diff --git a/lib/request.ts b/lib/request.ts
index e3b0820..a7f541d 100644
--- a/lib/request.ts
+++ b/lib/request.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import extend = require('xtend')
 import Promise = require('any-promise')
 import { compose } from 'throwback'
 import Base, { BaseOptions, Headers } from './base'
-import Response, { ResponseOptions } from './response'
+import Response, { ResponseOptions, ResponseJSON } from './response'
 import PopsicleError from './error'
 
 export interface DefaultsOptions extends BaseOptions {
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface RequestJSON {
   body: any
   timeout: number
   method: string
+  response: ResponseJSON
 }
 
 export interface TransportOptions {
@@ -42,16 +43,17 @@ export default class Request extends Base implements Promise<Response> {
   timeout: number
   body: any
   transport: TransportOptions
+  response: Response
   middleware: Middleware[] = []
 
   opened = false
   aborted = false
   uploaded = 0
   downloaded = 0
-  uploadedBytes: number = null
-  downloadedBytes: number = null
-  uploadLength: number = null
-  downloadLength: number = null
+  uploadedBytes: number
+  downloadedBytes: number
+  uploadLength: number
+  downloadLength: number
 
   _raw: any
   _progress: ProgressFunction[] = []
@@ -68,11 +70,18 @@ export default class Request extends Base implements Promise<Response> {
     this.body = options.body
 
     // Internal promise representation.
-    const promised = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const $promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this._resolve = resolve
       this._reject = reject
     })
 
+    // Extend to avoid mutations of the transport object.
+    this.transport = extend(options.transport)
+
+    // Automatically `use` default middleware functions.
+    this.use(options.use || this.transport.use)
+    this.progress(options.progress)
+
     // External promise representation, resolves _after_ middleware has been
     // attached by relying on promises always resolving on the "next tick".
     this._promise = Promise.resolve()
@@ -81,18 +90,11 @@ export default class Request extends Base implements Promise<Response> {
 
         const cb = () => {
           this._handle()
-          return promised
+          return $promise
         }
 
         return run(this, cb)
       })
-
-    // Extend to avoid mutations of the transport object.
-    this.transport = extend(options.transport)
-
-    // Automatically `use` default middleware functions.
-    this.use(options.use || this.transport.use)
-    this.progress(options.progress)
   }
 
   error (message: string, code: string, original?: Error): PopsicleError {
@@ -129,10 +131,11 @@ export default class Request extends Base implements Promise<Response> {
   toJSON (): RequestJSON {
     return {
       url: this.url,
+      method: this.method,
       headers: this.headers,
       body: this.body,
       timeout: this.timeout,
-      method: this.method
+      response: this.response ? this.response.toJSON() : null
     }
   }
 
@@ -222,7 +225,10 @@ export default class Request extends Base implements Promise<Response> {
     // Proxy the transport promise into the current request.
     return this.transport.open(this)
       .then(
-        res => this._resolve(res),
+        response => {
+          this.response = response
+          this._resolve(response)
+        },
         err => this._reject(err)
       )
   }
diff --git a/lib/response.ts b/lib/response.ts
index 8dc7e4e..c0c95a8 100644
--- a/lib/response.ts
+++ b/lib/response.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Base, { BaseOptions, Headers, RawHeaders } from './base'
+import Base, { BaseOptions, Headers } from './base'
 import Request from './request'
 import PopsicleError from './error'
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export interface ResponseOptions extends BaseOptions {
 
 export interface ResponseJSON {
   headers: Headers
-  rawHeaders: RawHeaders
   body: any
   url: string
   status: number
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export default class Response extends Base {
     return {
       url: this.url,
       headers: this.headers,
-      rawHeaders: this.rawHeaders,
       body: this.body,
       status: this.status,
       statusText: this.statusText
diff --git a/lib/test/index.ts b/lib/test/index.ts
index 3cc58be..d09729d 100644
--- a/lib/test/index.ts
+++ b/lib/test/index.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ test('create a popsicle#Request instance', function (t) {
 test('use the same response in promise chains', function (t) {
   const req = popsicle.get(REMOTE_URL + '/echo')
 
-  t.plan(13)
+  t.plan(14)
 
   return req
     .then(function (res) {
       t.ok(res instanceof popsicle.Response)
+      t.equal(req.response, res)
 
       // Not all browsers support `responseURL`.
       t.ok(typeof res.url === 'string' || res.url == null)
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ test('use the same response in promise chains', function (t) {
       t.equal(typeof res.statusType, 'function')
       t.equal(typeof res.toJSON, 'function')
 
-      t.deepEqual(Object.keys(req.toJSON()), ['url', 'headers', 'body', 'timeout', 'method'])
-      t.deepEqual(Object.keys(res.toJSON()), ['url', 'headers', 'rawHeaders', 'body', 'status', 'statusText'])
+      t.deepEqual(Object.keys(req.toJSON()), ['url', 'method', 'headers', 'body', 'timeout', 'response'])
+      t.deepEqual(Object.keys(res.toJSON()), ['url', 'headers', 'body', 'status', 'statusText'])
 
       return req
         .then(function (res2) {