diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce3d300c..92d943e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - fix(response-interceptor): reduce responseInterceptor buffer churn
 - fix(ws): handle multi-server upgrade subscription and safe proxy shutdown
 - feat(router): add 'res' and 'options' to router function
+- feat(pathRewrite): add 'res' and 'options' to custom pathRewrite function
 
 ## [v4.0.0](https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/releases/tag/v4.0.0)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d65cddb7..d3071f7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -212,14 +212,16 @@ pathRewrite: {'^/remove/api' : ''}
 pathRewrite: {'^/' : '/basepath/'}
 
 // custom rewriting
-pathRewrite: function (path, req) { return path.replace('/api', '/base/api') }
+pathRewrite: function (path, req, res, options) { return path.replace('/api', '/base/api') }
 
 // custom rewriting, returning Promise
-pathRewrite: async function (path, req) {
+pathRewrite: async function (path, req, res, options) {
   const should_add_something = await httpRequestToDecideSomething(path);
   if (should_add_something) path += "something";
   return path;
 }
+
+// `res` is undefined in WebSocket upgrade flows.
 ```
 
 ### `router` (object/function)
diff --git a/recipes/pathRewrite.md b/recipes/pathRewrite.md
index 920a243e..07da0fe4 100644
--- a/recipes/pathRewrite.md
+++ b/recipes/pathRewrite.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The unmodified path will be used, when rewrite function returns `undefined`
 ```javascript
 import { createProxyMiddleware } from 'http-proxy-middleware';
 
-const rewriteFn = function (path, req) {
+const rewriteFn = function (path, req, res, options) {
   return path.replace('/api/foo', '/api/bar');
 };
 
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ const options = {
 const apiProxy = createProxyMiddleware(options);
 
 // `/api/foo/lorum/ipsum` -> `http://localhost:3000/api/bar/lorum/ipsum`
+
+// NOTE: `res` is undefined in WebSocket upgrade flows.
 ```
diff --git a/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts b/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
index e785eb77..c0e55d95 100644
--- a/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/http-proxy-middleware.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware<
   private activeServers = new Set<http.Server | https.Server>();
   private proxyOptions: Options<TReq, TRes>;
   private proxy: ProxyServer<TReq, TRes>;
-  private pathRewriter: ReturnType<typeof createPathRewriter<TReq>>;
+  private pathRewriter: ReturnType<typeof createPathRewriter<TReq, TRes>>;
   private logger: Logger;
 
   constructor(options: Options<TReq, TRes>) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware<
 
     this.registerPlugins(this.proxy, this.proxyOptions);
 
-    this.pathRewriter = createPathRewriter(this.proxyOptions.pathRewrite); // returns undefined when "pathRewrite" is not provided
+    this.pathRewriter = createPathRewriter<TReq, TRes>(this.proxyOptions.pathRewrite); // returns undefined when "pathRewrite" is not provided
 
     // https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/issues/19
     // expose function to upgrade externally
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware<
     // 2. option.pathRewrite
     await this.applyRouter(req, res, newProxyOptions);
     normalizeIPv6LiteralTargets(newProxyOptions);
-    await this.applyPathRewrite(req, this.pathRewriter);
+    await this.applyPathRewrite(req, res, this.pathRewriter, newProxyOptions);
 
     return newProxyOptions;
   };
@@ -208,10 +208,12 @@ export class HttpProxyMiddleware<
   // rewrite path
   private applyPathRewrite = async (
     req: TReq,
-    pathRewriter: ReturnType<typeof createPathRewriter<TReq>>,
+    res: TRes | undefined,
+    pathRewriter: ReturnType<typeof createPathRewriter<TReq, TRes>>,
+    options: Options<TReq, TRes>,
   ) => {
     if (req.url && pathRewriter) {
-      const path = await pathRewriter(req.url, req);
+      const path = await pathRewriter(req.url, req, res, options);
 
       if (typeof path === 'string') {
         debug('pathRewrite new path: %s', path);
diff --git a/src/path-rewriter.ts b/src/path-rewriter.ts
index 3fa23a65..78e031e7 100644
--- a/src/path-rewriter.ts
+++ b/src/path-rewriter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { IncomingMessage } from 'node:http';
+import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'node:http';
 
 import isPlainObject from 'is-plain-obj';
 
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ type RewriteRule = { regex: RegExp; value: string };
 /**
  * Create rewrite function, to cache parsed rewrite rules.
  */
-export function createPathRewriter<TReq extends IncomingMessage = IncomingMessage>(
-  rewriteConfig: PathRewriteConfig<TReq> | undefined,
-) {
+export function createPathRewriter<
+  TReq extends IncomingMessage = IncomingMessage,
+  TRes extends ServerResponse = ServerResponse,
+>(rewriteConfig: PathRewriteConfig<TReq, TRes> | undefined) {
   let rulesCache: RewriteRule[];
 
   if (!isValidRewriteConfig(rewriteConfig)) {
@@ -45,9 +46,10 @@ export function createPathRewriter<TReq extends IncomingMessage = IncomingMessag
   }
 }
 
-function isValidRewriteConfig<TReq extends IncomingMessage = IncomingMessage>(
-  rewriteConfig: PathRewriteConfig<TReq> | undefined,
-): boolean {
+function isValidRewriteConfig<
+  TReq extends IncomingMessage = IncomingMessage,
+  TRes extends ServerResponse = ServerResponse,
+>(rewriteConfig: PathRewriteConfig<TReq, TRes> | undefined): boolean {
   if (typeof rewriteConfig === 'function') {
     return true;
   } else if (isPlainObject(rewriteConfig)) {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 54ef769d..1df91709 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -61,10 +61,25 @@ export interface OnProxyEvent<
 
 export type Logger = Pick<Console, 'info' | 'warn' | 'error'>;
 
-export type PathRewriteConfig<TReq extends http.IncomingMessage = http.IncomingMessage> =
+export type PathRewriteConfig<
+  TReq extends http.IncomingMessage = http.IncomingMessage,
+  TRes extends http.ServerResponse = http.ServerResponse,
+> =
   | { [regexp: string]: string }
-  | ((path: string, req: TReq) => string | undefined)
-  | ((path: string, req: TReq) => Promise<string>);
+  | ((
+      path: string,
+      req: TReq,
+      /** `res` is undefined in WebSocket upgrade flows. */
+      res?: TRes | undefined,
+      options?: Options<TReq, TRes>,
+    ) => string | undefined)
+  | ((
+      path: string,
+      req: TReq,
+      /** `res` is undefined in WebSocket upgrade flows. */
+      res?: TRes | undefined,
+      options?: Options<TReq, TRes>,
+    ) => Promise<string | undefined>);
 
 export interface Options<
   TReq extends http.IncomingMessage = http.IncomingMessage,
@@ -88,9 +103,13 @@ export interface Options<
    *   }
    * });
    * ```
+   * @since v0.15.0
+   * @since v0.21.0 - support `async` function
+   * @since v4.1.0 - `res` and `options` parameters added to custom function
+   *
    * @link https://github.com/chimurai/http-proxy-middleware/blob/master/recipes/pathRewrite.md
    */
-  pathRewrite?: PathRewriteConfig<TReq>;
+  pathRewrite?: PathRewriteConfig<TReq, TRes>;
 
   /**
    * Access the internal `httpxy` server instance to customize behavior
diff --git a/test/e2e/path-rewriter.spec.ts b/test/e2e/path-rewriter.spec.ts
index 48727ee3..a2467743 100644
--- a/test/e2e/path-rewriter.spec.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/path-rewriter.spec.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,33 @@ describe('E2E pathRewrite', () => {
       const response = await agent.get('/foobar/api/lorum/ipsum').expect(200);
       expect(response.text).toBe('/API RESPONSE AFTER PATH REWRITE FUNCTION');
     });
+
+    it('should expose res and options to rewrite function', async () => {
+      mockTargetServer
+        .forGet('/api/lorum/ipsum')
+        .thenReply(200, '/API RESPONSE AFTER PATH REWRITE FUNCTION');
+
+      let capturedRes: unknown;
+      let capturedOptions: { target?: unknown } | undefined;
+
+      const agent = request(
+        createApp(
+          createProxyMiddleware({
+            target: mockTargetServer.url,
+            pathRewrite(path, req, res, options) {
+              capturedRes = res;
+              capturedOptions = options;
+              return path;
+            },
+          }),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await agent.get('/api/lorum/ipsum').expect(200);
+
+      expect(capturedRes).toBeDefined();
+      expect(capturedOptions?.target).toBe(mockTargetServer.url);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Rewrite paths with function which return undefined', () => {
diff --git a/test/types.spec.ts b/test/types.spec.ts
index b275b335..0d2f85e6 100644
--- a/test/types.spec.ts
+++ b/test/types.spec.ts
@@ -212,13 +212,16 @@ describe('http-proxy-middleware TypeScript Types', () => {
         middleware({
           router: (req) => req.params,
           pathFilter: (pathname, req) => !!req.params,
-          pathRewrite: (path, req) => {
+          pathRewrite: (path, req, res, options) => {
             req.params;
 
             // @ts-expect-error: should error when request is typed as `any`
             req.unknownProperty;
 
-            return path;
+            // @ts-expect-error: should error when response is typed as `any`
+            res?.unknownProperty;
+
+            return path + (res?.locals ?? '');
           },
           on: {
             error(error, req, res, target) {
diff --git a/test/unit/path-rewriter.spec.ts b/test/unit/path-rewriter.spec.ts
index 85c34525..bc5ff68e 100644
--- a/test/unit/path-rewriter.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/path-rewriter.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { createPathRewriter } from '../../src/path-rewriter.js';
+import type { Options } from '../../src/types.js';
 import type { PathRewriteConfig } from '../../src/types.js';
-import { createMockRequest } from '../test-utils.js';
+import { createMockRequest, createMockResponse } from '../test-utils.js';
 
 describe('Path rewriting', () => {
   const mockReq = createMockRequest();
@@ -115,6 +116,22 @@ describe('Path rewriting', () => {
 
       return expect(rewriter(originalRequestPath, mockReq)).resolves.toBe('/123/789');
     });
+
+    it('should pass req, res and options to custom rewrite function', () => {
+      const mockRes = createMockResponse(mockReq);
+      const mockOptions = { target: 'http://example.org' } as Options;
+      const customRewriteFn = vi.fn((path) => path);
+
+      rewriter = createPathRewriter(customRewriteFn)!;
+      rewriter(originalRequestPath, mockReq, mockRes, mockOptions);
+
+      expect(customRewriteFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        originalRequestPath,
+        mockReq,
+        mockRes,
+        mockOptions,
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Invalid configuration', () => {