diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/flush/FlushRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/flush/FlushRequest.java
index 27457323c2fcb..439d1585a5b67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/flush/FlushRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/flush/FlushRequest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.Version;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.BroadcastOperationRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ public class FlushRequest extends BroadcastOperationRequest<FlushRequest> {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Copy constructor that creates a new flush request that is a copy of the one provided as an argument.
+     * The new request will inherit though headers and context from the original request that caused it.
+     */
+    public FlushRequest(ActionRequest originalRequest) {
+        super(originalRequest);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new flush request against one or more indices. If nothing is provided, all indices will
      * be flushed.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/delete/TransportDeleteMappingAction.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/delete/TransportDeleteMappingAction.java
index 65af7b24ea320..ba1deb9107afb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/delete/TransportDeleteMappingAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/mapping/delete/TransportDeleteMappingAction.java
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListener;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ShardOperationFailedException;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.FlushResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.flush.TransportFlushAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh.RefreshRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh.RefreshResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh.TransportRefreshAction;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.deletebyquery.DeleteByQueryRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.deletebyquery.DeleteByQueryResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.deletebyquery.IndexDeleteByQueryResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.deletebyquery.TransportDeleteByQueryAction;
@@ -35,7 +38,6 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.QuerySourceBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.BroadcastOperationResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.TransportMasterNodeOperationAction;
-import org.elasticsearch.client.Requests;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ack.ClusterStateUpdateResponse;
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ protected ClusterBlockException checkBlock(DeleteMappingRequest request, Cluster
     @Override
     protected void masterOperation(final DeleteMappingRequest request, final ClusterState state, final ActionListener<DeleteMappingResponse> listener) throws ElasticsearchException {
         final String[] concreteIndices = state.metaData().concreteIndices(request.indicesOptions(), request.indices());
-        flushAction.execute(Requests.flushRequest(concreteIndices), new ActionListener<FlushResponse>() {
+        flushAction.execute(new FlushRequest(request).indices(concreteIndices), new ActionListener<FlushResponse>() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(FlushResponse flushResponse) {
                 if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
@@ -138,7 +140,9 @@ public void onResponse(FlushResponse flushResponse) {
                 request.types(types.toArray(new String[types.size()]));
                 QuerySourceBuilder querySourceBuilder = new QuerySourceBuilder()
                         .setQuery(QueryBuilders.filteredQuery(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery(), filterBuilder));
-                deleteByQueryAction.execute(Requests.deleteByQueryRequest(concreteIndices).types(request.types()).source(querySourceBuilder), new ActionListener<DeleteByQueryResponse>() {
+
+                DeleteByQueryRequest deleteByQueryRequest = new DeleteByQueryRequest(request).indices(concreteIndices).types(request.types()).source(querySourceBuilder);
+                deleteByQueryAction.execute(deleteByQueryRequest, new ActionListener<DeleteByQueryResponse>() {
                     @Override
                     public void onResponse(DeleteByQueryResponse deleteByQueryResponse) {
                         if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ public void onResponse(DeleteByQueryResponse deleteByQueryResponse) {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        refreshAction.execute(Requests.refreshRequest(concreteIndices), new ActionListener<RefreshResponse>() {
+                        refreshAction.execute(new RefreshRequest(request).indices(concreteIndices), new ActionListener<RefreshResponse>() {
                             @Override
                             public void onResponse(RefreshResponse refreshResponse) {
                                 if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/refresh/RefreshRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/refresh/RefreshRequest.java
index 58532e05fa578..78e3a176c0008 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/refresh/RefreshRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/refresh/RefreshRequest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.refresh;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.BroadcastOperationRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ public class RefreshRequest extends BroadcastOperationRequest<RefreshRequest> {
     RefreshRequest() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Copy constructor that creates a new refresh request that is a copy of the one provided as an argument.
+     * The new request will inherit though headers and context from the original request that caused it.
+     */
+    public RefreshRequest(ActionRequest originalRequest) {
+        super(originalRequest);
+    }
+
     public RefreshRequest(String... indices) {
         super(indices);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/deletebyquery/DeleteByQueryRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/deletebyquery/DeleteByQueryRequest.java
index 1ef64ca0e3f1b..7080dccf11005 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/deletebyquery/DeleteByQueryRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/deletebyquery/DeleteByQueryRequest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchGenerationException;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestValidationException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.QuerySourceBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.replication.IndicesReplicationOperationRequest;
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ public DeleteByQueryRequest(String... indices) {
     public DeleteByQueryRequest() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Copy constructor that creates a new delete by query request that is a copy of the one provided as an argument.
+     * The new request will inherit though headers and context from the original request that caused it.
+     */
+    public DeleteByQueryRequest(ActionRequest originalRequest) {
+        super(originalRequest);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ActionRequestValidationException validate() {
         ActionRequestValidationException validationException = super.validate();
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@ public DeleteByQueryRequest source(String query) {
     /**
      * The source to execute in the form of a map.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public DeleteByQueryRequest source(Map source) {
         try {
             XContentBuilder builder = XContentFactory.contentBuilder(Requests.CONTENT_TYPE);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/IndicesReplicationOperationRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/IndicesReplicationOperationRequest.java
index 026fac29050ad..62ab55c129d18 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/IndicesReplicationOperationRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/IndicesReplicationOperationRequest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 /**
  *
  */
-public class IndicesReplicationOperationRequest<T extends IndicesReplicationOperationRequest> extends ActionRequest<T> implements IndicesRequest {
+public abstract class IndicesReplicationOperationRequest<T extends IndicesReplicationOperationRequest> extends ActionRequest<T> implements IndicesRequest {
 
     protected TimeValue timeout = ShardReplicationOperationRequest.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
     protected String[] indices;
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ public TimeValue timeout() {
         return timeout;
     }
 
+    protected IndicesReplicationOperationRequest() {
+    }
+
+    protected IndicesReplicationOperationRequest(ActionRequest actionRequest) {
+        super(actionRequest);
+    }
+
     /**
      * A timeout to wait if the delete by query operation can't be performed immediately. Defaults to <tt>1m</tt>.
      */
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ public IndicesOptions indicesOptions() {
         return indicesOptions;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public T indicesOptions(IndicesOptions indicesOptions) {
         if (indicesOptions == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("IndicesOptions must not be null");