diff --git a/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobAsyncClient.java b/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobAsyncClient.java
index 4406138358..4e1deb3356 100644
--- a/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobAsyncClient.java
+++ b/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobAsyncClient.java
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import org.jclouds.io.Payload;
 import org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.filters.BasicAuthenticationUnlessAnonymous;
 import org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.functions.ReturnVoidOn302Or404;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.BinderParam;
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.ExceptionParser;
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.RequestFilters;
+import org.jclouds.rest.binders.BindToStringPayload;
 
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 
@@ -44,13 +46,20 @@ import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 public interface JobAsyncClient {
 
    /**
-    * @see JobClient#createFromXML
+    * @see JobClient#createFromXML(String, Payload)
     */
    @POST
    @Path("/createItem")
    @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_XML)
    ListenableFuture<Void> createFromXML(@QueryParam("name") String displayName, Payload xml);
    
+   /**
+    * @see JobClient#createFromXML(String, String)
+    */
+   @POST
+   @Path("/createItem")
+   @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_XML)
+   ListenableFuture<Void> createFromXML(@QueryParam("name") String displayName, @BinderParam(BindToStringPayload.class) String xml); 
 
    /**
     * @see JobClient#getJobView
diff --git a/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClient.java b/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClient.java
index 066f665d70..61568fdeb6 100644
--- a/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClient.java
+++ b/labs/jenkins/src/main/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClient.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public interface JobClient {
     */
    void createFromXML(String displayName, Payload xml);
    
+   void createFromXML(String displayName, String xml);
+
    void delete(String displayName);
 
 }
diff --git a/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientExpectTest.java b/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientExpectTest.java
index 9e4e8136db..d13e789aa4 100644
--- a/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientExpectTest.java
+++ b/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientExpectTest.java
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.features;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 
 import org.jclouds.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.jclouds.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.JenkinsClient;
 import org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.internal.BaseJenkinsClientExpectTest;
+import org.jclouds.util.Strings2;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMultimap;
@@ -34,21 +36,27 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMultimap;
  */
 @Test(groups = "unit", testName = "JobClientExpectTest")
 public class JobClientExpectTest extends BaseJenkinsClientExpectTest {
+   HttpRequest createJob = HttpRequest.builder()
+      .method("POST")
+      .endpoint(URI.create("http://localhost:8080/createItem?name=blagoo"))
+      .headers(ImmutableMultimap.<String, String> builder()
+               .put("Authorization", "Basic aWRlbnRpdHk6Y3JlZGVudGlhbA==").build())
+      .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/sample_job.xml", "text/xml"))
+      .build();
 
-   public void testCreateJobWhenResponseIs2xx() {
-      HttpRequest createJob = HttpRequest.builder()
-            .method("POST")
-            .endpoint(URI.create("http://localhost:8080/createItem?name=blagoo"))
-            .headers(ImmutableMultimap.<String, String> builder()
-                        .put("Authorization", "Basic aWRlbnRpdHk6Y3JlZGVudGlhbA==").build())
-            .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/sample_job.xml", "text/xml"))
-            .build();
+   HttpResponse createJobResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200).build();
 
-      HttpResponse createJobResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200).build();
+   public void testCreateJobPayloadWhenResponseIs2xx() {
 
       JenkinsClient createJobWhenCreated = requestSendsResponse(createJob, createJobResponse);
 
       createJobWhenCreated.getJobClient().createFromXML("blagoo", payloadFromResource("/sample_job.xml"));
+   }   
+   
+   public void testCreateJobStringWhenResponseIs2xx() throws IOException {
+      JenkinsClient createJobWhenCreated = requestSendsResponse(createJob, createJobResponse);
+
+      createJobWhenCreated.getJobClient().createFromXML("blagoo", Strings2.toStringAndClose(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/sample_job.xml")));
    }
    
    public void testDeleteJobWhenResponseIs2xx() {
diff --git a/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientLiveTest.java b/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientLiveTest.java
index 559ca177bb..0bff311ca8 100644
--- a/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/labs/jenkins/src/test/java/org/jclouds/jenkins/v1/features/JobClientLiveTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.features;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import org.jclouds.io.Payloads;
 import org.jclouds.jenkins.v1.internal.BaseJenkinsClientLiveTest;
 import org.jclouds.util.Strings2;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ public class JobClientLiveTest extends BaseJenkinsClientLiveTest {
 
    public void testCreateJob() throws IOException {
       getClient().delete("blagoo");
-      getClient().createFromXML("blagoo",
-               Payloads.newPayload(Strings2.toStringAndClose(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/sample_job.xml"))));
+      getClient().createFromXML("blagoo", Strings2.toStringAndClose(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/sample_job.xml")));
    }
 
    @Test(dependsOnMethods = "testCreateJob")