diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/fetchBaseQuery.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/query/fetchBaseQuery.ts
index 89f9c68ad6..37f1fdd37f 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/fetchBaseQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/fetchBaseQuery.ts
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ function stripUndefined(obj: any) {
   return copy
 }
 
-export type FetchBaseQueryArgs = {
+export type FetchBaseQueryArgs<ExtraOptions = {}> = {
   baseUrl?: string
   prepareHeaders?: (
     headers: Headers,
     api: Pick<
       BaseQueryApi,
       'getState' | 'extra' | 'endpoint' | 'type' | 'forced'
-    > & { arg: string | FetchArgs },
+    > & { arg: string | FetchArgs; extraOptions: ExtraOptions },
   ) => MaybePromise<Headers | void>
   fetchFn?: (
     input: RequestInfo,
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export type FetchBaseQueryMeta = { request: Request; response?: Response }
  * @param {number} timeout
  * A number in milliseconds that represents the maximum time a request can take before timing out.
  */
-export function fetchBaseQuery({
+export function fetchBaseQuery<ExtraOptions>({
   baseUrl,
   prepareHeaders = (x) => x,
   fetchFn = defaultFetchFn,
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ export function fetchBaseQuery({
   responseHandler: globalResponseHandler,
   validateStatus: globalValidateStatus,
   ...baseFetchOptions
-}: FetchBaseQueryArgs = {}): BaseQueryFn<
+}: FetchBaseQueryArgs<ExtraOptions> = {}): BaseQueryFn<
   string | FetchArgs,
   unknown,
   FetchBaseQueryError,
-  {},
+  ExtraOptions,
   FetchBaseQueryMeta
 > {
   if (typeof fetch === 'undefined' && fetchFn === defaultFetchFn) {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export function fetchBaseQuery({
       'Warning: `fetch` is not available. Please supply a custom `fetchFn` property to use `fetchBaseQuery` on SSR environments.',
     )
   }
-  return async (arg, api) => {
+  return async (arg, api, extraOptions) => {
     const { getState, extra, endpoint, forced, type } = api
     let meta: FetchBaseQueryMeta | undefined
     let {
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ export function fetchBaseQuery({
         endpoint,
         forced,
         type,
+        extraOptions,
       })) || headers
 
     // Only set the content-type to json if appropriate. Will not be true for FormData, ArrayBuffer, Blob, etc.
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx
index e2446d50c2..90b5787c6b 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
 import { createApi, fetchBaseQuery } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query'
 import { headersToObject } from 'headers-polyfill'
 import { HttpResponse, delay, http } from 'msw'
+// @ts-ignore
 import nodeFetch from 'node-fetch'
 import queryString from 'query-string'
 import { vi } from 'vitest'
@@ -852,6 +853,52 @@ describe('fetchBaseQuery', () => {
       expect(_forced).toBe(true)
       expect(_extra).toBe(fakeAuth0Client)
     })
+
+    test('can be instantiated with a `ExtraOptions` generic and `extraOptions` will be available in `prepareHeaders', async () => {
+      const prepare = vitest.fn()
+      const baseQuery = fetchBaseQuery<{ foo?: string; bar?: number }>({
+        prepareHeaders(headers, api) {
+          expectTypeOf(api.extraOptions).toEqualTypeOf<{ foo?: string; bar?: number }>()
+          prepare.call(undefined, arguments)
+        },
+      })
+      baseQuery('', commonBaseQueryApi, { foo: 'baz', bar: 5 })
+      expect(prepare).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        expect.objectContaining({ extraOptions: { foo: 'baz', bar: 5 } })
+      )
+
+      // ensure types
+      createApi({
+        baseQuery,
+        endpoints(build) {
+          return {
+            testQuery: build.query({
+              query: () => ({ url: '/echo', headers: {} }),
+              extraOptions: {
+                foo: 'asd',
+                bar: 1,
+                // @ts-expect-error
+                baz: 5,
+              },
+            }),
+            testMutation: build.mutation({
+              query: () => ({
+                url: '/echo',
+                method: 'POST',
+                credentials: 'omit',
+              }),
+              extraOptions: {
+                foo: 'qwe',
+                bar: 15,
+                // @ts-expect-error
+                baz: 5,
+              },
+            }),
+          }
+        },
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   test('can pass `headers` into `fetchBaseQuery`', async () => {