diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.test.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.test.ts
index 72d81e9ce48e6..f895cb0e2fde7 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.test.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,36 @@ describe('CoreKibanaRequest', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('route.httpVersion property', () => {
+      it('returns the version from the raw request', () => {
+        const request = hapiMocks.createRequest({
+          raw: {
+            req: {
+              httpVersion: '7.4',
+            },
+          },
+        });
+        const kibanaRequest = CoreKibanaRequest.from(request);
+
+        expect(kibanaRequest.httpVersion).toEqual('7.4');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('route.protocol property', () => {
+      it('return a static value for now as only http1 is supported', () => {
+        const request = hapiMocks.createRequest({
+          raw: {
+            req: {
+              httpVersion: '2.0',
+            },
+          },
+        });
+        const kibanaRequest = CoreKibanaRequest.from(request);
+
+        expect(kibanaRequest.protocol).toEqual('http1');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('route.options.authRequired property', () => {
       it('handles required auth: undefined', () => {
         const auth: RouteOptions['auth'] = undefined;
@@ -370,6 +400,17 @@ describe('CoreKibanaRequest', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('httpVersion', () => {
+      it('should be 1.0', () => {
+        const request: FakeRawRequest = {
+          headers: {},
+          path: '/',
+        };
+        const kibanaRequest = CoreKibanaRequest.from(request);
+        expect(kibanaRequest.httpVersion).toEqual('1.0');
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('headers', () => {
       it('returns the correct headers', () => {
         const request: FakeRawRequest = {
diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.ts
index 450294fb09c0f..d3274b0a2a1fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-router-server-internal/src/request.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   KibanaRequestRouteOptions,
   RawRequest,
   FakeRawRequest,
+  HttpProtocol,
 } from '@kbn/core-http-server';
 import {
   ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_QUERY_PARAM,
@@ -131,6 +132,10 @@ export class CoreKibanaRequest<
   public readonly isInternalApiRequest: boolean;
   /** {@inheritDoc KibanaRequest.rewrittenUrl} */
   public readonly rewrittenUrl?: URL;
+  /** {@inheritDoc KibanaRequest.httpVersion} */
+  public readonly httpVersion: string;
+  /** {@inheritDoc KibanaRequest.protocol} */
+  public readonly protocol: HttpProtocol;
 
   /** @internal */
   protected readonly [requestSymbol]!: Request;
@@ -167,6 +172,10 @@ export class CoreKibanaRequest<
       enumerable: false,
     });
 
+    this.httpVersion = isRealReq ? request.raw.req.httpVersion : '1.0';
+    // hardcoded for now as only supporting http1
+    this.protocol = 'http1';
+
     this.route = deepFreeze(this.getRouteInfo(request));
     this.socket = isRealReq
       ? new KibanaSocket(request.raw.req.socket)
diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-server/index.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-server/index.ts
index 859e6ff8efbd5..2b288be521d3a 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-server/index.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export type {
   HttpServicePreboot,
   HttpServiceSetup,
   HttpServiceStart,
+  HttpProtocol,
 } from './src/http_contract';
 
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/http_contract.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/http_contract.ts
index 09250abf8adae..308ba2dd48785 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/http_contract.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/http_contract.ts
@@ -402,3 +402,11 @@ export interface HttpServerInfo {
   /** The protocol used by the server */
   protocol: 'http' | 'https' | 'socket';
 }
+
+/**
+ * Defines an http protocol.
+ * (Only supporting http1 for now)
+ *
+ * - http1: regroups all http/1.x protocols
+ */
+export type HttpProtocol = 'http1';
diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/router/request.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/router/request.ts
index e1242dee7eb67..a58c97ccee762 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/router/request.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-server/src/router/request.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { URL } from 'url';
 import type { RequestApplicationState, RouteOptionsApp } from '@hapi/hapi';
 import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import type { RecursiveReadonly } from '@kbn/utility-types';
+import type { HttpProtocol } from '../http_contract';
 import type { IKibanaSocket } from './socket';
 import type { RouteMethod, RouteConfigOptions } from './route';
 import type { Headers } from './headers';
@@ -141,6 +142,16 @@ export interface KibanaRequest<
    */
   readonly isInternalApiRequest: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * The HTTP version sent by the client.
+   */
+  readonly httpVersion: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The protocol used by the client, inferred from the httpVersion.
+   */
+  readonly protocol: HttpProtocol;
+
   /**
    * The socket associated with this request.
    * See {@link IKibanaSocket}.
diff --git a/packages/kbn-hapi-mocks/src/request.ts b/packages/kbn-hapi-mocks/src/request.ts
index 511e580071954..4379fcb9aeef0 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-hapi-mocks/src/request.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-hapi-mocks/src/request.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const createRequestMock = (customization: DeepPartial<Request> = {}): Req
         req: {
           url: path,
           socket: {},
+          httpVersion: '1.1',
         },
         res: {
           addListener: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/http/request.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/http/request.test.ts
index 9e90c1364a902..e68bc9013ddfa 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/http/request.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/http/request.test.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ describe('KibanaRequest', () => {
       expect(resp3.body).toEqual({ requestId: 'gamma' });
     });
   });
+
   describe('request uuid', () => {
     it('generates a UUID', async () => {
       const { server: innerServer, createRouter } = await server.setup(setupDeps);
@@ -442,4 +443,23 @@ describe('KibanaRequest', () => {
       expect(resp1.body.requestUuid).toBe('xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('httpVersion and protocol', () => {
+    it('returns the correct values', async () => {
+      const { server: innerServer, createRouter } = await server.setup(setupDeps);
+      const router = createRouter('/');
+      router.get({ path: '/', validate: false }, async (context, req, res) => {
+        return res.ok({ body: { httpVersion: req.httpVersion, protocol: req.protocol } });
+      });
+      await server.start();
+
+      const st = supertest(innerServer.listener);
+
+      const resp1 = await st.get('/').expect(200);
+      expect(resp1.body).toEqual({
+        httpVersion: '1.1',
+        protocol: 'http1',
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });