diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilter.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilter.java
index 58a368d7..794dd33c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilter.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilter.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import com.netflix.zuul.ZuulFilter;
 import com.netflix.zuul.context.RequestContext;
 
+import static org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.support.FilterConstants.REQUEST_ENTITY_KEY;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.support.FilterConstants.ROUTE_TYPE;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.support.FilterConstants.SIMPLE_HOST_ROUTING_FILTER_ORDER;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ import static org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.support.FilterConst
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Bilal Alp
+ * @author Gang Li
  */
 public class SimpleHostRoutingFilter extends ZuulFilter {
 
@@ -338,13 +340,16 @@ public class SimpleHostRoutingFilter extends ZuulFilter {
 		return httpHost;
 	}
 
-	private InputStream getRequestBody(HttpServletRequest request) {
+	protected InputStream getRequestBody(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		InputStream requestEntity = null;
 		try {
-			requestEntity = request.getInputStream();
+			requestEntity = (InputStream) RequestContext.getCurrentContext().get(REQUEST_ENTITY_KEY);
+			if (requestEntity == null) {
+				requestEntity = request.getInputStream();
+			}
 		}
 		catch (IOException ex) {
-			// no requestBody is ok.
+			log.error("error during getRequestBody", ex);
 		}
 		return requestEntity;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilterTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilterTests.java
index 40fbdb92..1dacf8cc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-zuul/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/zuul/filters/route/SimpleHostRoutingFilterTests.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.zuul.filters.route;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -29,12 +31,14 @@ import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import com.netflix.zuul.context.RequestContext;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntityEnclosingRequest;
 import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
 import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.apache.http.client.config.RequestConfig;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.Configurable;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPatch;
 import org.apache.http.entity.InputStreamEntity;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ import static org.springframework.util.StreamUtils.copyToString;
 /**
  * @author Andreas Kluth
  * @author Spencer Gibb
+ * @author Gang Li
  */
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(classes = SampleApplication.class,
@@ -208,6 +213,88 @@ public class SimpleHostRoutingFilterTests {
 		Assertions.assertThat(httpClient).isNotEqualTo(newhttpClient);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getRequestBody() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "/");
+		request.setContent("{1}".getBytes());
+		request.addHeader("singleName", "singleValue");
+		request.addHeader("multiName", "multiValue1");
+		request.addHeader("multiName", "multiValue2");
+		RequestContext.getCurrentContext().setRequest(request);
+		InputStream inputStream = getFilter().getRequestBody(request);
+		assertTrue(Arrays.equals("{1}".getBytes(), copyToByteArray(inputStream)));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void putRequestBuiltWithBody() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		InputStreamEntity inputStreamEntity = new InputStreamEntity(new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[]{1}));
+		HttpRequest httpRequest = getFilter().buildHttpRequest("PUT", "uri", inputStreamEntity,
+			new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(), new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(), new MockHttpServletRequest());
+
+		assertTrue(httpRequest instanceof HttpEntityEnclosingRequest);
+		HttpEntityEnclosingRequest httpEntityEnclosingRequest = (HttpEntityEnclosingRequest) httpRequest;
+		assertTrue(httpEntityEnclosingRequest.getEntity() != null);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void postRequestBuiltWithBody() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		InputStreamEntity inputStreamEntity = new InputStreamEntity(new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[]{1}));
+		HttpRequest httpRequest = getFilter().buildHttpRequest("POST", "uri", inputStreamEntity,
+			new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(), new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(), new MockHttpServletRequest());
+
+		assertTrue(httpRequest instanceof HttpEntityEnclosingRequest);
+		HttpEntityEnclosingRequest httpEntityEnclosingRequest = (HttpEntityEnclosingRequest) httpRequest;
+		assertTrue(httpEntityEnclosingRequest.getEntity() != null);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void pathRequestBuiltWithBody() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		InputStreamEntity inputStreamEntity = new InputStreamEntity(new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[]{1}));
+		HttpRequest httpRequest = getFilter().buildHttpRequest("PATCH", "uri", inputStreamEntity,
+			new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(), new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(), new MockHttpServletRequest());
+
+		HttpPatch basicHttpRequest = (HttpPatch) httpRequest;
+		assertTrue(basicHttpRequest.getEntity() != null);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldFilterFalse() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		assertEquals(false, getFilter().shouldFilter());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void shouldFilterTrue() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		RequestContext.getCurrentContext().set("routeHost", new URL("http://localhost:8080"));
+		RequestContext.getCurrentContext().set("sendZuulResponse", true);
+		assertEquals(true, getFilter().shouldFilter());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void filterOrder() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		assertEquals(100, getFilter().filterOrder());
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+	public void run() throws Exception {
+		setupContext();
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("POST", "/");
+		request.setContent("{1}".getBytes());
+		request.addHeader("singleName", "singleValue");
+		request.addHeader("multiName", "multiValue1");
+		request.addHeader("multiName", "multiValue2");
+		RequestContext.getCurrentContext().setRequest(request);
+		URL url = new URL("http://localhost:8080");
+		RequestContext.getCurrentContext().set("routeHost", url);
+		getFilter().run();
+	}
+
 	private void setupContext() {
 		this.context.register(PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.class,
 				TestConfiguration.class);