diff --git a/CLASH.system b/CLASH.system
index bbffac0..9db5fb6 100644
--- a/CLASH.system
+++ b/CLASH.system
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
 				  :depends-on ("entity" "method"))
 			   (:file "server"
 				  :depends-on ("namespace" "messages"
-							   "resource")))
+							   "resource"))
+			   (:file "readtable"
+				  :depends-on ("url" "version")))
 	      :depends-on ("base"))
      (:module "driver"
 	      :source-pathname "drivers"
diff --git a/src/main/readtable.cl b/src/main/readtable.cl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eac71fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/readtable.cl
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+;;;; CLASH --- The Common Lisp Adaptable Simple HTTP server
+;;;; This is copyrighted software.  See documentation for terms.
+;;;; 
+;;;; readtable.cl --- Specialized Syntax/Readtable for CLASH
+;;;; 
+;;;; Checkout Tag: $Name$
+;;;; $Id$
+
+(in-package :CLASH)
+
+;;;; %File Description:
+;;;; 
+;;;; This file provides a specialized syntax (via a new readtable)
+;;;; that eases working with CLASH.
+;;;; 
+
+(defun add-clash-syntax-to-readtable (readtable)
+  "Modifies readtable to add all CLASH specific syntax."
+  ;; HTTP-Versions
+  (set-dispatch-macro-character #\# #\H
+				#'(lambda (stream subchar args)
+				    (let ((data (read stream t nil t)))
+				      (check-type data string)
+				      (parse-http-version data)))
+				readtable)
+  ;; URL Parsing
+  (set-dispatch-macro-character #\# #\U
+				#'(lambda (stream subchar args)
+				    (let ((data (read stream t nil t)))
+				      (check-type data string)
+				      (parse-url-from-string data)))
+				readtable)
+  readtable)
+
+(defvar *clash-readtable*
+  (add-clash-syntax-to-readtable (copy-readtable nil))
+  "CLASH specific standard-readtable.")
+
+(defvar *saved-readtable* nil
+  "Saved readtable.")
+
+(defun enable-clash-syntax ()
+  (unless (eq *readtable* *clash-readtable*)
+    (shiftf *saved-readtable* *readtable* *clash-readtable*)))
+
+(defun disable-clash-syntax ()
+  (when (eq *readtable* *clash-readtable*)
+    (setq *readtable* *saved-readtable*)))