diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/actions-blog/src/actions/index.ts b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/actions-blog/src/actions/index.ts
index 36dc152531..4e14964d5f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/actions-blog/src/actions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/actions-blog/src/actions/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { db, Comment, Likes, eq, sql } from 'astro:db';
-import { ActionError, defineAction, z } from 'astro:actions';
+import { ActionError, defineAction, getApiContext, z } from 'astro:actions';
 import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';
+import { getActionState } from '@astrojs/react/actions';
 
 export const server = {
 	blog: {
@@ -10,10 +11,13 @@ export const server = {
 			handler: async ({ postId }) => {
 				await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
 
+				const context = getApiContext();
+				const state = await getActionState<number>(context);
+
 				const { likes } = await db
 					.update(Likes)
 					.set({
-						likes: sql`likes + 1`,
+						likes: state + 1,
 					})
 					.where(eq(Likes.postId, postId))
 					.returning()
diff --git a/packages/integrations/react/src/actions.ts b/packages/integrations/react/src/actions.ts
index b727d8c8cc..600b924fe0 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/react/src/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/react/src/actions.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { AstroError } from 'astro/errors';
+
 type FormFn<T> = (formData: FormData) => Promise<T>;
 
 export function withState<T>(action: FormFn<T>) {
@@ -18,6 +20,35 @@ export function withState<T>(action: FormFn<T>) {
 	return callback;
 }
 
+export async function getActionState<T>({ request }: { request: Request }): Promise<T> {
+	const contentType = request.headers.get('Content-Type');
+	if (!contentType || !isFormRequest(contentType)) {
+		throw new AstroError(
+			'`getActionState()` must be called with a form request.',
+			"Ensure your action uses the `accept: 'form'` option."
+		);
+	}
+	const formData = await request.clone().formData();
+	const state = formData.get('_astroActionState')?.toString();
+	if (!state) {
+		throw new AstroError(
+			'`getActionState()` could not find a state object.',
+			'Ensure your action was passed to `useActionState()` with the `withState()` wrapper.'
+		);
+	}
+	return JSON.parse(state) as T;
+}
+
+const formContentTypes = ['application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'multipart/form-data'];
+
+function isFormRequest(contentType: string) {
+	// Split off parameters like charset or boundary
+	// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Type#content-type_in_html_forms
+	const type = contentType.split(';')[0].toLowerCase();
+
+	return formContentTypes.some((t) => type === t);
+}
+
 function injectStateIntoFormActionData<R extends [this: unknown, state: unknown, ...unknown[]]>(
 	fn: (...args: R) => unknown,
 	...args: R