diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08e238048..8bd409305 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ nock.removeInterceptor(interceptor);
 
 A scope emits the following events:
 
-* `emit('request', function(req, interceptor))`;
+* `emit('request', function(req, interceptor, body))`;
 * `emit('replied', function(req, interceptor))`;
 
 ## Global no match event
diff --git a/lib/request_overrider.js b/lib/request_overrider.js
index 94ac73a2f..bd454794b 100644
--- a/lib/request_overrider.js
+++ b/lib/request_overrider.js
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function RequestOverrider(req, options, interceptors, remove, cb) {
     interceptor.req = req;
     req.headers = req.getHeaders ? req.getHeaders() : req._headers;
 
-    interceptor.scope.emit('request', req, interceptor);
+    interceptor.scope.emit('request', req, interceptor, requestBody);
 
     if (typeof interceptor.errorMessage !== 'undefined') {
       interceptor.interceptionCounter++;
diff --git a/tests/test_events.js b/tests/test_events.js
index 38e70574e..db50253fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_events.js
+++ b/tests/test_events.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 var nock = require('../.');
 var http = require('http');
+var Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
+var querystring = require('querystring');
 var test = require('tap').test;
 
 test('emits request and replied events', function(t) {
@@ -22,6 +24,40 @@ test('emits request and replied events', function(t) {
   http.get('http://eventland/please');
 });
 
+test('emits request and request body', function(t) {
+  var data = querystring.stringify({
+    example: 123,
+  });
+
+  var scope = nock('http://eventland')
+    .post('/please')
+    .reply(200);
+
+  scope.on('request', function (req, interceptor, body) {
+    t.equal(req.path, '/please');
+    t.equal(interceptor.interceptionCounter, 0);
+    t.equal(body, data);
+    scope.on('replied', function (req, interceptor) {
+      t.equal(req.path, '/please');
+      t.equal(interceptor.interceptionCounter, 1);
+      t.end();
+    });
+  });
+
+  var req = http.request({
+    hostname: 'eventland',
+    method: 'POST',
+    path: '/please',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+      'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(data)
+    }
+  });
+
+  req.write(data);
+  req.end();
+});
+
 test('emits no match when no match and no mock', function(t) {
   nock.emitter.once('no match', function(req) {
     t.end();