diff --git a/src/lib/fetch-handler.js b/src/lib/fetch-handler.js
index 73b9990d..f983e298 100755
--- a/src/lib/fetch-handler.js
+++ b/src/lib/fetch-handler.js
@@ -47,11 +47,15 @@ const resolve = async (
 };
 
 FetchMock.fetchHandler = function(url, options, request) {
-	({ url, options, request } = requestUtils.normalizeRequest(
+	const normalizedRequest = requestUtils.normalizeRequest(
 		url,
 		options,
 		this.config.Request
-	));
+	);
+
+	({ url, options, request } = normalizedRequest);
+
+	const { signal } = normalizedRequest;
 
 	const route = this.executeRouter(url, options, request);
 
@@ -62,7 +66,6 @@ FetchMock.fetchHandler = function(url, options, request) {
 	// wrapped in this promise to make sure we respect custom Promise
 	// constructors defined by the user
 	return new this.config.Promise((res, rej) => {
-		const signal = options && options.signal;
 		if (signal) {
 			const abort = () => {
 				rej(new AbortError());
diff --git a/src/lib/request-utils.js b/src/lib/request-utils.js
index 3a1e7c55..319c00f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/request-utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/request-utils.js
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ module.exports = {
 			const derivedOptions = {
 				method: url.method
 			};
-			if (url.signal) {
-				derivedOptions.signal = url.signal;
-			}
 			const normalizedRequestObject = {
 				url: normalizeUrl(url.url),
 				options: Object.assign(derivedOptions, options),
-				request: url
+				request: url,
+				signal: (options && options.signal) || url.signal
 			};
 
 			const headers = headersToArray(url.headers);
@@ -64,7 +62,8 @@ module.exports = {
 		) {
 			return {
 				url: normalizeUrl(url),
-				options: options
+				options: options,
+				signal: options && options.signal
 			};
 		} else if (typeof url === 'object') {
 			throw new TypeError(
diff --git a/test/runner.js b/test/runner.js
index 0511a80b..264d3b27 100644
--- a/test/runner.js
+++ b/test/runner.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = (fetchMock, theGlobal, fetch, AbortController) => {
 		require('./specs/sandbox.test')(fetchMock, theGlobal);
 		require('./specs/routing.test')(fetchMock);
 		require('./specs/responses.test')(fetchMock);
-		require('./specs/inspecting.test')(fetchMock, theGlobal, AbortController);
+		require('./specs/inspecting.test')(fetchMock);
 		require('./specs/repeat.test')(fetchMock);
 		require('./specs/custom-implementations.test')(fetchMock);
 		require('./specs/options.test')(fetchMock, theGlobal, fetch);
diff --git a/test/specs/inspecting.test.js b/test/specs/inspecting.test.js
index 70cfa661..e14d1508 100644
--- a/test/specs/inspecting.test.js
+++ b/test/specs/inspecting.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const chai = require('chai');
 const expect = chai.expect;
 const sinon = require('sinon');
 
-module.exports = (fetchMock, theGlobal, AbortController) => {
+module.exports = fetchMock => {
 	describe('inspecting', () => {
 		let fm;
 		before(() => {
@@ -516,27 +516,9 @@ module.exports = (fetchMock, theGlobal, AbortController) => {
 				expect(fm.lastCall().request).to.equal(req);
 			});
 
-			it('Make signal available in options when called with Request instance using signal', () => {
-				const controller = new AbortController();
-				const req = new fm.config.Request('http://it.at.here/', {
-					method: 'POST',
-					signal: controller.signal
-				});
-				fm.fetchHandler(req);
-				const [, callOptions] = fm.lastCall();
-
-				expect(callOptions).to.eql({
-					method: 'POST',
-					signal: controller.signal
-				});
-				const options = fm.lastOptions();
-				expect(options).to.eql({ method: 'POST', signal: controller.signal });
-				expect(fm.lastCall().request).to.equal(req);
-			});
-
 			it('Not make default signal available in options when called with Request instance using signal', () => {
 				const req = new fm.config.Request('http://it.at.here/', {
-					method: 'POST',
+					method: 'POST'
 				});
 				fm.fetchHandler(req);
 				const [, callOptions] = fm.lastCall();