diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 827dedddd..e696f8175 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ export {
 
 export { readBody, readValidatedBody, assertBodySize } from "./utils/body.ts";
 
+// Payload
+
+export { getPayload, getValidatedPayload } from "./utils/payload.ts";
+
 // Cookie
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/utils/payload.ts b/src/utils/payload.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a005285b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/payload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import type { H3Event, HTTPEvent } from "../event.ts";
+import type { ErrorDetails } from "../error.ts";
+import type { StandardSchemaV1, FailureResult, InferOutput } from "./internal/standard-schema.ts";
+import type { ValidateResult, OnValidateError } from "./internal/validate.ts";
+import { getQuery } from "./request.ts";
+import { readBody } from "./body.ts";
+import { getRouterParams } from "./request.ts";
+import { validateData } from "./internal/validate.ts";
+
+const _payloadMethods = new Set(["PATCH", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]);
+
+/**
+ * Get the request payload by merging route params, query params, and body data.
+ *
+ * For `GET` and `HEAD` requests, returns query params merged with route params.
+ * For `POST`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, and `DELETE` requests, returns parsed body merged with route params.
+ *
+ * Route params take lowest priority (body/query overrides them).
+ *
+ * @example
+ * app.post("/users/:id", async (event) => {
+ *   const payload = await getPayload(event);
+ *   // { id: "123", name: "Alice" } — id from route, name from body
+ * });
+ *
+ * @example
+ * app.get("/search/:category", async (event) => {
+ *   const payload = await getPayload(event);
+ *   // { category: "books", q: "h3" } — category from route, q from query
+ * });
+ */
+export async function getPayload<T = Record<string, unknown>>(
+  event: H3Event | HTTPEvent,
+  opts?: { decode?: boolean },
+): Promise<T> {
+  const params = getRouterParams(event, opts);
+  if (_payloadMethods.has(event.req.method)) {
+    const body = (await readBody(event)) || {};
+    return { ...params, ...(typeof body === "object" ? body : { body }) } as T;
+  }
+  const query = getQuery(event);
+  return { ...params, ...query } as T;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get and validate the request payload using a Standard Schema or custom validator.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * app.post("/users/:id", async (event) => {
+ *   const payload = await getValidatedPayload(event, z.object({
+ *     id: z.string(),
+ *     name: z.string(),
+ *   }));
+ * });
+ */
+export function getValidatedPayload<Event extends HTTPEvent, S extends StandardSchemaV1<any, any>>(
+  event: Event,
+  validate: S,
+  options?: { onError?: (result: FailureResult) => ErrorDetails },
+): Promise<InferOutput<S>>;
+export function getValidatedPayload<Event extends HTTPEvent, OutputT>(
+  event: Event,
+  validate: (
+    data: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ) => ValidateResult<OutputT> | Promise<ValidateResult<OutputT>>,
+  options?: { onError?: () => ErrorDetails },
+): Promise<OutputT>;
+export async function getValidatedPayload(
+  event: H3Event | HTTPEvent,
+  validate: any,
+  options?: { onError?: OnValidateError },
+): Promise<any> {
+  const payload = await getPayload(event);
+  return validateData(payload, validate, options);
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/package.test.ts b/test/unit/package.test.ts
index 184839f12..c8adfe13f 100644
--- a/test/unit/package.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/package.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe("h3 package", () => {
         "getHeader",
         "getHeaders",
         "getMethod",
+        "getPayload",
         "getProxyRequestHeaders",
         "getQuery",
         "getRequestFingerprint",
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ describe("h3 package", () => {
         "getRouterParam",
         "getRouterParams",
         "getSession",
+        "getValidatedPayload",
         "getValidatedQuery",
         "getValidatedRouterParams",
         "handleCacheHeaders",
diff --git a/test/unit/payload.test.ts b/test/unit/payload.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c3751fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/payload.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { H3, getPayload, getValidatedPayload } from "../../src/index.ts";
+import { z } from "zod/v4";
+import { describeMatrix } from "../_setup.ts";
+
+describeMatrix("getPayload", (t, { it, expect }) => {
+  it("returns query params for GET requests", async () => {
+    t.app.get("/search", async (event) => {
+      return getPayload(event);
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/search?q=hello&page=1");
+    expect(await res.json()).toMatchObject({ q: "hello", page: "1" });
+  });
+
+  it("returns body for POST requests", async () => {
+    t.app.post("/users", async (event) => {
+      return getPayload(event);
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/users", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice" }),
+    });
+    expect(await res.json()).toMatchObject({ name: "Alice" });
+  });
+
+  it("merges route params with query for GET", async () => {
+    t.app.get("/search/:category", async (event) => {
+      return getPayload(event);
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/search/books?q=h3");
+    const data = await res.json();
+    expect(data.category).toBe("books");
+    expect(data.q).toBe("h3");
+  });
+
+  it("merges route params with body for POST", async () => {
+    t.app.post("/users/:id", async (event) => {
+      return getPayload(event);
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/users/123", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Bob" }),
+    });
+    const data = await res.json();
+    expect(data.id).toBe("123");
+    expect(data.name).toBe("Bob");
+  });
+
+  it("body overrides route params on conflict", async () => {
+    t.app.put("/items/:id", async (event) => {
+      return getPayload(event);
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/items/old", {
+      method: "PUT",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ id: "new" }),
+    });
+    expect((await res.json()).id).toBe("new");
+  });
+
+  it("getValidatedPayload validates with zod schema", async () => {
+    t.app.post("/items", async (event) => {
+      return getValidatedPayload(event, z.object({ name: z.string(), price: z.number() }));
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/items", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Widget", price: 9.99 }),
+    });
+    expect(await res.json()).toMatchObject({ name: "Widget", price: 9.99 });
+  });
+
+  it("getValidatedPayload throws on invalid data", async () => {
+    t.app.post("/items", async (event) => {
+      return getValidatedPayload(event, z.object({ name: z.string(), price: z.number() }));
+    });
+    const res = await t.fetch("/items", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name: 123 }),
+    });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+});