diff --git a/rx-netty/src/main/java/io/reactivex/netty/protocol/http/client/HttpClientRequest.java b/rx-netty/src/main/java/io/reactivex/netty/protocol/http/client/HttpClientRequest.java
index 543708c6..0bd82b28 100644
--- a/rx-netty/src/main/java/io/reactivex/netty/protocol/http/client/HttpClientRequest.java
+++ b/rx-netty/src/main/java/io/reactivex/netty/protocol/http/client/HttpClientRequest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpRequest;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpVersion;
 import io.reactivex.netty.serialization.ByteTransformer;
+import io.reactivex.netty.serialization.ContentTransformer;
 
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ public HttpClientRequest<T> withRawContentSource(final RawContentSource<?> rawCo
         setRawContentFactory(new SimpleContentSourceFactory(rawContentSource));
         return this;
     }
+    
+    public HttpClientRequest<T> withRawContent(T content, ContentTransformer<T> transformer) {
+        return withRawContentSource(new SingletonRawSource<T>(content, transformer));
+    }
 
     public HttpClientRequest<T> withContent(T content) {
         setContentFactory(new SimpleContentSourceFactory<T, ContentSource<T>>(new ContentSource.SingletonSource<T>(