diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 869ee3a3f..e1482c27c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Actix web is a simple, pragmatic, extremely fast, web framework for Rust.
 
 ```rust
 extern crate actix_web;
-use actix_web::*;
+use actix_web::{Application, HttpServer, Path};
 
 fn index(info: Path<(String, u32)>) -> String {
     format!("Hello {}! id:{}", info.0, info.1)
diff --git a/src/de.rs b/src/de.rs
index 75d3e637e..96500e768 100644
--- a/src/de.rs
+++ b/src/de.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 
 /// Extract typed information from the request's path.
 ///
-/// `S` - application state type
-///
 /// ## Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
@@ -49,66 +47,48 @@ use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 /// # use actix_web::*;
 /// use actix_web::Path;
 ///
-/// /// Application state
-/// struct State {}
-///
 /// #[derive(Deserialize)]
 /// struct Info {
 ///     username: String,
 /// }
 ///
 /// /// extract path info using serde
-/// fn index(info: Path<Info, State>) -> Result<String> {
+/// fn index(info: Path<Info>) -> Result<String> {
 ///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
 /// }
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let app = Application::with_state(State{}).resource(
+///     let app = Application::new().resource(
 ///        "/{username}/index.html",                // <- define path parameters
 ///        |r| r.method(Method::GET).with(index));  // <- use `with` extractor
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub struct Path<T, S=()>{
-    item: T,
-    req: HttpRequest<S>,
+pub struct Path<T>{
+    inner: T
 }
 
-impl<T, S> Deref for Path<T, S> {
+impl<T> Deref for Path<T> {
     type Target = T;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &T {
-        &self.item
+        &self.inner
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, S> DerefMut for Path<T, S> {
+impl<T> DerefMut for Path<T> {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
-        &mut self.item
+        &mut self.inner
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, S> Path<T, S> {
-
-    /// Shared application state
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn state(&self) -> &S {
-        self.req.state()
+impl<T> Path<T> {
+    /// Deconstruct to a inner value
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> T {
+        self.inner
     }
-
-    /// Incoming request
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn request(&self) -> &HttpRequest<S> {
-        &self.req
-    }
-
-    /// Deconstruct instance into parts
-    pub fn into(self) -> (T, HttpRequest<S>) {
-        (self.item, self.req)
-    }
-
 }
 
-impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Path<T, S>
+impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Path<T>
     where T: DeserializeOwned, S: 'static
 {
     type Result = FutureResult<Self, Error>;
@@ -118,14 +98,12 @@ impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Path<T, S>
         let req = req.clone();
         result(de::Deserialize::deserialize(PathDeserializer{req: &req})
                .map_err(|e| e.into())
-               .map(|item| Path{item, req}))
+               .map(|inner| Path{inner}))
     }
 }
 
 /// Extract typed information from from the request's query.
 ///
-/// `S` - application state type
-///
 /// ## Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
@@ -136,9 +114,6 @@ impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Path<T, S>
 /// # use actix_web::*;
 /// use actix_web::Query;
 ///
-/// /// Application state
-/// struct State {}
-///
 /// #[derive(Deserialize)]
 /// struct Info {
 ///     username: String,
@@ -146,56 +121,40 @@ impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Path<T, S>
 ///
 /// // use `with` extractor for query info
 /// // this handler get called only if request's query contains `username` field
-/// fn index(info: Query<Info, State>) -> Result<String> {
+/// fn index(info: Query<Info>) -> Result<String> {
 ///     Ok(format!("Welcome {}!", info.username))
 /// }
 ///
 /// fn main() {
-///     let app = Application::with_state(State{}).resource(
+///     let app = Application::new().resource(
 ///        "/index.html",
 ///        |r| r.method(Method::GET).with(index)); // <- use `with` extractor
 /// }
 /// ```
-pub struct Query<T, S=()>{
-    item: T,
-    req: HttpRequest<S>,
-}
+pub struct Query<T>(T);
 
-impl<T, S> Deref for Query<T, S> {
+impl<T> Deref for Query<T> {
     type Target = T;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &T {
-        &self.item
+        &self.0
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, S> DerefMut for Query<T, S> {
+impl<T> DerefMut for Query<T> {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
-        &mut self.item
+        &mut self.0
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, S> Query<T, S> {
-
-    /// Shared application state
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn state(&self) -> &S {
-        self.req.state()
-    }
-
-    /// Incoming request
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn request(&self) -> &HttpRequest<S> {
-        &self.req
-    }
-
-    /// Deconstruct instance into parts
-    pub fn into(self) -> (T, HttpRequest<S>) {
-        (self.item, self.req)
+impl<T> Query<T> {
+    /// Deconstruct to a inner value
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> T {
+        self.0
     }
 }
 
-impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Query<T, S>
+impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Query<T>
     where T: de::DeserializeOwned, S: 'static
 {
     type Result = FutureResult<Self, Error>;
@@ -205,7 +164,7 @@ impl<T, S> FromRequest<S> for Query<T, S>
         let req = req.clone();
         result(serde_urlencoded::from_str::<T>(req.query_string())
                .map_err(|e| e.into())
-               .map(|item| Query{ item, req}))
+               .map(Query))
     }
 }
 
@@ -581,7 +540,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (router, _) = Router::new("", ServerSettings::default(), routes);
         assert!(router.recognize(&mut req).is_some());
 
-        match Path::<MyStruct, _>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+        match Path::<MyStruct>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(s) => {
                 assert_eq!(s.key, "name");
                 assert_eq!(s.value, "user1");
@@ -589,7 +548,7 @@ mod tests {
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
 
-        match Path::<(String, String), _>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+        match Path::<(String, String)>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(s) => {
                 assert_eq!(s.0, "name");
                 assert_eq!(s.1, "user1");
@@ -597,7 +556,7 @@ mod tests {
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
 
-        match Query::<Id, _>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+        match Query::<Id>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(s) => {
                 assert_eq!(s.id, "test");
             },
@@ -607,7 +566,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut req = TestRequest::with_uri("/name/32/").finish();
         assert!(router.recognize(&mut req).is_some());
 
-        match Path::<Test2, _>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+        match Path::<Test2>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(s) => {
                 assert_eq!(s.key, "name");
                 assert_eq!(s.value, 32);
@@ -615,7 +574,7 @@ mod tests {
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
 
-        match Path::<(String, u8), _>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
+        match Path::<(String, u8)>::from_request(&req).poll().unwrap() {
             Async::Ready(s) => {
                 assert_eq!(s.0, "name");
                 assert_eq!(s.1, 32);
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index ea42b1b5f..32a3d99b2 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use futures::future::{Future, ok, err};
+use futures::future::{Future, FutureResult, ok, err};
 
 use error::Error;
 use httprequest::HttpRequest;
@@ -347,3 +348,57 @@ impl<S, H, F, R, E> RouteHandler<S> for AsyncHandler<S, H, F, R, E>
         Reply::async(fut)
     }
 }
+
+
+/// Access to an application state
+///
+/// `S` - application state type
+///
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # extern crate bytes;
+/// # extern crate actix_web;
+/// # extern crate futures;
+/// # use actix_web::*;
+/// #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
+/// use actix_web::State;
+///
+/// /// Application state
+/// struct App {msg: &'static str}
+///
+/// #[derive(Deserialize)]
+/// struct Info {
+///     username: String,
+/// }
+///
+/// /// extract path info using serde
+/// fn index(state: State<App>, info: Path<Info>) -> Result<String> {
+///     Ok(format!("{} {}!", state.msg, info.username))
+/// }
+///
+/// fn main() {
+///     let app = Application::with_state(App{msg: "Welcome"}).resource(
+///        "/{username}/index.html",                // <- define path parameters
+///        |r| r.method(Method::GET).with2(index)); // <- use `with` extractor
+/// }
+/// ```
+pub struct State<S> (HttpRequest<S>);
+
+impl<S> Deref for State<S> {
+    type Target = S;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &S {
+        self.0.state()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: 'static> FromRequest<S> for State<S>
+{
+    type Result = FutureResult<Self, Error>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest<S>) -> Self::Result {
+        ok(State(req.clone()))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4a29b1dc7..5ad8ff6ad 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub use application::Application;
 pub use httpmessage::HttpMessage;
 pub use httprequest::HttpRequest;
 pub use httpresponse::HttpResponse;
-pub use handler::{Either, Responder, AsyncResponder, FutureResponse};
+pub use handler::{Either, Responder, AsyncResponder, FutureResponse, State};
 pub use context::HttpContext;
 pub use server::HttpServer;