diff --git a/.changeset/wild-days-notice.md b/.changeset/wild-days-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c7544fcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-days-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect/platform": patch
+---
+
+add HttpServerRequest to HttpApp.Default
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpApp.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpApp.ts
index 8ef9df6e68..60f1ddae28 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpApp.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpApp.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ export interface HttpApp<A = ServerResponse.HttpServerResponse, E = never, R = n
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category models
  */
-export type Default<E = never, R = never> = HttpApp<ServerResponse.HttpServerResponse, E, R>
+export type Default<E = never, R = never> = HttpApp<
+  ServerResponse.HttpServerResponse,
+  E,
+  R | ServerRequest.HttpServerRequest
+>
 
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0