diff --git a/types/superagent/index.d.ts b/types/superagent/index.d.ts
index 7daf5f47dc..e5a52ce3cd 100644
--- a/types/superagent/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/superagent/index.d.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ declare namespace request {
         write(data: string | Buffer, encoding?: string): this;
     }
 
-    type Plugin = (req: Request) => void;
+    type Plugin = (req: SuperAgentRequest) => void;
 
     interface ProgressEvent {
         direction: 'download' | 'upload';
diff --git a/types/superagent/superagent-tests.ts b/types/superagent/superagent-tests.ts
index 66046759f1..0c4b51f31e 100644
--- a/types/superagent/superagent-tests.ts
+++ b/types/superagent/superagent-tests.ts
@@ -390,3 +390,18 @@ request
     .then(response => {
         // reads 404 page as a successful response
     });
+
+// Test that the "Plugin" type from "use" provides a SuperAgentRequest rather than a Request,
+// which has additional properties.
+const echoPlugin = (request: request.SuperAgentRequest) => {
+  req.url = '' + req.url;
+  req.cookies = '' + req.cookies;
+  if (req.method) {
+    req.url = '/echo';
+  }
+};
+
+request
+    .get('/echo')
+    .use(echoPlugin)
+    .end();