diff --git a/lib/types/plugin.d.ts b/lib/types/plugin.d.ts
index 2be5b9cf3..0c715815c 100644
--- a/lib/types/plugin.d.ts
+++ b/lib/types/plugin.d.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,12 @@ export interface HandlerDecorationMethod {
 }
 
 /**
- * The general case for decorators added via server.decorate.
+ * The general case for decorator values added via server.decorate.
+ */
+export type DecorationValue<T> = DecorationMethod<T> | any;
+
+/**
+ * Decorator function.
  */
 export type DecorationMethod<T> = (this: T, ...args: any[]) => any;
 
diff --git a/lib/types/server/server.d.ts b/lib/types/server/server.d.ts
index 0970b7c17..390525517 100644
--- a/lib/types/server/server.d.ts
+++ b/lib/types/server/server.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
     ServerRegisterPluginObject,
     ServerRegisterPluginObjectArray,
     DecorateName,
-    DecorationMethod,
+    DecorationValue,
     HandlerDecorationMethod,
     PluginProperties
 } from '../plugin';
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ export class Server<A = ServerApplicationState> {
      * [See docs](https://github.com/hapijs/hapi/blob/master/API.md#-serverdecoratetype-property-method-options)
      */
     decorate(type: 'handler', property: DecorateName, method: HandlerDecorationMethod, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'request', property: DecorateName, method: (existing: ((...args: any[]) => any)) => (request: Request) => DecorationMethod<Request>, options: {apply: true, extend: true}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'request', property: DecorateName, method: (request: Request) => DecorationMethod<Request>, options: {apply: true, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'request', property: DecorateName, method: DecorationMethod<Request>, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'toolkit', property: DecorateName, method: (existing: ((...args: any[]) => any)) => DecorationMethod<ResponseToolkit>, options: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend: true}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'toolkit', property: DecorateName, method: DecorationMethod<ResponseToolkit>, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'server', property: DecorateName, method: (existing: ((...args: any[]) => any)) => DecorationMethod<Server>, options: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend: true}): void;
-    decorate(type: 'server', property: DecorateName, method: DecorationMethod<Server>, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'request', property: DecorateName, method: (existing: ((...args: any[]) => any)) => (request: Request) => DecorationValue<Request>, options: {apply: true, extend: true}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'request', property: DecorateName, method: (request: Request) => DecorationValue<Request>, options: {apply: true, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'request', property: DecorateName, method: DecorationValue<Request>, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'toolkit', property: DecorateName, method: (existing: ((...args: any[]) => any)) => DecorationValue<ResponseToolkit>, options: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend: true}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'toolkit', property: DecorateName, method: DecorationValue<ResponseToolkit>, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'server', property: DecorateName, method: (existing: ((...args: any[]) => any)) => DecorationValue<Server>, options: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend: true}): void;
+    decorate(type: 'server', property: DecorateName, method: DecorationValue<Server>, options?: {apply?: boolean | undefined, extend?: boolean | undefined}): void;
 
     /**
      * Used within a plugin to declare a required dependency on other plugins where:
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index 49d1247df..e28e0b2eb 100755
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe('Server', () => {
 
     describe('decorate()', () => {
 
-        it('decorates request', async () => {
+        it('decorates request with function', async () => {
 
             const server = Hapi.server();
 
@@ -316,6 +316,25 @@ describe('Server', () => {
             expect(res.result).to.match(/^.*\:.*\:.*\:.*\:.*$/);
         });
 
+        it('decorates request with object', async () => {
+
+            const server = Hapi.server();
+
+            const customData = { id: '123' };
+
+            server.decorate('request', 'customData', customData);
+
+            server.route({
+                method: 'GET',
+                path: '/',
+                handler: (request) => request.customData
+            });
+
+            const res = await server.inject('/');
+            expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+            expect(res.result).to.equal({ id: '123' });
+        });
+
         it('decorates request (apply)', async () => {
 
             const server = Hapi.server();
@@ -366,6 +385,26 @@ describe('Server', () => {
             expect(res.result).to.match(/^.*\:.*\:.*\:.*\:.*!$/);
         });
 
+        it('decorates request (extend) with an array', async () => {
+
+            const server = Hapi.server();
+
+            const items = ['one', 'two', 'three'];
+
+            server.decorate('request', 'items', items);
+            server.decorate('request', 'items', (existing) => [...existing, 'four'], { extend: true });
+
+            server.route({
+                method: 'GET',
+                path: '/',
+                handler: (request) => request.items
+            });
+
+            const res = await server.inject('/');
+            expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+            expect(res.result).to.equal([...items, 'four']);
+        });
+
         it('decorates request (apply + extend)', async () => {
 
             const server = Hapi.server();
@@ -444,6 +483,25 @@ describe('Server', () => {
             expect(res.result.status).to.equal('ok');
         });
 
+        it('decorates toolkit with boolean', async () => {
+
+            const server = Hapi.server();
+
+            const isOk = true;
+
+            server.decorate('toolkit', 'isOk', isOk);
+
+            server.route({
+                method: 'GET',
+                path: '/',
+                handler: (request, h) => h.isOk
+            });
+
+            const res = await server.inject('/');
+            expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+            expect(res.result).to.equal(true);
+        });
+
         it('add new handler', async () => {
 
             const test = {
@@ -559,6 +617,30 @@ describe('Server', () => {
             expect(res.result).to.equal('ok');
         });
 
+        it('decorates server with Map', async () => {
+
+            const server = Hapi.server();
+
+            const plants = new Map();
+            plants.set('mango', 'Mango');
+            plants.set('banana', 'Banana');
+            plants.set('apple', 'Apple');
+
+            server.decorate('server', 'plants', plants);
+
+            server.route({
+                method: 'GET',
+                path: '/',
+                handler: (request) => request.server.plants
+            });
+
+            const res = await server.inject('/');
+            expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+            expect(res.result.get('mango')).to.equal('Mango');
+            expect(res.result.get('banana')).to.equal('Banana');
+            expect(res.result.get('apple')).to.equal('Apple');
+        });
+
         it('throws on double server decoration', () => {
 
             const server = Hapi.server();