFunc, &d.cl, path, a, b, parent)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -174,32 +256,11 @@ func (d *Differ) diff(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) err
 	}
 
 	// then built-in diff functions
-	switch {
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Struct, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffStruct(path, a, b)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Slice, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffSlice(path, a, b)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Array, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffSlice(path, a, b)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.String, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffString(path, a, b, parent)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Bool, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffBool(path, a, b, parent)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffInt(path, a, b, parent)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffUint(path, a, b, parent)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffFloat(path, a, b, parent)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Map, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffMap(path, a, b)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffPtr(path, a, b, parent)
-	case are(a, b, reflect.Interface, reflect.Invalid):
-		return d.diffInterface(path, a, b, parent)
-	default:
+	if diffType == UNSUPPORTED {
 		return errors.New("unsupported type: " + a.Kind().String())
 	}
+
+	return diffFunc(path, a, b, parent)
 }
 
 func (cl *Changelog) Add(t string, path []string, ftco ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/diff_map.go b/diff_map.go
index dcb8efb..02b1c1b 100644
--- a/diff_map.go
+++ b/diff_map.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vmihailenco/msgpack"
 )
 
-func (d *Differ) diffMap(path []string, a, b reflect.Value) error {
+func (d *Differ) diffMap(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error {
 	if a.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
 		return d.mapValues(CREATE, path, b)
 	}
diff --git a/diff_slice.go b/diff_slice.go
index f6b5455..3fd281b 100644
--- a/diff_slice.go
+++ b/diff_slice.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 )
 
-func (d *Differ) diffSlice(path []string, a, b reflect.Value) error {
+func (d *Differ) diffSlice(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error {
 	if a.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
 		d.cl.Add(CREATE, path, nil, exportInterface(b))
 		return nil
diff --git a/diff_struct.go b/diff_struct.go
index b58f3e8..fb14c57 100644
--- a/diff_struct.go
+++ b/diff_struct.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-func (d *Differ) diffStruct(path []string, a, b reflect.Value) error {
+func (d *Differ) diffStruct(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error {
 	if AreType(a, b, reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})) {
 		return d.diffTime(path, a, b)
 	}
diff --git a/diff_test.go b/diff_test.go
index a075fac..22a6655 100644
--- a/diff_test.go
+++ b/diff_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package diff_test
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -907,7 +908,7 @@ func (o *testTypeDiffer) InsertParentDiffer(dfunc func(path []string, a, b refle
 func (o *testTypeDiffer) Match(a, b reflect.Value) bool {
 	return diff.AreType(a, b, reflect.TypeOf(testType("")))
 }
-func (o *testTypeDiffer) Diff(cl *diff.Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value) error {
+func (o *testTypeDiffer) Diff(dt diff.DiffType, df diff.DiffFunc, cl *diff.Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error {
 	if a.String() != "custom" && b.String() != "match" {
 		cl.Add(diff.UPDATE, path, a.Interface(), b.Interface())
 	}
@@ -944,6 +945,54 @@ func TestCustomDiffer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, cl, 1)
 }
 
+type testStringInterceptorDiffer struct {
+	DiffFunc (func(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, p interface{}) error)
+}
+
+func (o *testStringInterceptorDiffer) InsertParentDiffer(dfunc func(path []string, a, b reflect.Value, p interface{}) error) {
+	o.DiffFunc = dfunc
+}
+
+func (o *testStringInterceptorDiffer) Match(a, b reflect.Value) bool {
+	return diff.AreType(a, b, reflect.TypeOf(testType("")))
+}
+func (o *testStringInterceptorDiffer) Diff(dt diff.DiffType, df diff.DiffFunc, cl *diff.Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error {
+	if dt.String() == "STRING" {
+		// intercept the data
+		aValue, aOk := a.Interface().(testType)
+		bValue, bOk := b.Interface().(testType)
+
+		if aOk && bOk {
+			if aValue == "avalue" {
+				aValue = testType(strings.ToUpper(string(aValue)))
+				a = reflect.ValueOf(aValue)
+			}
+
+			if bValue == "bvalue" {
+				bValue = testType(strings.ToUpper(string(aValue)))
+				b = reflect.ValueOf(bValue)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// continue the diff logic passing the updated a/b values
+	return df(path, a, b, parent)
+}
+
+func TestStringInterceptorDiffer(t *testing.T) {
+	d, err := diff.NewDiffer(
+		diff.CustomValueDiffers(
+			&testStringInterceptorDiffer{},
+		),
+	)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	cl, err := d.Diff(testType("avalue"), testType("bvalue"))
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	assert.Len(t, cl, 0)
+}
+
 type RecursiveTestStruct struct {
 	Id       int
 	Children []RecursiveTestStruct
@@ -961,7 +1010,7 @@ func (o *recursiveTestStructDiffer) Match(a, b reflect.Value) bool {
 	return diff.AreType(a, b, reflect.TypeOf(RecursiveTestStruct{}))
 }
 
-func (o *recursiveTestStructDiffer) Diff(cl *diff.Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value) error {
+func (o *recursiveTestStructDiffer) Diff(dt diff.DiffType, df diff.DiffFunc, cl *diff.Changelog, path []string, a, b reflect.Value, parent interface{}) error {
 	if a.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
 		cl.Add(diff.CREATE, path, nil, b.Interface())
 		return nil