diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder.java
index fa39fb1e410..75e247d418a 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder.java
@@ -16,14 +16,24 @@
 
 package org.springframework.http.server.reactive;
 
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpCookie;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
-import org.springframework.http.server.RequestPath;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
+import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 
 /**
  * Package-private default implementation of {@link ServerHttpRequest.Builder}.
@@ -34,36 +44,66 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 class DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder implements ServerHttpRequest.Builder {
 
-	private final ServerHttpRequest delegate;
+	private URI uri;
+
+	private HttpHeaders httpHeaders;
+
+	private String httpMethodValue;
+
+	private final MultiValueMap<String, HttpCookie> cookies;
 
 	@Nullable
-	private HttpMethod httpMethod;
+	private final InetSocketAddress remoteAddress;
 
 	@Nullable
-	private String path;
+	private String uriPath;
 
 	@Nullable
 	private String contextPath;
 
-	@Nullable
-	private HttpHeaders httpHeaders;
+	private Flux<DataBuffer> body;
 
+	public DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder(ServerHttpRequest original) {
+		Assert.notNull(original, "ServerHttpRequest is required");
 
-	public DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder(ServerHttpRequest delegate) {
-		Assert.notNull(delegate, "ServerHttpRequest delegate is required");
-		this.delegate = delegate;
+		this.uri = original.getURI();
+		this.httpMethodValue = original.getMethodValue();
+		this.remoteAddress = original.getRemoteAddress();
+		this.body = original.getBody();
+
+		this.httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
+		copyMultiValueMap(original.getHeaders(), this.httpHeaders);
+
+		this.cookies = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>(original.getCookies().size());
+		copyMultiValueMap(original.getCookies(), this.cookies);
+	}
+
+	private static <K, V> void copyMultiValueMap(MultiValueMap<K,V> source,
+			MultiValueMap<K,V> destination) {
+
+		for (Map.Entry<K, List<V>> entry : source.entrySet()) {
+			K key = entry.getKey();
+			List<V> values = new LinkedList<>(entry.getValue());
+			destination.put(key, values);
+		}
 	}
 
 
 	@Override
 	public ServerHttpRequest.Builder method(HttpMethod httpMethod) {
-		this.httpMethod = httpMethod;
+		this.httpMethodValue = httpMethod.name();
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ServerHttpRequest.Builder uri(URI uri) {
+		this.uri = uri;
 		return this;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ServerHttpRequest.Builder path(String path) {
-		this.path = path;
+		this.uriPath = path;
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -75,111 +115,79 @@ class DefaultServerHttpRequestBuilder implements ServerHttpRequest.Builder {
 
 	@Override
 	public ServerHttpRequest.Builder header(String key, String value) {
-		if (this.httpHeaders == null) {
-			this.httpHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
-		}
 		this.httpHeaders.add(key, value);
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ServerHttpRequest.Builder headers(Consumer<HttpHeaders> headersConsumer) {
+		Assert.notNull(headersConsumer, "'headersConsumer' must not be null");
+		headersConsumer.accept(this.httpHeaders);
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public ServerHttpRequest build() {
 		URI uriToUse = getUriToUse();
-		RequestPath path = getRequestPathToUse(uriToUse);
-		HttpHeaders headers = getHeadersToUse();
-		return new MutativeDecorator(this.delegate, this.httpMethod, uriToUse, path, headers);
+		return new DefaultServerHttpRequest(uriToUse, this.contextPath, this.httpHeaders,
+				this.httpMethodValue, this.cookies, this.remoteAddress, this.body);
+
 	}
 
-	@Nullable
 	private URI getUriToUse() {
-		if (this.path == null) {
-			return null;
+		if (this.uriPath == null) {
+			return this.uri;
 		}
-		URI uri = this.delegate.getURI();
 		try {
-			return new URI(uri.getScheme(), uri.getUserInfo(), uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(),
-					this.path, uri.getQuery(), uri.getFragment());
+			return new URI(this.uri.getScheme(), this.uri.getUserInfo(), uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(),
+					uriPath, uri.getQuery(), uri.getFragment());
 		}
 		catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid URI path: \"" + this.path + "\"");
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid URI path: \"" + this.uriPath + "\"");
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Nullable
-	private RequestPath getRequestPathToUse(@Nullable URI uriToUse) {
-		if (uriToUse == null && this.contextPath == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		else if (uriToUse == null) {
-			return this.delegate.getPath().modifyContextPath(this.contextPath);
-		}
-		else {
-			return RequestPath.parse(uriToUse, this.contextPath);
-		}
-	}
+	private static class DefaultServerHttpRequest extends AbstractServerHttpRequest {
 
-	@Nullable
-	private HttpHeaders getHeadersToUse() {
-		if (this.httpHeaders != null) {
-			HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
-			headers.putAll(this.delegate.getHeaders());
-			headers.putAll(this.httpHeaders);
-			return headers;
-		}
-		else {
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
+		private final String methodValue;
 
-
-	/**
-	 * An immutable wrapper of a request returning property overrides -- given
-	 * to the constructor -- or original values otherwise.
-	 */
-	private static class MutativeDecorator extends ServerHttpRequestDecorator {
+		private final MultiValueMap<String, HttpCookie> cookies;
 
 		@Nullable
-		private final HttpMethod httpMethod;
+		private final InetSocketAddress remoteAddress;
 
-		@Nullable
-		private final URI uri;
+		private final Flux<DataBuffer> body;
 
-		@Nullable
-		private final RequestPath requestPath;
-
-		@Nullable
-		private final HttpHeaders httpHeaders;
-
-
-		public MutativeDecorator(ServerHttpRequest delegate, @Nullable HttpMethod method,
-				@Nullable URI uri, @Nullable RequestPath requestPath, @Nullable HttpHeaders httpHeaders) {
-
-			super(delegate);
-			this.httpMethod = method;
-			this.uri = uri;
-			this.requestPath = requestPath;
-			this.httpHeaders = httpHeaders;
+		public DefaultServerHttpRequest(URI uri, @Nullable String contextPath,
+				HttpHeaders headers, String methodValue,
+				MultiValueMap<String, HttpCookie> cookies, @Nullable InetSocketAddress remoteAddress,
+				Flux<DataBuffer> body) {
+			super(uri, contextPath, headers);
+			this.methodValue = methodValue;
+			this.cookies = cookies;
+			this.remoteAddress = remoteAddress;
+			this.body = body;
 		}
 
 		@Override
+		public String getMethodValue() {
+			return this.methodValue;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected MultiValueMap<String, HttpCookie> initCookies() {
+			return this.cookies;
+		}
+
 		@Nullable
-		public HttpMethod getMethod() {
-			return (this.httpMethod != null ? this.httpMethod : super.getMethod());
+		@Override
+		public InetSocketAddress getRemoteAddress() {
+			return this.remoteAddress;
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public URI getURI() {
-			return (this.uri != null ? this.uri : super.getURI());
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public RequestPath getPath() {
-			return (this.requestPath != null ? this.requestPath : super.getPath());
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public HttpHeaders getHeaders() {
-			return (this.httpHeaders != null ? this.httpHeaders : super.getHeaders());
+		public Flux<DataBuffer> getBody() {
+			return this.body;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServerHttpRequest.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServerHttpRequest.java
index f10703dfb07..7a5ec8d228e 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServerHttpRequest.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServerHttpRequest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 package org.springframework.http.server.reactive;
 
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.springframework.http.HttpCookie;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.springframework.http.ReactiveHttpInputMessage;
@@ -79,6 +82,11 @@ public interface ServerHttpRequest extends HttpRequest, ReactiveHttpInputMessage
 		 */
 		Builder method(HttpMethod httpMethod);
 
+		/**
+		 * Set the URI to return.
+		 */
+		Builder uri(URI uri);
+
 		/**
 		 * Set the path to use instead of the {@code "rawPath"} of
 		 * {@link ServerHttpRequest#getURI()}.
@@ -95,6 +103,17 @@ public interface ServerHttpRequest extends HttpRequest, ReactiveHttpInputMessage
 		 */
 		Builder header(String key, String value);
 
+		/**
+		 * Manipulate this request's headers with the given consumer. The
+		 * headers provided to the consumer are "live", so that the consumer can be used to
+		 * {@linkplain HttpHeaders#set(String, String) overwrite} existing header values,
+		 * {@linkplain HttpHeaders#remove(Object) remove} values, or use any of the other
+		 * {@link HttpHeaders} methods.
+		 * @param headersConsumer a function that consumes the {@code HttpHeaders}
+		 * @return this builder
+		 */
+		Builder headers(Consumer<HttpHeaders> headersConsumer);
+
 		/**
 		 * Build a {@link ServerHttpRequest} decorator with the mutated properties.
 		 */
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/ForwardedHeaderFilter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/ForwardedHeaderFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7680934f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/ForwardedHeaderFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.web.filter.reactive;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.ServerHttpRequest;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.LinkedCaseInsensitiveMap;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.WebFilter;
+import org.springframework.web.server.WebFilterChain;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Extract values from "Forwarded" and "X-Forwarded-*" headers in order to wrap
+ * and override the following from the request and response:
+ * {@link HttpServletRequest#getServerName() getServerName()},
+ * {@link HttpServletRequest#getServerPort() getServerPort()},
+ * {@link HttpServletRequest#getScheme() getScheme()},
+ * {@link HttpServletRequest#isSecure() isSecure()}, and
+ * {@link HttpServletResponse#sendRedirect(String) sendRedirect(String)}.
+ * In effect the wrapped request and response reflect the client-originated
+ * protocol and address.
+ *
+ * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This filter can also be used in a
+ * {@link #setRemoveOnly removeOnly} mode where "Forwarded" and "X-Forwarded-*"
+ * headers are only eliminated without being used.
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239">https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239</a>
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+public class ForwardedHeaderFilter implements WebFilter {
+
+	private static final Set<String> FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES =
+			Collections.newSetFromMap(new LinkedCaseInsensitiveMap<>(5, Locale.ENGLISH));
+
+	static {
+		FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES.add("Forwarded");
+		FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES.add("X-Forwarded-Host");
+		FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES.add("X-Forwarded-Port");
+		FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES.add("X-Forwarded-Proto");
+		FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES.add("X-Forwarded-Prefix");
+	}
+
+	private boolean removeOnly;
+
+	/**
+	 * Enables mode in which any "Forwarded" or "X-Forwarded-*" headers are
+	 * removed only and the information in them ignored.
+	 * @param removeOnly whether to discard and ignore forwarded headers
+	 */
+	public void setRemoveOnly(boolean removeOnly) {
+		this.removeOnly = removeOnly;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Mono<Void> filter(ServerWebExchange exchange, WebFilterChain chain) {
+
+		if (shouldNotFilter(exchange.getRequest())) {
+			return chain.filter(exchange);
+		}
+
+		if (this.removeOnly) {
+			ServerWebExchange withoutForwardHeaders = exchange.mutate()
+					.request(builder -> builder.headers(
+							headers -> {
+								for (String headerName : FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES) {
+									headers.remove(headerName);
+								}
+							})).build();
+			return chain.filter(withoutForwardHeaders);
+		}
+		else {
+			URI uri = UriComponentsBuilder.fromHttpRequest(exchange.getRequest()).build().toUri();
+			String prefix = getForwardedPrefix(exchange.getRequest().getHeaders());
+
+			ServerWebExchange withChangedUri = exchange.mutate()
+					.request(builder -> {
+						builder.uri(uri);
+						if (prefix != null) {
+							builder.path(prefix + uri.getPath());
+							builder.contextPath(prefix);
+						}
+					}).build();
+			return chain.filter(withChangedUri);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private boolean shouldNotFilter(ServerHttpRequest request) {
+		return request.getHeaders().keySet().stream()
+				.noneMatch(FORWARDED_HEADER_NAMES::contains);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	private static String getForwardedPrefix(HttpHeaders headers) {
+		String prefix = headers.getFirst("X-Forwarded-Prefix");
+		if (prefix != null) {
+			while (prefix.endsWith("/")) {
+				prefix = prefix.substring(0, prefix.length() - 1);
+			}
+		}
+		return prefix;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilter.java
index 176869e0c8e..bd0021b3101 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilter.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class HiddenHttpMethodFilter implements WebFilter {
 					String method = formData.getFirst(this.methodParamName);
 					return StringUtils.hasLength(method) ? mapExchange(exchange, method) : exchange;
 				})
-				.flatMap((exchange1) -> chain.filter(exchange1));
+				.flatMap(chain::filter);
 	}
 
 	private ServerWebExchange mapExchange(ServerWebExchange exchange, String methodParamValue) {
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/ForwardedHeaderFilterTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/ForwardedHeaderFilterTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04b0f3a8fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/ForwardedHeaderFilterTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.web.filter.reactive;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerHttpRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.http.server.reactive.test.MockServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+import org.springframework.web.server.WebFilterChain;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ */
+public class ForwardedHeaderFilterTests {
+
+	private final ForwardedHeaderFilter filter = new ForwardedHeaderFilter();
+
+	private final TestWebFilterChain filterChain = new TestWebFilterChain();
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void removeOnly() {
+		MockServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerHttpRequest.get("/")
+				.header("Forwarded", "for=192.0.2.60;proto=http;by=203.0.113.43")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Host", "example.com")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Port", "8080")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Proto", "http")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "prefix")
+				.toExchange();
+
+		this.filter.setRemoveOnly(true);
+		this.filter.filter(exchange, this.filterChain).block(Duration.ZERO);
+
+		HttpHeaders result = this.filterChain.getHeaders();
+		assertNotNull(result);
+		assertFalse(result.containsKey("Forwarded"));
+		assertFalse(result.containsKey("X-Forwarded-Host"));
+		assertFalse(result.containsKey("X-Forwarded-Port"));
+		assertFalse(result.containsKey("X-Forwarded-Proto"));
+		assertFalse(result.containsKey("X-Forwarded-Prefix"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void xForwardedRequest() throws Exception {
+		MockServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerHttpRequest.get("http://example.com/path")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Host", "84.198.58.199")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Port", "443")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
+				.toExchange();
+
+		this.filter.filter(exchange, this.filterChain).block(Duration.ZERO);
+
+		URI uri = this.filterChain.uri;
+		assertEquals(new URI("https://84.198.58.199/path"), uri);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void forwardedRequest() throws Exception {
+		MockServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerHttpRequest.get("http://example.com/path")
+				.header("Forwarded", "host=84.198.58.199;proto=https")
+
+				.toExchange();
+
+		this.filter.filter(exchange, this.filterChain).block(Duration.ZERO);
+
+		URI uri = this.filterChain.uri;
+		assertEquals(new URI("https://84.198.58.199/path"), uri);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void requestUriWithForwardedPrefix() throws Exception {
+		MockServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerHttpRequest.get("http://example.com/path")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/prefix")
+				.toExchange();
+
+		this.filter.filter(exchange, this.filterChain).block(Duration.ZERO);
+
+		URI uri = this.filterChain.uri;
+		assertEquals(new URI("http://example.com/prefix/path"), uri);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void requestUriWithForwardedPrefixTrailingSlash() throws Exception {
+		MockServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerHttpRequest.get("http://example.com/path")
+				.header("X-Forwarded-Prefix", "/prefix/")
+				.toExchange();
+
+		this.filter.filter(exchange, this.filterChain).block(Duration.ZERO);
+
+		URI uri = this.filterChain.uri;
+		assertEquals(new URI("http://example.com/prefix/path"), uri);
+	}
+
+
+	private static class TestWebFilterChain implements WebFilterChain {
+
+		@Nullable
+		private HttpHeaders httpHeaders;
+
+		@Nullable
+		private URI uri;
+
+		@Nullable
+		public HttpHeaders getHeaders() {
+			return this.httpHeaders;
+		}
+
+		@Nullable
+		public URI getUri() {
+			return this.uri;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Mono<Void> filter(ServerWebExchange exchange) {
+			this.httpHeaders = exchange.getRequest().getHeaders();
+			this.uri = exchange.getRequest().getURI();
+			return Mono.empty();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+
+}
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