diff --git a/deno_dist/client/client.ts b/deno_dist/client/client.ts
index 78ea4150d..238e0a696 100644
--- a/deno_dist/client/client.ts
+++ b/deno_dist/client/client.ts
@@ -131,9 +131,16 @@ export const hc = <T extends Hono<any, any, any>>(
   createProxy((opts) => {
     const parts = [...opts.path]
 
-    let method = ''
+    let method = '',
+      $request = false
     if (/^\$/.test(parts[parts.length - 1])) {
-      const last = parts.pop()
+      let last = parts.pop()
+
+      $request = last === '$request'
+      if ($request) {
+        last = parts.pop()
+      }
+
       if (last) {
         method = last.replace(/^\$/, '')
       }
@@ -149,6 +156,11 @@ export const hc = <T extends Hono<any, any, any>>(
     if (method) {
       options ??= {}
       const args = deepMerge<ClientRequestOptions>(options, { ...(opts.args[1] ?? {}) })
+
+      if ($request) {
+        return new Request(url, { method, headers: args.headers })
+      }
+
       return req.fetch(opts.args[0], args)
     }
     return req
diff --git a/src/client/client.test.ts b/src/client/client.test.ts
index a0f624436..c27ebd948 100644
--- a/src/client/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/client/client.test.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import { setupServer } from 'msw/node'
 import _fetch, { Request as NodeFetchRequest } from 'node-fetch'
 import { vi } from 'vitest'
 import { Hono } from '../hono'
-import { parse, serialize } from '../utils/cookie'
+import { parse } from '../utils/cookie'
 import type { Equal, Expect } from '../utils/types'
 import { validator } from '../validator'
 import { hc } from './client'
-import type { InferRequestOptionsType, InferRequestType, InferResponseType } from './types'
+import type { InferRequestType, InferResponseType } from './types'
 
 // @ts-ignore
 global.fetch = _fetch
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ describe('Merge path with `app.route()`', () => {
       .post('/bar', (c) => c.jsonT({ bar: 0 }))
     const app = new Hono().route('/api', api)
     type AppType = typeof app
-    const client = hc<typeof app>('http://localhost')
+    const client = hc<typeof app>('http://localhost', { headers: { 'x-hono': 'hono' } })
 
     it('Should return correct types - GET /api/foo', async () => {
       const res = await client.api.foo.$get()
@@ -534,6 +534,13 @@ describe('Merge path with `app.route()`', () => {
       const url = client.api.bar.$url()
       expect(url.href).toBe('http://localhost/api/bar')
     })
+    it('Should work with $request', async () => {
+      // @ts-expect-error need a type here
+      const request = client.api.bar.$post.$request()
+      expect(request.url).toBe('http://localhost/api/bar')
+      expect(request.method).toBe('POST')
+      expect(Object.fromEntries(request.headers)).toStrictEqual({ 'x-hono': 'hono' })
+    })
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/src/client/client.ts b/src/client/client.ts
index 5543d3ae3..48ba541c9 100644
--- a/src/client/client.ts
+++ b/src/client/client.ts
@@ -131,9 +131,16 @@ export const hc = <T extends Hono<any, any, any>>(
   createProxy((opts) => {
     const parts = [...opts.path]
 
-    let method = ''
+    let method = '',
+      $request = false
     if (/^\$/.test(parts[parts.length - 1])) {
-      const last = parts.pop()
+      let last = parts.pop()
+
+      $request = last === '$request'
+      if ($request) {
+        last = parts.pop()
+      }
+
       if (last) {
         method = last.replace(/^\$/, '')
       }
@@ -149,6 +156,11 @@ export const hc = <T extends Hono<any, any, any>>(
     if (method) {
       options ??= {}
       const args = deepMerge<ClientRequestOptions>(options, { ...(opts.args[1] ?? {}) })
+
+      if ($request) {
+        return new Request(url, { method, headers: args.headers })
+      }
+
       return req.fetch(opts.args[0], args)
     }
     return req