diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CommonDsl.kt b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CommonDsl.kt
index f1a5a5e6ec..d4e5536533 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CommonDsl.kt
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CommonDsl.kt
@@ -22,62 +22,68 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern
  * @author Tim Ysewyn
  */
 open class CommonDsl {
+
+    /* HELPER FUNCTIONS */
     
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the consumer side.
      * @param clientValue client value
      * @return client dsl property
      */
-    fun client(clientValue: Any) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
+    fun client(clientValue: Any?) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the consumer side.
      * @param clientValue client value
      * @return client dsl property
      */
-    fun c(clientValue: Any) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
+    fun c(clientValue: Any?) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the consumer side.
      * @param clientValue client value
      * @return client dsl property
      */
-    fun consumer(clientValue: Any) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
+    fun consumer(clientValue: Any?) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the consumer side.
      * @param clientValue client value
      * @return client dsl property
      */
-    fun stub(clientValue: Any) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
+    fun stub(clientValue: Any?) = ClientDslProperty(clientValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the server side.
      * @param serverValue server value
      * @return server dsl property
      */
-    fun server(serverValue: Any) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
+    fun server(serverValue: Any?) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the server side.
      * @param serverValue server value
      * @return server dsl property
      */
-    fun p(serverValue: Any) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
+    fun p(serverValue: Any?) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the server side.
      * @param serverValue server value
      * @return server dsl property
      */
-    fun producer(serverValue: Any) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
+    fun producer(serverValue: Any?) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
 
     /**
      * Helper method to provide a better name for the server side.
      * @param serverValue server value
      * @return server dsl property
      */
-    fun test(serverValue: Any) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
+    fun test(serverValue: Any?) = ServerDslProperty(serverValue)
+
+    fun optional(value: Any?) = OptionalProperty(value)
+
+    fun execute(commandToExecute: String) = ExecutionProperty(commandToExecute)
 
     /* REGEX */
 
diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RequestDsl.kt b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RequestDsl.kt
index 6e0877fe34..267d9993b2 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RequestDsl.kt
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/RequestDsl.kt
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.toDslProperties
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
 /**
  * @author Tim Ysewyn
  */
 @ContractDslMarker
 open class RequestDsl : CommonDsl(), RegexCreatingProperty<ClientDslProperty> {
+    
+    private val delegate = Request()
 
     var method: DslProperty<Any>? = null
     var url: Url? = null
@@ -105,71 +108,91 @@ open class RequestDsl : CommonDsl(), RegexCreatingProperty<ClientDslProperty> {
         bodyMatchers = BodyMatchers().apply(block)
     }
 
-    fun value(value: DslProperty<Any>): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(value)
+    /* HELPER FUNCTIONS */
 
-    fun v(value: DslProperty<Any>): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(value)
+    fun value(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun `$`(value: DslProperty<Any>): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(value)
+    fun v(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun value(value: Any): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(value)
+    fun `$`(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun v(value: Any): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(value)
+    fun value(value: DslProperty<Any>) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun `$`(value: Any): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(value)
+    fun v(value: DslProperty<Any>) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun value(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(client, server)
+    fun `$`(value: DslProperty<Any>) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun v(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(client, server)
+    fun value(value: Pattern) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun `$`(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(client, server)
+    fun v(value: Pattern) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun value(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(client, server)
+    fun `$`(value: Pattern) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun v(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(client, server)
+    fun value(value: RegexProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    fun `$`(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty): DslProperty<Any> = Request().value(client, server)
+    fun v(value: RegexProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyAlphaUnicode(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyAlphaUnicode()
+    fun `$`(value: RegexProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyAlphaNumeric(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyAlphaNumeric()
+    fun value(value: Any?) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyNumber(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyNumber()
+    fun v(value: Any?) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyInteger(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyInteger()
+    fun `$`(value: Any?) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyPositiveInt(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyPositiveInt()
+    fun value(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyDouble(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyDouble()
+    fun v(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyHex(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyHex()
+    fun `$`(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun aBoolean(): ClientDslProperty = Request().aBoolean()
+    fun value(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyIpAddress(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyIpAddress()
+    fun v(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyHostname(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyHostname()
+    fun `$`(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyEmail(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyEmail()
+    override fun anyAlphaUnicode() = delegate.anyAlphaUnicode()
 
-    override fun anyUrl(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyUrl()
+    override fun anyAlphaNumeric() = delegate.anyAlphaNumeric()
 
-    override fun anyHttpsUrl(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyHttpsUrl()
+    override fun anyNumber() = delegate.anyNumber()
 
-    override fun anyUuid(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyUuid()
+    override fun anyInteger() = delegate.anyInteger()
 
-    override fun anyDate(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyDate()
+    override fun anyPositiveInt() = delegate.anyPositiveInt()
 
-    override fun anyDateTime(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyDateTime()
+    override fun anyDouble() = delegate.anyDouble()
 
-    override fun anyTime(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyTime()
+    override fun anyHex() = delegate.anyHex()
 
-    override fun anyIso8601WithOffset(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyIso8601WithOffset()
+    override fun aBoolean() = delegate.aBoolean()
 
-    override fun anyNonBlankString(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyNonBlankString()
+    override fun anyIpAddress() = delegate.anyIpAddress()
 
-    override fun anyNonEmptyString(): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyNonEmptyString()
+    override fun anyHostname() = delegate.anyHostname()
 
-    override fun anyOf(vararg values: String?): ClientDslProperty = Request().anyOf(*values)
+    override fun anyEmail() = delegate.anyEmail()
+
+    override fun anyUrl() = delegate.anyUrl()
+
+    override fun anyHttpsUrl() = delegate.anyHttpsUrl()
+
+    override fun anyUuid() = delegate.anyUuid()
+
+    override fun anyDate() = delegate.anyDate()
+
+    override fun anyDateTime() = delegate.anyDateTime()
+
+    override fun anyTime() = delegate.anyTime()
+
+    override fun anyIso8601WithOffset() = delegate.anyIso8601WithOffset()
+
+    override fun anyNonBlankString() = delegate.anyNonBlankString()
+
+    override fun anyNonEmptyString() = delegate.anyNonEmptyString()
+
+    override fun anyOf(vararg values: String?) = delegate.anyOf(*values)
 
     internal fun get(): Request {
         val request = Request()
diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ResponseDsl.kt b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ResponseDsl.kt
index 1dd08eede9..2f5d06b189 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ResponseDsl.kt
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/ResponseDsl.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.toDslProperties
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.toDslProperty
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
 /**
  * @author Tim Ysewyn
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.toDslProperty
 @ContractDslMarker
 class ResponseDsl : CommonDsl(), RegexCreatingProperty<ServerDslProperty> {
 
+    private val delegate = Response()
+
     var status: DslProperty<Any>? = null
     var delay: DslProperty<Any>? = null
     var headers: Headers? = null
@@ -77,47 +80,91 @@ class ResponseDsl : CommonDsl(), RegexCreatingProperty<ServerDslProperty> {
         this.bodyMatchers = ResponseBodyMatchers().apply(bodyMatchers)
     }
 
-    override fun anyAlphaUnicode(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyAlphaUnicode()
+    /* HELPER FUNCTIONS */
 
-    override fun anyAlphaNumeric(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyAlphaNumeric()
+    fun value(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyNumber(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyNumber()
+    fun v(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyInteger(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyInteger()
+    fun `$`(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyPositiveInt(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyPositiveInt()
+    fun value(value: DslProperty<Any>) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyDouble(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyDouble()
+    fun v(value: DslProperty<Any>) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyHex(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyHex()
+    fun `$`(value: DslProperty<Any>) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun aBoolean(): ServerDslProperty = Response().aBoolean()
+    fun value(value: Pattern) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyIpAddress(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyIpAddress()
+    fun v(value: Pattern) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyHostname(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyHostname()
+    fun `$`(value: Pattern) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyEmail(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyEmail()
+    fun value(value: RegexProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyUrl(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyUrl()
+    fun v(value: RegexProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyHttpsUrl(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyHttpsUrl()
+    fun `$`(value: RegexProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyUuid(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyUuid()
+    fun value(value: Any?) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyDate(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyDate()
+    fun v(value: Any?) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyDateTime(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyDateTime()
+    fun `$`(value: Any?) = delegate.value(value)
 
-    override fun anyTime(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyTime()
+    fun value(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyIso8601WithOffset(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyIso8601WithOffset()
+    fun v(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyNonBlankString(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyNonBlankString()
+    fun `$`(client: ClientDslProperty, server: ServerDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyNonEmptyString(): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyNonEmptyString()
+    fun value(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
 
-    override fun anyOf(vararg values: String?): ServerDslProperty = Response().anyOf(*values)
+    fun v(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
+
+    fun `$`(server: ServerDslProperty, client: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(client, server)
+
+    override fun anyAlphaUnicode() = delegate.anyAlphaUnicode()
+
+    override fun anyAlphaNumeric() = delegate.anyAlphaNumeric()
+
+    override fun anyNumber() = delegate.anyNumber()
+
+    override fun anyInteger() = delegate.anyInteger()
+
+    override fun anyPositiveInt() = delegate.anyPositiveInt()
+
+    override fun anyDouble() = delegate.anyDouble()
+
+    override fun anyHex() = delegate.anyHex()
+
+    override fun aBoolean() = delegate.aBoolean()
+
+    override fun anyIpAddress() = delegate.anyIpAddress()
+
+    override fun anyHostname() = delegate.anyHostname()
+
+    override fun anyEmail() = delegate.anyEmail()
+
+    override fun anyUrl() = delegate.anyUrl()
+
+    override fun anyHttpsUrl() = delegate.anyHttpsUrl()
+
+    override fun anyUuid() = delegate.anyUuid()
+
+    override fun anyDate() = delegate.anyDate()
+
+    override fun anyDateTime() = delegate.anyDateTime()
+
+    override fun anyTime() = delegate.anyTime()
+
+    override fun anyIso8601WithOffset() = delegate.anyIso8601WithOffset()
+
+    override fun anyNonBlankString() = delegate.anyNonBlankString()
+
+    override fun anyNonEmptyString() = delegate.anyNonEmptyString()
+
+    override fun anyOf(vararg values: String?) = delegate.anyOf(*values)
 
     internal fun get(): Response {
         val response = Response()