diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/action/ParametersAware.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/action/ParametersAware.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..475d603c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/action/ParametersAware.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.struts2.action;
+
+import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.HttpParameters;
+
+/**
+ * This interface gives actions an alternative way of receiving input parameters. The parameters will
+ * contain all input parameters as implementation of {@link org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Parameter}.
+ * Actions that need this should simply implement it.
+ *
+ * One common use for this is to have the action propagate parameters to internally instantiated data
+ * objects.
+ *
+ * @since 2.6
+ */
+public interface ParametersAware {
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the HTTP parameters in the implementing class.
+     *
+     * @param parameters an instance of {@link HttpParameters}.
+     */
+    void withParameters(HttpParameters parameters);
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/HttpParametersAware.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/HttpParametersAware.java
index 66f2a1d44..c27a05694 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/HttpParametersAware.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/HttpParametersAware.java
@@ -31,13 +31,19 @@ import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.HttpParameters;
  * One common use for this is to have the action propagate parameters to internally instantiated data
  * objects.
  * </p>
+ *
+ * @deprecated please use {@link org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware} instead
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface HttpParametersAware {
 
     /**
      * Sets the HTTP parameters in the implementing class.
      *
      * @param parameters an instance of {@link HttpParameters}.
+     *
+     * @deprecated please use {@link org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware#withParameters(HttpParameters)} instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     void setParameters(HttpParameters parameters);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ParameterAware.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ParameterAware.java
index 28eb7491f..9689e36b9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ParameterAware.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ParameterAware.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * the map is <tt>java.lang.String[]</tt>.
  * </p>
  *
- * @deprecated please use {@link HttpParametersAware} instead
+ * @deprecated please use {@link org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware} instead
  */
 @Deprecated
 public interface ParameterAware {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/RequestAware.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/RequestAware.java
index 8a7e87072..e8e73eee5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/RequestAware.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/RequestAware.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.struts2.interceptor;
 
+import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.HttpParameters;
+
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -28,13 +30,17 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <p>
  * This interface is only relevant if the Action is used in a servlet environment.
  * </p>
+ * @deprecated please use {@link org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware} instead
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface RequestAware {
 
     /**
      * Sets the Map of request attributes in the implementing class.
      *
      * @param request a Map of HTTP request attribute name/value pairs.
+     * @deprecated please use {@link org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware#withParameters(HttpParameters)} instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setRequest(Map<String,Object> request);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptor.java
index 302fcba66..0312da9ff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.struts2.StrutsStatics;
+import org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware;
 import org.apache.struts2.interceptor.servlet.ServletPrincipalProxy;
 import org.apache.struts2.util.ServletContextAware;
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor;
  * @see ServletRequestAware
  * @see ServletResponseAware
  * @see ParameterAware
- * @see HttpParametersAware
+ * @see ParametersAware
  * @see SessionAware
  * @see ApplicationAware
  * @see PrincipalAware
@@ -151,6 +152,10 @@ public class ServletConfigInterceptor extends AbstractInterceptor implements Str
             ((HttpParametersAware) action).setParameters(context.getParameters());
         }
 
+        if (action instanceof ParametersAware) {
+            ((ParametersAware) action).withParameters(context.getParameters());
+        }
+
         if (action instanceof ApplicationAware) {
             ((ApplicationAware) action).setApplication(context.getApplication());
         }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptorTest.java
index 4306aaa8b..4bb8684d9 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/interceptor/ServletConfigInterceptorTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionContext;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.mock.MockActionInvocation;
 import org.apache.struts2.StrutsInternalTestCase;
 import org.apache.struts2.StrutsStatics;
+import org.apache.struts2.action.ParametersAware;
 import org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.HttpParameters;
 import org.apache.struts2.interceptor.servlet.ServletPrincipalProxy;
 import org.apache.struts2.util.ServletContextAware;
@@ -145,6 +146,22 @@ public class ServletConfigInterceptorTest extends StrutsInternalTestCase {
         verify(mock);
     }
 
+    public void testActionParametersAware() throws Exception {
+        ParametersAware mock = createMock(ParametersAware.class);
+
+        MockActionInvocation mai = createActionInvocation(mock);
+
+        HttpParameters params = HttpParameters.create().build();
+        mai.getInvocationContext().setParameters(params);
+
+        mock.withParameters(params);
+        expectLastCall().times(1);
+
+        replay(mock);
+        interceptor.intercept(mai);
+        verify(mock);
+    }
+
     public void testSessionAware() throws Exception {
         SessionAware mock = (SessionAware) createMock(SessionAware.class);