diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js
index abd2c8cfe0..4af90b3ff9 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/foxx/request_context.js
@@ -220,13 +220,23 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
 ///
 /// You can also provide a description of this parameter.
 ///
-/// @EXAMPLES
+/// *Examples*
+///
+/// ```js
+/// app.get("/foxx/:id", function {
+///   // Do something
+/// }).pathParam("id", type: joi.number().integer().required().description("Id of the Foxx"));
+/// ```
+///
+/// You can also pass in a configuration object instead:
 ///
 /// ```js
 /// app.get("/foxx/:id", function {
 ///   // Do something
 /// }).pathParam("id", {
-///   type: joi.number().integer().required().description("Id of the Foxx")
+///   type: joi.number().integer(),
+///   required: true,
+///   description: "Id of the Foxx"
 /// });
 /// ```
 /// @endDocuBlock
@@ -239,9 +249,16 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
       type = attributes.type,
       required = attributes.required,
       description = attributes.description,
-      constraint = type,
-      regexType = type,
-      cfg;
+      constraint, regexType, cfg;
+
+    if (attributes.isJoi) {
+      type = attributes;
+      required = undefined;
+      description = undefined;
+    }
+
+    constraint = type;
+    regexType = type;
 
     // deprecated: assume type.describe is always a function
     if (type && typeof type.describe === 'function') {
@@ -306,6 +323,19 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
 /// ```js
 /// app.get("/foxx", function {
 ///   // Do something
+/// }).queryParam("id",
+///   joi.number().integer()
+///   .required()
+///   .description("Id of the Foxx")
+///   .meta({allowMultiple: false})
+/// });
+/// ```
+///
+/// You can also pass in a configuration object instead:
+///
+/// ```js
+/// app.get("/foxx", function {
+///   // Do something
 /// }).queryParam("id", {
 ///   type: joi.number().integer().required().description("Id of the Foxx"),
 ///   allowMultiple: false
@@ -319,8 +349,17 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
     var type = attributes.type,
       required = attributes.required,
       description = attributes.description,
-      constraint = type,
-      cfg;
+      allowMultiple = attributes.allowMultiple,
+      constraint, cfg;
+
+    if (attributes.isJoi) {
+      type = attributes;
+      required = undefined;
+      description = undefined;
+      allowMultiple = undefined;
+    }
+
+    constraint = type;
 
     // deprecated: assume type.describe is always a function
     if (type && typeof type.describe === 'function') {
@@ -330,6 +369,9 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
       if (typeof description === 'string') {
         constraint = constraint.description(description);
       }
+      if (typeof allowMultiple === 'boolean') {
+        constraint = constraint.meta({allowMultiple: allowMultiple});
+      }
       this.constraints.queryParams[paramName] = constraint;
       cfg = constraint.describe();
       if (Array.isArray(cfg)) {
@@ -338,8 +380,18 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
       } else {
         type = cfg.type;
       }
-      required = Boolean(cfg.flags && cfg.flags.presense === 'required');
+      required = Boolean(cfg.flags && cfg.flags.presence === 'required');
       description = cfg.description;
+      if (cfg.meta) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(cfg.meta)) {
+          cfg.meta = [cfg.meta];
+        }
+        _.each(cfg.meta, function (meta) {
+          if (meta && typeof meta.allowMultiple === 'boolean') {
+            allowMultiple = meta.allowMultiple;
+          }
+        });
+      }
       if (
         type === 'number' &&
           _.isArray(cfg.rules) &&
@@ -356,7 +408,7 @@ extend(RequestContext.prototype, {
       description,
       type,
       required,
-      attributes.allowMultiple
+      Boolean(allowMultiple)
     );
     return this;
   },
diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js b/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js
index feb926e3a6..6abd9dc2fb 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell-foxx.js
@@ -514,6 +514,21 @@ function DocumentationAndConstraintsSpec () {
       assertEqual(context.constraints.urlParams, {id: constraint});
     },
 
+    testDefinePathParamShorthand: function () {
+      var constraint = joi.number().integer().description("Id of the Foxx"),
+        context = app.get('/foxx/:id', function () {
+          //nothing
+        }).pathParam("id", constraint);
+
+      assertEqual(routes.length, 1);
+      assertEqual(routes[0].url.constraint.id, "/[0-9]+/");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].paramType, "path");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].name, "id");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].description, "Id of the Foxx");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].dataType, "integer");
+      assertEqual(context.constraints.urlParams, {id: constraint});
+    },
+
     testDefinePathCaseParam: function () {
       var constraint = joi.number().integer().description("Id of the Foxx"),
         context = app.get('/foxx/:idParam', function () {
@@ -592,10 +607,56 @@ function DocumentationAndConstraintsSpec () {
         context = app.get('/foxx', function () {
           //nothing
         }).queryParam("a", {
-          type: constraint,
-          allowMultiple: true
+          type: constraint
         });
 
+      assertEqual(routes.length, 1);
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].paramType, "query");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].name, "a");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].description, "The value of an a");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].dataType, "integer");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].required, false);
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].allowMultiple, false);
+      assertEqual(context.constraints.queryParams, {a: constraint});
+    },
+
+    testDefineQueryParamWithOverrides: function () {
+      var constraint = joi.number().integer(),
+        context = app.get('/foxx', function () {
+          //nothing
+        }).queryParam("a", {
+          type: constraint,
+          description: "The value of an a",
+          allowMultiple: true,
+          required: true
+        });
+
+      assertEqual(routes.length, 1);
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].paramType, "query");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].name, "a");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].description, "The value of an a");
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].dataType, "integer");
+      print(0)
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].required, true);
+      print(1)
+      assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].allowMultiple, true);
+      print(2)
+      assertEqual(context.constraints.queryParams, {
+        a: constraint
+        .description("The value of an a")
+        .meta({allowMultiple: true})
+        .required()
+      });
+    },
+
+    testDefineQueryParamShorthand: function () {
+      var constraint = joi.number().integer()
+      .description("The value of an a")
+      .meta({allowMultiple: true}),
+        context = app.get('/foxx', function () {
+          //nothing
+        }).queryParam("a", constraint);
+
       assertEqual(routes.length, 1);
       assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].paramType, "query");
       assertEqual(routes[0].docs.parameters[0].name, "a");