diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 97a590d..6395b00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 			<artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
 			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.media</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jersey-media-multipart</artifactId>
+			<version>${jersey.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
index a607652..06a6128 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/Client.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public abstract class Client {
 	public final javax.ws.rs.client.Client getClient() {
 		synchronized (this.sync) {
 			if (this.client == null)
-				this.client = this.buildClient(null);
+				this.client = this.buildClient((AuthorizationFilter)null);
 		}
 
 		return this.client;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public abstract class Client {
 	 * @param authFilter A dynamic authorization filter.
 	 * @return A pre-configured JAX-RS client (no URL) with the specified authorization.
 	 */
-	public javax.ws.rs.client.Client buildClient(AuthorizationFilter authFilter) {
+	public final javax.ws.rs.client.Client buildClient(AuthorizationFilter authFilter) {
 		JacksonJsonProvider provider = new JacksonJaxbJsonProvider();
 
 		if (this.getConfig().isWrapRootValueEnabled())
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ public abstract class Client {
 			authFilter = this.getConfig().createAuthorizationFilter();
 		if (authFilter != null)
 			clientBuilder.register(authFilter);
+		this.buildClient(clientBuilder);
 		
 		return clientBuilder.build();
 	}
+	
+	public void buildClient(ClientBuilder clientBuilder) {
+		// for extension purposes
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return A pre-configured JAX-RS target (client w/ base URL) with configured authorization.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
index 9e4f8f0..c28bbd7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientCxfImpl.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import org.apache.cxf.BusFactory;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.JAXRSClientFactory;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.client.WebClient;
 import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.impl.RuntimeDelegateImpl;
-import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.provider.MultipartProvider;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
@@ -68,12 +67,14 @@ public abstract class ClientCxfImpl extends Client implements InitializingBean {
 		List<Object> providersAndFilters = new LinkedList<Object>();
 		providersAndFilters.add(new JacksonJaxbJsonProvider());
 		providersAndFilters.add(new CxfLoggingFilter());
-		providersAndFilters.add(new MultipartProvider());
+		providersAndFilters.add(new CxfMultipartProvider());
 		
 		if (authFilter == null)
 			authFilter = this.getConfig().createAuthorizationFilter();
 		if (authFilter != null)
 			providersAndFilters.add(authFilter);
+		
+		this.addProvidersAndFilters(providersAndFilters);
 
 		// we can't use JAXRSClientFactory with a JAXRS client (duh!)
 		// so we need to create a CXF client
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ public abstract class ClientCxfImpl extends Client implements InitializingBean {
 		
 		return client;
 	}
+	
+	public void addProvidersAndFilters(List<Object> providersAndFilters) {
+		// for extension purposes
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * This method retrieves a JAX-RS implementation of the specified API with
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java
index c35f646..d3735cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/ClientJerseyImpl.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package com.inteligr8.rs;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
 import javax.ws.rs.ext.RuntimeDelegate;
 
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientProperties;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.proxy.WebResourceFactory;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.RuntimeDelegateImpl;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.media.multipart.MultiPartFeature;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
@@ -46,20 +48,14 @@ public abstract class ClientJerseyImpl extends Client implements InitializingBea
 			this.logger.info("API Base URL: " + this.getConfig().getBaseUrl());
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * @param authFilter A post-configuration authorization filter.
-	 * @return A JAX-RS client.
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public javax.ws.rs.client.Client getClient(AuthorizationFilter authFilter) {
-		javax.ws.rs.client.Client client = super.getClient(authFilter);
-		
+	public void buildClient(ClientBuilder clientBuilder) {
+		clientBuilder.register(MultiPartFeature.class);
+
 		if (!this.getConfig().isPutBodyRequired()) {
 			// allow PUT operations without body data
-			client.property(ClientProperties.SUPPRESS_HTTP_COMPLIANCE_VALIDATION, true);
+			clientBuilder.property(ClientProperties.SUPPRESS_HTTP_COMPLIANCE_VALIDATION, true);
 		}
-		
-		return client;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/CxfMultipartProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/CxfMultipartProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfedcfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/rs/CxfMultipartProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package com.inteligr8.rs;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.ext.Provider;
+
+import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.ext.multipart.MultipartBody;
+import org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.provider.MultipartProvider;
+
+@Consumes(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
+@Produces(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
+@Provider
+public class CxfMultipartProvider extends MultipartProvider {
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean isReadable(Class<?> type, Type genericType, Annotation[] annotations, MediaType mediaType) {
+		return MultipartBody.class.isAssignableFrom(type) || this.isReadable(type, genericType, annotations, mediaType);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWriteable(Class<?> type, Type genericType, Annotation[] annotations, MediaType mediaType) {
+		return MultipartBody.class.isAssignableFrom(type) || this.isWriteable(type, genericType, annotations, mediaType);
+	}
+
+}