diff --git a/guide/src/qs_7.md b/guide/src/qs_7.md
index 04e6d4263..fab21a34b 100644
--- a/guide/src/qs_7.md
+++ b/guide/src/qs_7.md
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ a error in several cases:
 * content-length is greater than 256k
 * payload terminates with error.
 
-
 ```rust
 # extern crate actix_web;
 # extern crate futures;
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index d709ce590..dc4ae78ec 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ impl ResponseError for DeError {
     }
 }
 
+/// Return `BAD_REQUEST` for `Utf8Error`
+impl ResponseError for Utf8Error {
+    fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
+        HttpResponse::new(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Return `InternalServerError` for `HttpError`,
 /// Response generation can return `HttpError`, so it is internal error
 impl ResponseError for HttpError {}
diff --git a/src/extractor.rs b/src/extractor.rs
index 0b264589f..2346365bc 100644
--- a/src/extractor.rs
+++ b/src/extractor.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
+use std::str;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use serde_urlencoded;
 use serde::de::{self, DeserializeOwned};
 use futures::future::{Future, FutureResult, result};
+use encoding::all::UTF_8;
+use encoding::types::{Encoding, DecoderTrap};
 
-use body::Binary;
-use error::Error;
-use handler::FromRequest;
+use error::{Error, ErrorBadRequest};
+use handler::{Either, FromRequest};
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
-use httpmessage::{MessageBody, UrlEncoded};
+use httpmessage::{HttpMessage, MessageBody, UrlEncoded};
 use de::PathDeserializer;
 
 /// Extract typed information from the request's path.
@@ -173,20 +176,6 @@ impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Query<T>
     }
 }
 
-/// Request payload extractor.
-///
-/// Loads request's payload and construct Binary instance.
-impl<S: 'static> FromRequest<S> for Binary
-{
-    type Result = Box<Future<Item=Self, Error=Error>>;
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Self::Result {
-        Box::new(
-            MessageBody::new(req.clone()).from_err().map(|b| b.into()))
-    }
-}
-
 /// Extract typed information from the request's body.
 ///
 /// To extract typed information from request's body, the type `T` must implement the
@@ -242,6 +231,79 @@ impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Form<T>
     }
 }
 
+/// Request payload extractor.
+///
+/// Loads request's payload and construct Bytes instance.
+///
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// extern crate bytes;
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// use actix_web::{App, Result};
+///
+/// /// extract text data from request
+/// fn index(body: bytes::Bytes) -> Result<String> {
+///     Ok(format!("Body {:?}!", body))
+/// }
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
+impl<S: 'static> FromRequest<S> for Bytes
+{
+    type Result = Box<Future<Item=Self, Error=Error>>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Self::Result {
+        Box::new(MessageBody::new(req.clone()).from_err())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extract text information from the request's body.
+///
+/// Text extractor automatically decode body according to the request's charset.
+///
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// use actix_web::{App, Result};
+///
+/// /// extract text data from request
+/// fn index(body: String) -> Result<String> {
+///     Ok(format!("Body {}!", body))
+/// }
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
+impl<S: 'static> FromRequest<S> for String
+{
+    type Result = Either<FutureResult<String, Error>,
+                         Box<Future<Item=String, Error=Error>>>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Self::Result {
+        let encoding = match req.encoding() {
+            Err(_) => return Either::A(
+                result(Err(ErrorBadRequest("Unknown request charset")))),
+            Ok(encoding) => encoding,
+        };
+
+        Either::B(Box::new(
+            MessageBody::new(req.clone())
+                .from_err()
+                .and_then(move |body| {
+                    let enc: *const Encoding = encoding as *const Encoding;
+                    if enc == UTF_8 {
+                        Ok(str::from_utf8(body.as_ref())
+                           .map_err(|_| ErrorBadRequest("Can not decode body"))?
+                           .to_owned())
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(encoding.decode(&body, DecoderTrap::Strict)
+                           .map_err(|_| ErrorBadRequest("Can not decode body"))?)
+                    }
+                })))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -259,13 +321,26 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_binary() {
+    fn test_bytes() {
         let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "11").finish();
         req.payload_mut().unread_data(Bytes::from_static(b"hello=world"));
 
-        match Binary::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+        match Bytes::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(s) => {
-                assert_eq!(s, Binary::from(Bytes::from_static(b"hello=world")));
+                assert_eq!(s, Bytes::from_static(b"hello=world"));
+            },
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_string() {
+        let mut req = TestRequest::with_header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, "11").finish();
+        req.payload_mut().unread_data(Bytes::from_static(b"hello=world"));
+
+        match String::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+            Async::Ready(s) => {
+                assert_eq!(s, "hello=world");
             },
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index 08e49797b..6041dc288 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use futures::Poll;
 use futures::future::{Future, FutureResult, ok, err};
 
 use error::Error;
@@ -96,6 +97,21 @@ impl<A, B> Responder for Either<A, B>
     }
 }
 
+impl<A, B, I, E> Future for Either<A, B>
+    where A: Future<Item=I, Error=E>,
+          B: Future<Item=I, Error=E>,
+{
+    type Item = I;
+    type Error = E;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<I, E> {
+        match *self {
+            Either::A(ref mut fut) => fut.poll(),
+            Either::B(ref mut fut) => fut.poll(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convenience trait that converts `Future` object to a `Boxed` future
 ///
 /// For example loading json from request's body is async operation.
diff --git a/src/json.rs b/src/json.rs
index 63e58fea8..3c8f81e8d 100644
--- a/src/json.rs
+++ b/src/json.rs
@@ -19,54 +19,6 @@ use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
 ///
 /// Json can be used for two different purpose. First is for json response generation
 /// and second is for extracting typed information from request's payload.
-///
-/// The `Json` type allows you to respond with well-formed JSON data: simply
-/// return a value of type Json<T> where T is the type of a structure
-/// to serialize into *JSON*. The type `T` must implement the `Serialize`
-/// trait from *serde*.
-///
-/// ```rust
-/// # extern crate actix_web;
-/// # #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
-/// # use actix_web::*;
-/// # 
-/// #[derive(Serialize)]
-/// struct MyObj {
-///     name: String,
-/// }
-///
-/// fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Json<MyObj>> {
-///     Ok(Json(MyObj{name: req.match_info().query("name")?}))
-/// }
-/// # fn main() {}
-/// ```
-///
-/// To extract typed information from request's body, the type `T` must implement the
-/// `Deserialize` trait from *serde*.
-///
-/// ## Example
-///
-/// ```rust
-/// # extern crate actix_web;
-/// #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
-/// use actix_web::{App, Json, Result, http};
-///
-/// #[derive(Deserialize)]
-/// struct Info {
-///     username: String,
-/// }
-///
-/// /// deserialize `Info` from request's body
-/// fn index(info: Json<Info>) -> Result<String> {
-///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
-/// }
-///
-/// fn main() {
-///     let app = App::new().resource(
-///        "/index.html",
-///        |r| r.method(http::Method::POST).with(index));  // <- use `with` extractor
-/// }
-/// ```
 pub struct Json<T>(pub T);
 
 impl<T> Deref for Json<T> {
@@ -95,6 +47,26 @@ impl<T> fmt::Display for Json<T> where T: fmt::Display {
     }
 }
 
+/// The `Json` type allows you to respond with well-formed JSON data: simply
+/// return a value of type Json<T> where T is the type of a structure
+/// to serialize into *JSON*. The type `T` must implement the `Serialize`
+/// trait from *serde*.
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// # #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
+/// # use actix_web::*;
+/// #
+/// #[derive(Serialize)]
+/// struct MyObj {
+///     name: String,
+/// }
+///
+/// fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Json<MyObj>> {
+///     Ok(Json(MyObj{name: req.match_info().query("name")?}))
+/// }
+/// # fn main() {}
+/// ```
 impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
@@ -108,6 +80,32 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// To extract typed information from request's body, the type `T` must implement the
+/// `Deserialize` trait from *serde*.
+///
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
+/// use actix_web::{App, Json, Result, http};
+///
+/// #[derive(Deserialize)]
+/// struct Info {
+///     username: String,
+/// }
+///
+/// /// deserialize `Info` from request's body
+/// fn index(info: Json<Info>) -> Result<String> {
+///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
+/// }
+///
+/// fn main() {
+///     let app = App::new().resource(
+///        "/index.html",
+///        |r| r.method(http::Method::POST).with(index));  // <- use `with` extractor
+/// }
+/// ```
 impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Json<T>
     where T: DeserializeOwned + 'static, S: 'static
 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 11f1c00a3..3e134c441 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub use application::App;
 pub use httpmessage::HttpMessage;
 pub use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 pub use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
-pub use handler::{Either, Responder, AsyncResponder, FutureResponse, State};
+pub use handler::{Either, Responder, AsyncResponder, FromRequest, FutureResponse, State};
 pub use context::HttpContext;
 pub use server::HttpServer;
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pub mod dev {
     pub use context::Drain;
     pub use json::JsonBody;
     pub use info::ConnectionInfo;
-    pub use handler::{Handler, Reply, FromRequest};
+    pub use handler::{Handler, Reply};
     pub use route::Route;
     pub use router::{Router, Resource, ResourceType};
     pub use resource::ResourceHandler;