diff --git a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/Req.java b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/Req.java
index 459da25c65..089d6a9e2d 100644
--- a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/Req.java
+++ b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/Req.java
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ public interface Req {
 	 */
 	String param(String name, String defaultValue);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new instance of the specified bean type, with properties initialized from the <b>URL parameters</b> of the HTTP request.
+	 */
+	<T> T param(Class<T> beanType);
+
 	/* POSTED PARAMETERS IN THE REQUEST BODY: */
 
 	/**
@@ -150,6 +155,11 @@ public interface Req {
 	 */
 	<T extends Serializable> T posted(String name, T defaultValue);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new instance of the specified bean type, with properties initialized from the <b>posted parameters</b> of the HTTP request.
+	 */
+	<T> T posted(Class<T> beanType);
+
 	/* UPLOADED FILES IN THE REQUEST BODY: */
 
 	/**
@@ -188,6 +198,11 @@ public interface Req {
 	 */
 	<T> T data(String name, T defaultValue);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a new instance of the specified bean type, with properties initialized from the <b>data parameters</b> of the HTTP request.
+	 */
+	<T> T data(Class<T> beanType);
+
 	/* EXTRA ATTRIBUTES ATTACHED TO THE REQUEST: */
 
 	/**
diff --git a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/ReqImpl.java b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/ReqImpl.java
index b3c078041f..cefb498b27 100644
--- a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/ReqImpl.java
+++ b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/ReqImpl.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.rapidoid.buffer.Buf;
 import org.rapidoid.cls.Cls;
 import org.rapidoid.commons.MediaType;
+import org.rapidoid.commons.Str;
 import org.rapidoid.io.Upload;
 import org.rapidoid.log.Log;
 import org.rapidoid.net.abstracts.Channel;
@@ -225,6 +226,11 @@ public String param(String name, String defaultValue) {
 		return withDefault(params().get(name), defaultValue);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public <T> T param(Class<T> beanType) {
+		return beanFrom(beanType, params());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String header(String name) {
 		return U.notNull(headers().get(name), "HEADERS[%s]", name);
@@ -256,6 +262,11 @@ public <T extends Serializable> T posted(String name, T defaultValue) {
 		return withDefault(posted().get(name), defaultValue);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public <T> T posted(Class<T> beanType) {
+		return beanFrom(beanType, posted());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<Upload> files(String name) {
 		return U.notNull(files().get(name), "FILES[%s]", name);
@@ -310,6 +321,20 @@ public <T> T data(String name, T defaultValue) {
 		return withDefault(value, defaultValue);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public <T> T data(Class<T> beanType) {
+		return beanFrom(beanType, data());
+	}
+
+	private <T> T beanFrom(Class<T> beanType, Map<String, ?> properties) {
+		String paramName = Str.uncapitalized(beanType.getSimpleName());
+		try {
+			return (T) http.custom().beanParameterFactory().getParamValue(this, beanType, paramName, (Map<String, Object>) properties);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't instantiate a bean of type: " + beanType.getName());
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Map<String, Object> attrs() {
 		return attrs;
diff --git a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/BeanParameterFactory.java b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/BeanParameterFactory.java
index e045cb5659..a208480734 100644
--- a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/BeanParameterFactory.java
+++ b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/BeanParameterFactory.java
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 import org.rapidoid.annotation.Since;
 import org.rapidoid.http.Req;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 @Authors("Nikolche Mihajlovski")
 @Since("5.1.0")
 public interface BeanParameterFactory {
 
-	Object getParamValue(Req req, Class<?> paramType, String paramName) throws Exception;
+	Object getParamValue(Req req, Class<?> paramType, String paramName, Map<String, Object> properties) throws Exception;
 
 }
diff --git a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/DefaultBeanParameterFactory.java b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/DefaultBeanParameterFactory.java
index c3bd826723..5ec7d70fab 100644
--- a/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/DefaultBeanParameterFactory.java
+++ b/rapidoid-http-fast/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/customize/DefaultBeanParameterFactory.java
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 import org.rapidoid.data.JSON;
 import org.rapidoid.http.Req;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 @Authors("Nikolche Mihajlovski")
 @Since("5.1.0")
 public class DefaultBeanParameterFactory implements BeanParameterFactory {
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getParamValue(Req req, Class<?> paramType, String paramName) throws Exception {
-		return JSON.MAPPER.convertValue(req.data(), paramType);
+	public Object getParamValue(Req req, Class<?> paramType, String paramName, Map<String, Object> properties) throws Exception {
+		return JSON.MAPPER.convertValue(properties, paramType);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/rapidoid-http-server/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/handler/param/BeanParamRetriever.java b/rapidoid-http-server/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/handler/param/BeanParamRetriever.java
index edbbb1780e..f35297b59f 100644
--- a/rapidoid-http-server/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/handler/param/BeanParamRetriever.java
+++ b/rapidoid-http-server/src/main/java/org/rapidoid/http/handler/param/BeanParamRetriever.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public BeanParamRetriever(Customization customization, Class<?> type, String nam
 	@Override
 	public Object getParamValue(Req req) {
 		try {
-			return customization.beanParameterFactory().getParamValue(req, type, name);
+			return customization.beanParameterFactory().getParamValue(req, type, name, req.data());
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			throw U.rte(e);
 		}
diff --git a/rapidoid-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/rapidoid/http/CustomizationTest.java b/rapidoid-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/rapidoid/http/CustomizationTest.java
index e68a70be32..4e3de68d10 100644
--- a/rapidoid-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/rapidoid/http/CustomizationTest.java
+++ b/rapidoid-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/rapidoid/http/CustomizationTest.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Object aa(Num num) {
 
 		// customization
 		ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-		On.custom().beanParameterFactory((req, type, name) -> mapper.convertValue(req.posted(), type));
+		On.custom().beanParameterFactory((req, type, name, props) -> mapper.convertValue(req.posted(), type));
 
 		// after customization
 		onlyPost("/aa?id=3", U.map("the-name", "three"));