diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ModuleClassBuilder.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ModuleClassBuilder.cs
index cbe02aafb..b12fc522c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ModuleClassBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ModuleClassBuilder.cs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
             }
         }
 
-        private static TypeReader GetTypeReader(CommandService service, Type paramType, Type typeReaderType, IServiceProvider services)
+        internal static TypeReader GetTypeReader(CommandService service, Type paramType, Type typeReaderType, IServiceProvider services)
         {
             var readers = service.GetTypeReaders(paramType);
             TypeReader reader = null;
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ParameterBuilder.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ParameterBuilder.cs
index 8a59c247c..93d2b181c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ParameterBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Builders/ParameterBuilder.cs
@@ -56,11 +56,27 @@ namespace Discord.Commands.Builders
 
         private TypeReader GetReader(Type type)
         {
-            var readers = Command.Module.Service.GetTypeReaders(type);
+            var commands = Command.Module.Service;
+            if (type.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttribute<NamedArgumentTypeAttribute>() != null)
+            {
+                IsRemainder = true;
+                var reader = commands.GetTypeReaders(type)?.FirstOrDefault().Value;
+                if (reader == null)
+                {
+                    var readerType = typeof(NamedArgumentTypeReader<>).MakeGenericType(new[] { type });
+                    reader = (TypeReader)Activator.CreateInstance(readerType, new[] { commands });
+                    commands.AddTypeReader(type, reader);
+                }
+
+                return reader;
+            }
+
+
+            var readers = commands.GetTypeReaders(type);
             if (readers != null)
                 return readers.FirstOrDefault().Value;
             else
-                return Command.Module.Service.GetDefaultTypeReader(type);
+                return commands.GetDefaultTypeReader(type);
         }
 
         public ParameterBuilder WithSummary(string summary)
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Readers/NamedArgumentTypeReader.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Readers/NamedArgumentTypeReader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64c19b53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Readers/NamedArgumentTypeReader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Discord.Commands
+{
+    internal sealed class NamedArgumentTypeReader<T> : TypeReader
+        where T : class, new()
+    {
+        private static readonly TypeInfo _tInfo = typeof(T).GetTypeInfo();
+        private static readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, PropertyInfo> _tProps = _tInfo.DeclaredProperties
+            .Where(p => p.SetMethod != null && p.SetMethod.IsPublic && !p.SetMethod.IsStatic)
+            .ToImmutableDictionary(p => p.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        private readonly CommandService _commands;
+
+        public NamedArgumentTypeReader(CommandService commands)
+        {
+            _commands = commands;
+        }
+
+        public override async Task<TypeReaderResult> ReadAsync(ICommandContext context, string input, IServiceProvider services)
+        {
+            var result = new T();
+            var state = ReadState.LookingForParameter;
+            int beginRead = 0, currentRead = 0;
+
+            while (state != ReadState.End)
+            {
+                var prop = Read(out var arg);
+                var propVal = await ReadArgumentAsync(prop, arg).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (propVal != null)
+                    prop.SetMethod.Invoke(result, new[] { propVal });
+                else
+                    return TypeReaderResult.FromError(CommandError.ParseFailed, $"Could not parse the argument for the parameter '{prop.Name}' as type '{prop.PropertyType}'.");
+            }
+
+            return TypeReaderResult.FromSuccess(result);
+
+            PropertyInfo Read(out string arg)
+            {
+                string currentParam = null;
+                char match = '\0';
+
+                for (; currentRead < input.Length; currentRead++)
+                {
+                    var currentChar = input[currentRead];
+                    switch (state)
+                    {
+                        case ReadState.LookingForParameter:
+                            if (Char.IsWhiteSpace(currentChar))
+                                continue;
+                            else
+                            {
+                                beginRead = currentRead;
+                                state = ReadState.InParameter;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case ReadState.InParameter:
+                            if (currentChar != ':')
+                                continue;
+                            else
+                            {
+                                currentParam = input.Substring(beginRead, currentRead - beginRead);
+                                state = ReadState.LookingForArgument;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case ReadState.LookingForArgument:
+                            if (Char.IsWhiteSpace(currentChar))
+                                continue;
+                            else
+                            {
+                                beginRead = currentRead;
+                                state = (QuotationAliasUtils.GetDefaultAliasMap.TryGetValue(currentChar, out match))
+                                    ? ReadState.InQuotedArgument
+                                    : ReadState.InArgument;
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case ReadState.InArgument:
+                            if (!Char.IsWhiteSpace(currentChar))
+                                continue;
+                            else
+                                return GetPropAndValue(out arg);
+                        case ReadState.InQuotedArgument:
+                            if (currentChar != match)
+                                continue;
+                            else
+                                return GetPropAndValue(out arg);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return GetPropAndValue(out arg);
+
+                PropertyInfo GetPropAndValue(out string argv)
+                {
+                    state = (currentRead == input.Length)
+                        ? ReadState.End
+                        : ReadState.LookingForParameter;
+
+                    var prop = _tProps[currentParam];
+                    argv = input.Substring(beginRead, currentRead - beginRead);
+                    return prop;
+                }
+            }
+
+            async Task<object> ReadArgumentAsync(PropertyInfo prop, string arg)
+            {
+                var overridden = prop.GetCustomAttribute<OverrideTypeReaderAttribute>();
+                var reader = (overridden != null)
+                    ? ModuleClassBuilder.GetTypeReader(_commands, prop.PropertyType, overridden.TypeReader, services)
+                    : (_commands.GetDefaultTypeReader(prop.PropertyType)
+                        ?? _commands.GetTypeReaders(prop.PropertyType).FirstOrDefault().Value);
+
+                if (reader != null)
+                {
+                    var readResult = await reader.ReadAsync(context, arg, services).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    return (readResult.IsSuccess)
+                        ? readResult.BestMatch
+                        : null;
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private enum ReadState
+        {
+            LookingForParameter,
+            InParameter,
+            LookingForArgument,
+            InArgument,
+            InQuotedArgument,
+            End
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Discord.Net.Tests.csproj b/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Discord.Net.Tests.csproj
index 60491a96f..bf1da013e 100644
--- a/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Discord.Net.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Discord.Net.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>Discord</RootNamespace>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
     <PackageTargetFallback>$(PackageTargetFallback);portable-net45+win8+wp8+wpa81</PackageTargetFallback>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Tests.TypeReaders.cs b/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Tests.TypeReaders.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8e6c20c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Discord.Net.Tests/Tests.TypeReaders.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Discord.Commands;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Discord
+{
+    public sealed class TypeReaderTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TestNamedArgumentReader()
+        {
+            var commands = new CommandService();
+            var module = await commands.AddModuleAsync<TestModule>(null);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(module);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(module.Commands);
+
+            var cmd = module.Commands[0];
+            Assert.NotNull(cmd);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(cmd.Parameters);
+
+            var param = cmd.Parameters[0];
+            Assert.NotNull(param);
+            Assert.True(param.IsRemainder);
+
+            var result = await param.ParseAsync(null, "foo: 42 bar: hello");
+            Assert.True(result.IsSuccess);
+
+            var m = result.BestMatch as ArgumentType;
+            Assert.NotNull(m);
+            Assert.Equal(expected: 42, actual: m.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal(expected: "hello", actual: m.Bar);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [NamedArgumentType]
+    public sealed class ArgumentType
+    {
+        public int Foo { get; set; }
+
+        [OverrideTypeReader(typeof(CustomTypeReader))]
+        public string Bar { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public sealed class CustomTypeReader : TypeReader
+    {
+        public override Task<TypeReaderResult> ReadAsync(ICommandContext context, string input, IServiceProvider services)
+            => Task.FromResult(TypeReaderResult.FromSuccess(input));
+    }
+
+    public sealed class TestModule : ModuleBase
+    {
+        [Command("test")]
+        public Task TestCommand(ArgumentType arg) => Task.Delay(0);
+    }
+}