diff --git a/logger.js b/logger.js
index bca8c77..20c110b 100644
--- a/logger.js
+++ b/logger.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
 
       log[level](
         onRequestErrorObject(req, res, error, {
+          [reqKey]: req,
           [resKey]: res,
           [errKey]: error,
           [responseTimeKey]: responseTime
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
 
     log[level](
       onRequestSuccessObject(req, res, {
+        [reqKey]: req,
         [resKey]: res,
         [responseTimeKey]: responseTime
       }),
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
 
     const log = quietReqLogger ? logger.child({ [requestIdKey]: req.id }) : logger
 
-    let fullReqLogger = log.child({ [reqKey]: req })
+    let fullReqLogger = log
     const customPropBindings = (typeof customProps === 'function') ? customProps(req, res) : customProps
     if (customPropBindings) {
       fullReqLogger = fullReqLogger.child(customPropBindings)
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 9169da0..528c9a5 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1260,6 +1260,9 @@ test('uses custom request properties and a receivedMessage callback and the prop
   const dest = split(JSON.parse)
   const message = DEFAULT_REQUEST_RECEIVED_MSG
   const logger = pinoHttp({
+    customReceivedObject: function (req) {
+      return { req }
+    },
     customReceivedMessage: function (_req, _res) {
       return message
     },
@@ -1444,3 +1447,31 @@ test('quiet request logging - custom request id key', function (t) {
     })
   }, handler)
 })
+
+test('uses the nested key passed in as an option to hold values', function (t) {
+  const NESTED_KEY_VALUE = 'someKey'
+  const dest = split(JSON.parse)
+  const logger = pinoHttp({ nestedKey: NESTED_KEY_VALUE }, dest)
+
+  setup(t, logger, function (err, server) {
+    t.error(err)
+    doGet(server)
+  })
+
+  dest.on('data', function (line) {
+    const nestedObject = line[NESTED_KEY_VALUE]
+
+    t.type(nestedObject, 'object', `${NESTED_KEY_VALUE} should exist`)
+    t.type(nestedObject.req, 'object', `req should be nested under ${NESTED_KEY_VALUE}`)
+    t.type(nestedObject.res, 'object', `res should be nested under ${NESTED_KEY_VALUE}`)
+    t.type(nestedObject.responseTime, 'number', `responseTime should be nested under ${NESTED_KEY_VALUE}`)
+
+    t.ok(nestedObject, `${NESTED_KEY_VALUE} is defined`)
+    t.ok(nestedObject.req, `${NESTED_KEY_VALUE}.req is defined`)
+    t.ok(nestedObject.req, `${NESTED_KEY_VALUE}.res is defined`)
+    t.notOk(line.req, 'req should be nested under nestedKey')
+    t.notOk(line.res, 'res should be nested under nestedKey')
+
+    t.end()
+  })
+})