diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
index 9eed8d3b1..4bff9d629 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
+#include <variant>
 #include <boost/asio/buffered_stream.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
@@ -122,9 +123,9 @@ private:
 	}
 };
 
-typedef boost::asio::buffered_stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> AsioTcpStream;
-typedef std::pair<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr, Shared<AsioTcpStream>::Ptr> OptionalTlsStream;
-
+using AsioTcpStream = boost::asio::buffered_stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>;
+using OptionalTlsStream = std::pair<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr, Shared<AsioTcpStream>::Ptr>;
+using AsioTlsOrTcpStream = std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr, Shared<AsioTcpStream>::Ptr>;
 }
 
 #endif /* TLSSTREAM_H */
diff --git a/lib/remote/httpmessage.cpp b/lib/remote/httpmessage.cpp
index 6ad761b8a..c3b80dafc 100644
--- a/lib/remote/httpmessage.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/httpmessage.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* Icinga 2 | (c) 2025 Icinga GmbH | GPLv2+ */
 
 #include "remote/httpmessage.hpp"
-#include "base/io-engine.hpp"
 #include "base/json.hpp"
 #include "remote/httputility.hpp"
 #include "remote/url.hpp"
@@ -27,10 +26,15 @@ constexpr std::size_t l_FlushThreshold = 128UL * 1024UL;
  *
  * @ingroup base
  */
+template<typename Message>
 class HttpResponseJsonWriter : public AsyncJsonWriter
 {
 public:
-	explicit HttpResponseJsonWriter(HttpApiResponse& msg) : m_Message{msg}
+	HttpResponseJsonWriter(const HttpResponseJsonWriter&) = delete;
+	HttpResponseJsonWriter(HttpResponseJsonWriter&&) = delete;
+	HttpResponseJsonWriter& operator=(const HttpResponseJsonWriter&) = delete;
+	HttpResponseJsonWriter& operator=(HttpResponseJsonWriter&&) = delete;
+	explicit HttpResponseJsonWriter(Message& msg) : m_Message{msg}
 	{
 		m_Message.body().Start();
 #if BOOST_VERSION >= 107000
@@ -59,23 +63,37 @@ public:
 	}
 
 private:
-	HttpApiResponse& m_Message;
+	Message& m_Message;
 };
 
-HttpApiRequest::HttpApiRequest(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream) : m_Stream(std::move(stream))
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+IncomingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::IncomingHttpMessage(StreamVariant stream)
+	: m_Stream(std::move(stream))
 {
 }
 
-void HttpApiRequest::ParseHeader(boost::beast::flat_buffer& buf, boost::asio::yield_context yc)
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+void IncomingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::ParseHeader(
+	boost::beast::flat_buffer& buf,
+	boost::asio::yield_context yc
+)
 {
-	boost::beast::http::async_read_header(*m_Stream, buf, m_Parser, yc);
-	base() = m_Parser.get().base();
+	std::visit([&](auto& stream) { boost::beast::http::async_read_header(*stream, buf, m_Parser, yc); }, m_Stream);
+	Base::base() = m_Parser.get().base();
 }
 
-void HttpApiRequest::ParseBody(boost::beast::flat_buffer& buf, boost::asio::yield_context yc)
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+void IncomingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::ParseBody(
+	boost::beast::flat_buffer& buf,
+	boost::asio::yield_context yc
+)
+{
+	std::visit([&](auto& stream) { boost::beast::http::async_read(*stream, buf, m_Parser, yc); }, m_Stream);
+	Base::body() = std::move(m_Parser.release().body());
+}
+
+HttpApiRequest::HttpApiRequest(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream) : IncomingHttpMessage(std::move(stream))
 {
-	boost::beast::http::async_read(*m_Stream, buf, m_Parser, yc);
-	body() = std::move(m_Parser.release().body());
 }
 
 ApiUser::Ptr HttpApiRequest::User() const
@@ -111,49 +129,72 @@ void HttpApiRequest::DecodeParams()
 	m_Params = HttpUtility::FetchRequestParameters(m_Url, body());
 }
 
-HttpApiResponse::HttpApiResponse(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream, HttpServerConnection::Ptr server)
-	: m_Server(std::move(server)), m_Stream(std::move(stream))
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::OutgoingHttpMessage(StreamVariant stream)
+	: m_Stream(std::move(stream))
 {
 }
 
-void HttpApiResponse::Clear()
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+void OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::Clear()
 {
 	ASSERT(!m_SerializationStarted);
-	boost::beast::http::response<body_type>::operator=({});
+	Base::operator=({});
 }
 
-void HttpApiResponse::Flush(boost::asio::yield_context yc)
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+void OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::Flush(boost::asio::yield_context yc, bool finish)
 {
-	if (!chunked() && !has_content_length()) {
+	if (!Base::chunked() && !Base::has_content_length()) {
 		ASSERT(!m_SerializationStarted);
-		prepare_payload();
+		Base::prepare_payload();
 	}
 
-	m_SerializationStarted = true;
+	std::visit(
+		[&](auto& stream) {
+			m_SerializationStarted = true;
 
-	if (!m_Serializer.is_header_done()) {
-		boost::beast::http::write_header(*m_Stream, m_Serializer);
-	}
+			if (!m_Serializer.is_header_done()) {
+				boost::beast::http::write_header(*stream, m_Serializer);
+			}
 
-	boost::system::error_code ec;
-	boost::beast::http::async_write(*m_Stream, m_Serializer, yc[ec]);
-	if (ec && ec != boost::beast::http::error::need_buffer) {
-		if (yc.ec_) {
-			*yc.ec_ = ec;
-			return;
-		}
-		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(boost::system::system_error{ec});
-	}
-	m_Stream->async_flush(yc);
+			if (finish) {
+				Base::body().Finish();
+			}
 
-	ASSERT(m_Serializer.is_done() || !body().Finished());
+			boost::system::error_code ec;
+			boost::beast::http::async_write(*stream, m_Serializer, yc[ec]);
+			if (ec && ec != boost::beast::http::error::need_buffer) {
+				if (yc.ec_) {
+					*yc.ec_ = ec;
+					return;
+				}
+				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(boost::system::system_error{ec});
+			}
+			stream->async_flush(yc);
+
+			ASSERT(m_Serializer.is_done() || !Base::body().Finished());
+		},
+		m_Stream
+	);
+}
+
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+void OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::StartStreaming()
+{
+	ASSERT(Base::body().Size() == 0 && !m_SerializationStarted);
+	Base::body().Start();
+	Base::chunked(true);
+}
+
+HttpApiResponse::HttpApiResponse(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream, HttpServerConnection::Ptr server)
+	: OutgoingHttpMessage(std::move(stream)), m_Server(std::move(server))
+{
 }
 
 void HttpApiResponse::StartStreaming(bool checkForDisconnect)
 {
-	ASSERT(body().Size() == 0 && !m_SerializationStarted);
-	body().Start();
-	chunked(true);
+	OutgoingHttpMessage::StartStreaming();
 
 	if (checkForDisconnect) {
 		ASSERT(m_Server);
@@ -167,7 +208,11 @@ bool HttpApiResponse::IsClientDisconnected() const
 	return m_Server->Disconnected();
 }
 
-void HttpApiResponse::SendFile(const String& path, const boost::asio::yield_context& yc)
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+void OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::SendFile(
+	const String& path,
+	const boost::asio::yield_context& yc
+)
 {
 	std::ifstream fp(path.CStr(), std::ifstream::in | std::ifstream::binary | std::ifstream::ate);
 	fp.exceptions(std::ifstream::badbit | std::ifstream::eofbit);
@@ -175,22 +220,44 @@ void HttpApiResponse::SendFile(const String& path, const boost::asio::yield_cont
 	std::uint64_t remaining = fp.tellg();
 	fp.seekg(0);
 
-	content_length(remaining);
-	body().Start();
+	Base::content_length(remaining);
+	Base::body().Start();
 
 	while (remaining) {
 		auto maxTransfer = std::min(remaining, static_cast<std::uint64_t>(l_FlushThreshold));
 
-		auto buf = *body().Buffer().prepare(maxTransfer).begin();
+		using BodyBuffer = std::decay_t<decltype(std::declval<typename Body::value_type>().Buffer())>;
+		using BufferOrSequence = typename BodyBuffer::mutable_buffers_type;
+		
+		boost::asio::mutable_buffer buf;
+
+		if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<BufferOrSequence, boost::asio::mutable_buffer>) {
+			buf = *Base::body().Buffer().prepare(maxTransfer).begin();
+		} else {
+			buf = Base::body().Buffer().prepare(maxTransfer);
+		}
 		fp.read(static_cast<char*>(buf.data()), buf.size());
-		body().Buffer().commit(buf.size());
+		Base::body().Buffer().commit(buf.size());
 
 		remaining -= buf.size();
 		Flush(yc);
 	}
 }
 
-JsonEncoder HttpApiResponse::GetJsonEncoder(bool pretty)
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+JsonEncoder OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>::GetJsonEncoder(bool pretty)
 {
-	return JsonEncoder{std::make_shared<HttpResponseJsonWriter>(*this), pretty};
+	return JsonEncoder{
+		std::make_shared<HttpResponseJsonWriter<OutgoingHttpMessage<isRequest, Body, StreamVariant>>>(*this), pretty
+	};
 }
+
+// More general instantiations
+template class icinga::OutgoingHttpMessage<true, SerializableFlatBufferBody, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+template class icinga::OutgoingHttpMessage<false, SerializableFlatBufferBody, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+template class icinga::IncomingHttpMessage<true, boost::beast::http::string_body, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+template class icinga::IncomingHttpMessage<false, boost::beast::http::string_body, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+
+// Instantiations specifically for HttpApi(Request|Response)
+template class icinga::IncomingHttpMessage<true, boost::beast::http::string_body, std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr>>;
+template class icinga::OutgoingHttpMessage<false, SerializableMultiBufferBody, std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr>>;
diff --git a/lib/remote/httpmessage.hpp b/lib/remote/httpmessage.hpp
index ef0f70bed..b26d48480 100644
--- a/lib/remote/httpmessage.hpp
+++ b/lib/remote/httpmessage.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "remote/url.hpp"
 #include <boost/beast/http.hpp>
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
+#include <utility>
 
 namespace icinga {
 
@@ -143,17 +144,17 @@ struct SerializableBody
 	};
 };
 
-/**
- * A wrapper class for a boost::beast HTTP request
- *
- * @ingroup remote
- */
-class HttpApiRequest : public boost::beast::http::request<boost::beast::http::string_body>
-{
-public:
-	using ParserType = boost::beast::http::request_parser<body_type>;
+using SerializableMultiBufferBody = SerializableBody<boost::beast::multi_buffer>;
+using SerializableFlatBufferBody = SerializableBody<boost::beast::flat_buffer>;
 
-	explicit HttpApiRequest(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream);
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+class IncomingHttpMessage : public boost::beast::http::message<isRequest, Body>
+{
+	using ParserType = boost::beast::http::parser<isRequest, Body>;
+	using Base = boost::beast::http::message<isRequest, Body>;
+
+public:
+	explicit IncomingHttpMessage(StreamVariant stream);
 
 	/**
 	 * Parse the header of the response using the internal parser object.
@@ -176,34 +177,23 @@ public:
 
 	ParserType& Parser() { return m_Parser; }
 
-	[[nodiscard]] ApiUser::Ptr User() const;
-	void User(const ApiUser::Ptr& user);
-
-	[[nodiscard]] icinga::Url::Ptr Url() const;
-	void DecodeUrl();
-
-	[[nodiscard]] Dictionary::Ptr Params() const;
-	void DecodeParams();
-
 private:
-	ApiUser::Ptr m_User;
-	Url::Ptr m_Url;
-	Dictionary::Ptr m_Params;
-
 	ParserType m_Parser;
 
-	Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr m_Stream;
+	StreamVariant m_Stream;
 };
 
-/**
- * A wrapper class for a boost::beast HTTP response
- *
- * @ingroup remote
- */
-class HttpApiResponse : public boost::beast::http::response<SerializableBody<boost::beast::multi_buffer>>
+using IncomingHttpRequest = IncomingHttpMessage<true, boost::beast::http::string_body, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+using IncomingHttpResponse = IncomingHttpMessage<false, boost::beast::http::string_body, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+
+template<bool isRequest, typename Body, typename StreamVariant>
+class OutgoingHttpMessage : public boost::beast::http::message<isRequest, Body>
 {
+	using Serializer = boost::beast::http::serializer<isRequest, Body>;
+	using Base = boost::beast::http::message<isRequest, Body>;
+
 public:
-	explicit HttpApiResponse(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream, HttpServerConnection::Ptr server = nullptr);
+	explicit OutgoingHttpMessage(StreamVariant stream);
 
 	/* Delete the base class clear() which is inherited from the fields<> class and doesn't
 	 * clear things like the body or obviously our own members.
@@ -217,6 +207,32 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void Clear();
 
+	/**
+	 * Commits the specified number of bytes (previously obtained via @c prepare()) for reading.
+	 *
+	 * This function makes the specified number of bytes available in the body buffer for reading.
+	 *
+	 * @param size The number of bytes to commit
+	 */
+	void Commit(std::size_t size) { Base::body().Buffer().commit(size); }
+
+	/**
+	 * Prepare a buffer of the specified size for writing.
+	 *
+	 * The returned buffer serves just as a view onto the internal buffer sequence but does not actually
+	 * own the memory. Thus, destroying the returned buffer will not free any memory it represents.
+	 *
+	 * @param size The size of the buffer to prepare
+	 *
+	 * @return A mutable buffer representing the prepared space
+	 */
+	auto Prepare(std::size_t size) { return Base::body().Buffer().prepare(size); }
+
+	/**
+	 * Enables chunked encoding.
+	 */
+	void StartStreaming();
+
 	/**
 	 * Writes as much of the response as is currently available.
 	 *
@@ -228,31 +244,10 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param yc The yield_context for this operation
 	 */
-	void Flush(boost::asio::yield_context yc);
+	void Flush(boost::asio::yield_context yc, bool finish = false);
 
 	[[nodiscard]] bool HasSerializationStarted() const { return m_SerializationStarted; }
 
-	/**
-	 * Enables chunked encoding.
-	 *
-	 * Optionally starts a coroutine that reads from the stream and checks for client-side
-	 * disconnects. In this case, the stream can not be reused after the response has been
-	 * sent and any further requests sent over the connections will be discarded, even if
-	 * no client-side disconnect occurs. This requires that this object has been constructed
-	 * with a valid HttpServerConnection::Ptr.
-	 *
-	 * @param checkForDisconnect Whether to start a coroutine to detect disconnects
-	 */
-	void StartStreaming(bool checkForDisconnect = false);
-
-	/**
-	 * Check if the server has initiated a disconnect.
-	 *
-	 * @note This requires that the message has been constructed with a pointer to the
-	 * @c HttpServerConnection.
-	 */
-	[[nodiscard]] bool IsClientDisconnected() const;
-
 	/**
 	 * Sends the contents of a file.
 	 *
@@ -270,12 +265,80 @@ public:
 	JsonEncoder GetJsonEncoder(bool pretty = false);
 
 private:
-	using Serializer = boost::beast::http::response_serializer<HttpApiResponse::body_type>;
 	Serializer m_Serializer{*this};
 	bool m_SerializationStarted = false;
 
-	HttpServerConnection::Ptr m_Server;
-	Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr m_Stream;
+	StreamVariant m_Stream;
 };
 
+using OutgoingHttpRequest = OutgoingHttpMessage<true, SerializableFlatBufferBody, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+using OutgoingHttpResponse = OutgoingHttpMessage<false, SerializableFlatBufferBody, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+
+class HttpApiRequest
+	: public IncomingHttpMessage<true, boost::beast::http::string_body, std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr>>
+{
+public:
+	explicit HttpApiRequest(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream);
+
+	[[nodiscard]] ApiUser::Ptr User() const;
+	void User(const ApiUser::Ptr& user);
+
+	[[nodiscard]] icinga::Url::Ptr Url() const;
+	void DecodeUrl();
+
+	[[nodiscard]] Dictionary::Ptr Params() const;
+	void DecodeParams();
+
+private:
+	ApiUser::Ptr m_User;
+	Url::Ptr m_Url;
+	Dictionary::Ptr m_Params;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper class for a boost::beast HTTP response for the Icinga 2 API
+ *
+ * @ingroup remote
+ */
+class HttpApiResponse
+	: public OutgoingHttpMessage<false, SerializableMultiBufferBody, std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr>>
+{
+public:
+	explicit HttpApiResponse(Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr stream, HttpServerConnection::Ptr server = nullptr);
+
+	/**
+	 * Enables chunked encoding.
+	 *
+	 * Optionally starts a coroutine that reads from the stream and checks for client-side
+	 * disconnects. In this case, the stream can not be reused after the response has been
+	 * sent and any further requests sent over the connections will be discarded, even if
+	 * no client-side disconnect occurs. This requires that this object has been constructed
+	 * with a valid HttpServerConnection::Ptr.
+	 *
+	 * @param checkForDisconnect Whether to start a coroutine to detect disconnects
+	 */
+	void StartStreaming(bool checkForDisconnect);
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the server has initiated a disconnect.
+	 *
+	 * @note This requires that the message has been constructed with a pointer to the
+	 * @c HttpServerConnection.
+	 */
+	[[nodiscard]] bool IsClientDisconnected() const;
+
+private:
+	HttpServerConnection::Ptr m_Server;
+};
+
+// More general instantiations
+extern template class OutgoingHttpMessage<true, SerializableFlatBufferBody, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+extern template class OutgoingHttpMessage<false, SerializableFlatBufferBody, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+extern template class IncomingHttpMessage<true, boost::beast::http::string_body, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+extern template class IncomingHttpMessage<false, boost::beast::http::string_body, AsioTlsOrTcpStream>;
+
+// Instantiations specifically for HttpApi(Request|Response)
+extern template class IncomingHttpMessage<true, boost::beast::http::string_body, std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr>>;
+extern template class OutgoingHttpMessage<false, SerializableMultiBufferBody, std::variant<Shared<AsioTlsStream>::Ptr>>;
+
 } // namespace icinga
diff --git a/lib/remote/objectqueryhandler.cpp b/lib/remote/objectqueryhandler.cpp
index 10757aa1e..fda93e1f0 100644
--- a/lib/remote/objectqueryhandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/objectqueryhandler.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ bool ObjectQueryHandler::HandleRequest(
 
 	response.result(http::status::ok);
 	response.set(http::field::content_type, "application/json");
-	response.StartStreaming();
+	response.StartStreaming(false);
 
 	Dictionary::Ptr results = new Dictionary{{"results", new ValueGenerator{generatorFunc}}};
 	results->Freeze();
diff --git a/test/remote-httpmessage.cpp b/test/remote-httpmessage.cpp
index 96a43a357..62232a509 100644
--- a/test/remote-httpmessage.cpp
+++ b/test/remote-httpmessage.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(response_write_chunked)
 		HttpApiResponse response(server);
 		response.result(http::status::ok);
 
-		response.StartStreaming();
+		response.StartStreaming(false);
 		BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(response.Flush(yc));
 		BOOST_REQUIRE(response.HasSerializationStarted());
 
diff --git a/test/remote-httpserverconnection.cpp b/test/remote-httpserverconnection.cpp
index 4a37f0ec0..1c3e747f8 100644
--- a/test/remote-httpserverconnection.cpp
+++ b/test/remote-httpserverconnection.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(client_shutdown)
 	SetupHttpServerConnection(true);
 
 	UnitTestHandler::RegisterTestFn("stream", [](HttpApiResponse& response, const boost::asio::yield_context& yc) {
-		response.StartStreaming();
+		response.StartStreaming(false);
 		response.Flush(yc);
 
 		boost::asio::deadline_timer dt{IoEngine::Get().GetIoContext()};
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(handler_throw_error)
 	SetupHttpServerConnection(true);
 
 	UnitTestHandler::RegisterTestFn("throw", [](HttpApiResponse& response, const boost::asio::yield_context&) {
-		response.StartStreaming();
+		response.StartStreaming(false);
 		response.body() << "test";
 
 		boost::system::error_code ec{};
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(handler_throw_streaming)
 	SetupHttpServerConnection(true);
 
 	UnitTestHandler::RegisterTestFn("throw", [](HttpApiResponse& response, const boost::asio::yield_context& yc) {
-		response.StartStreaming();
+		response.StartStreaming(false);
 		response.body() << "test";
 
 		response.Flush(yc);