diff --git a/include/wx/webrequest.h b/include/wx/webrequest.h
index 349c0372a9..c8112872c3 100644
--- a/include/wx/webrequest.h
+++ b/include/wx/webrequest.h
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ public:
     bool IsPeerVerifyDisabled() const;
 
 private:
-    // Ctor is only used by wxWebSession.
+    // Ctor is used by wxWebSession and wxWebRequestImpl.
     friend class wxWebSession;
+    friend class wxWebRequestImpl;
     explicit wxWebRequest(const wxWebRequestImplPtr& impl);
 
     wxWebRequestImplPtr m_impl;
@@ -258,15 +259,18 @@ public:
     wxWebRequestEvent(wxEventType type = wxEVT_NULL,
                       int id = wxID_ANY,
                       wxWebRequest::State state = wxWebRequest::State_Idle,
+                      const wxWebRequest& request = wxWebRequest(),
                       const wxWebResponse& response = wxWebResponse(),
                       const wxString& errorDesc = wxString())
         : wxEvent(id, type),
-        m_state(state), m_response(response),
+        m_state(state), m_request(request), m_response(response),
         m_errorDescription(errorDesc)
     { }
 
     wxWebRequest::State GetState() const { return m_state; }
 
+    const wxWebRequest& GetRequest() const { return m_request; }
+
     const wxWebResponse& GetResponse() const { return m_response; }
 
     const wxString& GetErrorDescription() const { return m_errorDescription; }
@@ -285,6 +289,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     wxWebRequest::State m_state;
+    const wxWebRequest m_request;
     const wxWebResponse m_response; // may be invalid
     wxString m_dataFile;
     wxMemoryBuffer m_dataBuf;
diff --git a/interface/wx/webrequest.h b/interface/wx/webrequest.h
index 56f045c713..02631c5a20 100644
--- a/interface/wx/webrequest.h
+++ b/interface/wx/webrequest.h
@@ -800,6 +800,13 @@ public:
     */
     wxWebRequest::State GetState() const;
 
+    /**
+        Returns a reference to the @c wxWebRequest object which initiated this event.
+
+        @since 3.1.6
+    */
+    const wxWebRequest& GetRequest() const;
+
     /**
         The response with the state set to @c State_Complete or empty response
         object for other events.
diff --git a/src/common/webrequest.cpp b/src/common/webrequest.cpp
index 20579d29c5..8b9ed8ebc2 100644
--- a/src/common/webrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/common/webrequest.cpp
@@ -335,10 +335,15 @@ void wxWebRequestImpl::ProcessStateEvent(wxWebRequest::State state, const wxStri
 {
     wxString dataFile;
 
+    // wxObjectDataPtr ctor takes ownership of raw pointer, so compensate
+    // DecRef() that will be done in its dtor.
+    IncRef();
+    const wxWebRequestImplPtr request(this);
+
     const wxWebResponseImplPtr& response = GetResponse();
 
     wxWebRequestEvent evt(wxEVT_WEBREQUEST_STATE, GetId(), state,
-                          wxWebResponse(response), failMsg);
+                          wxWebRequest(request), wxWebResponse(response), failMsg);
 
     bool release = false;
     switch ( state )