diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteContext.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteContext.java
index 576bd036..317863d9 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteContext.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/WriteContext.java
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ public interface WriteContext {
      */
     DocumentContext set(String path, Object newValue, Predicate... filters);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the value a the given path
+     *
+     * @param path    path to set
+     * @param newValue new value
+     * @return a document context
+     */
+    DocumentContext set(JsonPath path, Object newValue);
+
     /**
      * Deletes the given path
      *
@@ -49,6 +58,14 @@ public interface WriteContext {
      */
     DocumentContext delete(String path, Predicate... filters);
 
+    /**
+     * Deletes the given path
+     *
+     * @param path    path to delete
+     * @return a document context
+     */
+    DocumentContext delete(JsonPath path);
+
     /**
      * Add value to array at the given path
      *
@@ -59,6 +76,15 @@ public interface WriteContext {
      */
     DocumentContext add(String path, Object value, Predicate... filters);
 
+    /**
+     * Add value to array at the given path
+     *
+     * @param path    path to array
+     * @param value   value to add
+     * @return a document context
+     */
+    DocumentContext add(JsonPath path, Object value);
+
     /**
      * Add or update the key with a the given value at the given path
      *
@@ -70,4 +96,14 @@ public interface WriteContext {
      */
     DocumentContext put(String path, String key, Object value, Predicate... filters);
 
+    /**
+     * Add or update the key with a the given value at the given path
+     *
+     * @param path    path to array
+     * @param key     key to add
+     * @param value   value of key
+     * @return a document context
+     */
+    DocumentContext put(JsonPath path, String key, Object value);
+
 }
diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
index d6cf22cc..e82835c9 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonReader.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URL;
 
+import static com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath.compile;
 import static com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.Utils.notEmpty;
 import static com.jayway.jsonpath.internal.Utils.notNull;
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ public class JsonReader implements ParseContext, DocumentContext {
     @Override
     public <T> T read(String path, Predicate... filters) {
         notEmpty(path, "path can not be null or empty");
-        return read(JsonPath.compile(path, filters));
+        return read(compile(path, filters));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -161,25 +162,45 @@ public class JsonReader implements ParseContext, DocumentContext {
 
     @Override
     public DocumentContext set(String path, Object newValue, Predicate... filters) {
-        Object modifiedJson = JsonPath.compile(path, filters).set(json, newValue, configuration);
+        return set(compile(path, filters), newValue);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentContext set(JsonPath path, Object newValue){
+        Object modifiedJson = path.set(json, newValue, configuration);
         return new JsonReader(modifiedJson, configuration);
     }
 
     @Override
     public DocumentContext delete(String path, Predicate... filters) {
-        Object modifiedJson = JsonPath.compile(path, filters).delete(json, configuration);
+        return delete(compile(path, filters));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentContext delete(JsonPath path) {
+        Object modifiedJson = path.delete(json, configuration);
         return new JsonReader(modifiedJson, configuration);
     }
 
     @Override
     public DocumentContext add(String path, Object value, Predicate... filters){
-        Object modifiedJson = JsonPath.compile(path, filters).add(json, value, configuration);
+        return add(compile(path, filters), value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentContext add(JsonPath path, Object value){
+        Object modifiedJson = path.add(json, value, configuration);
         return new JsonReader(modifiedJson, configuration);
     }
 
     @Override
     public DocumentContext put(String path, String key, Object value, Predicate... filters){
-        Object modifiedJson = JsonPath.compile(path, filters).put(json, key, value, configuration);
+        return put(compile(path, filters), key, value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DocumentContext put(JsonPath path, String key, Object value){
+        Object modifiedJson = path.put(json, key, value, configuration);
         return new JsonReader(modifiedJson, configuration);
     }