diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-client/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/controller/UploadController.java b/spring-5-reactive-client/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/controller/UploadController.java
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+package com.baeldung.reactive.controller;
+
+
+import com.baeldung.reactive.service.ReactiveUploadService;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+
+@RestController
+public class UploadController {
+    final ReactiveUploadService uploadService;
+
+    public UploadController(ReactiveUploadService uploadService) {
+        this.uploadService = uploadService;
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping(path = "/upload")
+    @ResponseBody
+    public Mono<HttpStatus> uploadPdf(@RequestParam("file") final MultipartFile multipartFile) {
+        return uploadService.uploadPdf(multipartFile.getResource());
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping(path = "/upload/multipart")
+    @ResponseBody
+    public Mono<HttpStatus> uploadMultipart(@RequestParam("file") final MultipartFile multipartFile) {
+        return uploadService.uploadMultipart(multipartFile);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-client/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/exception/ServiceException.java b/spring-5-reactive-client/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/exception/ServiceException.java
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+package com.baeldung.reactive.exception;
+
+public class ServiceException extends RuntimeException{
+
+    public ServiceException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-client/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/service/ReactiveUploadService.java b/spring-5-reactive-client/src/main/java/com/baeldung/reactive/service/ReactiveUploadService.java
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+package com.baeldung.reactive.service;
+
+
+import com.baeldung.reactive.exception.ServiceException;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.client.MultipartBodyBuilder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+
+@Service
+public class ReactiveUploadService {
+
+    private final WebClient webClient;
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_URL = "http://localhost:8080/external/upload";
+
+    public ReactiveUploadService(final WebClient webClient) {
+        this.webClient = webClient;
+    }
+
+
+    public Mono<HttpStatus> uploadPdf(final Resource resource) {
+
+        final URI url = UriComponentsBuilder.fromHttpUrl(EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_URL).build().toUri();
+        Mono<HttpStatus> httpStatusMono = webClient.post()
+          .uri(url)
+          .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF)
+          .body(BodyInserters.fromResource(resource))
+          .exchangeToMono(response -> {
+              if (response.statusCode().equals(HttpStatus.OK)) {
+                  return response.bodyToMono(HttpStatus.class).thenReturn(response.statusCode());
+              } else {
+                  throw new ServiceException("Error uploading file");
+              }
+          });
+        return httpStatusMono;
+    }
+
+
+    public Mono<HttpStatus> uploadMultipart(final MultipartFile multipartFile) {
+        final URI url = UriComponentsBuilder.fromHttpUrl(EXTERNAL_UPLOAD_URL).build().toUri();
+
+        final MultipartBodyBuilder builder = new MultipartBodyBuilder();
+        builder.part("file", multipartFile.getResource());
+
+        Mono<HttpStatus> httpStatusMono = webClient.post()
+          .uri(url)
+          .contentType(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
+          .body(BodyInserters.fromMultipartData(builder.build()))
+          .exchangeToMono(response -> {
+              if (response.statusCode().equals(HttpStatus.OK)) {
+                  return response.bodyToMono(HttpStatus.class).thenReturn(response.statusCode());
+              } else {
+                  throw new ServiceException("Error uploading file");
+              }
+          });
+        return httpStatusMono;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/reactive/service/ReactiveUploadServiceUnitTest.java b/spring-5-reactive-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/reactive/service/ReactiveUploadServiceUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.reactive.service;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientResponse;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+class ReactiveUploadServiceUnitTest {
+
+    private static final String BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8080/external/upload";
+
+    final WebClient webClientMock = WebClient.builder().baseUrl(BASE_URL)
+            .exchangeFunction(clientRequest -> Mono.just(ClientResponse.create(HttpStatus.OK)
+                .header("content-type", "application/json")
+                .build()))
+            .build();
+
+    private final ReactiveUploadService tested = new ReactiveUploadService(webClientMock);
+
+    @Test
+    void givenAPdf_whenUploadingWithWebClient_thenOK() {
+        final Resource file = mock(Resource.class);
+
+        final Mono<HttpStatus> result = tested.uploadPdf(file);
+        final HttpStatus status = result.block();
+
+        assertThat(status).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenAMultipartPdf_whenUploadingWithWebClient_thenOK() {
+        final Resource file = mock(Resource.class);
+        final MultipartFile multipartFile = mock(MultipartFile.class);
+        when(multipartFile.getResource()).thenReturn(file);
+
+        final Mono<HttpStatus> result = tested.uploadMultipart(multipartFile);
+        final HttpStatus status = result.block();
+
+        assertThat(status).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+}
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