diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/server/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/server/handlers/RequestDeserializeHandler.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/server/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/server/handlers/RequestDeserializeHandler.java
index 701946a95ca5c..b2176079cfe9d 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/server/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/server/handlers/RequestDeserializeHandler.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/server/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/server/handlers/RequestDeserializeHandler.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public RequestDeserializeHandler(Class<?> type, Type genericType, List<MediaType
 
     @Override
     public void handle(ResteasyReactiveRequestContext requestContext) throws Exception {
+        requestContext.requireCDIRequestScope();
         MediaType effectiveRequestType = null;
         Object requestType = requestContext.getHeader(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, true);
         if (requestType != null) {