diff --git a/src/ESPAsyncWebServer.h b/src/ESPAsyncWebServer.h
index c4c48c7..d7056b1 100644
--- a/src/ESPAsyncWebServer.h
+++ b/src/ESPAsyncWebServer.h
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ class AsyncWebHandler {
     virtual void handleRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest *request __attribute__((unused))){}
     virtual void handleUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest *request  __attribute__((unused)), const String& filename __attribute__((unused)), size_t index __attribute__((unused)), uint8_t *data __attribute__((unused)), size_t len __attribute__((unused)), bool final  __attribute__((unused))){}
     virtual void handleBody(AsyncWebServerRequest *request __attribute__((unused)), uint8_t *data __attribute__((unused)), size_t len __attribute__((unused)), size_t index __attribute__((unused)), size_t total __attribute__((unused))){}
+    virtual bool isRequestHandlerTrivial(){return true;}
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/SPIFFSEditor.h b/src/SPIFFSEditor.h
index 115a3df..3586429 100644
--- a/src/SPIFFSEditor.h
+++ b/src/SPIFFSEditor.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class SPIFFSEditor: public AsyncWebHandler {
     virtual bool canHandle(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) override final;
     virtual void handleRequest(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) override final;
     virtual void handleUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& filename, size_t index, uint8_t *data, size_t len, bool final) override final;
+    virtual bool isRequestHandlerTrivial() override final {return false;}
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/WebHandlerImpl.h b/src/WebHandlerImpl.h
index b3c84e3..b2da6fe 100644
--- a/src/WebHandlerImpl.h
+++ b/src/WebHandlerImpl.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class AsyncCallbackWebHandler: public AsyncWebHandler {
       if(_onBody)
         _onBody(request, data, len, index, total);
     }
+    virtual bool isRequestHandlerTrivial() override final {return _onRequest ? false : true;}
 };
 
 #endif /* ASYNCWEBSERVERHANDLERIMPL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/WebRequest.cpp b/src/WebRequest.cpp
index 1a1d6d5..daf652a 100644
--- a/src/WebRequest.cpp
+++ b/src/WebRequest.cpp
@@ -127,12 +127,18 @@ void AsyncWebServerRequest::_onData(void *buf, size_t len){
       }
     }
   } else if(_parseState == PARSE_REQ_BODY){
+    // A handler should be already attached at this point in _parseLine function.
+    // If handler does nothing (_onRequest is NULL), we don't need to really parse the body.
+    const bool needParse = _handler && !_handler->isRequestHandlerTrivial();
     if(_isMultipart){
-      size_t i;
-      for(i=0; i<len; i++){
-        _parseMultipartPostByte(((uint8_t*)buf)[i], i == len - 1);
-        _parsedLength++;
-      }
+      if(needParse){
+        size_t i;
+        for(i=0; i<len; i++){
+          _parseMultipartPostByte(((uint8_t*)buf)[i], i == len - 1);
+          _parsedLength++;
+        }
+      } else
+          _parsedLength += len;
     } else {
       if(_parsedLength == 0){
         if(_contentType.startsWith("application/x-www-form-urlencoded")){
@@ -149,12 +155,14 @@ void AsyncWebServerRequest::_onData(void *buf, size_t len){
         //check if authenticated before calling the body
         if(_handler) _handler->handleBody(this, (uint8_t*)buf, len, _parsedLength, _contentLength);
         _parsedLength += len;
-      } else {
+      } else if(needParse) {
         size_t i;
         for(i=0; i<len; i++){
           _parsedLength++;
           _parsePlainPostChar(((uint8_t*)buf)[i]);
         }
+      } else {
+        _parsedLength += len;
       }
     }
     if(_parsedLength == _contentLength){