diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c0296587..9f0a680fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/algoliasearch/dist/algoliasearch-lite.umd.js",
-      "maxSize": "4.35KB"
+      "maxSize": "4.4KB"
     },
     {
       "path": "packages/recommend/dist/recommend.umd.js",
diff --git a/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browser.ts b/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browser.ts
index 232fce240..55b836db3 100644
--- a/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browser.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
   copySettings,
   copySynonyms,
   createSearchClient,
+  customRequest,
   deleteApiKey,
   DeleteApiKeyResponse,
   deleteBy,
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ import {
 import { LogLevelEnum } from '@algolia/logger-common';
 import { createConsoleLogger } from '@algolia/logger-console';
 import { createBrowserXhrRequester } from '@algolia/requester-browser-xhr';
-import { createUserAgent, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
+import { createUserAgent, Request, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
 
 import { AlgoliaSearchOptions, InitAnalyticsOptions, InitPersonalizationOptions } from '../types';
 
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ export default function algoliasearch(
       searchDictionaryEntries,
       setDictionarySettings,
       waitAppTask,
+      customRequest,
       initIndex: base => (indexName: string): SearchIndex => {
         return initIndex(base)(indexName, {
           methods: {
@@ -677,6 +679,10 @@ export type SearchClient = BaseSearchClient & {
     taskID: number,
     requestOptions?: RequestOptions
   ) => Readonly<Promise<TaskStatusResponse>>;
+  readonly customRequest: <TResponse>(
+    request: Request,
+    requestOptions?: RequestOptions
+  ) => Readonly<Promise<TResponse>>;
   readonly initAnalytics: (options?: InitAnalyticsOptions) => AnalyticsClient;
   readonly initPersonalization: (options?: InitPersonalizationOptions) => PersonalizationClient;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browserLite.ts b/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browserLite.ts
index 3b0241902..3baa84310 100644
--- a/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browserLite.ts
+++ b/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/browserLite.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { createInMemoryCache } from '@algolia/cache-in-memory';
 import { AuthMode, version } from '@algolia/client-common';
 import {
   createSearchClient,
+  customRequest,
   findAnswers,
   FindAnswersOptions,
   FindAnswersResponse,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 import { LogLevelEnum } from '@algolia/logger-common';
 import { createConsoleLogger } from '@algolia/logger-console';
 import { createBrowserXhrRequester } from '@algolia/requester-browser-xhr';
-import { createUserAgent, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
+import { createUserAgent, Request, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
 
 import { AlgoliaSearchOptions } from '../types';
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export default function algoliasearch(
       searchForFacetValues: multipleSearchForFacetValues,
       multipleQueries,
       multipleSearchForFacetValues,
+      customRequest,
       initIndex: base => (indexName: string): SearchIndex => {
         return initIndex(base)(indexName, {
           methods: { search, searchForFacetValues, findAnswers },
@@ -109,6 +111,10 @@ export type SearchClient = BaseSearchClient & {
     }>,
     requestOptions?: RequestOptions
   ) => Readonly<Promise<readonly SearchForFacetValuesResponse[]>>;
+  readonly customRequest: <TResponse>(
+    request: Request,
+    requestOptions?: RequestOptions
+  ) => Readonly<Promise<TResponse>>;
 };
 
 export { WithoutCredentials, AlgoliaSearchOptions } from '../types';
diff --git a/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/node.ts b/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/node.ts
index 4c4c37377..31ab4f35f 100644
--- a/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/node.ts
+++ b/packages/algoliasearch/src/builds/node.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import {
   copySettings,
   copySynonyms,
   createSearchClient,
+  customRequest,
   deleteApiKey,
   DeleteApiKeyResponse,
   deleteBy,
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ import {
 import { createNullLogger } from '@algolia/logger-common';
 import { Destroyable } from '@algolia/requester-common';
 import { createNodeHttpRequester } from '@algolia/requester-node-http';
-import { createUserAgent, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
+import { createUserAgent, Request, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
 
 import { AlgoliaSearchOptions, InitAnalyticsOptions, InitPersonalizationOptions } from '../types';
 
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ export default function algoliasearch(
       searchDictionaryEntries,
       setDictionarySettings,
       waitAppTask,
+      customRequest,
       initIndex: base => (indexName: string): SearchIndex => {
         return initIndex(base)(indexName, {
           methods: {
@@ -685,6 +687,10 @@ export type SearchClient = BaseSearchClient & {
     taskID: number,
     requestOptions?: RequestOptions
   ) => Readonly<Promise<TaskStatusResponse>>;
+  readonly customRequest: <TResponse>(
+    request: Request,
+    requestOptions?: RequestOptions
+  ) => Readonly<Promise<TResponse>>;
   readonly initAnalytics: (options?: InitAnalyticsOptions) => AnalyticsClient;
   readonly initPersonalization: (options?: InitPersonalizationOptions) => PersonalizationClient;
   /**
diff --git a/packages/client-search/src/__tests__/integration/search.test.ts b/packages/client-search/src/__tests__/integration/search.test.ts
index cf6dea388..577609beb 100644
--- a/packages/client-search/src/__tests__/integration/search.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client-search/src/__tests__/integration/search.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createObjectNotFoundError, SearchResponse } from '../..';
+import { createObjectNotFoundError, ListApiKeysResponse, SearchResponse } from '../..';
 import { waitResponses } from '../../../../client-common/src/__tests__/helpers';
 import { TestSuite } from '../../../../client-common/src/__tests__/TestSuite';
 
@@ -263,3 +263,9 @@ test('decompounding at query time', async () => {
 
   expect(results.explain).toMatchObject(explain);
 });
+
+it('allows custom request', async () => {
+  const client = testSuite.makeSearchClient();
+  const res = await client.customRequest<ListApiKeysResponse>({ method: 'GET', path: '/1/keys' });
+  expect(res.keys.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+});
diff --git a/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/customRequest.ts b/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/customRequest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65ec0850e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/customRequest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { MethodEnum } from '@algolia/requester-common';
+import { Request, RequestOptions } from '@algolia/transporter';
+
+import { SearchClient } from '../..';
+
+export const customRequest = <TResponse = any>(base: SearchClient) => {
+  return (request: Request, requestOptions?: RequestOptions): Readonly<Promise<TResponse>> => {
+    if (request.method === MethodEnum.Get) {
+      return base.transporter.read(request, requestOptions);
+    }
+
+    return base.transporter.write(request, requestOptions);
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/index.ts b/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/index.ts
index 9cc3f64f2..95c828da4 100644
--- a/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client-search/src/methods/client/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export * from './copyIndex';
 export * from './copyRules';
 export * from './copySettings';
 export * from './copySynonyms';
+export * from './customRequest';
 export * from './deleteApiKey';
 export * from './deleteDictionaryEntries';
 export * from './generateSecuredApiKey';