diff --git a/logger.js b/logger.js
index 4cb7931..9de1f61 100644
--- a/logger.js
+++ b/logger.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const serializers = require('pino-std-serializers')
 const getCallerFile = require('get-caller-file')
 const URL = require('fast-url-parser')
 const startTime = Symbol('startTime')
+const reqObject = Symbol('reqObject')
 
 function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
   if (opts && opts._writableState) {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
     this.removeListener('error', onResFinished)
     this.removeListener('finish', onResFinished)
 
-    const log = this.log
+    let log = this.log
     const responseTime = Date.now() - this[startTime]
     const level = getLogLevelFromCustomLogLevel(customLogLevel, useLevel, this, err)
 
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
       return
     }
 
+    const req = this[reqObject]
+    const res = this
+
+    const customPropBindings = (typeof customProps === 'function') ? customProps(req, res) : customProps
+    if (customPropBindings) {
+      log = this.log.child(customPropBindings)
+    }
+
     if (err || this.err || this.statusCode >= 500) {
       const error = err || this.err || new Error('failed with status code ' + this.statusCode)
 
@@ -128,6 +137,8 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
     req.log = quietReqLogger ? log : fullReqLogger
 
     res[startTime] = res[startTime] || Date.now()
+    // carry request to be executed when response is finished
+    res[reqObject] = req
 
     if (autoLogging) {
       if (autoLoggingIgnorePaths.length) {
@@ -157,7 +168,7 @@ function pinoLogger (opts, stream) {
       if (shouldLogSuccess) {
         if (receivedMessage !== undefined) {
           const level = getLogLevelFromCustomLogLevel(customLogLevel, useLevel, res, undefined, req)
-          log[level]({}, receivedMessage(req, res))
+          req.log[level](receivedMessage(req, res))
         }
 
         res.on('finish', onResFinished)
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 6cc0f46..62bd4c8 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -982,6 +982,74 @@ test('uses old custom request properties interface to log additional attributes'
   })
 })
 
+test('uses custom request properties to log additional attributes when response provided', function (t) {
+  const dest = split(JSON.parse)
+  function customPropsHandler (req, res) {
+    if (req && res) {
+      return {
+        key1: 'value1',
+        key2: res.statusCode
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const logger = pinoHttp({
+    reqCustomProps: customPropsHandler
+  }, dest)
+
+  setup(t, logger, function (err, server) {
+    t.error(err)
+    doGet(server, ERROR_URL)
+  })
+
+  dest.on('data', function (line) {
+    t.equal(line.key1, 'value1')
+    t.equal(line.key2, 500)
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('uses custom request properties and a receivedMessage callback and the properties are set on the receivedMessage', function (t) {
+  const dest = split(JSON.parse)
+  const message = DEFAULT_REQUEST_RECEIVED_MSG
+  const logger = pinoHttp({
+    customReceivedMessage: function (_req, _res) {
+      return message
+    },
+    reqCustomProps: (req, res) => {
+      return {
+        key1: 'value1',
+        key2: res.statusCode
+      }
+    }
+  }, dest)
+
+  setup(t, logger, function (err, server) {
+    t.error(err)
+    doGet(server, ERROR_URL)
+  })
+
+  let calls = 0
+  dest.on('data', function (line) {
+    calls++
+    if (line.msg === message) {
+      t.equal(line.key1, 'value1')
+      t.equal(line.key2, 200)
+      t.equal(line.req.url, ERROR_URL)
+      t.ok(line.req, 'req is defined')
+      t.notOk(line.res, 'res is not defined yet')
+    } else if (line.msg === DEFAULT_REQUEST_ERROR_MSG) {
+      t.equal(line.key1, 'value1')
+      t.equal(line.key2, 500)
+      t.equal(line.req.url, ERROR_URL)
+      t.ok(line.req, 'req is defined')
+      t.ok(line.res, 'res is defined')
+    }
+    if (calls === 2) {
+      t.end()
+    }
+  })
+})
+
 test('uses custom request properties to log additional attributes; custom props is an object instead of callback', function (t) {
   const dest = split(JSON.parse)
   const logger = pinoHttp({