diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index e0e832144..6e4720359 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changes
 
+
+## [0.1.0-alpha.3] - 2019-04-xx
+
+### Added
+
+* Added `Deref<Target = RequestHead>` for `ClientRequest`.
+
+
 ## [0.1.0-alpha.2] - 2019-03-29
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/awc/src/request.rs b/awc/src/request.rs
index a462479ec..f732657d9 100644
--- a/awc/src/request.rs
+++ b/awc/src/request.rs
@@ -554,6 +554,20 @@ impl ClientRequest {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::ops::Deref for ClientRequest {
+    type Target = RequestHead;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &RequestHead {
+        &self.head
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::DerefMut for ClientRequest {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut RequestHead {
+        &mut self.head
+    }
+}
+
 impl fmt::Debug for ClientRequest {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         writeln!(