diff --git a/src/sw/redis++/reply.cpp b/src/sw/redis++/reply.cpp
index c2d1c4ef..aa192d73 100644
--- a/src/sw/redis++/reply.cpp
+++ b/src/sw/redis++/reply.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ std::string parse(ParseTag<std::string>, redisReply &reply) {
     return std::string(reply.str, reply.len);
 }
 
+redisReply* parse(ParseTag<redisReply*>, redisReply &reply) {
+    return &reply;
+}
+
 long long parse(ParseTag<long long>, redisReply &reply) {
     if (!reply::is_integer(reply)) {
         throw ParseError("INTEGER", reply);
diff --git a/src/sw/redis++/reply.h b/src/sw/redis++/reply.h
index e78fe164..d934d062 100644
--- a/src/sw/redis++/reply.h
+++ b/src/sw/redis++/reply.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ long long parse(ParseTag<long long>, redisReply &reply);
 
 double parse(ParseTag<double>, redisReply &reply);
 
+redisReply* parse(ParseTag<redisReply*>, redisReply &reply);
+
 bool parse(ParseTag<bool>, redisReply &reply);
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/test/src/sw/redis++/async_test.h b/test/src/sw/redis++/async_test.h
index 2932a9fe..5fff696d 100644
--- a/test/src/sw/redis++/async_test.h
+++ b/test/src/sw/redis++/async_test.h
@@ -328,6 +328,19 @@ void AsyncTest<RedisInstance>::_test_generic() {
 
     _redis.template command<long long>("del", key);
 
+    val = "rawReply";
+    args = {"set", key, val};
+    auto raw_resp =_redis.template command<redisReply*>(args.begin(), args.end()).get();
+    REDIS_ASSERT(raw_resp->type == REDIS_REPLY_STATUS, "unexpected return type");
+
+    args = {"get", key};
+    raw_resp =_redis.template command<redisReply*>(args.begin(), args.end()).get();
+    REDIS_ASSERT(raw_resp->type == REDIS_REPLY_STRING, "unexpected return type");
+
+    args = {"del", key};
+    raw_resp =_redis.template command<redisReply*>(args.begin(), args.end()).get();
+    REDIS_ASSERT(raw_resp->type == REDIS_REPLY_INTEGER, "unexpected return type");
+
     std::unordered_set<std::string> mems = {"a", "b", "c"};
     args = {"sadd", another_key};
     args.insert(args.end(), mems.begin(), mems.end());