diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9826868a..ffff3aaf 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ It's just a tiny file with no dependencies.
 - URL prefix option
 - Instances with custom defaults
 - Hooks
+- TypeScript niceties (e.g. `.json()` resolves to `unknown`, not `any`; `.json<T>()` can be used too)
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/source/errors/HTTPError.ts b/source/errors/HTTPError.ts
index 6f9f2dae..5630828f 100644
--- a/source/errors/HTTPError.ts
+++ b/source/errors/HTTPError.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import type {NormalizedOptions} from '../types/options.js';
+import type {KyRequest} from '../types/request.js';
+import type {KyResponse} from '../types/response.js';
 
 // eslint-lint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
 export class HTTPError extends Error {
-	public response: Response;
-	public request: Request;
+	public response: KyResponse;
+	public request: KyRequest;
 	public options: NormalizedOptions;
 
 	constructor(response: Response, request: Request, options: NormalizedOptions) {
diff --git a/source/errors/TimeoutError.ts b/source/errors/TimeoutError.ts
index d3526918..c99c9f9d 100644
--- a/source/errors/TimeoutError.ts
+++ b/source/errors/TimeoutError.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import type {KyRequest} from '../types/request.js';
+
 export class TimeoutError extends Error {
-	public request: Request;
+	public request: KyRequest;
 
 	constructor(request: Request) {
 		super(`Request timed out: ${request.method} ${request.url}`);
diff --git a/source/index.ts b/source/index.ts
index 58010280..c466c917 100644
--- a/source/index.ts
+++ b/source/index.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export type {
 } from './types/hooks.js';
 
 export type {ResponsePromise} from './types/ResponsePromise.js';
+export type {KyRequest} from './types/request.js';
 export type {KyResponse} from './types/response.js';
 export {HTTPError} from './errors/HTTPError.js';
 export {TimeoutError} from './errors/TimeoutError.js';
diff --git a/source/types/hooks.ts b/source/types/hooks.ts
index 90abcd39..b8070a62 100644
--- a/source/types/hooks.ts
+++ b/source/types/hooks.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import {type stop} from '../core/constants.js';
-import {type HTTPError} from '../index.js';
+import type {KyRequest, KyResponse, HTTPError} from '../index.js';
 import type {NormalizedOptions} from './options.js';
 
 export type BeforeRequestHook = (
-	request: Request,
+	request: KyRequest,
 	options: NormalizedOptions
 ) => Request | Response | void | Promise<Request | Response | void>;
 
 export type BeforeRetryState = {
-	request: Request;
+	request: KyRequest;
 	options: NormalizedOptions;
 	error: Error;
 	retryCount: number;
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export type BeforeRetryState = {
 export type BeforeRetryHook = (options: BeforeRetryState) => typeof stop | void | Promise<typeof stop | void>;
 
 export type AfterResponseHook = (
-	request: Request,
+	request: KyRequest,
 	options: NormalizedOptions,
-	response: Response
+	response: KyResponse
 ) => Response | void | Promise<Response | void>;
 
 export type BeforeErrorHook = (error: HTTPError) => HTTPError | Promise<HTTPError>;
diff --git a/source/types/request.ts b/source/types/request.ts
index 17e31086..28ea6444 100644
--- a/source/types/request.ts
+++ b/source/types/request.ts
@@ -59,3 +59,7 @@ type UndiciRequestInit = {
 type CombinedRequestInit = globalThis.RequestInit & UndiciRequestInit;
 
 export type RequestInitRegistry = {[K in keyof CombinedRequestInit]-?: true};
+
+export type KyRequest = {
+	json: <T = unknown>() => Promise<T>;
+} & Request;
diff --git a/test/hooks.ts b/test/hooks.ts
index 5e01e922..7d3c909e 100644
--- a/test/hooks.ts
+++ b/test/hooks.ts
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ test('beforeError can return promise which resolves to HTTPError', async t => {
 				beforeError: [
 					async (error: HTTPError) => {
 						const {response} = error;
-						const body = await response.json() as {reason: string};
+						const body = await response.json<{reason: string}>();
 
 						if (response?.body) {
 							error.name = 'GitHubError';