diff --git a/actix-web/CHANGES.md b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
index 307bba9ba..f9385025a 100644
--- a/actix-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
-
+- Add `ServiceRequest::{parts, request}()` to make it easier to use middlewares that only have access to a `&ServiceRequest`.
 
 ## 4.1.0 - 2022-06-11
 ### Added
diff --git a/actix-web/src/service.rs b/actix-web/src/service.rs
index a9e809bf9..0ad92d8a1 100644
--- a/actix-web/src/service.rs
+++ b/actix-web/src/service.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ impl ServiceRequest {
         (&mut self.req, &mut self.payload)
     }
 
+    /// Returns immutable accessors to inner parts.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn parts(&self) -> (&HttpRequest, &Payload) {
+        (&self.req, &self.payload)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns immutable accessor to inner [`HttpRequest`].
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn request(&self) -> &HttpRequest {
+        &self.req
+    }
+
     /// Derives a type from this request using an [extractor](crate::FromRequest).
     ///
     /// Returns the `T` extractor's `Future` type which can be `await`ed. This is particularly handy