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 5f4f7eb7dd..2d9a34d62e 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
@@ -101,14 +101,20 @@ open class CommonDsl {
      * @param charset to use for converting the bytes to String
      * @return String file contents
      */
-    fun file(relativePath: String, charset: Charset) = Body(FromFileProperty(fileLocation(relativePath), String::class.java, charset))
+    fun file(relativePath: String, charset: Charset) = FromFileProperty(fileLocation(relativePath), String::class.java, charset)
 
     /**
      * Read file contents as bytes[].
      * @param relativePath of the file to read
      * @return String file contents
      */
-    fun fileAsBytes(relativePath: String) = Body(FromFileProperty(fileLocation(relativePath), ByteArray::class.java))
+    fun fileAsBytes(relativePath: String) = FromFileProperty(fileLocation(relativePath), ByteArray::class.java)
+
+    fun bodyFromFile(relativePath: String) = bodyFromFile(relativePath, Charset.defaultCharset())
+
+    fun bodyFromFile(relativePath: String, charset: Charset) = Body(FromFileProperty(fileLocation(relativePath), String::class.java, charset))
+
+    fun bodyFromFileAsBytes(relativePath: String) = Body(FromFileProperty(fileLocation(relativePath), ByteArray::class.java))
 
     /**
      * Read file contents as array of bytes.
@@ -125,6 +131,13 @@ open class CommonDsl {
         }
     }
 
+    fun named(name: DslProperty<Any>, value: DslProperty<Any>) = NamedProperty(name, value)
+
+    fun named(name: DslProperty<Any>, value: DslProperty<Any>,
+              contentType: DslProperty<Any>) = NamedProperty(name, value, contentType)
+
+    fun named(namedMap: Map<String, DslProperty<Any>>) = NamedProperty(namedMap)
+
     /* REGEX */
 
     fun regexProperty(value: Any) = RegexProperty(value)
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 cbaaab54f4..4c0b7b103b 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
@@ -83,6 +83,54 @@ open class RequestDsl : CommonDsl(), RegexCreatingProperty<ClientDslProperty> {
 
     /* HELPER FUNCTIONS */
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the equality check to the given query parameter.
+     * @param value value to check against
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun equalTo(value: Any) = MatchingStrategy(value, MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO)
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the containing check to the given query parameter.
+     * @param value value to check against
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun containing(value: Any) = MatchingStrategy(value, MatchingStrategy.Type.CONTAINS)
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the matching check to the given query parameter.
+     * @param value value to check against
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun matching(value: Any) = MatchingStrategy(value, MatchingStrategy.Type.MATCHING)
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the not matching check to the given query parameter.
+     * @param value value to check against
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun notMatching(value: Any) = MatchingStrategy(value, MatchingStrategy.Type.NOT_MATCHING)
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the XML equality check to the body.
+     * @param value value to check against
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun equalToXml(value: Any) = MatchingStrategy(value, MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO_XML)
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the JSON equality check to the body.
+     * @param value value to check against
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun equalToJson(value: Any) = MatchingStrategy(value, MatchingStrategy.Type.EQUAL_TO_JSON)
+
+    /**
+     * Sets absence check to the given query parameter.
+     * @return matching strategy
+     */
+    fun absent() = MatchingStrategy(true, MatchingStrategy.Type.ABSENT)
+
     fun value(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
 
     fun v(value: ClientDslProperty) = delegate.value(value)
diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/test/resources/contracts/shouldWorkWithBinaryPayload.kts b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/test/resources/contracts/shouldWorkWithBinaryPayload.kts
index 19664fd291..3ba4406cb9 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/test/resources/contracts/shouldWorkWithBinaryPayload.kts
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/src/test/resources/contracts/shouldWorkWithBinaryPayload.kts
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ contract {
 		headers {
 			contentType(applicationOctetStream())
 		}
-		body = fileAsBytes("contracts/request.pdf")
+		body = bodyFromFileAsBytes("contracts/request.pdf")
 	}
 	response {
 		status = code(200)
-		body = fileAsBytes("contracts/response.pdf")
+		body = bodyFromFileAsBytes("contracts/response.pdf")
 		headers {
 			contentType(applicationOctetStream())
 		}