diff --git a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
index f781068f..08c3579e 100644
--- a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
+++ b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
@@ -152,11 +152,13 @@ test-suite spec
     , base-compat
     , aeson
     , base64-bytestring
+    , blaze-builder
     , bytestring
+    , deepseq
+    , directory
     , exceptions
     , http-types
     , mtl
-    , network
     , resourcet
     , safe
     , servant
diff --git a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtils.hs b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtils.hs
index ecd0d250..3fca9b57 100644
--- a/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtils.hs
+++ b/servant-server/src/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtils.hs
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ module Servant.Server.CombinatorUtils (
   implementRequestCheck,
   implementAuthCombinator,
   argumentCombinator,
+  implementRequestStreamingCombinator,
+
   -- * re-exports
+
   RouteResult(..),
 ) where
 
+import           Data.ByteString
 import           Data.Proxy
 import           Data.Text
 import           Network.Wai
@@ -84,3 +88,15 @@ argumentCombinator getArg = CI $ \ Proxy context delayed ->
   route (Proxy :: Proxy api) context $ addBodyCheck delayed -- fixme: shouldn't be body
   (return ())
   (\ () -> withRequest $ \ request -> liftRouteResult (getArg request))
+
+implementRequestStreamingCombinator ::
+  forall api combinator arg context .
+  (ServerT (combinator :> api) Handler ~ (arg -> ServerT api Handler),
+   WithArg arg (ServerT api Handler) ~ (arg -> ServerT api Handler),
+   HasServer api context) =>
+  (IO ByteString -> arg)
+  -> CombinatorImplementation combinator arg api context
+implementRequestStreamingCombinator getArg = CI $ \ Proxy context delayed ->
+  route (Proxy :: Proxy api) context $ addBodyCheck delayed
+  (return ())
+  (\ () -> withRequest $ \ request -> liftRouteResult $ Route $ getArg $ requestBody request)
diff --git a/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtilsSpec.hs b/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtilsSpec.hs
index fd1887c2..f33a829e 100644
--- a/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtilsSpec.hs
+++ b/servant-server/test/Servant/Server/CombinatorUtilsSpec.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
@@ -11,11 +12,14 @@ module Servant.Server.CombinatorUtilsSpec where
 
 import           Control.Concurrent
 import           Data.ByteString.Builder
-import           Data.ByteString.Lazy
+import           Control.DeepSeq
+import           Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import           Data.ByteString as SBS hiding (map)
+import           Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS hiding (map)
 import           Data.Monoid
 import           Data.Proxy
 import           Data.String.Conversions
-import           Data.Text
+import           Data.Text hiding (map)
 import           Network.HTTP.Types
 import           Network.Wai
 import           Network.Wai.Internal
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ runApp app req = do
       Nothing -> error "shouldn't happen"
       Just response -> return (Just response, response)
 
-responseBodyLbs :: Response -> IO ByteString
+responseBodyLbs :: Response -> IO LBS.ByteString
 responseBodyLbs response = do
   let (_, _, action) = responseToStream response
   action $ \ streamingBody -> do
@@ -70,6 +74,74 @@ spec = do
     response <- runApp app request
     responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "[]"
 
+  it "allows to write an auth combinator" $ do
+    let server (User name) = return name
+        app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (AuthCombinator :> Get' String)) server
+        request = defaultRequest{
+          requestHeaders =
+            ("Auth", "secret") :
+            requestHeaders defaultRequest
+        }
+    response <- runApp app request
+    responseStatus response `shouldBe` ok200
+    responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "\"Alice\""
+
+  -- fixme: rename
+  it "allows to write a combinator by providing a function (Request -> a)" $ do
+    let server = return
+        app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (FooHeader :> Get' String)) server
+        request = defaultRequest{
+          requestHeaders =
+            ("Foo", "foo") :
+            requestHeaders defaultRequest
+        }
+    response <- runApp app request
+    responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "\"foo\""
+
+  context "streaming request bodies" $ do
+    let toBody :: [IO SBS.ByteString] -> IO (IO SBS.ByteString)
+        toBody list = do
+          mvar <- newMVar list
+          return $ do
+            modifyMVar mvar $ \case
+              (a : r) -> do
+                chunk <- a
+                return (r, chunk)
+              [] -> return ([], "")
+        fromBody :: IO SBS.ByteString -> IO SBS.ByteString
+        fromBody getChunk = do
+          chunk <- getChunk
+          if chunk == ""
+            then return ""
+            else do
+              rest <- fromBody getChunk
+              return $ chunk <> rest
+
+    it "allows to write combinators" $ do
+      body <- toBody $ map return ["foo", "bar"]
+      let server (Source b) = liftIO $ cs <$> fromBody b
+          app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (StreamRequest :> Get' String)) server
+          request = defaultRequest{
+            requestBody = body
+          }
+      response <- runApp app request
+      responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "\"foobar\""
+
+    it "allows to stream lazily" $ do
+      mvar <- newEmptyMVar
+      body <- toBody [return "foo", takeMVar mvar >> return "bar"]
+      let server (Source b) = liftIO $ do
+            first <- b
+            deepseq first (return ())
+            putMVar mvar ()
+            cs <$> (first <>) <$> fromBody b
+          app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (StreamRequest :> Get' String)) server
+          request = defaultRequest{
+            requestBody = body
+          }
+      response <- runApp app request
+      responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "\"foobar\""
+
   it "allows to write a combinator that errors out" $ do
     let server = return
         app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (StringCapture :> Get' String)) server
@@ -83,35 +155,9 @@ spec = do
   it "allows to write a combinator using IO" $ do
     pending
 
-  it "allows to write a combinator by providing a function (Request -> a)" $ do
-    let server = return
-        app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (FooHeader :> Get' String)) server
-        request = defaultRequest{
-          requestHeaders =
-            ("Foo", "foo") :
-            requestHeaders defaultRequest
-        }
-    response <- runApp app request
-    responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "\"foo\""
-
-  it "allows to write an auth combinator" $ do
-    let server (User name) = return name
-        app = serve (Proxy :: Proxy (AuthCombinator :> Get' String)) server
-        request = defaultRequest{
-          requestHeaders =
-            ("Auth", "secret") :
-            requestHeaders defaultRequest
-        }
-    response <- runApp app request
-    responseStatus response `shouldBe` ok200
-    responseBodyLbs response `shouldReturn` "\"Alice\""
-
   it "allows to pick the request check phase" $ do
     pending
 
-  it "allows to write streaming combinators for request bodies" $ do
-    pending
-
   it "disallows to access the request body unless in the checkBody phase" $ do
     pending
 
@@ -173,3 +219,14 @@ getCustom :: Request -> RouteResult String
 getCustom request = case lookup "Foo" (requestHeaders request) of
   Nothing -> FailFatal err400
   Just l -> Route $ cs l
+
+data StreamRequest
+
+data Source = Source (IO SBS.ByteString)
+
+instance HasServer api context => HasServer (StreamRequest :> api) context where
+  type ServerT (StreamRequest :> api) m = Source -> ServerT api m
+  route = runCI $ implementRequestStreamingCombinator getSource
+
+getSource :: IO SBS.ByteString -> Source
+getSource = Source