diff --git a/contrib/src/json.rs b/contrib/src/json.rs
index 437c3022..3c7b412a 100644
--- a/contrib/src/json.rs
+++ b/contrib/src/json.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::io::Read;
 
 use rocket::config;
-use rocket::outcome::Outcome;
+use rocket::outcome::{Outcome, IntoOutcome};
 use rocket::request::Request;
 use rocket::data::{self, Data, FromData};
 use rocket::response::{self, Responder, content};
@@ -100,14 +100,10 @@ impl<T: Deserialize> FromData for JSON<T> {
             .and_then(|c| c.limits.get("json"))
             .unwrap_or(LIMIT);
 
-        let reader = data.open().take(size_limit);
-        match serde_json::from_reader(reader).map(|val| JSON(val)) {
-            Ok(value) => Outcome::Success(value),
-            Err(e) => {
-                error_!("Couldn't parse JSON body: {:?}", e);
-                Outcome::Failure((Status::BadRequest, e))
-            }
-        }
+        serde_json::from_reader(data.open().take(size_limit))
+            .map(|val| JSON(val))
+            .map_err(|e| { error_!("Couldn't parse JSON body: {:?}", e); e })
+            .into_outcome(Status::BadRequest)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/msgpack.rs b/contrib/src/msgpack.rs
index ce417bcc..f8a47d1d 100644
--- a/contrib/src/msgpack.rs
+++ b/contrib/src/msgpack.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::io::{Cursor, Read};
 
 use rocket::config;
-use rocket::outcome::Outcome;
+use rocket::outcome::{Outcome, IntoOutcome};
 use rocket::request::Request;
 use rocket::data::{self, Data, FromData};
 use rocket::response::{self, Responder, Response};
@@ -120,13 +120,9 @@ impl<T: Deserialize> FromData for MsgPack<T> {
             return Outcome::Failure((Status::BadRequest, e));
         };
 
-        match rmp_serde::from_slice(&buf).map(|val| MsgPack(val)) {
-            Ok(value) => Outcome::Success(value),
-            Err(e) => {
-                error_!("Couldn't parse MessagePack body: {:?}", e);
-                Outcome::Failure((Status::BadRequest, e))
-            }
-        }
+        rmp_serde::from_slice(&buf).map(|val| MsgPack(val))
+            .map_err(|e| { error_!("Couldn't parse MessagePack body: {:?}", e); e })
+            .into_outcome(Status::BadRequest)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/data/from_data.rs b/lib/src/data/from_data.rs
index 57ad8203..bd233dcd 100644
--- a/lib/src/data/from_data.rs
+++ b/lib/src/data/from_data.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ use data::Data;
 pub type Outcome<S, E> = outcome::Outcome<S, (Status, E), Data>;
 
 impl<'a, S, E> IntoOutcome<S, (Status, E), Data> for Result<S, E> {
+    type Input = Status;
+
     #[inline]
-    fn into_outcome(self) -> Outcome<S, E> {
+    fn into_outcome(self, status: Status) -> Outcome<S, E> {
         match self {
             Ok(val) => Success(val),
-            Err(err) => Failure((Status::InternalServerError, err))
+            Err(err) => Failure((status, err))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/outcome.rs b/lib/src/outcome.rs
index 2ce8b634..b9dc5415 100644
--- a/lib/src/outcome.rs
+++ b/lib/src/outcome.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ pub enum Outcome<S, E, F> {
 
 /// Conversion trait from some type into an Outcome type.
 pub trait IntoOutcome<S, E, F> {
-    fn into_outcome(self) -> Outcome<S, E, F>;
+    type Input: Sized;
+
+    fn into_outcome(self, input: Self::Input) -> Outcome<S, E, F>;
 }
 
 impl<S, E, F> Outcome<S, E, F> {
@@ -329,6 +331,72 @@ impl<S, E, F> Outcome<S, E, F> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Maps an `Outcome<S, E, F>` to an `Outcome<T, E, F>` by applying the
+    /// function `f` to the value of type `S` in `self` if `self` is an
+    /// `Outcome::Success`.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use rocket::outcome::Outcome;
+    /// # use rocket::outcome::Outcome::*;
+    /// #
+    /// let x: Outcome<i32, &str, usize> = Success(10);
+    ///
+    /// let mapped = x.map(|v| if v == 10 { "10" } else { "not 10" });
+    /// assert_eq!(mapped, Success("10"));
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn map<T, M: FnOnce(S) -> T>(self, f: M) -> Outcome<T, E, F> {
+        match self {
+            Success(val) => Success(f(val)),
+            Failure(val) => Failure(val),
+            Forward(val) => Forward(val),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Maps an `Outcome<S, E, F>` to an `Outcome<S, T, F>` by applying the
+    /// function `f` to the value of type `E` in `self` if `self` is an
+    /// `Outcome::Failure`.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use rocket::outcome::Outcome;
+    /// # use rocket::outcome::Outcome::*;
+    /// #
+    /// let x: Outcome<i32, &str, usize> = Failure("hi");
+    ///
+    /// let mapped = x.map_failure(|v| if v == "hi" { 10 } else { 0 });
+    /// assert_eq!(mapped, Failure(10));
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn map_failure<T, M: FnOnce(E) -> T>(self, f: M) -> Outcome<S, T, F> {
+        match self {
+            Success(val) => Success(val),
+            Failure(val) => Failure(f(val)),
+            Forward(val) => Forward(val),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Maps an `Outcome<S, E, F>` to an `Outcome<S, E, T>` by applying the
+    /// function `f` to the value of type `F` in `self` if `self` is an
+    /// `Outcome::Forward`.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use rocket::outcome::Outcome;
+    /// # use rocket::outcome::Outcome::*;
+    /// #
+    /// let x: Outcome<i32, &str, usize> = Forward(5);
+    ///
+    /// let mapped = x.map_forward(|v| if v == 5 { "a" } else { "b" });
+    /// assert_eq!(mapped, Forward("a"));
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn map_forward<T, M: FnOnce(F) -> T>(self, f: M) -> Outcome<S, E, T> {
+        match self {
+            Success(val) => Success(val),
+            Failure(val) => Failure(val),
+            Forward(val) => Forward(f(val)),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Converts from `Outcome<S, E, F>` to `Outcome<&mut S, &mut E, &mut F>`.
     ///
     /// ```rust
diff --git a/lib/src/request/from_request.rs b/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
index 0f1dc395..30428974 100644
--- a/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
+++ b/lib/src/request/from_request.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ use http::uri::URI;
 pub type Outcome<S, E> = outcome::Outcome<S, (Status, E), ()>;
 
 impl<S, E> IntoOutcome<S, (Status, E), ()> for Result<S, E> {
-    fn into_outcome(self) -> Outcome<S, E> {
+    type Input = Status;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_outcome(self, status: Status) -> Outcome<S, E> {
         match self {
             Ok(val) => Success(val),
-            Err(val) => Failure((Status::BadRequest, val))
+            Err(err) => Failure((status, err))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/response/flash.rs b/lib/src/response/flash.rs
index 1fe1cf7f..bde8949a 100644
--- a/lib/src/response/flash.rs
+++ b/lib/src/response/flash.rs
@@ -242,6 +242,6 @@ impl<'a, 'r> FromRequest<'a, 'r> for Flash<()> {
             request.cookies().remove(cookie);
         }
 
-        r.into_outcome()
+        r.into_outcome(Status::BadRequest)
     }
 }