diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 724ded79..bbdb7e4f 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -511,6 +511,11 @@ func (c *Context) BindJSON(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.JSON)
 }
 
+// BindXML is a shortcut for c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.BindXML).
+func (c *Context) BindXML(obj interface{}) error {
+	return c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.XML)
+}
+
 // BindQuery is a shortcut for c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.Query).
 func (c *Context) BindQuery(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.MustBindWith(obj, binding.Query)
@@ -545,6 +550,11 @@ func (c *Context) ShouldBindJSON(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.JSON)
 }
 
+// ShouldBindXML is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.XML).
+func (c *Context) ShouldBindXML(obj interface{}) error {
+	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.XML)
+}
+
 // ShouldBindQuery is a shortcut for c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Query).
 func (c *Context) ShouldBindQuery(obj interface{}) error {
 	return c.ShouldBindWith(obj, binding.Query)
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 99d5267d..13fb9099 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -1302,6 +1302,26 @@ func TestContextBindWithJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", obj.Foo)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
 }
+func TestContextBindWithXML(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)
+
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/", bytes.NewBufferString(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+		<root>
+			<foo>FOO</foo>
+		   	<bar>BAR</bar>
+		</root>`))
+	c.Request.Header.Add("Content-Type", MIMEXML) // set fake content-type
+
+	var obj struct {
+		Foo string `xml:"foo"`
+		Bar string `xml:"bar"`
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, c.BindXML(&obj))
+	assert.Equal(t, "FOO", obj.Foo)
+	assert.Equal(t, "BAR", obj.Bar)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
+}
 
 func TestContextBindWithQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -1372,6 +1392,27 @@ func TestContextShouldBindWithJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
 }
 
+func TestContextShouldBindWithXML(t *testing.T) {
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)
+
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "/", bytes.NewBufferString(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+		<root>
+			<foo>FOO</foo>
+		   	<bar>BAR</bar>
+		</root>`))
+	c.Request.Header.Add("Content-Type", MIMEXML) // set fake content-type
+
+	var obj struct {
+		Foo string `xml:"foo"`
+		Bar string `xml:"bar"`
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, c.ShouldBindXML(&obj))
+	assert.Equal(t, "FOO", obj.Foo)
+	assert.Equal(t, "BAR", obj.Bar)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, w.Body.Len())
+}
+
 func TestContextShouldBindWithQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := CreateTestContext(w)