diff --git a/gateway/main.go b/gateway/main.go
index 39c91eda..3fdeb0fb 100644
--- a/gateway/main.go
+++ b/gateway/main.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	prometheusQuery := metrics.NewPrometheusQuery(config.PrometheusHost, config.PrometheusPort, &http.Client{})
 	faasHandlers.ListFunctions = metrics.AddMetricsHandler(faasHandlers.ListFunctions, prometheusQuery)
-	faasHandlers.ScaleFunction = handlers.MakeForwardingProxyHandler(reverseProxy, forwardingNotifiers, urlResolver, nilURLTransformer, serviceAuthInjector)
+	faasHandlers.ScaleFunction = scaling.MakeHorizontalScalingHandler(handlers.MakeForwardingProxyHandler(reverseProxy, forwardingNotifiers, urlResolver, nilURLTransformer, serviceAuthInjector))
 
 	if credentials != nil {
 		faasHandlers.Alert =
diff --git a/gateway/scaling/ranges.go b/gateway/scaling/ranges.go
index 4e6cab2c..33850249 100644
--- a/gateway/scaling/ranges.go
+++ b/gateway/scaling/ranges.go
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 package scaling
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/openfaas/faas-provider/types"
+)
+
 const (
 	// DefaultMinReplicas is the minimal amount of replicas for a service.
 	DefaultMinReplicas = 1
@@ -21,3 +30,43 @@ const (
 	// ScalingFactorLabel label indicates the scaling factor for a function
 	ScalingFactorLabel = "com.openfaas.scale.factor"
 )
+
+func MakeHorizontalScalingHandler(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			http.Error(w, "Only POST is allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if r.Body == nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Error reading request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Error reading request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
+		scaleRequest := types.ScaleServiceRequest{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &scaleRequest); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Error unmarshalling request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if scaleRequest.Replicas < 1 {
+			scaleRequest.Replicas = 1
+		}
+
+		if scaleRequest.Replicas > DefaultMaxReplicas {
+			scaleRequest.Replicas = DefaultMaxReplicas
+		}
+
+		upstreamReq, _ := json.Marshal(scaleRequest)
+		// Restore the io.ReadCloser to its original state
+		r.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(upstreamReq))
+
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+}