diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCache.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCache.java
index 60ba4f5f..17fe3f0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCache.java
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ public class CouchbaseCache implements Cache {
     return (result != null ? new SimpleValueWrapper(result) : null);
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  public final <T> T get(final Object key, final Class<T> clazz) {
+    String documentId = key.toString();
+    return (T) client.get(documentId);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Store a object in Couchbase.
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCacheTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCacheTests.java
index a7b5f282..9d87518a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCacheTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/cache/CouchbaseCacheTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.springframework.data.couchbase.TestApplicationConfig;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
@@ -77,6 +79,21 @@ public class CouchbaseCacheTests {
     assertEquals(value, loaded.get());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGetSetWithCast() {
+    CouchbaseCache cache = new CouchbaseCache(cacheName, client);
+
+    String key = "couchbase-cache-user";
+    User user = new User();
+    user.firstname = "Michael";
+
+    cache.put(key, user);
+
+    User loaded = cache.get(key, User.class);
+    assertNotNull(loaded);
+    assertEquals(user.firstname, loaded.firstname);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Verifies the deletion of cache objects.
    *
@@ -114,4 +131,8 @@ public class CouchbaseCacheTests {
     assertNull(cache.get(key));
   }
 
+  static class User implements Serializable {
+    public String firstname;
+  }
+
 }