diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/RequestBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/ActionRequestBuilder.java
similarity index 90%
rename from src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/RequestBuilder.java
rename to src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/ActionRequestBuilder.java
index 5fc6baa867d..55de41a6c5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/RequestBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/ActionRequestBuilder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.ListenableActionFuture;
 /**
  *
  */
-public interface RequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> {
+public interface ActionRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> {
+
+    Request request();
 
     ListenableActionFuture<Response> execute();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/cluster/support/BaseClusterRequestBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/cluster/support/BaseClusterRequestBuilder.java
index 44c7a3954f0..c73ea90416c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/cluster/support/BaseClusterRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/cluster/support/BaseClusterRequestBuilder.java
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ListenableActionFuture;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.PlainListenableActionFuture;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.ClusterAdminClient;
-import org.elasticsearch.client.action.RequestBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.action.ActionRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.InternalClusterAdminClient;
 
 /**
  *
  */
-public abstract class BaseClusterRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> implements RequestBuilder<Request, Response> {
+public abstract class BaseClusterRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> implements ActionRequestBuilder<Request, Response> {
 
     protected final InternalClusterAdminClient client;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public abstract class BaseClusterRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, R
         this.request = request;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Request request() {
+        return request;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ListenableActionFuture<Response> execute() {
         PlainListenableActionFuture<Response> future = new PlainListenableActionFuture<Response>(request.listenerThreaded(), client.threadPool());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/indices/support/BaseIndicesRequestBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/indices/support/BaseIndicesRequestBuilder.java
index d5c47bfb0cd..b15d1e17028 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/indices/support/BaseIndicesRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/admin/indices/support/BaseIndicesRequestBuilder.java
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ListenableActionFuture;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.PlainListenableActionFuture;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.IndicesAdminClient;
-import org.elasticsearch.client.action.RequestBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.action.ActionRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.InternalIndicesAdminClient;
 
 /**
  *
  */
-public abstract class BaseIndicesRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> implements RequestBuilder<Request, Response> {
+public abstract class BaseIndicesRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> implements ActionRequestBuilder<Request, Response> {
 
     protected final InternalIndicesAdminClient client;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public abstract class BaseIndicesRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, R
         this.request = request;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Request request() {
+        return request;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ListenableActionFuture<Response> execute() {
         PlainListenableActionFuture<Response> future = new PlainListenableActionFuture<Response>(request.listenerThreaded(), client.threadPool());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/support/BaseRequestBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/support/BaseRequestBuilder.java
index 2066d9ea0cb..c16da2f177e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/support/BaseRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/action/support/BaseRequestBuilder.java
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ListenableActionFuture;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.PlainListenableActionFuture;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
-import org.elasticsearch.client.action.RequestBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.action.ActionRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.InternalClient;
 
 /**
  *
  */
-public abstract class BaseRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> implements RequestBuilder<Request, Response> {
+public abstract class BaseRequestBuilder<Request extends ActionRequest, Response extends ActionResponse> implements ActionRequestBuilder<Request, Response> {
 
     protected final InternalClient client;