diff --git a/core/dnsserver/https.go b/core/dnsserver/https.go
index 532124575..382e06efe 100644
--- a/core/dnsserver/https.go
+++ b/core/dnsserver/https.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dnsserver
 
 import (
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/pkg/nonwriter"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ type DoHWriter struct {
 	raddr net.Addr
 	// laddr is our address. This can be optionally set.
 	laddr net.Addr
+
+	// request is the HTTP request we're currently handling.
+	request *http.Request
 }
 
 // RemoteAddr returns the remote address.
@@ -21,3 +25,6 @@ func (d *DoHWriter) RemoteAddr() net.Addr { return d.raddr }
 
 // LocalAddr returns the local address.
 func (d *DoHWriter) LocalAddr() net.Addr { return d.laddr }
+
+// Request returns the HTTP request
+func (d *DoHWriter) Request() *http.Request { return d.request }
diff --git a/core/dnsserver/server_https.go b/core/dnsserver/server_https.go
index 7292311e8..5962a5f09 100644
--- a/core/dnsserver/server_https.go
+++ b/core/dnsserver/server_https.go
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ func (s *ServerHTTPS) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Create a DoHWriter with the correct addresses in it.
 	h, p, _ := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr)
 	port, _ := strconv.Atoi(p)
-	dw := &DoHWriter{laddr: s.listenAddr, raddr: &net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(h), Port: port}}
+	dw := &DoHWriter{
+		laddr:   s.listenAddr,
+		raddr:   &net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(h), Port: port},
+		request: r,
+	}
 
 	// We just call the normal chain handler - all error handling is done there.
 	// We should expect a packet to be returned that we can send to the client.