diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/SecuredAction.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/SecuredAction.scala
index 7267ec7a5..6070b99f1 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/SecuredAction.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/SecuredAction.scala
@@ -29,17 +29,51 @@ import play.api.{ Configuration, Environment => PlayEnv }
 
 import scala.concurrent.{ ExecutionContext, Future }
 
+/**
+ * A request header that only allows access if an identity is authenticated and authorized.
+ *
+ * @tparam E The type of the environment.
+ */
+trait SecuredRequestHeader[E <: Env] extends RequestHeader {
+  /**
+   * @return The identity implementation.
+   */
+  def identity: E#I
+
+  /**
+   * @return The authenticator implementation.
+   */
+  def authenticator: E#A
+}
+
 /**
  * A request that only allows access if an identity is authenticated and authorized.
  *
- * @param identity      The identity implementation.
- * @param authenticator The authenticator implementation.
- * @param request The current request.
  * @tparam E The type of the environment.
  * @tparam B The type of the request body.
  */
-case class SecuredRequest[E <: Env, B](identity: E#I, authenticator: E#A, request: Request[B])
-  extends WrappedRequest(request)
+trait SecuredRequest[E <: Env, +B] extends Request[B] with SecuredRequestHeader[E]
+
+object SecuredRequest {
+  /**
+   * A request that only allows access if an identity is authenticated and authorized.
+   *
+   * @param identity      The identity implementation.
+   * @param authenticator The authenticator implementation.
+   * @param request The current request.
+   * @tparam E The type of the environment.
+   * @tparam B The type of the request body.
+   */
+  def apply[E <: Env, B](identity: E#I, authenticator: E#A, request: Request[B]): SecuredRequest[E, B] = {
+    new DefaultSecuredRequest(identity, authenticator, request)
+  }
+}
+
+class DefaultSecuredRequest[E <: Env, B] (
+  val identity: E#I,
+  val authenticator: E#A,
+  request: Request[B]
+) extends WrappedRequest(request) with SecuredRequest[E, B]
 
 /**
  * Request handler builder implementation to provide the foundation for secured request handlers.
diff --git a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/UserAwareAction.scala b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/UserAwareAction.scala
index f2c4ba171..43aeba182 100644
--- a/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/UserAwareAction.scala
+++ b/silhouette/app/com/mohiva/play/silhouette/api/actions/UserAwareAction.scala
@@ -31,14 +31,47 @@ import scala.concurrent.{ ExecutionContext, Future }
 /**
  * A request that adds maybe the identity and maybe the authenticator for the current call.
  *
- * @param identity      Some identity implementation if authentication was successful, None otherwise.
- * @param authenticator Some authenticator implementation if authentication was successful, None otherwise.
- * @param request The current request.
  * @tparam E The type of the environment.
- * @tparam B The type of the request body.
  */
-case class UserAwareRequest[E <: Env, B](identity: Option[E#I], authenticator: Option[E#A], request: Request[B])
-  extends WrappedRequest(request)
+trait UserAwareRequestHeader[E <: Env] extends RequestHeader {
+  /**
+   * @return Some identity implementation if authentication was successful, None otherwise.
+   */
+  def identity: Option[E#I]
+
+  /**
+   * @return Some authenticator implementation if authentication was successful, None otherwise.
+   */
+  def authenticator: Option[E#A]
+}
+
+trait UserAwareRequest[E <: Env, +B] extends Request[B] with UserAwareRequestHeader[E]
+
+object UserAwareRequest {
+
+  /**
+   * A request that adds maybe the identity and maybe the authenticator for the current call.
+   *
+   * @param identity      Some identity implementation if authentication was successful, None otherwise.
+   * @param authenticator Some authenticator implementation if authentication was successful, None otherwise.
+   * @param request The current request.
+   * @tparam E The type of the environment.
+   * @tparam B The type of the request body.
+   */
+  def apply[E <: Env, B](
+    identity: Option[E#I],
+    authenticator: Option[E#A],
+    request: Request[B]): UserAwareRequest[E, B] = {
+    new DefaultUserAwareRequest(identity, authenticator, request)
+  }
+
+}
+
+class DefaultUserAwareRequest[E <: Env, B] (
+  val identity: Option[E#I],
+  val authenticator: Option[E#A],
+  request: Request[B]
+) extends WrappedRequest(request) with UserAwareRequest[E, B]
 
 /**
  * Request handler builder implementation to provide the foundation for user-aware request handlers.