diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5ba9a28..912c820 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -94,6 +94,29 @@ Example
 		| if (bodyaccess.rematch_req_body("FOO") == 1) {
 		|    std.log("is true");
 		| }
+req_body
+-------------
+
+Prototype
+        ::
+
+                req_body()
+Return value
+        STRING
+Description
+        Return available request body to VCL.
+	Note that this function can only be used in vcl_recv and
+	the request body must already be in std buffer.
+        Its intent is for a small body, workspace's storage is used.
+Example
+        ::
+
+                | sub vcl_recv {
+		|     std.cache_req_body(256B);
+                |
+		|     set req.http.body = regsub(bodyaccess.req_body(), "foo", "bar");
+		| }
+
 
 Find more example in example.vcl.
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test05.vtc b/src/tests/test05.vtc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53be427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test05.vtc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+varnishtest "test regex match on req body"
+
+server s1 {
+	rxreq
+        expect req.body == "BANANE"
+        expect req.http.foobar == "BANANAS"
+	txresp
+} -start
+
+varnish v1 -vcl+backend {
+	import bodyaccess from "${vmod_topbuild}/src/.libs/libvmod_bodyaccess.so";
+	import std;
+	
+	sub vcl_recv {
+		std.cache_req_body(100B);
+		set req.http.req_body = bodyaccess.req_body();
+		set req.http.foobar = regsub(req.http.req_body, "NE", "NAS");
+                unset req.http.req_body;
+	}
+}
+
+varnish v1 -start
+
+client c1 {
+	txreq -req "POST" -body {BANANE}
+	rxresp
+} -run
diff --git a/src/vmod_bodyaccess.c b/src/vmod_bodyaccess.c
index ba0682a..5dc061b 100644
--- a/src/vmod_bodyaccess.c
+++ b/src/vmod_bodyaccess.c
@@ -102,3 +102,37 @@ vmod_rematch_req_body(VRT_CTX, struct vmod_priv *priv_call, VCL_STRING re)
 		return (-1);
 
 }
+
+VCL_STRING
+vmod_req_body(VRT_CTX)
+{
+	struct vsb *vsb;
+	char *s;
+
+	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(ctx, VRT_CTX_MAGIC);
+	if (ctx->req->req_body_status != REQ_BODY_CACHED) {
+		VSLb(ctx->vsl, SLT_VCL_Error,
+		   "Unbuffered req.body");
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (ctx->method != VCL_MET_RECV) {
+		VSLb(ctx->vsl, SLT_VCL_Error,
+		    "rematch_req_body can be used only in vcl_recv{}");
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+
+	vsb = VSB_new_auto();
+	VRB_Blob(ctx, vsb);
+	s = WS_Alloc(ctx->ws, VSB_len(vsb) + 1);
+	if (s == NULL) {
+		VSLb(ctx->vsl, SLT_VCL_Error,
+		    "workspace can't hold size of req_body (%ld bytes)", VSB_len(vsb));
+		VSB_delete(vsb);
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+	memcpy(s, VSB_data(vsb), VSB_len(vsb));
+	s[VSB_len(vsb)] = 0;
+	VSB_delete(vsb);
+	return (s);
+}
diff --git a/src/vmod_bodyaccess.vcc b/src/vmod_bodyaccess.vcc
index fc89458..692a565 100644
--- a/src/vmod_bodyaccess.vcc
+++ b/src/vmod_bodyaccess.vcc
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ $Function INT rematch_req_body(PRIV_CALL, STRING re)
 $Function VOID hash_req_body()
 
 $Function INT len_req_body()
+
+$Function STRING req_body()