diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/DefaultResponseBuilder.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/DefaultResponseBuilder.java
index bd1c2ce251..7da5a0f799 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/DefaultResponseBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/DefaultResponseBuilder.java
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ class DefaultResponseBuilder implements Response.BodyBuilder {
 		return new EmptyResponse(this.statusCode, this.headers);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public <T extends Publisher<Void>> Response<T> build(T voidPublisher) {
+		Assert.notNull(voidPublisher, "'voidPublisher' must not be null");
+		return new VoidPublisherResponse<>(this.statusCode, this.headers, voidPublisher);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public <T> Response<T> body(T body) {
 		Assert.notNull(body, "'body' must not be null");
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/Response.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/Response.java
index f1bebbc14f..18fba581fb 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/Response.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/Response.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public interface Response<T> {
 	Mono<Void> writeTo(ServerWebExchange exchange);
 
 	/**
-	 * Defines a builder that adds headers to the response entity.
+	 * Defines a builder that adds headers to the response.
 	 *
 	 * @param <B> the builder subclass
 	 */
@@ -263,13 +263,22 @@ public interface Response<T> {
 		/**
 		 * Build the response entity with no body.
 		 *
-		 * @return the response entity
+		 * @return the built response
 		 */
 		Response<Void> build();
+
+		/**
+		 * Build the response entity with no body.
+		 * The response will be committed when the given {@code voidPublisher} completes.
+		 *
+		 * @param voidPublisher publisher publisher to indicate when the response should be committed
+		 * @return the built response
+		 */
+		<T extends Publisher<Void>> Response<T> build(T voidPublisher);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Defines a builder that adds a body to the response entity.
+	 * Defines a builder that adds a body to the response.
 	 */
 	interface BodyBuilder extends HeadersBuilder<BodyBuilder> {
 
@@ -296,7 +305,7 @@ public interface Response<T> {
 		/**
 		 * Set the body of the response to the given object and return it.
 		 *
-		 * @param body the body of the response entity
+		 * @param body the body of the response
 		 * @return the built response
 		 */
 		<T> Response<T> body(T body);
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/VoidPublisherResponse.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/VoidPublisherResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec60199358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/VoidPublisherResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.web.reactive.function;
+
+import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
+
+/**
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ */
+class VoidPublisherResponse<T extends Publisher<Void>> extends AbstractResponse<T> {
+
+	private final T voidPublisher;
+
+	public VoidPublisherResponse(int statusCode, HttpHeaders headers,
+			T voidPublisher) {
+		super(statusCode, headers);
+		this.voidPublisher = voidPublisher;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public T body() {
+		return this.voidPublisher;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Mono<Void> writeTo(ServerWebExchange exchange) {
+		writeStatusAndHeaders(exchange);
+		return Flux.from(this.voidPublisher)
+				.then(exchange.getResponse().setComplete());
+	}
+}