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diff --git a/lib/sinatras-hat/actions.rb b/lib/sinatras-hat/actions.rb
index 9424a10..24f9c1b 100644
--- a/lib/sinatras-hat/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatras-hat/actions.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ module Sinatra
         end
         
         map.action :update, '/:id', :verb => :put do |request|
+          if request.env["rack.input"].size > 0
+            request.params.merge!(Hash.from_xml(request.env["rack.input"].read))
+          end
           record = model.update(request.params) || request.not_found
           result = record.save ? :success : :failure
           responder.send(result, :update, request, record)
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ module Sinatra
         end
         
         map.action :create, '/', :verb => :post do |request|
+          if request.env["rack.input"].size > 0
+            request.params.merge!(Hash.from_xml(request.env["rack.input"].read))
+          end
           record = model.new(request.params)
           result = record.save ? :success : :failure
           responder.send(result, :create, request, record)