diff --git a/connexion/security.py b/connexion/security.py
index ddfd14b16..e618f7ca9 100644
--- a/connexion/security.py
+++ b/connexion/security.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 class AbstractSecurityHandler:
 
     required_scopes_kw = "required_scopes"
+    request_kw = "request"
     client = None
     security_definition_key: str
     """The key which contains the value for the function name to resolve."""
@@ -106,12 +107,12 @@ def _get_function(
         return default
 
     def _generic_check(self, func, exception_msg):
-        need_to_add_required_scopes = self._need_to_add_scopes(func)
-
         async def wrapper(request, *args, required_scopes=None):
             kwargs = {}
-            if need_to_add_required_scopes:
+            if self._accepts_kwarg(func, self.required_scopes_kw):
                 kwargs[self.required_scopes_kw] = required_scopes
+            if self._accepts_kwarg(func, self.request_kw):
+                kwargs[self.request_kw] = request
             token_info = func(*args, **kwargs)
             while asyncio.iscoroutine(token_info):
                 token_info = await token_info
@@ -140,10 +141,11 @@ def get_auth_header_value(request):
             raise OAuthProblem(detail="Invalid authorization header")
         return auth_type.lower(), value
 
-    def _need_to_add_scopes(self, func):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _accepts_kwarg(func: t.Callable, keyword: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the function accepts the provided keyword argument."""
         arguments, has_kwargs = inspect_function_arguments(func)
-        need_required_scopes = has_kwargs or self.required_scopes_kw in arguments
-        return need_required_scopes
+        return has_kwargs or keyword in arguments
 
     def _resolve_func(self, security_scheme):
         """
diff --git a/docs/security.rst b/docs/security.rst
index fac723a1d..df45c1007 100644
--- a/docs/security.rst
+++ b/docs/security.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ The function should accept the following arguments:
 - username
 - password
 - required_scopes (optional)
+- request (optional)
 
 You can find a `minimal Basic Auth example application`_ in Connexion's "examples" folder.
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ The function should accept the following arguments:
 
 - token
 - required_scopes (optional)
+- request (optional)
 
 You can find a `minimal Bearer example application`_ in Connexion's "examples" folder.
 
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ The function should accept the following arguments:
 
 - apikey
 - required_scopes (optional)
+- request (optional)
 
 You can find a `minimal API Key example application`_ in Connexion's "examples" folder.
 
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ The function should accept the following arguments:
 
 - token
 - required_scopes (optional)
+- request (optional)
 
 As alternative to an ``x-tokenInfoFunc`` definition, you can set an ``x-tokenInfoUrl`` definition or
 ``TOKENINFO_URL`` environment variable, and connexion will call the url instead of a local
@@ -132,6 +136,7 @@ The function should accept the following arguments:
 
 - required_scopes
 - token_scopes
+- request (optional)
 
 and return a boolean indicating if the validation was successful.
 
diff --git a/tests/decorators/test_security.py b/tests/decorators/test_security.py
index abb88eb01..2e1a99e7e 100644
--- a/tests/decorators/test_security.py
+++ b/tests/decorators/test_security.py
@@ -328,3 +328,52 @@ def test_raise_most_specific(errors, most_specific):
     security_handler_factory = SecurityHandlerFactory()
     with pytest.raises(most_specific):
         security_handler_factory._raise_most_specific(errors)
+
+
+async def test_optional_kwargs_injected():
+    """Test that optional keyword arguments 'required_scopes' and 'request' are injected when
+    defined as arguments in the user security function. This test uses the ApiKeySecurityHandler,
+    but the tested behavior is generic across handlers."""
+    security_handler_factory = ApiKeySecurityHandler()
+
+    request = ConnexionRequest(
+        scope={"type": "http", "headers": [[b"x-auth", b"foobar"]]}
+    )
+
+    def apikey_info_no_kwargs(key):
+        """Will fail if additional keywords are injected."""
+        return {"sub": "no_kwargs"}
+
+    wrapped_func_no_kwargs = security_handler_factory._get_verify_func(
+        apikey_info_no_kwargs, "header", "X-Auth"
+    )
+    assert await wrapped_func_no_kwargs(request) == {"sub": "no_kwargs"}
+
+    def apikey_info_request(key, request):
+        """Will fail if request is not injected."""
+        return {"sub": "request"}
+
+    wrapped_func_request = security_handler_factory._get_verify_func(
+        apikey_info_request, "header", "X-Auth"
+    )
+    assert await wrapped_func_request(request) == {"sub": "request"}
+
+    def apikey_info_scopes(key, required_scopes):
+        """Will fail if required_scopes is not injected."""
+        return {"sub": "scopes"}
+
+    wrapped_func_scopes = security_handler_factory._get_verify_func(
+        apikey_info_scopes, "header", "X-Auth"
+    )
+    assert await wrapped_func_scopes(request) == {"sub": "scopes"}
+
+    def apikey_info_kwargs(key, **kwargs):
+        """Will fail if request and required_scopes are not injected."""
+        assert "request" in kwargs
+        assert "required_scopes" in kwargs
+        return {"sub": "kwargs"}
+
+    wrapped_func_kwargs = security_handler_factory._get_verify_func(
+        apikey_info_kwargs, "header", "X-Auth"
+    )
+    assert await wrapped_func_kwargs(request) == {"sub": "kwargs"}