diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php
index bedcd44d7..88fb729cb 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Request.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Web;
 
+use Icinga\Util\Json;
 use Zend_Controller_Request_Http;
 use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
 use Icinga\User;
@@ -120,4 +121,11 @@ class Request extends Zend_Controller_Request_Http
 
         return $id . '-' . $this->uniqueId;
     }
+
+    public function getPost($key = null, $default = null)
+    {
+        return $key === null && $this->isApiRequest()
+            ? Json::decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true)
+            : parent::getPost($key, $default);
+    }
 }