diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index de15cf2df31..c9e57f28bc1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -858,6 +858,8 @@ project("spring-web-reactive") {
 		optional("io.undertow:undertow-websockets-jsr:${undertowVersion}") {
 			exclude group: "org.jboss.spec.javax.websocket", module: "jboss-websocket-api_1.1_spec"
 		}
+		optional("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:${kotlinVersion}")
+		optional("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:${kotlinVersion}")
 		testCompile("io.projectreactor.addons:reactor-test:${reactorCoreVersion}")
 		testCompile("javax.validation:validation-api:${beanvalVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:${hibval5Version}")
@@ -871,8 +873,6 @@ project("spring-web-reactive") {
 		testCompile("com.fasterxml:aalto-xml:1.0.0")
 		testCompile("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-matchers:${xmlunitVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:${slf4jVersion}")
-		testCompile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:${kotlinVersion}")
-		testCompile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:${kotlinVersion}")
 	    testCompile("com.squareup.okhttp3:mockwebserver:${okhttp3Version}")
 		testRuntime("javax.el:javax.el-api:${elApiVersion}")
 		testRuntime("org.glassfish:javax.el:3.0.1-b08")
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/BodyExtractorsExtension.kt b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/BodyExtractorsExtension.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53c5376368b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/BodyExtractorsExtension.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.springframework.web.reactive.function
+
+import org.springframework.http.ReactiveHttpInputMessage
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [BodyExtactors] providing [KClass] based API and avoiding specifying
+ * a class parameter when possible thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ *
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+object BodyExtractorsExtension {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see BodyExtactors.toMono
+	 */
+	inline fun <reified T : Any> toMono() : BodyExtractor<Mono<T>, ReactiveHttpInputMessage> =
+			BodyExtractors.toMono(T::class.java)
+
+	/**
+	 * @see BodyExtactors.toMono
+	 */
+	fun <T : Any> toMono(elementClass: KClass<T>) : BodyExtractor<Mono<T>, ReactiveHttpInputMessage> =
+			BodyExtractors.toMono(elementClass.java)
+
+	/**
+	 * @see BodyExtactors.toFlux
+	 */
+	inline fun <reified T : Any> toFlux() : BodyExtractor<Flux<T>, ReactiveHttpInputMessage> =
+			BodyExtractors.toFlux(T::class.java)
+
+	/**
+	 * @see BodyExtactors.toFlux
+	 */
+	fun <T : Any> toFlux(elementClass: KClass<T>) : BodyExtractor<Flux<T>, ReactiveHttpInputMessage> =
+			BodyExtractors.toFlux(elementClass.java)
+}
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/BodyInsertersExtension.kt b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/BodyInsertersExtension.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6b20aa1e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/BodyInsertersExtension.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.springframework.web.reactive.function
+
+import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
+import org.springframework.http.ReactiveHttpOutputMessage
+import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpResponse
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [BodyInserters] providing [KClass] based API and avoiding specifying
+ * a class parameter when possible thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ *
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+object BodyInsertersExtension {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see BodyInserters.fromPublisher
+	 */
+	inline fun <reified T : Publisher<S>, reified S : Any> fromPublisher(publisher: T) : BodyInserter<T, ReactiveHttpOutputMessage> =
+			BodyInserters.fromPublisher(publisher, S::class.java)
+
+	/**
+	 * @see BodyInserters.fromServerSentEvents
+	 */
+	inline fun <reified T : Publisher<S>, reified S : Any> fromServerSentEvents(publisher: T) : BodyInserter<T, ServerHttpResponse> =
+			BodyInserters.fromServerSentEvents(publisher, S::class.java)
+}
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtension.kt b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtension.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf296ec4f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtension.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client
+
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [ClientResponse] providing [KClass] based API.
+ *
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+object ClientResponseExtension {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see ClientResponse.bodyToFlux
+	 */
+	fun <T : Any> ClientResponse.bodyToFlux(type: KClass<T>) : Flux<T> = bodyToFlux(type.java)
+
+	/**
+	 * @see ClientResponse.bodyToMono
+	 */
+	fun <T : Any> ClientResponse.bodyToMono(type: KClass<T>) : Mono<T> = bodyToMono(type.java)
+}
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtension.kt b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtension.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c4f9f3f212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtension.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server
+
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [ServerRequest] providing [KClass] based API.
+ *
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+object ServerRequestExtension {
+
+	/**
+	 * @see ServerRequest.bodyToMono
+	 */
+	fun <T : Any> ServerRequest.bodyToMono(type: KClass<T>) = bodyToMono(type.java)
+
+	/**
+	 * @see ServerRequest.bodyToFlux
+	 */
+	fun <T : Any> ServerRequest.bodyToFlux(type: KClass<T>) = bodyToFlux(type.java)
+}