diff --git a/lib/node/index.js b/lib/node/index.js
index 34078a71e..d1955936e 100644
--- a/lib/node/index.js
+++ b/lib/node/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var qs = require('qs');
 var zlib = require('zlib');
 var util = require('util');
+var superagentparse = require('superagentparse');
 
 /**
  * Expose the request function.
@@ -511,6 +512,19 @@ Request.prototype.parse = function(fn){
   return this;
 };
 
+
+/**
+ * Support multi encodings.
+ *
+ * @param {String} encoding. 'big5', 'gbk' etc.
+ * @return {Request} for chaining
+ * @api public
+ */
+Request.prototype.decode = function (encoding) {
+  this.parse(superagentparse(encoding));
+  return this;
+};
+
 /**
  * Redirect to `url
  *
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b4510959..42aa87e7e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,21 +20,23 @@
     "url": "git://github.com/visionmedia/superagent.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "qs": "0.6.6",
-    "formidable": "1.0.14",
-    "mime": "1.2.5",
     "component-emitter": "1.1.2",
-    "methods": "0.0.1",
     "cookiejar": "1.3.0",
     "debug": "~0.7.2",
+    "extend": "~1.2.1",
+    "formidable": "1.0.14",
+    "methods": "0.0.1",
+    "mime": "1.2.5",
+    "qs": "0.6.6",
     "reduce-component": "1.0.1",
-    "extend": "~1.2.1"
+    "superagentparse": "^0.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "zuul": "~1.3.0",
     "express": "3.5.0",
     "better-assert": "~0.1.0",
     "should": "3.1.3",
+    "iconv-lite": "^0.2.11",
     "mocha": "*"
   },
   "browser": {
diff --git a/test/node/parsers.js b/test/node/parsers.js
index c3855a00a..55fd61496 100644
--- a/test/node/parsers.js
+++ b/test/node/parsers.js
@@ -2,12 +2,31 @@
 var request = require('../..')
   , express = require('express')
   , assert = require('better-assert')
+  , iconv = require('iconv-lite')
   , app = express();
 
 app.get('/manny', function(req, res){
   res.send('{"name":"manny"}');
 });
 
+app.get('/gbk', function (req, res) {
+  res.type('html');
+  var buf = iconv.encode('你好', 'gbk');
+  res.send(buf);
+});
+
+app.get('/big5', function (req, res) {
+  res.type('html');
+  var buf = iconv.encode('你好', 'big5');
+  res.send(buf);
+});
+
+app.get('/utf-8', function (req, res) {
+  res.type('html');
+  var buf = new Buffer('你好');
+  res.send(buf);
+});
+
 app.listen(3033);
 
 describe('req.parse(fn)', function(){
@@ -21,5 +40,32 @@ describe('req.parse(fn)', function(){
       assert('manny' == res.body.name);
       done();
     });
-  })
-})
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+  });
+
+  it('should parse gbk encoding page', function () {
+    request
+      .get('http://localhost:3033/gbk')
+      .decode('gbk')
+      .end(function (res) {
+        res.text.should.equal('你好');
+      });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse big5 encoding page', function () {
+    request
+      .get('http://localhost:3033/big5')
+      .decode('big5')
+      .end(function (res) {
+        res.text.should.equal('你好');
+      });
+  });
+
+  it('should parse utf-8 encoding page', function () {
+    request
+      .get('http://localhost:3033/utf-8')
+      .decode('utf-8')
+      .end(function (res) {
+        res.text.should.equal('你好');
+      });
+  });
+});
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