diff --git a/axum/src/ext_traits/mod.rs b/axum-core/src/ext_traits/mod.rs
similarity index 52%
rename from axum/src/ext_traits/mod.rs
rename to axum-core/src/ext_traits/mod.rs
index ca039f6c..02595fbe 100644
--- a/axum/src/ext_traits/mod.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/ext_traits/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
 pub(crate) mod request;
 pub(crate) mod request_parts;
-pub(crate) mod service;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::convert::Infallible;
 
+    use crate::extract::{FromRef, FromRequestParts};
     use async_trait::async_trait;
-    use axum_core::extract::{FromRef, FromRequestParts};
     use http::request::Parts;
 
+    #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
+    pub(crate) struct State<S>(pub(crate) S);
+
+    #[async_trait]
+    impl<OuterState, InnerState> FromRequestParts<OuterState> for State<InnerState>
+    where
+        InnerState: FromRef<OuterState>,
+        OuterState: Send + Sync,
+    {
+        type Rejection = Infallible;
+
+        async fn from_request_parts(
+            _parts: &mut Parts,
+            state: &OuterState,
+        ) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
+            let inner_state = InnerState::from_ref(state);
+            Ok(Self(inner_state))
+        }
+    }
+
     // some extractor that requires the state, such as `SignedCookieJar`
     pub(crate) struct RequiresState(pub(crate) String);
 
diff --git a/axum/src/ext_traits/request.rs b/axum-core/src/ext_traits/request.rs
similarity index 79%
rename from axum/src/ext_traits/request.rs
rename to axum-core/src/ext_traits/request.rs
index f4fad5b8..05ca77ea 100644
--- a/axum/src/ext_traits/request.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/ext_traits/request.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use axum_core::extract::{FromRequest, FromRequestParts};
+use crate::extract::{DefaultBodyLimitKind, FromRequest, FromRequestParts};
 use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
 use http::Request;
+use http_body::Limited;
 
 mod sealed {
     pub trait Sealed<B> {}
@@ -48,6 +49,16 @@ pub trait RequestExt<B>: sealed::Sealed<B> + Sized {
     where
         E: FromRequestParts<S> + 'static,
         S: Send + Sync;
+
+    /// Apply the [default body limit](crate::extract::DefaultBodyLimit).
+    ///
+    /// If it is disabled, return the request as-is in `Err`.
+    fn with_limited_body(self) -> Result<Request<Limited<B>>, Request<B>>;
+
+    /// Consumes the request, returning the body wrapped in [`Limited`] if a
+    /// [default limit](crate::extract::DefaultBodyLimit) is in place, or not wrapped if the
+    /// default limit is disabled.
+    fn into_limited_body(self) -> Result<Limited<B>, B>;
 }
 
 impl<B> RequestExt<B> for Request<B>
@@ -105,14 +116,36 @@ where
             result
         })
     }
+
+    fn with_limited_body(self) -> Result<Request<Limited<B>>, Request<B>> {
+        // update docs in `axum-core/src/extract/default_body_limit.rs` and
+        // `axum/src/docs/extract.md` if this changes
+        const DEFAULT_LIMIT: usize = 2_097_152; // 2 mb
+
+        match self.extensions().get::<DefaultBodyLimitKind>().copied() {
+            Some(DefaultBodyLimitKind::Disable) => Err(self),
+            Some(DefaultBodyLimitKind::Limit(limit)) => {
+                Ok(self.map(|b| http_body::Limited::new(b, limit)))
+            }
+            None => Ok(self.map(|b| http_body::Limited::new(b, DEFAULT_LIMIT))),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn into_limited_body(self) -> Result<Limited<B>, B> {
+        self.with_limited_body()
+            .map(Request::into_body)
+            .map_err(Request::into_body)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::{ext_traits::tests::RequiresState, extract::State};
+    use crate::{
+        ext_traits::tests::{RequiresState, State},
+        extract::FromRef,
+    };
     use async_trait::async_trait;
-    use axum_core::extract::FromRef;
     use http::Method;
     use hyper::Body;
 
diff --git a/axum/src/ext_traits/request_parts.rs b/axum-core/src/ext_traits/request_parts.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from axum/src/ext_traits/request_parts.rs
rename to axum-core/src/ext_traits/request_parts.rs
index c35f7c74..7e136d58 100644
--- a/axum/src/ext_traits/request_parts.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/ext_traits/request_parts.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use axum_core::extract::FromRequestParts;
+use crate::extract::FromRequestParts;
 use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
 use http::request::Parts;
 
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ mod tests {
     use std::convert::Infallible;
 
     use super::*;
-    use crate::{ext_traits::tests::RequiresState, extract::State};
+    use crate::{
+        ext_traits::tests::{RequiresState, State},
+        extract::FromRef,
+    };
     use async_trait::async_trait;
-    use axum_core::extract::FromRef;
     use http::{Method, Request};
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -73,7 +75,10 @@ mod tests {
 
         let state = "state".to_owned();
 
-        let State(extracted_state): State<String> = parts.extract_with_state(&state).await.unwrap();
+        let State(extracted_state): State<String> = parts
+            .extract_with_state::<State<String>, String>(&state)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(extracted_state, state);
     }
diff --git a/axum-core/src/extract/mod.rs b/axum-core/src/extract/mod.rs
index 96b62d28..83b7e6fe 100644
--- a/axum-core/src/extract/mod.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/extract/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ mod from_ref;
 mod request_parts;
 mod tuple;
 
+pub(crate) use self::default_body_limit::DefaultBodyLimitKind;
 pub use self::{default_body_limit::DefaultBodyLimit, from_ref::FromRef};
 
 mod private {
diff --git a/axum-core/src/extract/request_parts.rs b/axum-core/src/extract/request_parts.rs
index fc151a2d..05d7d727 100644
--- a/axum-core/src/extract/request_parts.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/extract/request_parts.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use super::{
-    default_body_limit::DefaultBodyLimitKind, rejection::*, FromRequest, FromRequestParts,
-};
-use crate::BoxError;
+use super::{rejection::*, FromRequest, FromRequestParts};
+use crate::{BoxError, RequestExt};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use http::{request::Parts, HeaderMap, Method, Request, Uri, Version};
@@ -84,27 +82,13 @@ where
     type Rejection = BytesRejection;
 
     async fn from_request(req: Request<B>, _: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
-        // update docs in `axum-core/src/extract/default_body_limit.rs` and
-        // `axum/src/docs/extract.md` if this changes
-        const DEFAULT_LIMIT: usize = 2_097_152; // 2 mb
-
-        let limit_kind = req.extensions().get::<DefaultBodyLimitKind>().copied();
-        let bytes = match limit_kind {
-            Some(DefaultBodyLimitKind::Disable) => crate::body::to_bytes(req.into_body())
+        let bytes = match req.into_limited_body() {
+            Ok(limited_body) => crate::body::to_bytes(limited_body)
+                .await
+                .map_err(FailedToBufferBody::from_err)?,
+            Err(unlimited_body) => crate::body::to_bytes(unlimited_body)
                 .await
                 .map_err(FailedToBufferBody::from_err)?,
-            Some(DefaultBodyLimitKind::Limit(limit)) => {
-                let body = http_body::Limited::new(req.into_body(), limit);
-                crate::body::to_bytes(body)
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(FailedToBufferBody::from_err)?
-            }
-            None => {
-                let body = http_body::Limited::new(req.into_body(), DEFAULT_LIMIT);
-                crate::body::to_bytes(body)
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(FailedToBufferBody::from_err)?
-            }
         };
 
         Ok(bytes)
diff --git a/axum-core/src/lib.rs b/axum-core/src/lib.rs
index 63e363e1..52a382dc 100644
--- a/axum-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/axum-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 pub(crate) mod macros;
 
 mod error;
+mod ext_traits;
 pub use self::error::Error;
 
 pub mod body;
@@ -60,3 +61,5 @@ pub mod response;
 
 /// Alias for a type-erased error type.
 pub type BoxError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+
+pub use self::ext_traits::{request::RequestExt, request_parts::RequestPartsExt};
diff --git a/axum/CHANGELOG.md b/axum/CHANGELOG.md
index 2589459b..7db363b8 100644
--- a/axum/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/axum/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   you likely need to re-enable the `tokio` feature ([#1382])
 - **breaking:** `handler::{WithState, IntoService}` are merged into one type,
   named `HandlerService` ([#1418])
+- **changed:** The default body limit now applies to the `Multipart` extractor ([#1420])
 - **added:** String and binary `From` impls have been added to `extract::ws::Message`
   to be more inline with `tungstenite` ([#1421])
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#1408]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1408
 [#1414]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1414
 [#1418]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1418
+[#1420]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1420
 [#1421]: https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum/pull/1421
 
 # 0.6.0-rc.2 (10. September, 2022)
diff --git a/axum/src/extract/multipart.rs b/axum/src/extract/multipart.rs
index 65813abd..76dd52de 100644
--- a/axum/src/extract/multipart.rs
+++ b/axum/src/extract/multipart.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use super::{BodyStream, FromRequest};
 use crate::body::{Bytes, HttpBody};
 use crate::BoxError;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use axum_core::RequestExt;
 use futures_util::stream::Stream;
 use http::header::{HeaderMap, CONTENT_TYPE};
 use http::Request;
@@ -47,10 +48,6 @@ use std::{
 /// # axum::Server::bind(&"".parse().unwrap()).serve(app.into_make_service()).await.unwrap();
 /// # };
 /// ```
-///
-/// For security reasons it's recommended to combine this with
-/// [`RequestBodyLimitLayer`](tower_http::limit::RequestBodyLimitLayer)
-/// to limit the size of the request payload.
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "multipart")))]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Multipart {
@@ -69,10 +66,11 @@ where
 
     async fn from_request(req: Request<B>, state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
         let boundary = parse_boundary(req.headers()).ok_or(InvalidBoundary)?;
-        let stream = match BodyStream::from_request(req, state).await {
-            Ok(stream) => stream,
-            Err(err) => match err {},
+        let stream_result = match req.with_limited_body() {
+            Ok(limited) => BodyStream::from_request(limited, state).await,
+            Err(unlimited) => BodyStream::from_request(unlimited, state).await,
         };
+        let stream = stream_result.unwrap_or_else(|err| match err {});
         let multipart = multer::Multipart::new(stream, boundary);
         Ok(Self { inner: multipart })
     }
diff --git a/axum/src/lib.rs b/axum/src/lib.rs
index 97aa56b9..837701e4 100644
--- a/axum/src/lib.rs
+++ b/axum/src/lib.rs
@@ -434,12 +434,12 @@
 #[macro_use]
 pub(crate) mod macros;
 
-mod ext_traits;
 mod extension;
 #[cfg(feature = "form")]
 mod form;
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 mod json;
+mod service_ext;
 #[cfg(feature = "headers")]
 mod typed_header;
 mod util;
@@ -483,11 +483,9 @@ pub use self::typed_header::TypedHeader;
 pub use self::form::Form;
 
 #[doc(inline)]
-pub use axum_core::{BoxError, Error};
+pub use axum_core::{BoxError, Error, RequestExt, RequestPartsExt};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "macros")]
 pub use axum_macros::debug_handler;
 
-pub use self::ext_traits::{
-    request::RequestExt, request_parts::RequestPartsExt, service::ServiceExt,
-};
+pub use self::service_ext::ServiceExt;
diff --git a/axum/src/ext_traits/service.rs b/axum/src/service_ext.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from axum/src/ext_traits/service.rs
rename to axum/src/service_ext.rs