diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-berries-brake.md b/.changeset/chatty-berries-brake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e753fb5a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-berries-brake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"viem": patch
+---
+
+Added `onFetchRequest` to `http` transport.
diff --git a/site/pages/docs/clients/transports/http.md b/site/pages/docs/clients/transports/http.md
index 92e5b95150..32ccf84c53 100644
--- a/site/pages/docs/clients/transports/http.md
+++ b/site/pages/docs/clients/transports/http.md
@@ -171,6 +171,22 @@ const transport = http('https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/...', {
 })
 ```
 
+### onFetchRequest (optional)
+
+- **Type:** `(request: Request) => void`
+
+A callback to handle the fetch request. Useful for logging or debugging.
+
+```ts twoslash
+import { http } from 'viem'
+// ---cut---
+const transport = http('https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/...', {
+  onFetchRequest(request) {
+    console.log(request) // [!code focus]
+  }
+})
+```
+
 ### onFetchResponse (optional)
 
 - **Type:** `(response: Response) => void`
diff --git a/src/clients/transports/http.test.ts b/src/clients/transports/http.test.ts
index a4bf596515..69b99f49d9 100644
--- a/src/clients/transports/http.test.ts
+++ b/src/clients/transports/http.test.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,26 @@ describe('request', () => {
     await server.close()
   })
 
+  test('behavior: onFetchRequest', async () => {
+    const server = await createHttpServer((_, res) => {
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ result: '0x1' }))
+    })
+
+    const requests: Request[] = []
+    const transport = http(server.url, {
+      key: 'mock',
+      onFetchRequest(request) {
+        requests.push(request)
+      },
+    })({ chain: localhost })
+
+    await transport.request({ method: 'eth_blockNumber' })
+
+    expect(requests.length).toBe(1)
+
+    await server.close()
+  })
+
   test('behavior: onFetchResponse', async () => {
     const server = await createHttpServer((_, res) => {
       res.end(JSON.stringify({ result: '0x1' }))
diff --git a/src/clients/transports/http.ts b/src/clients/transports/http.ts
index 3f21b478f1..061799e454 100644
--- a/src/clients/transports/http.ts
+++ b/src/clients/transports/http.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export type HttpTransportConfig = {
    * @link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/fetch
    */
   fetchOptions?: HttpRpcClientOptions['fetchOptions'] | undefined
-  /**
-   * A callback to handle the response from `fetch`.
-   */
+  /** A callback to handle the response from `fetch`. */
+  onFetchRequest?: HttpRpcClientOptions['onRequest'] | undefined
+  /** A callback to handle the response from `fetch`. */
   onFetchResponse?: HttpRpcClientOptions['onResponse'] | undefined
   /** The key of the HTTP transport. */
   key?: TransportConfig['key'] | undefined
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function http(
     fetchOptions,
     key = 'http',
     name = 'HTTP JSON-RPC',
+    onFetchRequest,
     onFetchResponse,
     retryDelay,
   } = config
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export function http(
 
     const rpcClient = getHttpRpcClient(url_, {
       fetchOptions,
+      onRequest: onFetchRequest,
       onResponse: onFetchResponse,
       timeout,
     })
diff --git a/src/utils/rpc/http.test.ts b/src/utils/rpc/http.test.ts
index 36eafae31c..c174e1e8af 100644
--- a/src/utils/rpc/http.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/rpc/http.test.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,32 @@ describe('request', () => {
     await server.close()
   })
 
+  test('onRequest', async () => {
+    const server = await createHttpServer((_, res) => {
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ result: '0x1' }))
+    })
+
+    const requests: Request[] = []
+    const client = getHttpRpcClient(server.url, {
+      onRequest: (request) => {
+        requests.push(request)
+      },
+    })
+    await client.request({
+      body: { method: 'web3_clientVersion' },
+    })
+    await client.request({
+      body: { method: 'web3_clientVersion' },
+      onRequest: (request) => {
+        requests.push(request)
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(requests.length).toBe(2)
+
+    await server.close()
+  })
+
   test('onResponse', async () => {
     const server = await createHttpServer((_, res) => {
       res.end(JSON.stringify({ result: '0x1' }))
@@ -303,12 +329,12 @@ describe('http (batch)', () => {
     ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         {
-          "id": 70,
+          "id": 74,
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": "anvil/v0.2.0",
         },
         {
-          "id": 71,
+          "id": 75,
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": "anvil/v0.2.0",
         },
diff --git a/src/utils/rpc/http.ts b/src/utils/rpc/http.ts
index 76d4125538..8131716712 100644
--- a/src/utils/rpc/http.ts
+++ b/src/utils/rpc/http.ts
@@ -14,24 +14,28 @@ import { stringify } from '../stringify.js'
 import { idCache } from './id.js'
 
 export type HttpRpcClientOptions = {
-  // Request configuration to pass to `fetch`.
+  /** Request configuration to pass to `fetch`. */
   fetchOptions?: Omit<RequestInit, 'body'> | undefined
-  // A callback to handle the response.
+  /** A callback to handle the request. */
+  onRequest?: ((request: Request) => Promise<void> | void) | undefined
+  /** A callback to handle the response. */
   onResponse?: ((response: Response) => Promise<void> | void) | undefined
-  // The timeout (in ms) for the request.
+  /** The timeout (in ms) for the request. */
   timeout?: number | undefined
 }
 
 export type HttpRequestParameters<
   TBody extends RpcRequest | RpcRequest[] = RpcRequest,
 > = {
-  // The RPC request body.
+  /** The RPC request body. */
   body: TBody
-  // Request configuration to pass to `fetch`.
+  /** Request configuration to pass to `fetch`. */
   fetchOptions?: HttpRpcClientOptions['fetchOptions'] | undefined
-  // A callback to handle the response.
+  /** A callback to handle the response. */
+  onRequest?: ((request: Request) => Promise<void> | void) | undefined
+  /** A callback to handle the response. */
   onResponse?: ((response: Response) => Promise<void> | void) | undefined
-  // The timeout (in ms) for the request.
+  /** The timeout (in ms) for the request. */
   timeout?: HttpRpcClientOptions['timeout'] | undefined
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ export function getHttpRpcClient(
       const {
         body,
         fetchOptions = {},
+        onRequest = options.onRequest,
         onResponse = options.onResponse,
         timeout = options.timeout ?? 10_000,
       } = params
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ export function getHttpRpcClient(
       try {
         const response = await withTimeout(
           async ({ signal }) => {
-            const response = await fetch(url, {
+            const request = new Request(url, {
               ...fetchOptions,
               body: Array.isArray(body)
                 ? stringify(
@@ -94,6 +99,8 @@ export function getHttpRpcClient(
               method: method || 'POST',
               signal: signal_ || (timeout > 0 ? signal : null),
             })
+            if (onRequest) await onRequest(request)
+            const response = await fetch(request)
             return response
           },
           {
@@ -108,11 +115,9 @@ export function getHttpRpcClient(
         let data: any
         if (
           response.headers.get('Content-Type')?.startsWith('application/json')
-        ) {
+        )
           data = await response.json()
-        } else {
-          data = await response.text()
-        }
+        else data = await response.text()
 
         if (!response.ok) {
           throw new HttpRequestError({