diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt
index 90595810f5..4f68d89184 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 /**
  * Extension for [WebClient.RequestBodySpec.body] providing a variant without explicit class
@@ -25,5 +29,71 @@ import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
  */
+@Suppress("EXTENSION_SHADOWED_BY_MEMBER")
 inline fun <reified T : Any, S : Publisher<T>> WebClient.RequestBodySpec.body(publisher: S): WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec<*>
         = body(publisher, T::class.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToMono] providing a [KClass] based variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+fun <T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToMono(type: KClass<T>): Mono<T> = bodyToMono(type.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToMono] providing a `bodyToMono<Foo>()` variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+inline fun <reified T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToMono(): Mono<T> = bodyToMono(T::class.java)
+
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToFlux] providing a [KClass] based variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+fun <T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToFlux(type: KClass<T>): Flux<T> = bodyToFlux(type.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToFlux] providing a `bodyToFlux<Foo>()` variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+inline fun <reified T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToFlux(): Flux<T> = bodyToFlux(T::class.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntity] providing a [KClass] based variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+fun <T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntity(type: KClass<T>): Mono<ResponseEntity<T>> = bodyToEntity(type.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntity] providing a `bodyToEntity<Foo>()` variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+inline fun <reified T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntity(): Mono<ResponseEntity<T>> = bodyToEntity(T::class.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntityList] providing a [KClass] based variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+fun <T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntityList(type: KClass<T>): Mono<ResponseEntity<List<T>>> = bodyToEntityList(type.java)
+
+/**
+ * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntityList] providing a `bodyToEntityList<Foo>()` variant.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
+ * @since 5.0
+ */
+inline fun <reified T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToEntityList(): Mono<ResponseEntity<List<T>>> = bodyToEntityList(T::class.java)