diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 0d44e55cd8..1f49d16dd2 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Mojolicious.
         - Added finished callback support for HTTP transactions.
         - Added relative path support to Mojo::URL. (marcus)
         - Added simple iterator support to Mojo::DOM.
+        - Added is_xhr method to Mojo::Message::Request.
         - Improved Mojo::Client error logging.
         - Improved Mojo::Template error messages.
         - Improved generated multipart messages to be 2 bytes shorter.
diff --git a/lib/Mojo/Message/Request.pm b/lib/Mojo/Message/Request.pm
index bb135eabf6..4c000bb132 100644
--- a/lib/Mojo/Message/Request.pm
+++ b/lib/Mojo/Message/Request.pm
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ sub is_secure {
     return;
 }
 
+sub is_xhr {
+    my $self = shift;
+
+    # No ajax
+    return unless my $with = $self->headers->header('X-Requested-With');
+
+    # Ajax
+    return 1 if $with =~ /XMLHttpRequest/i;
+
+    # No ajax
+    return;
+}
+
 sub param {
     my $self = shift;
     $self->{_params} = $self->params unless $self->{_params};
@@ -487,6 +500,12 @@ Make sure message has all required headers for the current HTTP version.
 
 Check if connection is secure.
 
+=head2 C<is_xhr>
+
+    my $xhr = $req->is_xhr;
+
+Check C<X-Requested-With> header for C<XMLHttpRequest> value.
+
 =head2 C<param>
 
     my $param = $req->param('foo');
diff --git a/t/mojolicious/lite_app.t b/t/mojolicious/lite_app.t
index ac52f5c2d3..acf008a022 100644
--- a/t/mojolicious/lite_app.t
+++ b/t/mojolicious/lite_app.t
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use Test::More;
 # Make sure sockets are working
 plan skip_all => 'working sockets required for this test!'
   unless Mojo::IOLoop->new->generate_port;
-plan tests => 419;
+plan tests => 429;
 
 # Pollution
 123 =~ m/(\d+)/;
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ get '/null/:null' => sub {
     $self->render(text => $self->param('null'), layout => 'layout');
 };
 
+# GET /maybe/ajax
+get '/maybe/ajax' => sub {
+    my $self = shift;
+    return $self->render(text => 'is ajax') if $self->req->is_xhr;
+    $self->render(text => 'not ajax');
+};
+
 # GET /stream
 get '/stream' => sub {
     my $self    = shift;
@@ -487,6 +494,16 @@ $t->get_ok("http://sri:foo\@localhost:$port/stream")->status_is(200)
   ->header_is('X-Powered-By' => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')
   ->content_like(qr/^foobarsri\:foohttp:\/\/localhost\:\d+\/stream$/);
 
+# GET /maybe/ajax (not ajax)
+$t->get_ok('/maybe/ajax')->status_is(200)
+  ->header_is(Server         => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')
+  ->header_is('X-Powered-By' => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')->content_is('not ajax');
+
+# GET /maybe/ajax (is ajax)
+$t->get_ok('/maybe/ajax', {'X-Requested-With' => 'XMLHttpRequest'})
+  ->status_is(200)->header_is(Server => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')
+  ->header_is('X-Powered-By' => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')->content_is('is ajax');
+
 # GET /finished (with finished callback)
 $t->get_ok('/finished')->status_is(200)
   ->header_is(Server         => 'Mojolicious (Perl)')