diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d638a0c..ddf548a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Further information about nginx third-party add-ons support are available [here]
 # Usage
 
 ModSecurity for nginx extends your nginx configuration directives.
-It adds four new directives and they are:
+It adds six new directives and they are:
 
 modsecurity
 -----------
@@ -175,6 +175,60 @@ using the same unique identificator.
 
 String can contain variables.
 
+modsecurity_skip_req_body_filter
+-----------------
+**syntax:** *modsecurity_skip_req_body_filter on | off*
+
+**context:** *http, server, location*
+
+**default:** *off*
+
+Allows to skip the caching of the request body and subsequently its inspection.
+Useful in cases, where `SecRequestBodyAccess` or `ctl:requestBodyAccess` is set, due to, e.g. encrypted data, as the caching causes an unneeded memory overhead.
+
+
+```nginx
+server {
+    modsecurity on;
+    modsecurity_rules_file /etc/my_modsecurity_rules.conf;
+
+    location / {
+        root /var/www/html;
+    }
+
+    location = /special/unchecked/path {
+        # skip the inspection of the request body
+        modsecurity_skip_req_body_filter on;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+modsecurity_skip_resp_body_filter
+-----------------
+**syntax:** *modsecurity_skip_resp_body_filter on | off*
+
+**context:** *http, server, location*
+
+**default:** *off*
+
+Allows to skip the caching of the request body and subsequently its inspection.
+Useful in cases, where `SecResponseBodyAccess` is set, due to, e.g. encrypted data, as the caching causes an unneeded memory overhead.
+
+```nginx
+server {
+    modsecurity on;
+    modsecurity_rules_file /etc/my_modsecurity_rules.conf;
+
+    location / {
+        root /var/www/html;
+    }
+
+    location = /special/unchecked/path {
+        # skip the inspection of the response body
+        modsecurity_skip_resp_body_filter on;
+    }
+}
+```
 
 # Contributing
 
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter.c b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter.c
index 0c28e3c..320c77e 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *in)
 {
     ngx_chain_t *chain = in;
     ngx_http_modsecurity_ctx_t *ctx = NULL;
+    ngx_http_modsecurity_conf_t *mcf = NULL;
 #if defined(MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS) && (MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS)
-    ngx_http_modsecurity_conf_t *mcf;
     ngx_list_part_t *part = &r->headers_out.headers.part;
     ngx_table_elt_t *data = part->elts;
     ngx_uint_t i = 0;
@@ -50,7 +50,19 @@ ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *in)
         return ngx_http_next_body_filter(r, in);
     }
 
-    ctx = ngx_http_modsecurity_get_module_ctx(r);
+    mcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_modsecurity_module);
+
+    if (mcf == NULL){
+        dd("failed to get configuration");
+        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (mcf->skip_resp_body_filter) {
+        dd("Skipping response body filter");
+        return ngx_http_next_body_filter(r, in);
+    }
+
+    ctx = ngx_http_get_module_ctx(r, ngx_http_modsecurity_module);
 
     dd("body filter, recovering ctx: %p", ctx);
 
@@ -63,8 +75,7 @@ ngx_http_modsecurity_body_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *in)
     }
 
 #if defined(MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS) && (MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS)
-    mcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_modsecurity_module);
-    if (mcf != NULL && mcf->sanity_checks_enabled != NGX_CONF_UNSET)
+    if (mcf->sanity_checks_enabled != NGX_CONF_UNSET)
     {
 #if 0
         dd("dumping stored ctx headers");
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_common.h b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_common.h
index a4687e8..54fba46 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_common.h
+++ b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_common.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 
     ngx_http_complex_value_t  *transaction_id;
+    ngx_flag_t                 skip_req_body_filter;
+    ngx_flag_t                 skip_resp_body_filter;
 } ngx_http_modsecurity_conf_t;
 
 
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_module.c b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_module.c
index e8a5f4b..da68519 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_module.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_module.c
@@ -513,6 +513,22 @@ static ngx_command_t ngx_http_modsecurity_commands[] =  {
     0,
     NULL
   },
+  {
+    ngx_string("modsecurity_skip_req_body_filter"),
+    NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
+    ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
+    NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+    offsetof(ngx_http_modsecurity_conf_t, skip_req_body_filter),
+    NULL
+  },
+  {
+    ngx_string("modsecurity_skip_resp_body_filter"),
+    NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
+    ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
+    NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+    offsetof(ngx_http_modsecurity_conf_t, skip_resp_body_filter),
+    NULL
+  },
   ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -724,6 +740,8 @@ ngx_http_modsecurity_create_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
     conf->rules_set = msc_create_rules_set();
     conf->pool = cf->pool;
     conf->transaction_id = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
+    conf->skip_req_body_filter = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    conf->skip_resp_body_filter = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 #if defined(MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS) && (MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS)
     conf->sanity_checks_enabled = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 #endif
@@ -763,6 +781,8 @@ ngx_http_modsecurity_merge_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
 
     ngx_conf_merge_value(c->enable, p->enable, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_ptr_value(c->transaction_id, p->transaction_id, NULL);
+    ngx_conf_merge_value(c->skip_req_body_filter, p->skip_req_body_filter, 0);
+    ngx_conf_merge_value(c->skip_resp_body_filter, p->skip_resp_body_filter, 0);
 #if defined(MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS) && (MODSECURITY_SANITY_CHECKS)
     ngx_conf_merge_value(c->sanity_checks_enabled, p->sanity_checks_enabled, 0);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_pre_access.c b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_pre_access.c
index 75ac45d..8de522d 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_pre_access.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_modsecurity_pre_access.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ ngx_http_modsecurity_pre_access_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
         dd("ModSecurity not enabled... returning");
         return NGX_DECLINED;
     }
+
+    if(mcf->skip_req_body_filter == 1)
+    {
+        dd("Skipping request body filter");
+        return NGX_DECLINED;
+    }
+
     /*
      * FIXME:
      * In order to perform some tests, let's accept everything.