diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Mvc/Controller/ActionToMethodDelegation.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Mvc/Controller/ActionToMethodDelegation.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller;
+
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionRequest;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionResponse;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Exception\NoSuchActionException;
+
+/**
+ * Helps to implement a controller with direct access to flows request/response abstraction.
+ *
+ * ```
+ * ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+ * │ class MyController implements ControllerInterface                           │
+ * │ {                                                                           │
+ * │     use ActionToMethodDelegation;                                           │
+ * │     public function myAction(ActionRequest $actionRequest): ActionResponse; │
+ * │ }                                                                           │
+ * └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+ * ```
+ *
+ * The request comes directly from the dispatcher and goes directly back to it.
+ *
+ * For helpers to facilitate throws, forwards, redirects: {@see SpecialResponsesSupport}
+ *
+ * Views or other processing needs to be added to your controller as needed,
+ * helpers will be suggested here as they become available.
+ * @api
+ */
+trait ActionToMethodDelegation
+{
+    /**
+     * @internal you don't need to use this trait if you need to override this functionality.
+     */
+    final public function processRequest(ActionRequest $request): ActionResponse
+    {
+        $request->setDispatched(true);
+        $actionMethodName = $this->resolveActionMethodName($request);
+        return $this->$actionMethodName($request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves and checks the current action method name
+     *
+     * @return string Method name of the current action
+     * @throws NoSuchActionException
+     */
+    private function resolveActionMethodName(ActionRequest $request): string
+    {
+        $actionMethodName = $request->getControllerActionName() . 'Action';
+        if (!is_callable([$this, $actionMethodName])) {
+            throw new NoSuchActionException(sprintf('An action "%s" does not exist in controller "%s".', $actionMethodName, get_class($this)), 1186669086);
+        }
+
+        return $actionMethodName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Tests/Functional/Mvc/Fixtures/Controller/SimpleActionControllerTestController.php b/Neos.Flow/Tests/Functional/Mvc/Fixtures/Controller/SimpleActionControllerTestController.php
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+<?php
+namespace Neos\Flow\Tests\Functional\Mvc\Fixtures\Controller;
+
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionRequest;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionResponse;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller\ActionToMethodDelegation;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller\ControllerInterface;
+
+class SimpleActionControllerTestController implements ControllerInterface
+{
+    use ActionToMethodDelegation;
+
+    public function indexAction(ActionRequest $actionRequest): ActionResponse
+    {
+        $response = new ActionResponse();
+        $response->setContent('index');
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    public function simpleReponseAction(ActionRequest $actionRequest): ActionResponse
+    {
+        $response = new ActionResponse();
+        $response->setContent('Simple');
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    public function jsonResponseAction(ActionRequest $actionRequest): ActionResponse
+    {
+        $response = new ActionResponse();
+        $response->setContent(json_encode(['foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => 123]));
+        $response->setContentType('application/json');
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    public function argumentsAction(ActionRequest $actionRequest): ActionResponse
+    {
+        $response = new ActionResponse();
+        $response->setContent(strtolower($actionRequest->getArgument('testArgument')));
+        if ($actionRequest->getFormat() === 'html') {
+            $response->setContentType('text/html');
+        }
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Tests/Functional/Mvc/SimpleActionControllerTest.php b/Neos.Flow/Tests/Functional/Mvc/SimpleActionControllerTest.php
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+<?php
+namespace Neos\Flow\Tests\Functional\Mvc;
+
+use Neos\Flow\Tests\FunctionalTestCase;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestFactoryInterface;
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+class SimpleActionControllerTest extends FunctionalTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ServerRequestFactoryInterface
+     */
+    protected $serverRequestFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * Additional setup: Routes
+     */
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->registerRoute('test', 'test/mvc/simplecontrollertest(/{@action})', [
+            '@package' => 'Neos.Flow',
+            '@subpackage' => 'Tests\Functional\Mvc\Fixtures',
+            '@controller' => 'SimpleActionControllerTest',
+            '@action' => 'index',
+            '@format' => 'html'
+        ]);
+
+        $this->serverRequestFactory = $this->objectManager->get(ServerRequestFactoryInterface::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if a simple request is handled correctly. The route matching the
+     * specified URI defines a default action "index" which results in indexAction
+     * being called.
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function defaultActionSpecifiedInRouteIsCalledAndResponseIsReturned()
+    {
+        $response = $this->browser->request('http://localhost/test/mvc/simplecontrollertest');
+        self::assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertEquals('index', $response->getBody()->getContents());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if a simple request is handled correctly if another than the default
+     * action is specified.
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function actionSpecifiedInActionRequestIsCalledAndResponseIsReturned()
+    {
+        $response = $this->browser->request('http://localhost/test/mvc/simplecontrollertest/simplereponse');
+        self::assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertEquals('Simple', $response->getBody()->getContents());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the content type and json content is correctly passed through
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function responseContainsContentTypeAndContent()
+    {
+        $response = $this->browser->request('http://localhost/test/mvc/simplecontrollertest/jsonresponse');
+        self::assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertEquals(['application/json'], $response->getHeader('Content-Type'));
+        self::assertEquals(json_encode(['foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => 123]), $response->getBody()->getContents());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if arguments and format are passed
+     *
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function responseContainsArgumentContent()
+    {
+        $argument = '<DIV><h1>Some markup</h1></DIV>';
+        $response = $this->browser->request('http://localhost/test/mvc/simplecontrollertest/arguments?testArgument=' . urlencode($argument));
+        self::assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+        self::assertEquals(['text/html'], $response->getHeader('Content-Type'));
+        self::assertEquals(strtolower($argument), $response->getBody()->getContents());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Mvc/Controller/ActionToMethodDelegationTest.php b/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Mvc/Controller/ActionToMethodDelegationTest.php
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+<?php
+namespace Neos\Flow\Tests\Unit\Mvc\Controller;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Neos.Flow package.
+ *
+ * (c) Contributors of the Neos Project - www.neos.io
+ *
+ * This package is Open Source Software. For the full copyright and license
+ * information, please view the LICENSE file which was distributed with this
+ * source code.
+ */
+
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionRequest;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionResponse;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller\ActionToMethodDelegation;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Exception\NoSuchActionException;
+use Neos\Flow\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for @see ActionToMethodDelegation
+ */
+class ActionToMethodDelegationTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * Note: additional checks like "123" or "Foo" might seem sensible but those cases are prevented in the ActionRequest already.
+     *
+     * @return array[]
+     */
+    public function wrongActionNameDataProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['foo'],
+            ['fooAction'],
+            ['addTestContentAction']
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @dataProvider wrongActionNameDataProvider
+     */
+    public function exceptionIfActionDoesNotExist(string $actionName)
+    {
+        $request = $this->createMock(ActionRequest::class);
+        $request->method('getControllerActionName')->willReturn($actionName);
+
+        $this->expectException(NoSuchActionException::class);
+
+        $testObject = new Fixtures\SimpleActionTestController();
+        $testObject->processRequest($request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     * @throws NoSuchActionException
+     * @throws \Neos\Flow\SignalSlot\Exception\InvalidSlotException
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function responseOnlyContainsWhatActionSets()
+    {
+        $request = $this->createMock(ActionRequest::class);
+        $request->method('getControllerActionName')->willReturn('addTestContent');
+
+        $testObject = new Fixtures\SimpleActionTestController();
+        $response = $testObject->processRequest($request);
+        self::assertInstanceOf(ActionResponse::class, $response);
+        self::assertEquals('Simple', $response->getContent());
+        self::assertFalse($response->hasContentType());
+        // default
+        self::assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Mvc/Controller/Fixtures/SimpleActionTestController.php b/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Mvc/Controller/Fixtures/SimpleActionTestController.php
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+<?php
+namespace Neos\Flow\Tests\Unit\Mvc\Controller\Fixtures;
+
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionRequest;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\ActionResponse;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller\ActionToMethodDelegation;
+use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller\ControllerInterface;
+
+class SimpleActionTestController implements ControllerInterface
+{
+    use ActionToMethodDelegation;
+
+    public function addTestContentAction(ActionRequest $actionRequest): ActionResponse
+    {
+        $response = new ActionResponse();
+        $response->setContent('Simple');
+        return $response;
+    }
+}