diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.groovy
index 35ac89d92e..dffc6c9f72 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.handlebars
 
+import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.extension.responsetemplating.helpers.WireMockHelpers
 import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Helper
 import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Options
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.extension.responsetemplating.RequestTemplateModel
@@ -22,14 +23,34 @@ class HandlebarsJsonPathHelper implements Helper<Map<String, Object>> {
 
 	@Override
 	Object apply(Map<String, Object> context, Options options) throws IOException {
-		String jsonPath = options.param(0)
-		Object model = context.get(REQUEST_MODEL_NAME)
-		if (model instanceof TestSideRequestTemplateModel) {
-			return returnObjectForTest(model, jsonPath)
-		} else if (model instanceof RequestTemplateModel) {
-			return returnObjectForStub(model, jsonPath)
+		if (context instanceof Map<String, Object>) {
+			// legacy
+			Map<String, Object> oldContext = (Map<String, Object>) context
+			String jsonPath = options.param(0)
+			Object model = oldContext.get(REQUEST_MODEL_NAME)
+			if (model instanceof TestSideRequestTemplateModel) {
+				return returnObjectForTest(model, jsonPath)
+			} else if (model instanceof RequestTemplateModel) {
+				return returnObjectForStub(model, jsonPath)
+			}
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported model")
+		} else if (context instanceof String) {
+			Object value = WireMockHelpers.jsonPath.apply(context, options)
+			if (testSideModel(options)) {
+				return processTestResponseValue(value)
+			}
+			return value
 		}
-		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported model")
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported context")
+	}
+
+	private boolean testSideModel(Options options) {
+		Object model = options.context.model()
+		if (!(model instanceof Map)) {
+			return false
+		}
+		Map map = (Map) model
+		return map.values().any { it instanceof TestSideRequestTemplateModel }
 	}
 
 	private Object returnObjectForStub(Object model, String jsonPath) {
@@ -37,10 +58,14 @@ class HandlebarsJsonPathHelper implements Helper<Map<String, Object>> {
 		return documentContext.read(jsonPath)
 	}
 
-	private Object returnObjectForTest(Object model, String jsonPath) {
-		String body = removeSurroundingQuotes(((TestSideRequestTemplateModel) model).rawBody).replace('\\"', '"')
+	private Object returnObjectForTest(TestSideRequestTemplateModel model, String jsonPath) {
+		String body = removeSurroundingQuotes(model.rawBody).replace('\\"', '"')
 		DocumentContext documentContext = JsonPath.parse(body)
 		Object value = documentContext.read(jsonPath)
+		return processTestResponseValue(value)
+	}
+
+	private Object processTestResponseValue(Object value) {
 		if (value instanceof Long) {
 			return String.valueOf(value) + "L"
 		}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/HandlebarsTemplateProcessor.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/HandlebarsTemplateProcessor.groovy
index fa9c5d575a..a2f4b4b533 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/HandlebarsTemplateProcessor.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/HandlebarsTemplateProcessor.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.template
 
+import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.extension.responsetemplating.helpers.WireMockHelpers
 import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Handlebars
 import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Template
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ class HandlebarsTemplateProcessor implements TemplateProcessor, ContractTemplate
 		try {
 			Handlebars handlebars = new Handlebars()
 			handlebars.registerHelper(HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.NAME, new HandlebarsJsonPathHelper())
+			handlebars.registerHelper(WireMockHelpers.jsonPath.name(), new HandlebarsJsonPathHelper())
+			WireMockHelpers.values()
+					.findAll { it != WireMockHelpers.jsonPath}
+					.each { WireMockHelpers helper ->
+				handlebars.registerHelper(helper.name(), helper)
+			}
 			return handlebars.compileInline(content)
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e)