diff --git a/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.cpp b/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.cpp
index ade99a9f72..5889f02b57 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.cpp
+++ b/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "SimpleHttpResult.h"
 #include "Basics/StringUtils.h"
 
+#include <velocypack/Parser.h>
+#include <velocypack/velocypack-aliases.h>
+
 using namespace triagens::basics;
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -81,6 +84,12 @@ namespace triagens {
       return _resultBody;
     }
 
+    std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> SimpleHttpResult::getBodyVelocyPack (VPackOptions const& options) const {
+      VPackParser parser(&options);
+      parser.parse(_resultBody.c_str());
+      return parser.steal();
+    }
+
     string SimpleHttpResult::getResultTypeMessage () const {
       switch (_requestResultType) {
         case (COMPLETE):
diff --git a/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.h b/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.h
index 77cd2d5f3c..367afeba71 100644
--- a/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.h
+++ b/lib/SimpleHttpClient/SimpleHttpResult.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #include "Basics/Common.h"
 #include "Basics/StringBuffer.h"
 
+#include <velocypack/Builder.h>
+#include <velocypack/Options.h>
+#include <velocypack/velocypack-aliases.h>
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief class for storing a request result
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -159,6 +163,13 @@ namespace triagens {
 
       triagens::basics::StringBuffer const& getBody () const;
 
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief returns the http body as velocypack
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+      std::shared_ptr<VPackBuilder> getBodyVelocyPack (VPackOptions const&) const;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief returns the request result type
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////