diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-missing-router-section-of-request-debugging.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-missing-router-section-of-request-debugging.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ae106f21bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-missing-router-section-of-request-debugging.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: Fix the missing router section for the output of the request-debugging
+type: bugfix
+scope: Core
diff --git a/kong/timing/init.lua b/kong/timing/init.lua
index 8b15304c319b..9b9c5df3199b 100644
--- a/kong/timing/init.lua
+++ b/kong/timing/init.lua
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ function _M.register_hooks()
     _M.leave_context() -- leave plugin_id
     _M.leave_context() -- leave plugin_name
   end)
+
+  req_dyn_hook.hook("timing", "before:router", function()
+    _M.enter_context("router")
+  end)
+
+  req_dyn_hook.hook("timing", "after:router", function()
+    _M.leave_context() -- leave router
+  end)
 end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/02-integration/21-request-debug/01-request-debug_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/21-request-debug/01-request-debug_spec.lua
index 8be19151782d..13d626f474cd 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/21-request-debug/01-request-debug_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/21-request-debug/01-request-debug_spec.lua
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ describe(desc, function()
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.rewrite)
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.access)
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.access.child.dns) -- upstream is resolved in access phase
+    assert.truthy(header_output.child.access.child.router) -- router is executed in access phase
     assert(header_output.child.access.child.dns.child.localhost.child.resolve.cache_hit ~= nil, "dns cache hit should be recorded")
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.balancer)
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.header_filter)
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ describe(desc, function()
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.rewrite)
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.access)
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.access.child.dns) -- upstream is resolved in access phase
+    assert.truthy(log_output.child.access.child.router) -- router is executed in access phase
     assert(log_output.child.access.child.dns.child.localhost.child.resolve.cache_hit ~= nil, "dns cache hit should be recorded")
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.balancer)
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.header_filter)
@@ -573,11 +575,13 @@ describe(desc, function()
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.rewrite)
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.access)
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.access.child.dns) -- upstream is resolved in access phase
+    assert.truthy(header_output.child.access.child.router) -- router is executed in access phase
     assert.truthy(header_output.child.response)
 
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.rewrite)
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.access)
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.access.child.dns) -- upstream is resolved in access phase
+    assert.truthy(header_output.child.access.child.router) -- router is executed in access phase
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.body_filter)
     assert.truthy(log_output.child.log)