diff --git a/gateway/router/route.go b/gateway/router/route.go
index 96d5874c..19421b24 100644
--- a/gateway/router/route.go
+++ b/gateway/router/route.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func (r *Route) UnmarshalFunc(request *http.Request) shared.Unmarshal {
 	contentType := request.Header.Get(HeaderContentType)
 	setter.SetStringIfEmpty(&contentType, request.Header.Get(strings.ToLower(HeaderContentType)))
 	switch contentType {
+	case content.XLSContentType:
+		return func(data []byte, dest interface{}) error {
+			return shared.DecodeXLS(request.Context(), data, dest)
+		}
 	case content.XMLContentType:
 		return r.Marshaller.XML.Unmarshal
 	case content.CSVContentType:
diff --git a/repository/component.go b/repository/component.go
index 0aba879c..f9cc7f9a 100644
--- a/repository/component.go
+++ b/repository/component.go
@@ -417,6 +417,18 @@ func (c *Component) UnmarshalFor(opts ...UnmarshalOption) shared.Unmarshal {
 	}
 
 	switch contentType {
+	case content.XLSContentType:
+		if c.Content.Marshaller.XLS.CanUnmarshal() {
+			return c.Content.Marshaller.XLS.Unmarshal
+		}
+		req := options.request
+		return func(data []byte, dest interface{}) error {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			if req != nil {
+				ctx = req.Context()
+			}
+			return shared.DecodeXLS(ctx, data, dest)
+		}
 	case content.XMLContentType:
 		return c.Content.Marshaller.XML.Unmarshal
 	case content.CSVContentType:
diff --git a/repository/contract/input.go b/repository/contract/input.go
index 07819664..c0ebf33c 100644
--- a/repository/contract/input.go
+++ b/repository/contract/input.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package contract
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/viant/datly/shared"
 	"github.com/viant/datly/view"
 	"github.com/viant/datly/view/state"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 type Input struct {
@@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ func (i *Input) Init(ctx context.Context, aView *view.View) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if i.Body.Schema == nil && len(i.Type.Parameters.FilterByKind(state.KindRequestBody)) == 0 && implementsXLSUnmarshaller(i.Type.Schema) {
+		i.Body.Schema = i.Type.Schema.Clone()
+	}
 
 	pkg := pkgPath
 	if i.Type.Schema != nil && i.Type.Package != "" {
@@ -77,3 +82,19 @@ func (i *Input) Init(ctx context.Context, aView *view.View) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+var xlsUnmarshallerType = reflect.TypeOf((*shared.XLSUnmarshaller)(nil)).Elem()
+
+func implementsXLSUnmarshaller(schema *state.Schema) bool {
+	if schema == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	rType := schema.Type()
+	if rType == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rType.Implements(xlsUnmarshallerType) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return rType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && reflect.PtrTo(rType).Implements(xlsUnmarshallerType)
+}
diff --git a/service/session/stater.go b/service/session/stater.go
index 02b48002..fcf7116c 100644
--- a/service/session/stater.go
+++ b/service/session/stater.go
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 
 	"embed"
 
+	"github.com/viant/datly/repository/content"
+	"github.com/viant/datly/shared"
 	"github.com/viant/datly/utils/types"
 	"github.com/viant/datly/view"
 	"github.com/viant/datly/view/state"
@@ -170,6 +173,10 @@ func (s *Session) Bind(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, opts ...hstate.Opt
 	options := s.Indirect(true, stateOptions...)
 	options.scope = hOptions.Scope()
 
+	if err = s.populateTopLevelXLSBody(ctx, dest, stateType, options); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err = s.SetState(ctx, stateType.Parameters, aState, options); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -180,6 +187,82 @@ func (s *Session) Bind(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, opts ...hstate.Opt
 	return err
 }
 
+func (s *Session) populateTopLevelXLSBody(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, stateType *state.Type, opts *Options) error {
+	if dest == nil || stateType == nil || opts == nil || opts.kindLocator == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if len(stateType.Parameters.FilterByKind(state.KindRequestBody)) > 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	destType := reflect.TypeOf(dest)
+	if !implementsSessionXLSUnmarshaller(destType) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	request, err := s.HttpRequest(ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil || request == nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !isXLSContentType(request.Header.Get(content.HeaderContentType)) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	bodyLocator, err := opts.kindLocator.Lookup(state.KindRequestBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	value, has, err := bodyLocator.Value(ctx, destType, "")
+	if err != nil || !has || value == nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return assignBoundBody(dest, value)
+}
+
+func assignBoundBody(dest interface{}, value interface{}) error {
+	dst := reflect.ValueOf(dest)
+	if dst.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || dst.IsNil() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("destination must be a non-nil pointer, but had %T", dest)
+	}
+	src := reflect.ValueOf(value)
+	if !src.IsValid() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if src.Type() == dst.Type() {
+		dst.Elem().Set(src.Elem())
+		return nil
+	}
+	if src.Type().AssignableTo(dst.Elem().Type()) {
+		dst.Elem().Set(src)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if src.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !src.IsNil() && src.Elem().Type().AssignableTo(dst.Elem().Type()) {
+		dst.Elem().Set(src.Elem())
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("unable to assign request body value of type %T into %T", value, dest)
+}
+
+var sessionXLSUnmarshallerType = reflect.TypeOf((*shared.XLSUnmarshaller)(nil)).Elem()
+
+func implementsSessionXLSUnmarshaller(rType reflect.Type) bool {
+	if rType == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if rType.Implements(sessionXLSUnmarshallerType) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return rType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && reflect.PtrTo(rType).Implements(sessionXLSUnmarshallerType)
+}
+
+func isXLSContentType(contentType string) bool {
+	if contentType == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	mediaType := strings.TrimSpace(strings.SplitN(contentType, ";", 2)[0])
+	return mediaType == content.XLSContentType
+}
+
 func (s *Session) handleInputState(ctx context.Context, hOptions *hstate.Options, embedFs *embed.FS) error {
 	// Handle WithInput: preload cache from provided input data
 	input := hOptions.Input()
diff --git a/shared/marshaller.go b/shared/marshaller.go
index b8fb7208..6e82df2a 100644
--- a/shared/marshaller.go
+++ b/shared/marshaller.go
@@ -1,7 +1,27 @@
 package shared
 
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
 // Unmarshal converts data to destination, destination has to be a pointer to desired output type
 type Unmarshal func(data []byte, destination interface{}) error
 
 // Marshal converts source to byte array
 type Marshal func(src interface{}) ([]byte, error)
+
+// XLSUnmarshaller decodes an XLS/XLSX request body into the receiver.
+type XLSUnmarshaller interface {
+	UnmarshalXLS(ctx context.Context, data []byte) error
+}
+
+// DecodeXLS dispatches to an XLS/XLSX-aware request-body decoder on dest.
+func DecodeXLS(ctx context.Context, data []byte, dest interface{}) error {
+	switch actual := dest.(type) {
+	case XLSUnmarshaller:
+		return actual.UnmarshalXLS(ctx, data)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("xlsx request body is not supported for %T", dest)
+	}
+}