diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 1eb2f289..2c6efd86 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -514,3 +514,103 @@ int client_body_eof(client_t *client)
     ICECAST_LOG_DEBUG("... result is: %i (client=%p)", ret, client);
     return ret;
 }
+
+client_slurp_result_t client_body_slurp(client_t *client, void *buf, size_t *len)
+{
+    if (!client || !buf || !len)
+        return CLIENT_SLURP_ERROR;
+
+    if (client->request_body_length != -1) {
+        /* non-streaming mode */
+        size_t left = (size_t)client->request_body_length - client->request_body_read;
+        size_t ret;
+
+        if (!left)
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS;
+
+        if (*len < client->request_body_length)
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_BUFFER_TO_SMALL;
+
+        if (left > 2048)
+            left = 2048;
+
+        client_body_read(client, buf + client->request_body_read, left);
+
+        if (client->request_body_length == client->request_body_read) {
+            *len = client->request_body_read;
+
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS;
+        } else {
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_NEEDS_MORE_DATA;
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* streaming mode */
+        size_t left = *len - client->request_body_read;
+        int ret;
+
+        if (left) {
+            if (left > 2048)
+                left = 2048;
+
+            client_body_read(client, buf + client->request_body_read, left);
+        }
+
+        ret = client_body_eof(client);
+        switch (ret) {
+            case 0:
+                if (*len == client->request_body_read) {
+                    return CLIENT_SLURP_BUFFER_TO_SMALL;
+                }
+                return CLIENT_SLURP_NEEDS_MORE_DATA;
+            break;
+            case 1:
+                return CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS;
+            break;
+            default:
+                return CLIENT_SLURP_ERROR;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+client_slurp_result_t client_body_skip(client_t *client)
+{
+    char buf[2048];
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!client)
+        return CLIENT_SLURP_ERROR;
+
+    if (client->request_body_length != -1) {
+        size_t left = (size_t)client->request_body_length - client->request_body_read;
+
+        if (!left)
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS;
+
+        if (left > sizeof(buf))
+            left = sizeof(buf);
+
+        client_body_read(client, buf, left);
+
+        if (client->request_body_length == client->request_body_read) {
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS;
+        } else {
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_NEEDS_MORE_DATA;
+        }
+    } else {
+        client_body_read(client, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    }
+
+    ret = client_body_eof(client);
+    switch (ret) {
+        case 0:
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_NEEDS_MORE_DATA;
+        break;
+        case 1:
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS;
+        break;
+        default:
+            return CLIENT_SLURP_ERROR;
+        break;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/client.h b/src/client.h
index c9a845ea..f097fa67 100644
--- a/src/client.h
+++ b/src/client.h
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ typedef enum _reuse_tag {
     ICECAST_REUSE_UPGRADETLS
 } reuse_t;
 
+typedef enum {
+    CLIENT_SLURP_ERROR,
+    CLIENT_SLURP_NEEDS_MORE_DATA,
+    CLIENT_SLURP_BUFFER_TO_SMALL,
+    CLIENT_SLURP_SUCCESS
+} client_slurp_result_t;
+
 struct _client_tag {
     /* mode of operation for this client */
     operation_mode mode;
@@ -132,5 +139,7 @@ int client_read_bytes (client_t *client, void *buf, unsigned len);
 void client_set_queue (client_t *client, refbuf_t *refbuf);
 ssize_t client_body_read(client_t *client, void *buf, size_t len);
 int client_body_eof(client_t *client);
+client_slurp_result_t client_body_slurp(client_t *client, void *buf, size_t *len);
+client_slurp_result_t client_body_skip(client_t *client);
 
 #endif  /* __CLIENT_H__ */