diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bdd50c95..acbf2f67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*~
 vendor/*
 !vendor/vendor.json
 coverage.out
diff --git a/binding/binding.go b/binding/binding.go
index 6d58c3cd..63902763 100644
--- a/binding/binding.go
+++ b/binding/binding.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ var (
 	YAML          = yamlBinding{}
 	Uri           = uriBinding{}
 	Header        = headerBinding{}
+	Plain         = plainBinding{}
 )
 
 // Default returns the appropriate Binding instance based on the HTTP method
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ func Default(method, contentType string) Binding {
 		return YAML
 	case MIMEMultipartPOSTForm:
 		return FormMultipart
+	case MIMEPlain:
+		return Plain
 	default: // case MIMEPOSTForm:
 		return Form
 	}
diff --git a/binding/binding_test.go b/binding/binding_test.go
index 806f3ac9..73a268f0 100644
--- a/binding/binding_test.go
+++ b/binding/binding_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ func TestBindingDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, FormMultipart, Default("POST", MIMEMultipartPOSTForm))
 	assert.Equal(t, FormMultipart, Default("PUT", MIMEMultipartPOSTForm))
 
+	assert.Equal(t, Plain, Default("POST", MIMEPlain))
+	assert.Equal(t, Plain, Default("PUT", MIMEPlain))
+
 	assert.Equal(t, ProtoBuf, Default("POST", MIMEPROTOBUF))
 	assert.Equal(t, ProtoBuf, Default("PUT", MIMEPROTOBUF))
 
@@ -680,6 +683,46 @@ func TestExistsFails(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
+type failRead struct{}
+
+func (f *failRead) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return 0, errors.New("my fail")
+}
+
+func (f *failRead) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestPlainBinding(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Plain
+	assert.Equal(t, "plain", p.Name())
+
+	var s string
+	req := requestWithBody("POST", "/", "test string")
+	assert.NoError(t, p.Bind(req, &s))
+	assert.Equal(t, s, "test string")
+
+	var bs []byte
+	req = requestWithBody("POST", "/", "test []byte")
+	assert.NoError(t, p.Bind(req, &bs))
+	assert.Equal(t, bs, []byte("test []byte"))
+
+	var i int
+	req = requestWithBody("POST", "/", "test fail")
+	assert.Error(t, p.Bind(req, &i))
+
+	req = requestWithBody("POST", "/", "")
+	req.Body = &failRead{}
+	assert.Error(t, p.Bind(req, &s))
+
+	req = requestWithBody("POST", "/", "")
+	assert.Nil(t, p.Bind(req, nil))
+
+	var ptr *string
+	req = requestWithBody("POST", "/", "")
+	assert.Nil(t, p.Bind(req, ptr))
+}
+
 func TestHeaderBinding(t *testing.T) {
 	h := Header
 	assert.Equal(t, "header", h.Name())
diff --git a/binding/plain.go b/binding/plain.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e87e5903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binding/plain.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package binding
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type plainBinding struct{}
+
+func (plainBinding) Name() string {
+	return "plain"
+}
+
+func (plainBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	if obj == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+
+	for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		if v.IsNil() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+
+	all, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.String {
+		v.SetString(*(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&all)))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := v.Interface().([]byte); ok {
+		v.SetBytes(all)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("type (%T) unkown type", v)
+}
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index d9fcc285..60afc70c 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -583,6 +583,11 @@ func (c *Context) BindYAML(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.YAML)
 }
 
+// BindHeader is a shortcut for c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.Plain).
+func (c *Context) BindPlain(obj interface{}) error {
+	return c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.Plain)
+}
+
 // BindHeader is a shortcut for c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.Header).
 func (c *Context) BindHeader(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.Header)
@@ -642,6 +647,11 @@ func (c *Context) ShouldBindYAML(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.YAML)
 }
 
+// ShouldBindPlain is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Header).
+func (c *Context) ShouldBindPlain(obj interface{}) error {
+	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Plain)
+}
+
 // ShouldBindHeader is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Header).
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindHeader(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Header)
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index f7bb0f51..50221e18 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -1436,6 +1436,30 @@ func TestContextBindWithXML(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
 }
 
+func TestContextBindPlain(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/", bytes.NewBufferString(`test string`))
+	c.Request.Header.Add("Content-Type", MIMEPlain)
+
+	var s string
+
+	assert.NoError(t, c.BindPlain(&s))
+	assert.Equal(t, "test string", s)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
+	// ========================
+
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/", bytes.NewBufferString(`test []byte`))
+	c.Request.Header.Add("Content-Type", MIMEPlain)
+
+	var bs []byte
+
+	assert.NoError(t, c.BindPlain(&bs))
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte("test []byte"), bs)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
+
+}
+
 func TestContextBindHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)
@@ -1565,6 +1589,29 @@ func TestContextShouldBindWithXML(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
 }
 
+func TestContextShouldBindPlain(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/", bytes.NewBufferString(`test string`))
+	c.Request.Header.Add("Content-Type", MIMEPlain)
+
+	var s string
+
+	assert.NoError(t, c.ShouldBindPlain(&s))
+	assert.Equal(t, "test string", s)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
+	// ========================
+
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/", bytes.NewBufferString(`test []byte`))
+	c.Request.Header.Add("Content-Type", MIMEPlain)
+
+	var bs []byte
+
+	assert.NoError(t, c.BindPlain(&bs))
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte("test []byte"), bs)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
+
+}
 func TestContextShouldBindHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)