diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9cd3304fd..fe5dfba02 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ base64 = "0.9"
 bitflags = "1.0"
 failure = "0.1.1"
 h2 = "0.1"
+fnv = "1.0.5"
 http = "^0.1.5"
 httparse = "1.2"
 http-range = "0.1"
diff --git a/src/extensions.rs b/src/extensions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c64623f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::hash::BuildHasherDefault;
+
+use fnv::FnvHasher;
+
+type AnyMap = HashMap<TypeId, Box<Any>, BuildHasherDefault<FnvHasher>>;
+
+/// A type map of request extensions.
+pub struct Extensions {
+    map: AnyMap,
+}
+
+impl Extensions {
+    /// Create an empty `Extensions`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Extensions {
+        Extensions {
+            map: HashMap::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Insert a type into this `Extensions`.
+    ///
+    /// If a extension of this type already existed, it will
+    /// be returned.
+    pub fn insert<T: 'static>(&mut self, val: T) {
+        self.map.insert(TypeId::of::<T>(), Box::new(val));
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to a type previously inserted on this `Extensions`.
+    pub fn get<T: 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.map
+            .get(&TypeId::of::<T>())
+            .and_then(|boxed| (&**boxed as &(Any + 'static)).downcast_ref())
+    }
+
+    /// Get a mutable reference to a type previously inserted on this `Extensions`.
+    pub fn get_mut<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T> {
+        self.map
+            .get_mut(&TypeId::of::<T>())
+            .and_then(|boxed| (&mut **boxed as &mut (Any + 'static)).downcast_mut())
+    }
+
+    /// Remove a type from this `Extensions`.
+    ///
+    /// If a extension of this type existed, it will be returned.
+    pub fn remove<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
+        self.map.remove(&TypeId::of::<T>()).and_then(|boxed| {
+            //TODO: we can use unsafe and remove double checking the type id
+            (boxed as Box<Any + 'static>)
+                .downcast()
+                .ok()
+                .map(|boxed| *boxed)
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Clear the `Extensions` of all inserted extensions.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.map.clear();
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Extensions {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Extensions").finish()
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_extensions() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+    struct MyType(i32);
+
+    let mut extensions = Extensions::new();
+
+    extensions.insert(5i32);
+    extensions.insert(MyType(10));
+
+    assert_eq!(extensions.get(), Some(&5i32));
+    assert_eq!(extensions.get_mut(), Some(&mut 5i32));
+
+    assert_eq!(extensions.remove::<i32>(), Some(5i32));
+    assert!(extensions.get::<i32>().is_none());
+
+    assert_eq!(extensions.get::<bool>(), None);
+    assert_eq!(extensions.get(), Some(&MyType(10)));
+}
diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 0cbdbb25c..dded35f68 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ use cookie::Cookie;
 use failure;
 use futures::{Async, Poll, Stream};
 use futures_cpupool::CpuPool;
-use http::{header, Extensions, HeaderMap, Method, StatusCode, Uri, Version};
+use http::{header, HeaderMap, Method, StatusCode, Uri, Version};
 use tokio_io::AsyncRead;
 use url::{form_urlencoded, Url};
 
 use body::Body;
 use error::{CookieParseError, PayloadError, UrlGenerationError};
+use extensions::Extensions;
 use handler::FromRequest;
 use httpmessage::HttpMessage;
 use httpresponse::{HttpResponse, HttpResponseBuilder};
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c3b9fc7af..b3e143a5c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ extern crate time;
 extern crate bitflags;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate failure;
+extern crate fnv;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 #[macro_use]
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ mod application;
 mod body;
 mod context;
 mod de;
+mod extensions;
 mod extractor;
 mod handler;
 mod header;
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ pub use application::App;
 pub use body::{Binary, Body};
 pub use context::HttpContext;
 pub use error::{Error, ResponseError, Result};
+pub use extensions::Extensions;
 pub use extractor::{Form, Path, Query};
 pub use handler::{
     AsyncResponder, Either, FromRequest, FutureResponse, Responder, State,