Index: modules/dav/main/mod_dav.h
===================================================================
--- modules/dav/main/mod_dav.h	(revision 816931)
+++ modules/dav/main/mod_dav.h	(working copy)
@@ -1935,6 +1935,9 @@
     /* Get the entity tag for a resource */
     const char * (*getetag)(const dav_resource *resource);
 
+    /* return request record */
+    request_rec * (*get_request_rec)(const dav_resource *resource);
+
     /*
     ** If a provider needs a context to associate with this hooks structure,
     ** then this field may be used. In most cases, it will just be NULL.
Index: modules/dav/fs/repos.c
===================================================================
--- modules/dav/fs/repos.c	(revision 816931)
+++ modules/dav/fs/repos.c	(working copy)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     apr_pool_t *pool;        /* memory storage pool associated with request */
     const char *pathname;   /* full pathname to resource */
     apr_finfo_t finfo;       /* filesystem info */
+    request_rec *r;
 };
 
 /* private context for doing a filesystem walk */
@@ -210,6 +211,11 @@
 **
 ** PRIVATE REPOSITORY FUNCTIONS
 */
+request_rec *dav_fs_get_request_rec(const dav_resource *resource)
+{
+    return resource->info->r;
+}
+
 apr_pool_t *dav_fs_pool(const dav_resource *resource)
 {
     return resource->info->pool;
@@ -648,6 +654,7 @@
     /* Create private resource context descriptor */
     ctx = apr_pcalloc(r->pool, sizeof(*ctx));
     ctx->finfo = r->finfo;
+    ctx->r = r;
 
     /* ### this should go away */
     ctx->pool = r->pool;
@@ -1816,6 +1823,8 @@
     dav_fs_remove_resource,
     dav_fs_walk,
     dav_fs_getetag,
+    dav_fs_get_request_rec,
+    NULL
 };
 
 static dav_prop_insert dav_fs_insert_prop(const dav_resource *resource,