diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b50933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package hrt
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestURLDecoder(t *testing.T) {
+	type Mega struct {
+		String     string     `form:"string"`
+		Number     float64    `form:"number"`
+		Integer    int        `form:"integer"`
+		Time       time.Time  `form:"time"`
+		OptString  *string    `form:"optstring"`
+		OptNumber  *float64   `form:"optnumber"`
+		OptInteger *int       `form:"optinteger"`
+		OptTime    *time.Time `form:"opttime"`
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		input  url.Values
+		expect result[Mega]
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "only required fields",
+			input: url.Values{
+				"string":  {"hello"},
+				"number":  {"3.14"},
+				"integer": {"42"},
+				"time":    {"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
+			},
+			expect: okResult(Mega{
+				String:  "hello",
+				Number:  3.14,
+				Integer: 42,
+				Time:    time.Date(2021, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "only optional fields",
+			input: url.Values{
+				"optstring":  {"world"},
+				"optnumber":  {"2.71"},
+				"optinteger": {"24"},
+				"opttime":    {"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"},
+			},
+			expect: okResult(Mega{
+				OptString:  ptrTo("world"),
+				OptNumber:  ptrTo(2.71),
+				OptInteger: ptrTo(24),
+				OptTime:    ptrTo(time.Date(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)),
+			}),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := &http.Request{
+				Form: test.input,
+			}
+
+			var got Mega
+			err := URLDecoder.Decode(req, &got)
+			res := combineResult(got, err)
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expect, res) {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected test result:\n"+
+					"expected: %v\n"+
+					"got:      %v\n", test.expect, res)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type result[T any] struct {
+	value T
+	error string
+}
+
+func okResult[T any](value T) result[T] {
+	return result[T]{value: value}
+}
+
+func combineResult[T any](value T, err error) result[T] {
+	res := result[T]{value: value}
+	if err != nil {
+		res.error = err.Error()
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func ptrTo[T any](v T) *T { return &v }
diff --git a/internal/rfutil/rfutil.go b/internal/rfutil/rfutil.go
index 20b3261..444aa3c 100644
--- a/internal/rfutil/rfutil.go
+++ b/internal/rfutil/rfutil.go
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 package rfutil
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+var textUnmarshalerType = reflect.TypeFor[encoding.TextUnmarshaler]()
+
 // SetPrimitiveFromString sets the value of a primitive type from a string. It
 // supports strings, ints, uints, floats and bools. If s is empty, the value is
 // left untouched.
@@ -16,9 +19,18 @@ func SetPrimitiveFromString(rf reflect.Type, rv reflect.Value, s string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if rf.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		rf = rf.Elem()
+
+		newValue := reflect.New(rf)
+		rv.Set(newValue)
+		rv = newValue.Elem()
+	}
+
 	switch rf.Kind() {
 	case reflect.String:
 		rv.SetString(s)
+		return nil
 
 	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, rf.Bits())
@@ -26,6 +38,7 @@ func SetPrimitiveFromString(rf reflect.Type, rv reflect.Value, s string) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid int")
 		}
 		rv.SetInt(i)
+		return nil
 
 	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
 		i, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, rf.Bits())
@@ -33,6 +46,7 @@ func SetPrimitiveFromString(rf reflect.Type, rv reflect.Value, s string) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid uint")
 		}
 		rv.SetUint(i)
+		return nil
 
 	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
 		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, rf.Bits())
@@ -40,10 +54,19 @@ func SetPrimitiveFromString(rf reflect.Type, rv reflect.Value, s string) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid float")
 		}
 		rv.SetFloat(f)
+		return nil
 
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		// False means omitted according to MDN.
 		rv.SetBool(s != "")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if reflect.PointerTo(rf).Implements(textUnmarshalerType) {
+		unmarshaler := rv.Addr().Interface().(encoding.TextUnmarshaler)
+		if err := unmarshaler.UnmarshalText([]byte(s)); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "text unmarshaling")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil