diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/mockingProxy.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/mockingProxy.ts
index 92fa87ce7a..13ee4ce741 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/mockingProxy.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/mockingProxy.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { Events } from './events';
 
 export class MockingProxy extends ChannelOwner<channels.MockingProxyChannel> {
   private _port: number;
-  private _browserRequests = new Map<string, network.Route>();
+  private _browserRequests = new Map<string, network.Request>();
 
   constructor(parent: ChannelOwner, type: string, guid: string, initializer: channels.MockingProxyInitializer) {
     super(parent, type, guid, initializer);
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ export class MockingProxy extends ChannelOwner<channels.MockingProxyChannel> {
     const requestContext = APIRequestContext.from(initializer.requestContext);
 
     this._channel.on('route', async (params: channels.MockingProxyRouteEvent) => {
-      const browserRequest = params.browserRequestRoute ? this._browserRequests.get(params.browserRequestRoute) : undefined;
-      if (params.browserRequestRoute)
-        this._browserRequests.delete(params.browserRequestRoute);
+      const browserRequest = params.browserRequest ? this._browserRequests.get(params.browserRequest) : undefined;
+      if (params.browserRequest)
+        this._browserRequests.delete(params.browserRequest);
       const route = network.Route.from(params.route);
       route._context = requestContext;
       this.emit(Events.MockingProxy.Route, { route, browserRequest });
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export class MockingProxy extends ChannelOwner<channels.MockingProxyChannel> {
     if (isSimpleCORS)
       return await route.continue();
 
-    this._browserRequests.set(route._guid, route);
-    const proxyUrl = `http://localhost:${this.port()}/pw_meta:${route._guid}/`;
+    this._browserRequests.set(route._guid, route.request());
+    const proxyUrl = `http://localhost:${this.port()}/pw_meta:${route.request()._guid}/`;
 
     await route.continue({ headers: { 'x-playwright-proxy': encodeURIComponent(proxyUrl) } });
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index 3588e848e5..2bd4de157d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ scheme.MockingProxyInitializer = tObject({
 });
 scheme.MockingProxyRouteEvent = tObject({
   route: tChannel(['Route']),
-  browserRequestRoute: tOptional(tString),
+  browserRequest: tOptional(tString),
 });
 scheme.MockingProxySetInterceptionPatternsParams = tObject({
   patterns: tArray(tObject({
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/mockingProxyDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/mockingProxyDispatcher.ts
index 6ad0237c03..a9bc4af7b6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/mockingProxyDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/mockingProxyDispatcher.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ export class MockingProxyDispatcher extends Dispatcher<MockingProxy, channels.Mo
       requestContext: APIRequestContextDispatcher.from(scope, mockingProxy.fetchRequest),
     });
 
-    this.addObjectListener(MockingProxy.Events.Route, ({ route, browserRequestRoute }: {route: Route, browserRequestRoute?: string }) => {
+    this.addObjectListener(MockingProxy.Events.Route, ({ route, browserRequest }: {route: Route, browserRequest?: string }) => {
       const requestDispatcher = RequestDispatcher.from(this as any, route.request());
-      this._dispatchEvent('route', { route: RouteDispatcher.from(requestDispatcher, route), browserRequestRoute });
+      this._dispatchEvent('route', { route: RouteDispatcher.from(requestDispatcher, route), browserRequest });
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/mockingProxy.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/mockingProxy.ts
index 8ffa046dc6..898b9d1dfc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/mockingProxy.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/mockingProxy.ts
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ export class MockingProxy extends SdkObject implements RequestContext {
     if (req.url?.startsWith('/'))
       req.url = req.url.substring(1);
 
-    let browserRequestRoute: string | undefined;
+    let browserRequest: string | undefined;
     if (req.url?.startsWith('pw_meta:')) {
-      browserRequestRoute = req.url.substring('pw_meta:'.length, req.url.indexOf('/'));
+      browserRequest = req.url.substring('pw_meta:'.length, req.url.indexOf('/'));
       req.url = req.url.substring(req.url.indexOf('/') + 1);
     }
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class MockingProxy extends SdkObject implements RequestContext {
     });
 
     if (this._matches?.(req.url!))
-      this.emit(MockingProxy.Events.Route, { route, browserRequestRoute });
+      this.emit(MockingProxy.Events.Route, { route, browserRequest });
     else
       await route.continue({ isFallback: false });
   }
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
index aafe0f343e..e4b3c266c9 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ export interface MockingProxyChannel extends MockingProxyEventTarget, EventTarge
 }
 export type MockingProxyRouteEvent = {
   route: RouteChannel,
-  browserRequestRoute?: string,
+  browserRequest?: string,
 };
 export type MockingProxySetInterceptionPatternsParams = {
   patterns: {
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index 6178c6e04d..721d99e558 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ MockingProxy:
     route:
       parameters:
         route: Route
-        browserRequestRoute: string?
+        browserRequest: string?
 
 Root:
   type: interface