diff --git a/src/common/HTTPRequest.ts b/src/common/HTTPRequest.ts
index d193ee8a342c6..5161a5083311c 100644
--- a/src/common/HTTPRequest.ts
+++ b/src/common/HTTPRequest.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ export class HTTPRequest {
   url(): string {
     return this.#url;
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * @returns the respective client of the request
+   */
+  _client(): string {
+    return this.#client;
+  }
 
   /**
    * @returns the `ContinueRequestOverrides` that will be used