diff --git a/.changeset/warm-moles-jog.md b/.changeset/warm-moles-jog.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..785fbdcd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-moles-jog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@apollo/gateway": minor
+---
+
+Add request parameter to didEncounterError method
diff --git a/gateway-js/src/datasources/RemoteGraphQLDataSource.ts b/gateway-js/src/datasources/RemoteGraphQLDataSource.ts
index f52005e31..962fd1196 100644
--- a/gateway-js/src/datasources/RemoteGraphQLDataSource.ts
+++ b/gateway-js/src/datasources/RemoteGraphQLDataSource.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export class RemoteGraphQLDataSource<
         http: fetchResponse,
       };
     } catch (error) {
-      this.didEncounterError(error, fetchRequest, fetchResponse, context);
+      this.didEncounterError(error, fetchRequest, fetchResponse, context, request);
       throw error;
     }
   }
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ export class RemoteGraphQLDataSource<
     _fetchRequest: NodeFetchRequest,
     _fetchResponse?: FetcherResponse,
     _context?: TContext,
+    _request?: GatewayGraphQLRequest,
   ) {
     throw error;
   }