diff --git a/src/libfast/request.c b/src/libfast/request.c
index 6bf596fd8..16c1ae583 100644
--- a/src/libfast/request.c
+++ b/src/libfast/request.c
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@ static char* get_query_data(private_request_t *this, char *name)
 	return hdf_get_valuef(this->hdf, "Query.%s", name);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of request_t.read_data.
+ */
+static int read_data(private_request_t *this, char *buf, int len)
+{
+	return FCGX_GetStr(buf, len, this->req.in);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implementation of request_t.get_base.
  */
@@ -407,6 +415,7 @@ request_t *request_create(int fd, bool debug)
 	this->public.add_cookie = (void(*)(request_t*, char *name, char *value))add_cookie;
 	this->public.get_cookie = (char*(*)(request_t*,char*))get_cookie;
 	this->public.get_query_data = (char*(*)(request_t*, char *name))get_query_data;
+	this->public.read_data = (int(*)(request_t*, char*, int))read_data;
 	this->public.session_closed = (bool(*)(request_t*))session_closed;
 	this->public.close_session = (void(*)(request_t*))close_session;
 	this->public.redirect = (void(*)(request_t*, char *fmt,...))redirect;
diff --git a/src/libfast/request.h b/src/libfast/request.h
index af0f8e4f5..9ca74a91e 100644
--- a/src/libfast/request.h
+++ b/src/libfast/request.h
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ struct request_t {
 	 */
 	char* (*get_query_data)(request_t *this, char *name);
 
+	/**
+	 * Read raw POST/PUT data from HTTP request.
+	 *
+	 * @param buf		buffer to read data into
+	 * @param len		size of the supplied buffer
+	 * @return			number of bytes read, < 0 on error
+	 */
+	int (*read_data)(request_t *this, char *buf, int len);
+
 	/**
 	 * Close the session and it's context after handling.
 	 */