diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4341d55931..0c31fd1a1d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ members = [
   "examples/content_types",
   "examples/ranking",
   "examples/testing",
+  "examples/request_state_local_cache",
   "examples/request_guard",
   "examples/stream",
   "examples/json",
diff --git a/core/lib/src/request/request.rs b/core/lib/src/request/request.rs
index 7c0a1986d7..f6eed6ab86 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/request/request.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/request/request.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr};
 use std::fmt;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ struct RequestState<'r> {
     cookies: RefCell<CookieJar>,
     accept: Storage<Option<Accept>>,
     content_type: Storage<Option<ContentType>>,
+    cache: Rc<Container>,
 }
 
 /// The type of an incoming web request.
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct Request<'r> {
     uri: Uri<'r>,
     headers: HeaderMap<'r>,
     remote: Option<SocketAddr>,
-    state: RequestState<'r>
+    state: RequestState<'r>,
 }
 
 impl<'r> Request<'r> {
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
                 cookies: RefCell::new(CookieJar::new()),
                 accept: Storage::new(),
                 content_type: Storage::new(),
+                cache: Rc::new(Container::new()),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -78,6 +81,39 @@ impl<'r> Request<'r> {
         f(&mut request);
     }
 
+    /// Retrieves the cached value for type `T` from the request-local cached
+    /// state of `self`. If no such value has previously been cached for
+    /// this request, `f` is called to produce the value which is subsequently
+    /// returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use rocket::http::Method;
+    /// # use rocket::Request;
+    /// # struct User;
+    /// fn current_user() -> User {
+    ///     // Load user...
+    ///     # User
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// # Request::example(Method::Get, "/uri", |request| {
+    /// let user = request.local_cache(current_user);
+    /// # });
+    /// ```
+    pub fn local_cache<T, F>(&self, f: F) -> &T
+        where T: Send + Sync + 'static,
+              F: FnOnce() -> T {
+
+        match self.state.cache.try_get() {
+            Some(cached) => cached,
+            None => {
+                self.state.cache.set(f());
+                self.state.cache.get()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Retrieve the method from `self`.
     ///
     /// # Example
diff --git a/examples/request_state_local_cache/Cargo.toml b/examples/request_state_local_cache/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c720023b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/request_state_local_cache/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "request_state_local_cache"
+version = "0.0.0"
+workspace = "../../"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+rocket = { path = "../../core/lib" }
+rocket_codegen = { path = "../../core/codegen" }
diff --git a/examples/request_state_local_cache/src/main.rs b/examples/request_state_local_cache/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c51cefa1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/request_state_local_cache/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#![feature(plugin, decl_macro)]
+#![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
+extern crate rocket;
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+use rocket::request::{self, Request, FromRequest, State};
+use rocket::outcome::Outcome::*;
+
+#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Atomics {
+    uncached: AtomicUsize,
+    cached: AtomicUsize,
+}
+
+struct Guard1;
+struct Guard2;
+
+impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for Guard1 {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn from_request(req: &'a Request<'r>) -> request::Outcome<Self, ()> {
+        let atomics = req.guard::<State<Atomics>>()?;
+        atomics.uncached.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        req.local_cache(|| atomics.cached.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed));
+
+        Success(Guard1)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for Guard2 {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn from_request(req: &'a Request<'r>) -> request::Outcome<Self, ()> {
+        req.guard::<Guard1>()?;
+        Success(Guard2)
+    }
+}
+
+#[get("/")]
+fn index(_g1: Guard1, _g2: Guard2) {
+    // This exists only to run the request guards.
+}
+
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite()
+        .manage(Atomics::default())
+        .mount("/", routes!(index))
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    rocket().launch();
+}
diff --git a/examples/request_state_local_cache/src/tests.rs b/examples/request_state_local_cache/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e16f7d858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/request_state_local_cache/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use std::sync::atomic::{Ordering};
+
+use ::Atomics;
+use super::rocket;
+use rocket::local::Client;
+
+#[test]
+fn test() {
+    let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
+    client.get("/").dispatch();
+
+    let atomics = client.rocket().state::<Atomics>().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(atomics.uncached.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 2);
+    assert_eq!(atomics.cached.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
+}