diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/ContractTemplate.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/ContractTemplate.groovy
deleted file mode 100644
index 47aa1c269c..0000000000
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/ContractTemplate.groovy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec
-
-/**
- * Contract for defining templated responses.
- *
- * If no implementation is provided then Handlebars will be picked as a default implementation.
- *
- * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
- * @since 1.1.0
- */
-interface ContractTemplate {
-
-	/**
-	 * Handlebars is using the Mustache template thus it looks like this
-	 *  {{{ Mustache }}}. In this case the opening template would return {{{
-	 */
-	String openingTemplate()
-
-	/**
-	 * Handlebars is using the Mustache template thus it looks like this
-	 *  {{{ Mustache }}}. In this case the closing template would return }}}
-	 */
-	String closingTemplate()
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving a URL path and query from request
-	 */
-	String url()
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving first value of a query parameter e.g. {{{ request.query.search }}}
-	 * @param key
-	 */
-	String query(String key)
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving nth value of a query parameter (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.query.search.[5] }}}
-	 * @param key
-	 * @param index
-	 */
-	String query(String key, int index)
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving a URL path
-	 */
-	String path()
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving nth value of a URL path (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.path.[2] }}}
-	 * @param index
-	 */
-	String path(int index)
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving the first value of a request header e.g. {{{ request.headers.X-Request-Id }}}
-	 * @param key
-	 */
-	String header(String key)
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the template for retrieving the nth value of a request header (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.headers.X-Request-Id.[5] }}}
-	 * @param key
-	 * @param index
-	 */
-	String header(String key, int index)
-
-	/**
-	 * Retruns the tempalte for retrieving the first value of a cookie with certain key
-	 * @param key
-	 */
-	String cookie(String key)
-
-	/**
-	 * Request body text (avoid for non-text bodies) e.g. {{{ request.body }}} . The body will not be escaped
-	 * so you won't be able to directly embed it in a JSON for example.
-	 */
-	String body()
-
-	/**
-	 * Request body text (avoid for non-text bodies) e.g. {{{ escapejsonbody }}} . The body will not be escaped
-	 * so you will be able to embed it
-	 */
-	String escapedBody()
-
-	/**
-	 * Request body text for the given JsonPath. e.g. {{{ jsonpath this '$.a.b.c' }}}
-	 */
-	String body(String jsonPath)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/ContractTemplate.java b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/ContractTemplate.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bafcec195b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/ContractTemplate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec;
+
+/**
+ * Contract for defining templated responses.
+ * <p>
+ * If no implementation is provided then Handlebars will be picked as a default implementation.
+ *
+ * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ * @since 1.1.0
+ */
+public interface ContractTemplate {
+	/**
+	 * Asserts whether the given text starts with proper opening template
+	 */
+	default boolean startsWithTemplate(String text) {
+		return text.startsWith(openingTemplate());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Asserts whether the given text starts with proper opening template for escaped value
+	 */
+	default boolean startsWithEscapedTemplate(String text) {
+		return text.startsWith(escapedOpeningTemplate());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Handlebars is using the Mustache template thus it looks like this
+	 * {{ Mustache }}. In this case the opening template would return {{
+	 */
+	String openingTemplate();
+
+	/**
+	 * Handlebars is using the Mustache template thus it looks like this
+	 * {{ Mustache }}. In this case the closing template would return }}
+	 */
+	String closingTemplate();
+
+	/**
+	 * Handlebars is using the Mustache template thus it looks like this
+	 * {{{ Mustache }}}. In this case the opening template would return {{{
+	 */
+	default String escapedOpeningTemplate() {
+		return openingTemplate();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Handlebars is using the Mustache template thus it looks like this
+	 * {{{ Mustache }}}. In this case the closing template would return }}}
+	 */
+	default String escapedClosingTemplate() {
+		return closingTemplate();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving a URL path and query from request
+	 */
+	String url();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving first value of a query parameter e.g. {{ request.query.search }}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	String query(String key);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving nth value of a query parameter (zero indexed) e.g. {{ request.query.search.[5] }}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	String query(String key, int index);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving a URL path
+	 */
+	String path();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving nth value of a URL path (zero indexed) e.g. {{ request.path.[2] }}
+	 *
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	String path(int index);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving the first value of a request header e.g. {{ request.headers.X-Request-Id }}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	String header(String key);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving the nth value of a request header (zero indexed) e.g. {{ request.headers.X-Request-Id.[5] }}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	String header(String key, int index);
+
+	/**
+	 * Retruns the template for retrieving the first value of a cookie with certain key
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	String cookie(String key);
+
+	/**
+	 * Request body text (avoid for non-text bodies) e.g. {{ request.body }} . The body will not be escaped
+	 * so you won't be able to directly embed it in a JSON for example.
+	 */
+	String body();
+
+	/**
+	 * Request body text for the given JsonPath. e.g. {{ jsonPath request.body '$.a.b.c' }}
+	 */
+	String body(String jsonPath);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving a escaped URL path and query from request
+	 */
+	default String escapedUrl() {
+		return url();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving escaped first value of a query parameter e.g. {{{ request.query.search }}}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	default String escapedQuery(String key) {
+		return query(key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving esacped nth value of a query parameter (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.query.search.[5] }}}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	default String escapedQuery(String key, int index) {
+		return query(key, index);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving a escaped URL path
+	 */
+	default String escapedPath() {
+		return path();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving escaped nth value of a URL path (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.path.[2] }}}
+	 *
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	default String escapedPath(int index) {
+		return path(index);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving the escaped first value of a request header e.g. {{{ request.headers.X-Request-Id }}}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	default String escapedHeader(String key) {
+		return header(key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the template for retrieving the esacaped nth value of a request header (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.headers.X-Request-Id.[5] }}}
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	default String escapedHeader(String key, int index) {
+		return header(key, index);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retruns the template for retrieving the escaped first value of a cookie with certain key
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	default String escapedCookie(String key) {
+		return cookie(key);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Request body text (avoid for non-text bodies) e.g. {{{ request.body }}} . The body will not be escaped
+	 * so you won't be able to directly embed it in a JSON for example.
+	 */
+	default String escapedBody() {
+		return body();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Request body text for the given JsonPath. e.g. {{{ jsonPath request.body '$.a.b.c' }}}
+	 */
+	default String escapedBody(String jsonPath) {
+		return body(jsonPath);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CompositeContractTemplate.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CompositeContractTemplate.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08397e4438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CompositeContractTemplate.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal
+
+import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.ContractTemplate
+
+/**
+ * For backward compatibility when assertions take place,
+ * first checks the custom setup. Writes in a new format, can read
+ * the old format.
+ *
+ * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ * @since 2.1.0
+ */
+@CompileStatic
+class CompositeContractTemplate implements ContractTemplate {
+
+	private final CustomHandlebarsContractTemplate custom = new CustomHandlebarsContractTemplate()
+	private final HandlebarsContractTemplate template = new HandlebarsContractTemplate()
+
+	@Override
+	boolean startsWithTemplate(String text) {
+		if (this.custom.startsWithTemplate(text)) {
+			return true
+		}
+		return template.startsWithTemplate(text)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	boolean startsWithEscapedTemplate(String text) {
+		return this.template.startsWithEscapedTemplate(text)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String openingTemplate() {
+		return this.template.openingTemplate()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String closingTemplate() {
+		return this.template.closingTemplate()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedOpeningTemplate() {
+		return this.template.escapedOpeningTemplate()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedClosingTemplate() {
+		return this.template.escapedClosingTemplate()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String url() {
+		return this.template.url()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String query(String key) {
+		return this.template.query(key)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String query(String key, int index) {
+		return this.template.query(key, index)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String path() {
+		return this.template.path()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String path(int index) {
+		return this.template.path(index)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String header(String key) {
+		return this.template.header(key)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String header(String key, int index) {
+		return this.template.header(key, index)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String cookie(String key) {
+		return this.template.cookie(key)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String body() {
+		return this.template.body()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedBody() {
+		// WireMock doesn't support proper escaping of JSON body
+		// that's why we need to use our custom handlebars extension
+		return this.custom.escapedBody()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedBody(String jsonPath) {
+		return this.template.escapedBody(jsonPath)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String body(String jsonPath) {
+		return this.template.body(jsonPath)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedUrl() {
+		return this.template.escapedUrl()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedQuery(String key) {
+		return this.template.escapedQuery(key)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedQuery(String key, int index) {
+		return this.template.escapedQuery(key, index)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedPath() {
+		return this.template.escapedPath()
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedPath(int index) {
+		return this.template.escapedPath(index)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedHeader(String key) {
+		return this.template.escapedHeader(key)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedHeader(String key, int index) {
+		return this.template.escapedHeader(key, index)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedCookie(String key) {
+		return this.template.escapedCookie(key)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CustomHandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CustomHandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2598aace44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/CustomHandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal
+
+import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
+import groovy.transform.PackageScope
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.ContractTemplate
+
+/**
+ * Represents the structure of templates using Handlebars compatible with
+ * WireMock template model requirements.
+ *
+ * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ * @since 1.1.0
+ *
+ * @deprecated use {@link HandlebarsContractTemplate}
+ */
+@CompileStatic
+@PackageScope
+class CustomHandlebarsContractTemplate implements ContractTemplate {
+
+	@Override
+	String openingTemplate() {
+		return "{{{"
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String closingTemplate() {
+		return "}}}"
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String url() {
+		return wrapped("request.url")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String query(String key) {
+		return query(key, 0)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String query(String key, int index) {
+		return wrapped("request.query.${key}.[${index}]")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String path() {
+		return wrapped("request.path")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String path(int index) {
+		return wrapped("request.path.[${index}]")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String header(String key) {
+		return header(key, 0)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String header(String key, int index) {
+		return wrapped("request.headers.${key}.[${index}]")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String cookie(String key) {
+		return wrapped("request.cookies.${key}")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String body() {
+		return wrapped("request.body")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedBody() {
+		return wrapped("escapejsonbody")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedBody(String jsonPath) {
+		return body(jsonPath)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String body(String jsonPath) {
+		return wrapped("jsonpath this '${jsonPath}'")
+	}
+
+	private String wrapped(String text) {
+		return openingTemplate() + text + closingTemplate()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromRequest.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromRequest.groovy
index b56add4ee6..289e1f8d1c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromRequest.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/FromRequest.groovy
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ class FromRequest {
 	}
 
 	private ContractTemplate template() {
-		return new HandlebarsContractTemplate()
+		return new CompositeContractTemplate()
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * URL path and query
 	 */
 	DslProperty url() {
-		return new DslProperty(template.url())
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedUrl())
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class FromRequest {
 	 * @param key
 	 */
 	DslProperty query(String key) {
-		return new DslProperty(template.query(key))
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedQuery(key))
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ class FromRequest {
 	 * @param index
 	 */
 	DslProperty query(String key, int index) {
-		return new DslProperty(template.query(key, index))
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedQuery(key, index))
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * URL path
 	 */
 	DslProperty path() {
-		return new DslProperty(template.path())
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedPath())
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class FromRequest {
 	 * @param index
 	 */
 	DslProperty path(int index) {
-		return new DslProperty(template.path(index))
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedPath(index))
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class FromRequest {
 	 * @param key
 	 */
 	DslProperty header(String key) {
-		return new DslProperty(template.header(key))
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedHeader(key))
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class FromRequest {
 	 * @param key
 	 */
 	DslProperty header(String key, int index) {
-		return new DslProperty(template.header(key, index))
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedHeader(key, index))
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -82,20 +82,97 @@ class FromRequest {
 	 * @param key
 	 */
 	DslProperty cookie(String key) {
-		return new DslProperty(template.cookie(key))
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedCookie(key))
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Request body text (avoid for non-text bodies)
 	 */
 	DslProperty body() {
-		return new DslProperty(template.body())
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedBody())
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Request body text for the given JsonPath
 	 */
 	DslProperty body(String jsonPath) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.escapedBody(jsonPath))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped URL path and query
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawUrl() {
+		return new DslProperty(template.url())
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped First value of a query parameter e.g. request.query.search
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawQuery(String key) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.query(key))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped nth value of a query parameter (zero indexed) e.g. request.query.search.[5]
+	 * @param key
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawQuery(String key, int index) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.query(key, index))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped URL path
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawPath() {
+		return new DslProperty(template.path())
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped nth value of a URL path (zero indexed) e.g. {{{ request.path.[2] }}}
+	 * @param index
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawPath(int index) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.path(index))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped First value of a request header e.g. request.headers.X-Request-Id
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawHeader(String key) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.header(key))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped nth value of a request header (zero indexed) e.g. request.headers.X-Request-Id
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawHeader(String key, int index) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.header(key, index))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped Retruns the tempalte for retrieving the first value of a cookie with certain key
+	 * @param key
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawCookie(String key) {
+		return new DslProperty(template.cookie(key))
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped Request body text (avoid for non-text bodies)
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawBody() {
+		return new DslProperty(template.body())
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Unescaped Request body text for the given JsonPath
+	 */
+	DslProperty rawBody(String jsonPath) {
 		return new DslProperty(template.body(jsonPath))
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/HandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/HandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy
index 9a5acb6614..73b5270e2a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/HandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/HandlebarsContractTemplate.groovy
@@ -15,11 +15,21 @@ class HandlebarsContractTemplate implements ContractTemplate {
 
 	@Override
 	String openingTemplate() {
-		return "{{{"
+		return "{{"
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	String closingTemplate() {
+		return "}}"
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedOpeningTemplate() {
+		return "{{{"
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedClosingTemplate() {
 		return "}}}"
 	}
 
@@ -70,15 +80,64 @@ class HandlebarsContractTemplate implements ContractTemplate {
 
 	@Override
 	String escapedBody() {
-		return wrapped("escapejsonbody")
+		return escapedWrapped("request.body")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedBody(String jsonPath) {
+		return escapedWrapped("jsonPath request.body '${jsonPath}'")
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	String body(String jsonPath) {
-		return wrapped("jsonpath this '${jsonPath}'")
+		return wrapped("jsonPath request.body '${jsonPath}'")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedUrl() {
+		return escapedWrapped("request.url")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedQuery(String key) {
+		return escapedQuery(key, 0)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedQuery(String key, int index) {
+		return escapedWrapped("request.query.${key}.[${index}]")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedPath() {
+		return escapedWrapped("request.path")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedPath(int index) {
+		return escapedWrapped("request.path.[${index}]")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedHeader(String key) {
+		return escapedHeader(key, 0)
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedHeader(String key, int index) {
+		return escapedWrapped("request.headers.${key}.[${index}]")
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	String escapedCookie(String key) {
+		return escapedWrapped("request.cookies.${key}")
 	}
 
 	private String wrapped(String text) {
 		return openingTemplate() + text + closingTemplate()
 	}
+
+	private String escapedWrapped(String text) {
+		return escapedOpeningTemplate() + text + escapedClosingTemplate()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 439fda17e0..3539b23cb3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 
 	private static final Closure GET_SERVER_VALUE = { it instanceof DslProperty ? it.serverValue : it }
 	private static final String FROM_REQUEST_PREFIX = "request."
-	private static final String FROM_REQUEST_BODY = "body"
+	private static final String FROM_REQUEST_BODY = "escapejsonbody"
 	private static final String FROM_REQUEST_PATH = "path"
 
 	protected final ContractVerifierConfigProperties configProperties
@@ -422,11 +422,15 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 			String entryAsString = (String) entry
 			if (templateProcessor.containsTemplateEntry(entryAsString) &&
 					!templateProcessor.containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(entryAsString)) {
-				String justEntry = entryAsString - contractTemplate.openingTemplate() -
+				// TODO: HANDLEBARS LEAKING VIA request.
+				String justEntry = entryAsString - contractTemplate.escapedOpeningTemplate() -
+						contractTemplate.openingTemplate() -
+						contractTemplate.escapedClosingTemplate() -
 						contractTemplate.closingTemplate() - FROM_REQUEST_PREFIX
 				if (justEntry == FROM_REQUEST_BODY) {
 					// the body should be transformed by standard mechanism
-					return entry
+					return contractTemplate.escapedOpeningTemplate() + FROM_REQUEST_PREFIX +
+							"escapedBody" + contractTemplate.escapedClosingTemplate()
 				}
 				try {
 					Object result = new PropertyUtilsBean().getProperty(templateModel, justEntry)
@@ -451,6 +455,8 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 			Object object = parsedRequestBody.read(jsonPathEntry)
 			if (!(object instanceof String)) {
 				return method
+						.replace('"' + contractTemplate.escapedOpeningTemplate(), contractTemplate.escapedOpeningTemplate())
+						.replace(contractTemplate.escapedClosingTemplate() + '"', contractTemplate.escapedClosingTemplate())
 						.replace('"' + contractTemplate.openingTemplate(), contractTemplate.openingTemplate())
 						.replace(contractTemplate.closingTemplate() + '"', contractTemplate.closingTemplate())
 			}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy
index fcc7b5c37a..841d97d243 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/TestSideRequestTemplateModel.groovy
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ class TestSideRequestTemplateModel {
 	final Map<String, List<String>> headers
 
 	/**
-	 * Escaped request body that can be put into test
+	 * Request body as it would be sent to the controller
 	 */
 	final String body
 
 	/**
-	 * Request body as it would be sent to the controller
+	 * Escaped request body that can be put into test
 	 */
-	final String rawBody
+	final String escapedBody
 
 	static TestSideRequestTemplateModel from(final Request request) {
 		String url = MapConverter.getTestSideValues(request.url ?: request.urlPath)
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ class TestSideRequestTemplateModel {
 		}?.collectEntries {
 			[(it.key): it.value.collect {  MapConverter.getTestSideValues(it) }]
 		})
-		String body = trimmedAndEscapedBody(request.body)
-		String rawBody = getBodyAsRawJson(request.body)
-		return new TestSideRequestTemplateModel(fullUrl, query, paths, headers, body, rawBody)
+		String escapedBody = trimmedAndEscapedBody(request.body)
+		String body = getBodyAsRawJson(request.body)
+		return new TestSideRequestTemplateModel(fullUrl, query, paths, headers, body, escapedBody)
 	}
 
 	private static List<String> buildPathsFromUrl(String url) {
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class TestSideRequestTemplateModel {
 
 	private static String getBodyAsRawJson(Object body) {
 		Object bodyValue = extractServerValueFromBody(body)
+		if (bodyValue instanceof GString || bodyValue instanceof String) {
+			return bodyValue.toString()
+		}
 		return bodyValue != null ? new JsonOutput().toJson(bodyValue) : bodyValue
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsEscapeHelper.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsEscapeHelper.groovy
index 72c6007c23..b2bec99730 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsEscapeHelper.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/handlebars/HandlebarsEscapeHelper.groovy
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class HandlebarsEscapeHelper implements Helper<Map<String, Object>> {
 	}
 
 	private Object returnObjectForTest(Object model) {
-		return ((TestSideRequestTemplateModel) model).rawBody
+		return ((TestSideRequestTemplateModel) model).escapedBody
 	}
 
 }
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..351a5c73e3 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 +1,7 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.handlebars
 
+import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.extension.responsetemplating.helpers.WireMockHelpers
+import org.apache.commons.text.StringEscapeUtils
 import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Helper
 import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Options
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.extension.responsetemplating.RequestTemplateModel
@@ -15,21 +17,41 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.TestSideRequestTempla
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
 @CompileStatic
-class HandlebarsJsonPathHelper implements Helper<Map<String, Object>> {
+class HandlebarsJsonPathHelper implements Helper<Object> {
 
 	public static final String NAME = "jsonpath"
 	public static final String REQUEST_MODEL_NAME = "request"
 
 	@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)
+	Object apply(Object context, Options options) throws IOException {
+		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 +59,14 @@ 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.escapedBody).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/dsl/wiremock/BaseWireMockStubStrategy.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/BaseWireMockStubStrategy.groovy
index 0ab11f66db..6f9422bc19 100755
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/BaseWireMockStubStrategy.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/BaseWireMockStubStrategy.groovy
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ abstract class BaseWireMockStubStrategy {
 		return processEntriesForTemplating(transformedMap, context)
 	}
 
-	private Object processEntriesForTemplating(transformedMap, DocumentContext context) {
+	private Object processEntriesForTemplating(Object transformedMap, DocumentContext context) {
 		return transformValues(transformedMap, {
 			if (it instanceof String && processor.containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(it)) {
 				String jsonPath = processor.jsonPathFromTemplateEntry(it)
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ abstract class BaseWireMockStubStrategy {
 					return it
 				}
 				return "${WRAPPER}${it}${WRAPPER}"
-			} else if (it instanceof String && processor.containsTemplateEntry(it) && template.body() == it) {
+			} else if (it instanceof String && processor.containsTemplateEntry(it) &&
+					template.escapedBody() == it) {
 				return template.escapedBody()
 			}
 			return it
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..f7c0192526 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
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.template
 
-import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Handlebars
-import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Template
-import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
-import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.ContractTemplate
-import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.HandlebarsContractTemplate
-import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.Request
-import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.handlebars.HandlebarsJsonPathHelper
-import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.TestSideRequestTemplateModel
-
 import java.util.regex.Matcher
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
+
+import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.extension.responsetemplating.helpers.WireMockHelpers
+import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
+import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Handlebars
+import wiremock.com.github.jknack.handlebars.Template
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.ContractTemplate
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.CompositeContractTemplate
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.internal.Request
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.TestSideRequestTemplateModel
+import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.builder.handlebars.HandlebarsJsonPathHelper
+
 /**
  * Default Handlebars template processor
  *
@@ -20,10 +23,17 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern
 @CompileStatic
 class HandlebarsTemplateProcessor implements TemplateProcessor, ContractTemplate {
 
-	private static final Pattern JSON_PATH_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^.*\\{\\{\\{jsonpath this '(.*)'}}}.*\$")
+	private static final Pattern ESCAPED_LEGACY_JSON_PATH_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^.*\\{\\{\\{jsonpath this '(.*)'}}}.*\$")
+	private static final Pattern ESCAPED_JSON_PATH_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^.*\\{\\{\\{jsonPath request.body '(.*)'}}}.*\$")
+	private static final Pattern LEGACY_JSON_PATH_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^.*\\{\\{jsonpath this '(.*)'}}.*\$")
+	private static final Pattern JSON_PATH_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^.*\\{\\{jsonPath request.body '(.*)'}}.*\$")
+	private static final List<Pattern> PATTERNS = [ESCAPED_LEGACY_JSON_PATH_PATTERN,
+							  ESCAPED_JSON_PATH_PATTERN, LEGACY_JSON_PATH_PATTERN, JSON_PATH_PATTERN]
+	private static final String LEGACY_JSON_PATH_TEMPLATE_NAME = HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.NAME
+	private static final String JSON_PATH_TEMPLATE_NAME = WireMockHelpers.jsonPath.name()
 
 	@Delegate
-	private final ContractTemplate contractTemplate = new HandlebarsContractTemplate()
+	private final ContractTemplate contractTemplate = new CompositeContractTemplate()
 
 	@Override
 	String transform(Request request, String testContents) {
@@ -35,12 +45,16 @@ class HandlebarsTemplateProcessor implements TemplateProcessor, ContractTemplate
 
 	@Override
 	boolean containsTemplateEntry(String line) {
-		return line.matches('^.*\\{\\{\\{.*}}}.*$')
+		return (line.contains(contractTemplate.openingTemplate()) && line.contains(contractTemplate.closingTemplate())) ||
+				(line.contains(contractTemplate.escapedOpeningTemplate()) && line.contains(contractTemplate.escapedClosingTemplate()))
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	boolean containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(String line) {
-		return line.contains(openingTemplate() + HandlebarsJsonPathHelper.NAME)
+		return line.contains(openingTemplate() + LEGACY_JSON_PATH_TEMPLATE_NAME) ||
+				line.contains(openingTemplate() + JSON_PATH_TEMPLATE_NAME) ||
+				line.contains(escapedOpeningTemplate() + LEGACY_JSON_PATH_TEMPLATE_NAME) ||
+				line.contains(escapedOpeningTemplate() + JSON_PATH_TEMPLATE_NAME)
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -48,11 +62,13 @@ class HandlebarsTemplateProcessor implements TemplateProcessor, ContractTemplate
 		if (!containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(line)) {
 			return ""
 		}
-		Matcher matcher = JSON_PATH_PATTERN.matcher(line)
-		if (!matcher.matches()) {
-			return ""
+		for (Pattern pattern : PATTERNS) {
+			Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(line)
+			if (matcher.matches()) {
+				return matcher.group(1)
+			}
 		}
-		return matcher.group(1)
+		return ""
 	}
 
 	private String templatedResponseBody(Map< String, TestSideRequestTemplateModel> model, Template bodyTemplate) {
@@ -71,6 +87,12 @@ 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)
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/TemplateProcessor.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/TemplateProcessor.groovy
index 0d768437fc..94c38f24c9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/TemplateProcessor.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/template/TemplateProcessor.groovy
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ interface TemplateProcessor {
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns {@code true} if the current line contains template related entry for json path processing.
-	 * E.g. for Handlebars if a line contains {{{jsonpath ...}}} then
+	 * E.g. for Handlebars if a line contains {{{jsonpath ...}}} or {{{jsonPath ...}}} then
 	 * it's considered to contain template related entry for json path processing
 	 */
 	boolean containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(String line)
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the json path entry from the current line that contains template related entry for json path processing.
-	 * E.g. for Handlebars if a line contains {{{jsonpath this '$.a.b.c'}}} then
+	 * E.g. for Handlebars if a line contains {{{jsonpath this '$.a.b.c'}}} or {{{jsonPath request.body ...}}} then
 	 * the te method would return {@code $.a.b.c}. Returns empty string if there's no matching
 	 * json path entry
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index 1b96f457be..c9348237c8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -1515,8 +1515,7 @@ World.'''"""
 				method "GET"
 				urlPath('/auth/oauth/check_token') {
 					queryParameters {
-						parameter 'token':
-								value(
+						parameter 'token': value(
 										consumer(regex('^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}')),
 										producer('6973b31d-7140-402a-bca6-1cdb954e03a7')
 								)
@@ -1551,8 +1550,7 @@ World.'''"""
 				method "GET"
 				urlPath('/auth/oauth/check_token') {
 					queryParameters {
-						parameter 'token':
-								value(
+						parameter 'token': value(
 										consumer(regex('^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}')),
 										producer('6973b31d-7140-402a-bca6-1cdb954e03a7')
 								)
@@ -2594,7 +2592,17 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 							fullBody: fromRequest().body(),
 							responseFoo: fromRequest().body('$.foo'),
 							responseBaz: fromRequest().body('$.baz'),
-							responseBaz2: "Bla bla ${fromRequest().body('$.foo')} bla bla"
+							responseBaz2: "Bla bla ${fromRequest().body('$.foo')} bla bla",
+							rawUrl: fromRequest().rawUrl(),
+							rawPath: fromRequest().rawPath(),
+							rawPathIndex: fromRequest().rawPath(1),
+							rawParam: fromRequest().rawQuery("foo"),
+							rawParamIndex: fromRequest().rawQuery("foo", 1),
+							rawAuthorization: fromRequest().rawHeader("Authorization"),
+							rawAuthorization2: fromRequest().rawHeader("Authorization", 1),
+							rawResponseFoo: fromRequest().rawBody('$.foo'),
+							rawResponseBaz: fromRequest().rawBody('$.baz'),
+							rawResponseBaz2: "Bla bla ${fromRequest().rawBody('$.foo')} bla bla"
 					)
 				}
 			}
@@ -2608,6 +2616,7 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompileWithoutCompileStatic(methodBuilderName, test)
 		then:
 			!test.contains('''DslProperty''')
+			!test.contains('''ERROR: ''')
 			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['url']").isEqualTo("/api/v1/xxxx?foo=bar&foo=bar2")''')
 			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['path']").isEqualTo("/api/v1/xxxx")''')
 			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['pathIndex']").isEqualTo("v1")''')
@@ -2619,6 +2628,16 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['responseBaz']").isEqualTo(5)''')
 			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['responseBaz2']").isEqualTo("Bla bla bar bla bla")''')
 			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['param']").isEqualTo("bar")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawUrl']").isEqualTo("/api/v1/xxxx?foo=bar&foo=bar2")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawPath']").isEqualTo("/api/v1/xxxx")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawPathIndex']").isEqualTo("v1")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawParamIndex']").isEqualTo("bar2")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawResponseFoo']").isEqualTo("bar")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawAuthorization']").isEqualTo("secret")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawAuthorization2']").isEqualTo("secret2")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawResponseBaz']").isEqualTo(5)''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawResponseBaz2']").isEqualTo("Bla bla bar bla bla")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['rawParam']").isEqualTo("bar")''')
 			responseAssertion(test)
 		where:
 			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder                                                                               | responseAssertion
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
index 96b20b540b..565336dedd 100755
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
@@ -1736,7 +1736,73 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 	}
 
 	@Issue('#237')
-	def "should generate a stub with response template"() {
+	def "should work with legacy mappings"() {
+		given:
+			def oldJsonMapping = '''
+					{
+					  "request" : {
+						"urlPath" : "/api/v1/xxxx",
+						"method" : "POST",
+						"headers" : {
+						  "Authorization" : {
+							"equalTo" : "secret2"
+						  }
+						},
+						"cookies" : {
+						  "foo" : {
+							"equalTo" : "bar"
+						  }
+						},
+						"queryParameters" : {
+						  "foo" : {
+							"equalTo" : "bar2"
+						  }
+						},
+						"bodyPatterns" : [ {
+						  "matchesJsonPath" : "$[?(@.['baz'] == 5)]"
+						}, {
+						  "matchesJsonPath" : "$[?(@.['foo'] == 'bar')]"
+						} ]
+					  },
+					  "response" : {
+						"status" : 200,
+						"body" : "{\\"authorization\\":\\"{{{request.headers.Authorization.[0]}}}\\",\\"path\\":\\"{{{request.path}}}\\",\\"responseBaz\\":{{{jsonpath this '$.baz'}}} ,\\"param\\":\\"{{{request.query.foo.[0]}}}\\",\\"pathIndex\\":\\"{{{request.path.[1]}}}\\",\\"responseBaz2\\":\\"Bla bla {{{jsonpath this '$.foo'}}} bla bla\\",\\"responseFoo\\":\\"{{{jsonpath this '$.foo'}}}\\",\\"authorization2\\":\\"{{{request.headers.Authorization.[1]}}}\\",\\"fullBody\\":\\"{{{escapejsonbody}}}\\",\\"url\\":\\"{{{request.url}}}\\",\\"paramIndex\\":\\"{{{request.query.foo.[1]}}}\\"}",
+						"headers" : {
+						  "Authorization" : "{{{request.headers.Authorization.[0]}}};foo"
+						},
+						"transformers" : [ "response-template", "foo-transformer" ]
+					  }
+					}
+					'''
+		and:
+			int port = SocketUtils.findAvailableTcpPort()
+			WireMockServer server = new WireMockServer(config().port(port))
+			server.start()
+		and:
+			server.addStubMapping(WireMockStubMapping.buildFrom(oldJsonMapping))
+		when:
+			ResponseEntity<String> entity = call(port)
+		then:
+			entity.headers.find { it.key == "Authorization" && it.value.contains("secret;foo") }
+			AssertionUtil.assertThatJsonsAreEqual(('''
+				{
+				  "url" : "/api/v1/xxxx?foo=bar&foo=bar2",
+				  "param" : "bar",
+				  "paramIndex" : "bar2",
+				  "authorization" : "secret",
+				  "authorization2" : "secret2",
+				  "fullBody" : "{\\"foo\\":\\"bar\\",\\"baz\\":5}",
+				  "responseFoo" : "bar",
+				  "responseBaz" : 5,
+				  "responseBaz2" : "Bla bla bar bla bla"
+				}
+				'''), entity.body)
+		cleanup:
+			server?.shutdown()
+	}
+
+	@Issue('#540')
+	def "should generate a stub with standard WireMock request template"() {
 		given:
 		org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract groovyDsl = org.springframework.cloud.contract.spec.Contract.make {
 			request {
@@ -1772,7 +1838,17 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 						fullBody: fromRequest().body(),
 						responseFoo: fromRequest().body('$.foo'),
 						responseBaz: fromRequest().body('$.baz'),
-						responseBaz2: "Bla bla ${fromRequest().body('$.foo')} bla bla"
+						responseBaz2: "Bla bla ${fromRequest().body('$.foo')} bla bla",
+						rawUrl: fromRequest().rawUrl(),
+						rawPath: fromRequest().rawPath(),
+						rawPathIndex: fromRequest().rawPath(1),
+						rawParam: fromRequest().rawQuery("foo"),
+						rawParamIndex: fromRequest().rawQuery("foo", 1),
+						rawAuthorization: fromRequest().rawHeader("Authorization"),
+						rawAuthorization2: fromRequest().rawHeader("Authorization", 1),
+						rawResponseFoo: fromRequest().rawBody('$.foo'),
+						rawResponseBaz: fromRequest().rawBody('$.baz'),
+						rawResponseBaz2: "Bla bla ${fromRequest().rawBody('$.foo')} bla bla"
 				)
 			}
 		}
@@ -1807,7 +1883,7 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 					  },
 					  "response" : {
 						"status" : 200,
-						"body" : "{\\"authorization\\":\\"{{{request.headers.Authorization.[0]}}}\\",\\"path\\":\\"{{{request.path}}}\\",\\"responseBaz\\":{{{jsonpath this '$.baz'}}} ,\\"param\\":\\"{{{request.query.foo.[0]}}}\\",\\"pathIndex\\":\\"{{{request.path.[1]}}}\\",\\"responseBaz2\\":\\"Bla bla {{{jsonpath this '$.foo'}}} bla bla\\",\\"responseFoo\\":\\"{{{jsonpath this '$.foo'}}}\\",\\"authorization2\\":\\"{{{request.headers.Authorization.[1]}}}\\",\\"fullBody\\":\\"{{{escapejsonbody}}}\\",\\"url\\":\\"{{{request.url}}}\\",\\"paramIndex\\":\\"{{{request.query.foo.[1]}}}\\"}",
+						"body" : "{\\"rawAuthorization2\\":\\"{{request.headers.Authorization.[1]}}\\",\\"responseBaz\\":{{{jsonPath request.body '$.baz'}}} ,\\"pathIndex\\":\\"{{{request.path.[1]}}}\\",\\"rawAuthorization\\":\\"{{request.headers.Authorization.[0]}}\\",\\"authorization2\\":\\"{{{request.headers.Authorization.[1]}}}\\",\\"rawParam\\":\\"{{request.query.foo.[0]}}\\",\\"url\\":\\"{{{request.url}}}\\",\\"paramIndex\\":\\"{{{request.query.foo.[1]}}}\\",\\"authorization\\":\\"{{{request.headers.Authorization.[0]}}}\\",\\"path\\":\\"{{{request.path}}}\\",\\"rawUrl\\":\\"{{request.url}}\\",\\"rawPath\\":\\"{{request.path}}\\",\\"rawResponseBaz2\\":\\"Bla bla {{jsonPath request.body '$.foo'}} bla bla\\",\\"param\\":\\"{{{request.query.foo.[0]}}}\\",\\"rawResponseBaz\\":{{jsonPath request.body '$.baz'}} ,\\"responseBaz2\\":\\"Bla bla {{{jsonPath request.body '$.foo'}}} bla bla\\",\\"rawResponseFoo\\":\\"{{jsonPath request.body '$.foo'}}\\",\\"responseFoo\\":\\"{{{jsonPath request.body '$.foo'}}}\\",\\"rawPathIndex\\":\\"{{request.path.[1]}}\\",\\"fullBody\\":\\"{{{escapejsonbody}}}\\",\\"rawParamIndex\\":\\"{{request.query.foo.[1]}}\\"}",
 						"headers" : {
 						  "Authorization" : "{{{request.headers.Authorization.[0]}}};foo"
 						},
@@ -1827,16 +1903,28 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 			entity.headers.find { it.key == "Authorization" && it.value.contains("secret;foo") }
 		and:
 			AssertionUtil.assertThatJsonsAreEqual(('''
-				{
-				  "url" : "/api/v1/xxxx?foo=bar&foo=bar2",
-				  "param" : "bar",
-				  "paramIndex" : "bar2",
-				  "authorization" : "secret",
-				  "authorization2" : "secret2",
-				  "fullBody" : "{\\"foo\\":\\"bar\\",\\"baz\\":5}",
-				  "responseFoo" : "bar",
-				  "responseBaz" : 5,
-				  "responseBaz2" : "Bla bla bar bla bla"
+				{  
+				   "rawAuthorization2":"secret2",
+				   "responseBaz":5,
+				   "pathIndex":"v1",
+				   "rawAuthorization":"secret",
+				   "authorization2":"secret2",
+				   "rawParam":"bar",
+				   "url":"/api/v1/xxxx?foo=bar&foo=bar2",
+				   "paramIndex":"bar2",
+				   "authorization":"secret",
+				   "path":"/api/v1/xxxx",
+				   "rawUrl":"/api/v1/xxxx?foo&#x3D;bar&amp;foo&#x3D;bar2",
+				   "rawPath":"/api/v1/xxxx",
+				   "rawResponseBaz2":"Bla bla bar bla bla",
+				   "param":"bar",
+				   "rawResponseBaz":5,
+				   "responseBaz2":"Bla bla bar bla bla",
+				   "rawResponseFoo":"bar",
+				   "responseFoo":"bar",
+				   "rawPathIndex":"v1",
+				   "fullBody":"{\\"foo\\":\\"bar\\",\\"baz\\":5}",
+				   "rawParamIndex":"bar2"
 				}
 				'''), entity.body)
 		cleanup: