diff --git a/sanic/config.py b/sanic/config.py
index 42ea762e..423279c4 100644
--- a/sanic/config.py
+++ b/sanic/config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     "WEBSOCKET_WRITE_LIMIT": 2 ** 16,
     "GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT": 15.0,  # 15 sec
     "ACCESS_LOG": True,
+    "FORWARDED_SECRET": None,
     "PROXIES_COUNT": -1,
     "FORWARDED_FOR_HEADER": "X-Forwarded-For",
     "REAL_IP_HEADER": "X-Real-IP",
diff --git a/sanic/forwarded.py b/sanic/forwarded.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05957795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sanic/forwarded.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import re
+
+# https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-3.2.6 and https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7239#section-4
+_token, _quoted = r"([\w!#$%&'*+\-.^_`|~]+)", r'"([^"]*)"'
+# _forwarded_pair = re.compile(f'(^|[;,])\\s*{_token}=(?:{_token}|{_quoted})', re.ASCII)
+# Same as forwarded_pair but with reversed string because that allows fast matching from end
+_forwarded_reverse = re.compile(f'(?:{_token}|{_quoted})={_token}\\s*($|[;,])', re.ASCII)
+
+def parse_forwarded(header, secret=None):
+    """Parse HTTP Forwarded header.
+    Last proxy is returned, or if a secret is provided, a proxy with secret="yoursecret".
+    :return: dict with fields from matched element
+    """
+    if header is None or secret is not None and secret not in header:
+        return None
+    ret = {}
+    for m in _forwarded_reverse.finditer(header[::-1]):
+        val_quoted, val_token, key, sep = m.groups()
+        key, val = key.lower()[::-1], (val_token or val_quoted)[::-1]
+        if key != 'secret': ret[key] = val
+        elif val == secret: secret = None
+        if sep == ";": continue
+        if secret is None: break
+        ret = {}  # Advancing to previous comma-separated element
+    return ret if secret is None and ret else None
+
+def parse_xforwarded(headers, config):
+    """Parse X-Real-IP and X-Forwarded-* headers."""
+    addr = config.REAL_IP_HEADER and headers.get(config.REAL_IP_HEADER)
+    forwarded_for = config.FORWARDED_FOR_HEADER and headers.get(config.FORWARDED_FOR_HEADER)
+    if not addr and forwarded_for:
+        proxies_count = config.PROXIES_COUNT
+        assert proxies_count == -1 or proxies_count > 0, config.PROXIES_COUNT
+        try:
+            proxies = forwarded_for.split(",")
+            addr = proxies[-proxies_count] if proxies_count > 0 else proxies[0]
+        except (AttributeError, IndexError):
+            return None
+        addr = addr.strip()
+    if not addr:
+        return None
+    other = ((h, headers.get(f'x-forwarded-{h}')) for h in ('proto', 'host', 'port', 'path'))
+    return {'for': addr, **{h: v for h, v in other if v}}
+
+def test_parse_forwarded():
+    example_header = 'secret=first;for=1.2.3.4, for=injected,host=", for=23.45.67.89;proto=https;host=site.tld;path="/app";secret=egah2CGj55fSJFs, for="[::1]";port=8000'
+    assert parse_forwarded(example_header) == {'for': '[::1]', 'port': '8000'}
+    assert parse_forwarded(example_header, secret='non-exist') == None
+    assert parse_forwarded(example_header, secret='first') == {'for': '1.2.3.4'}
+    assert parse_forwarded(example_header, secret='egah2CGj55fSJFs') == {'for': '23.45.67.89', 'proto': 'https', 'host': 'site.tld', 'path': '/app'}
diff --git a/sanic/request.py b/sanic/request.py
index 9c87efd6..1929c3e6 100644
--- a/sanic/request.py
+++ b/sanic/request.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from urllib.parse import parse_qs, parse_qsl, unquote, urlunparse
 from httptools import parse_url
 
 from sanic.exceptions import InvalidUsage
+from sanic.forwarded import parse_forwarded, parse_xforwarded
 from sanic.log import error_logger, logger
 
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class Request(dict):
         "parsed_files",
         "parsed_form",
         "parsed_json",
+        "parsed_forwarded",
         "raw_url",
         "stream",
         "transport",
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ class Request(dict):
 
         # Init but do not inhale
         self.body_init()
+        self.parsed_forwarded = None
         self.parsed_json = None
         self.parsed_form = None
         self.parsed_files = None
@@ -373,6 +376,15 @@ class Request(dict):
             or self.host.split(":")[0]
         )
 
+    @property
+    def forwarded(self):
+        if self.parsed_forwarded is None:
+            self.parsed_forwarded = (
+                parse_forwarded(self.headers.get('forwarded'), self.app.config.FORWARDED_SECRET) or
+                parse_xforwarded(self.headers, self.app.config)
+            )
+        return self.parsed_forwarded
+
     @property
     def server_port(self):
         """