diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java
index 45bbd8c8..c670cccc 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/ReadContext.java
@@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ public interface ReadContext {
      */
     <T> T read(String path, TypeRef<T> typeRef);
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the given path from this context
+     *
+     * Sample code to create a TypeRef
+     * <code>
+     *       TypeRef ref = new TypeRef<List<Integer>>() {};
+     * </code>
+     *
+     * @param path path to apply
+     * @param typeRef  expected return type (will try to map)
+     * @param <T>
+     * @param filters filters
+     * @return result
+     */
+    <T> T read(String path, TypeRef<T> typeRef, Predicate... filters);
+
     /**
      * Stops evaluation when maxResults limit has been reached
      * @param maxResults
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java
index 76985f78..1a94d27d 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ public class JsonContext implements DocumentContext {
         return convert(read(path), type, configuration);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> T read(String path, TypeRef<T> type, Predicate... filters) {
+        return convert(read(path, filters), type, configuration);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ReadContext limit(int maxResults) {
         return withListeners(new LimitingEvaluationListener(maxResults));
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ public class JsonContext implements DocumentContext {
         return jsonPath;
     }
 
-    private final static class LimitingEvaluationListener implements EvaluationListener {
+    private static final class LimitingEvaluationListener implements EvaluationListener {
         final int limit;
 
         private LimitingEvaluationListener(int limit) {