diff --git a/binding/binding_test.go b/binding/binding_test.go
index 183d111f..5b311764 100644
--- a/binding/binding_test.go
+++ b/binding/binding_test.go
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ func TestBindingDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, YAML, Default("PUT", MIMEYAML))
 }
 
+func TestBindingJSONNilBody(t *testing.T) {
+	var obj FooStruct
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", nil)
+	err := JSON.Bind(req, &obj)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestBindingJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	testBodyBinding(t,
 		JSON, "json",
diff --git a/binding/json.go b/binding/json.go
index 310922c1..f968161b 100644
--- a/binding/json.go
+++ b/binding/json.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package binding
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ func (jsonBinding) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (jsonBinding) Bind(req *http.Request, obj interface{}) error {
+	if req == nil || req.Body == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid request")
+	}
 	return decodeJSON(req.Body, obj)
 }