diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a27072883..713ac98ce 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ const instance = got.extend({
 
 The response object will typically be a [Node.js HTTP response stream](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_class_http_incomingmessage), however, if returned from the cache it will be a [response-like object](https://github.com/lukechilds/responselike) which behaves in the same way.
 
+##### request
+
+Type: `Object`
+
+**Note:** This is not a [http.ClientRequest](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_class_http_clientrequest).
+
+- `gotOptions` - The options that were set on this request.
+
 ##### body
 
 Type: `string` `Object` *(depending on `options.json`)*
@@ -662,7 +670,7 @@ The default Got options.
 
 ## Errors
 
-Each error contains (if available) `body`, `statusCode`, `statusMessage`, `host`, `hostname`, `method`, `path`, `protocol` and `url` properties to make debugging easier.
+Each error contains (if available) `body`, `statusCode`, `statusMessage`, `host`, `hostname`, `method`, `path`, `protocol`, `url`, and `gotOptions` properties to make debugging easier.
 
 In Promise mode, the `response` is attached to the error.
 
diff --git a/source/errors.js b/source/errors.js
index 8030ee270..fcf954802 100644
--- a/source/errors.js
+++ b/source/errors.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class GotError extends Error {
 			path: options.path,
 			socketPath: options.socketPath,
 			protocol: options.protocol,
-			url: options.href
+			url: options.href,
+			gotOptions: options
 		});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/request-as-event-emitter.js b/source/request-as-event-emitter.js
index d13d793cd..71046271a 100644
--- a/source/request-as-event-emitter.js
+++ b/source/request-as-event-emitter.js
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ module.exports = (options, input) => {
 				response.retryCount = retryCount;
 				response.timings = timings;
 				response.redirectUrls = redirects;
+				response.request = {
+					gotOptions: options
+				};
 
 				const rawCookies = response.headers['set-cookie'];
 				if (options.cookieJar && rawCookies) {
diff --git a/test/cache.js b/test/cache.js
index 0c2dc556d..979f1023a 100644
--- a/test/cache.js
+++ b/test/cache.js
@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ test('Redirects are cached and re-used internally', async t => {
 	t.is(firstResponse.body, secondResponse.body);
 });
 
+test('Cached response should have got options', async t => {
+	const endpoint = '/cache';
+	const cache = new Map();
+	const options = {
+		url: s.url + endpoint,
+		auth: 'foo:bar',
+		cache
+	};
+
+	await got(options);
+	const secondResponse = await got(options);
+
+	t.is(secondResponse.request.gotOptions.auth, options.auth);
+});
+
 test('Cache error throws got.CacheError', async t => {
 	const endpoint = '/no-store';
 	const cache = {};
diff --git a/test/error.js b/test/error.js
index a0bc2edfd..cb81312aa 100644
--- a/test/error.js
+++ b/test/error.js
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ test('custom body', async t => {
 	t.is(error.body, 'not');
 });
 
+test('contains Got options', async t => {
+	const options = {
+		url: s.url,
+		auth: 'foo:bar'
+	};
+
+	const error = await t.throwsAsync(got(options));
+	t.is(error.gotOptions.auth, options.auth);
+});
+
 test('no status message is overriden by the default one', async t => {
 	const error = await t.throwsAsync(got(`${s.url}/no-status-message`));
 	t.is(error.statusCode, 400);
diff --git a/test/http.js b/test/http.js
index f0d64827d..1b86ae998 100644
--- a/test/http.js
+++ b/test/http.js
@@ -91,3 +91,12 @@ test('requestUrl response when sending url as param', async t => {
 test('response contains url', async t => {
 	t.is((await got(s.url)).url, `${s.url}/`);
 });
+
+test('response contains got options', async t => {
+	const options = {
+		url: s.url,
+		auth: 'foo:bar'
+	};
+
+	t.is((await got(options)).request.gotOptions.auth, options.auth);
+});