diff --git a/src/body.rs b/src/body.rs
index cf54361d6..063c93ac5 100644
--- a/src/body.rs
+++ b/src/body.rs
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ impl Responder for Binary {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
-        Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+        Ok(HttpResponse::build_from(req)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self))
     }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index cc29fe638..5ef2ddd74 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ where
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, _: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Err(self.into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 348a99792..de1a60a3c 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl DerefMut for NamedFile {
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `req` has no `If-Match` header or one which matches `etag`.
-fn any_match(etag: Option<&header::EntityTag>, req: &HttpRequest) -> bool {
+fn any_match<S>(etag: Option<&header::EntityTag>, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> bool {
     match req.get_header::<header::IfMatch>() {
         None | Some(header::IfMatch::Any) => true,
         Some(header::IfMatch::Items(ref items)) => {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fn any_match(etag: Option<&header::EntityTag>, req: &HttpRequest) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Returns true if `req` doesn't have an `If-None-Match` header matching `req`.
-fn none_match(etag: Option<&header::EntityTag>, req: &HttpRequest) -> bool {
+fn none_match<S>(etag: Option<&header::EntityTag>, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> bool {
     match req.get_header::<header::IfNoneMatch>() {
         Some(header::IfNoneMatch::Any) => false,
         Some(header::IfNoneMatch::Items(ref items)) => {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl Responder for NamedFile {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = io::Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, io::Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, io::Error> {
         if self.status_code != StatusCode::OK {
             let mut resp = HttpResponse::build(self.status_code);
             resp.if_some(self.path().extension(), |ext, resp| {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl Responder for NamedFile {
         let last_modified = self.last_modified();
 
         // check preconditions
-        let precondition_failed = if !any_match(etag.as_ref(), &req) {
+        let precondition_failed = if !any_match(etag.as_ref(), req) {
             true
         } else if let (Some(ref m), Some(header::IfUnmodifiedSince(ref since))) =
             (last_modified, req.get_header())
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl Responder for NamedFile {
         };
 
         // check last modified
-        let not_modified = if !none_match(etag.as_ref(), &req) {
+        let not_modified = if !none_match(etag.as_ref(), req) {
             true
         } else if let (Some(ref m), Some(header::IfModifiedSince(ref since))) =
             (last_modified, req.get_header())
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> Handler<S> for StaticFiles<S> {
                     HttpResponse::Found()
                         .header(header::LOCATION, new_path.as_str())
                         .finish()
-                        .respond_to(req.drop_state())
+                        .respond_to(&req)
                 } else if self.show_index {
                     let dir = Directory::new(self.directory.clone(), path);
                     Ok((*self.renderer)(&dir, &req)?.into())
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ impl<S: 'static> Handler<S> for StaticFiles<S> {
             } else {
                 NamedFile::open(path)?
                     .set_cpu_pool(self.cpu_pool.clone())
-                    .respond_to(req.drop_state())?
-                    .respond_to(req.drop_state())
+                    .respond_to(&req)?
+                    .respond_to(&req)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index 632d63abb..7b88248bf 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ pub trait Responder {
     type Error: Into<Error>;
 
     /// Convert itself to `AsyncResult` or `Error`.
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Self::Item, Self::Error>;
+    fn respond_to<S: 'static>(
+        self, req: &HttpRequest<S>,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Item, Self::Error>;
 }
 
 /// Trait implemented by types that can be extracted from request.
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ where
     type Item = AsyncResult<HttpResponse>;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S: 'static>(
+        self, req: &HttpRequest<S>,
+    ) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
         match self {
             Either::A(a) => match a.respond_to(req) {
                 Ok(val) => Ok(val.into()),
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ impl<I, E> AsyncResult<I, E> {
 
     /// Send error
     #[inline]
-    pub fn error<R: Into<E>>(err: R) -> AsyncResult<I, E> {
+    pub fn err<R: Into<E>>(err: R) -> AsyncResult<I, E> {
         AsyncResult(Some(AsyncResultItem::Err(err.into())))
     }
 
@@ -262,7 +266,9 @@ impl Responder for AsyncResult<HttpResponse> {
     type Item = AsyncResult<HttpResponse>;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(
+        self, _: &HttpRequest<S>,
+    ) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
         Ok(self)
     }
 }
@@ -272,7 +278,9 @@ impl Responder for HttpResponse {
     type Error = Error;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn respond_to(self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(
+        self, _: &HttpRequest<S>,
+    ) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
         Ok(AsyncResult(Some(AsyncResultItem::Ok(self))))
     }
 }
@@ -288,7 +296,7 @@ impl<T: Responder, E: Into<Error>> Responder for Result<T, E> {
     type Item = <T as Responder>::Item;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S: 'static>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<Self::Item, Error> {
         match self {
             Ok(val) => match val.respond_to(req) {
                 Ok(val) => Ok(val),
@@ -350,9 +358,12 @@ where
     type Error = Error;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S: 'static>(
+        self, req: &HttpRequest<S>,
+    ) -> Result<AsyncResult<HttpResponse>, Error> {
+        let req = req.clone();
         let fut = self.map_err(|e| e.into())
-            .then(move |r| match r.respond_to(req) {
+            .then(move |r| match r.respond_to(&req) {
                 Ok(reply) => match reply.into().into() {
                     AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => ok(resp),
                     _ => panic!("Nested async replies are not supported"),
@@ -363,7 +374,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// Trait defines object that could be registered as resource route
+// /// Trait defines object that could be registered as resource route
 pub(crate) trait RouteHandler<S>: 'static {
     fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> AsyncResult<HttpResponse>;
 }
@@ -400,10 +411,9 @@ where
     S: 'static,
 {
     fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> AsyncResult<HttpResponse> {
-        let req2 = req.drop_state();
-        match self.h.handle(req).respond_to(req2) {
+        match self.h.handle(req.clone()).respond_to(&req) {
             Ok(reply) => reply.into(),
-            Err(err) => AsyncResult::ok(err.into()),
+            Err(err) => AsyncResult::err(err.into()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -446,16 +456,16 @@ where
     S: 'static,
 {
     fn handle(&mut self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> AsyncResult<HttpResponse> {
-        let req2 = req.drop_state();
-        let fut = (self.h)(req).map_err(|e| e.into()).then(move |r| {
-            match r.respond_to(req2) {
+        let fut = (self.h)(req.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| e.into())
+            .then(move |r| match r.respond_to(&req) {
                 Ok(reply) => match reply.into().into() {
-                    AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => ok(resp),
-                    _ => panic!("Nested async replies are not supported"),
+                    AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => Either::A(ok(resp)),
+                    AsyncResultItem::Err(e) => Either::A(err(e)),
+                    AsyncResultItem::Future(fut) => Either::B(fut),
                 },
-                Err(e) => err(e),
-            }
-        });
+                Err(e) => Either::A(err(e)),
+            });
         AsyncResult::async(Box::new(fut))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/httpresponse.rs b/src/httpresponse.rs
index f776612d6..00db2775e 100644
--- a/src/httpresponse.rs
+++ b/src/httpresponse.rs
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ impl Responder for HttpResponseBuilder {
     type Error = Error;
 
     #[inline]
-    fn respond_to(mut self, _: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(mut self, _: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(self.finish())
     }
 }
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ impl Responder for &'static str {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
             .body(self))
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ impl Responder for &'static [u8] {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self))
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ impl Responder for String {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
             .body(self))
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ impl<'a> Responder for &'a String {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("text/plain; charset=utf-8")
             .body(self))
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ impl Responder for Bytes {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self))
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ impl Responder for BytesMut {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
             .content_type("application/octet-stream")
             .body(self))
diff --git a/src/json.rs b/src/json.rs
index 27c99c649..6711de391 100644
--- a/src/json.rs
+++ b/src/json.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl<T: Serialize> Responder for Json<T> {
     type Item = HttpResponse;
     type Error = Error;
 
-    fn respond_to(self, req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    fn respond_to<S>(self, req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
         let body = serde_json::to_string(&self.0)?;
 
         Ok(req.build_response(StatusCode::OK)
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ mod tests {
         let json = Json(MyObject {
             name: "test".to_owned(),
         });
-        let resp = json.respond_to(HttpRequest::default()).unwrap();
+        let resp = json.respond_to(&HttpRequest::default()).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             resp.headers().get(header::CONTENT_TYPE).unwrap(),
             "application/json"
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 57edcbf0a..c712edd61 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ impl TestRequest<()> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S> TestRequest<S> {
+impl<S: 'static> TestRequest<S> {
     /// Start HttpRequest build process with application state
     pub fn with_state(state: S) -> TestRequest<S> {
         TestRequest {
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ impl<S> TestRequest<S> {
         let req = self.finish();
         let resp = h.handle(req.clone());
 
-        match resp.respond_to(req.drop_state()) {
+        match resp.respond_to(&req) {
             Ok(resp) => match resp.into().into() {
                 AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
                 AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => Err(err),
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ impl<S> TestRequest<S> {
 
         let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
         match core.run(fut) {
-            Ok(r) => match r.respond_to(req.drop_state()) {
+            Ok(r) => match r.respond_to(&req) {
                 Ok(reply) => match reply.into().into() {
                     AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
                     _ => panic!("Nested async replies are not supported"),
diff --git a/src/with.rs b/src/with.rs
index 0f7d07744..fa3d7d802 100644
--- a/src/with.rs
+++ b/src/with.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ where
         match fut.poll() {
             Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => AsyncResult::ok(resp),
             Ok(Async::NotReady) => AsyncResult::async(Box::new(fut)),
-            Err(e) => AsyncResult::error::<Error>(e),
+            Err(e) => AsyncResult::err(e),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ where
         };
 
         let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
-        let item = match (*hnd)(item).respond_to(self.req.drop_state()) {
+        let item = match (*hnd)(item).respond_to(&self.req) {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
         };
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ where
             };
 
             let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
-            match (*hnd)(item1, item2).respond_to(self.req.drop_state()) {
+            match (*hnd)(item1, item2).respond_to(&self.req) {
                 Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                     AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => return Err(err),
                     AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => return Ok(Async::Ready(resp)),
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ where
                     };
 
                     let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
-                    match (*hnd)(item, item2).respond_to(self.req.drop_state()) {
+                    match (*hnd)(item, item2).respond_to(&self.req) {
                         Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                             AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => return Err(err),
                             AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => return Ok(Async::Ready(resp)),
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ where
         };
 
         let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
-        let item = match (*hnd)(self.item.take().unwrap(), item)
-            .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
-        {
+        let item = match (*hnd)(self.item.take().unwrap(), item).respond_to(&self.req) {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
         };
@@ -424,7 +422,7 @@ where
         match fut.poll() {
             Ok(Async::Ready(resp)) => AsyncResult::ok(resp),
             Ok(Async::NotReady) => AsyncResult::async(Box::new(fut)),
-            Err(e) => AsyncResult::error(e),
+            Err(e) => AsyncResult::err(e),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -505,7 +503,7 @@ where
             };
 
             let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
-            match (*hnd)(item1, item2, item3).respond_to(self.req.drop_state()) {
+            match (*hnd)(item1, item2, item3).respond_to(&self.req) {
                 Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                     AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => return Err(err),
                     AsyncResultItem::Ok(resp) => return Ok(Async::Ready(resp)),
@@ -545,7 +543,7 @@ where
                     };
                     let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
                     match (*hnd)(self.item1.take().unwrap(), item2, item3)
-                        .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
+                        .respond_to(&self.req)
                     {
                         Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                             AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => return Err(err),
@@ -578,7 +576,7 @@ where
                     };
                     let hnd: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *self.hnd.get() };
                     match (*hnd)(self.item1.take().unwrap(), item, item3)
-                        .respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
+                        .respond_to(&self.req)
                     {
                         Ok(item) => match item.into().into() {
                             AsyncResultItem::Err(err) => return Err(err),
@@ -605,7 +603,7 @@ where
             self.item1.take().unwrap(),
             self.item2.take().unwrap(),
             item,
-        ).respond_to(self.req.drop_state())
+        ).respond_to(&self.req)
         {
             Ok(item) => item.into(),
             Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),