diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index f5cfedf278..910c7b68ab 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -1136,4 +1136,4 @@ export {
   BroadcastOperator,
   RemoteSocket,
 };
-export { Event } from "./socket";
+export { Event, SocketRequest } from "./socket";
diff --git a/lib/socket.ts b/lib/socket.ts
index 0d065c0263..71a65a3235 100644
--- a/lib/socket.ts
+++ b/lib/socket.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ export const RESERVED_EVENTS: ReadonlySet<string | Symbol> = new Set<
   "removeListener",
 ]);
 
+export interface SocketRequest extends IncomingMessage {}
+
 /**
  * The handshake details
  */
@@ -990,7 +992,7 @@ export class Socket<
   /**
    * A reference to the request that originated the underlying Engine.IO Socket.
    */
-  public get request(): IncomingMessage {
+  public get request(): SocketRequest {
     return this.client.request;
   }