diff --git a/client/src/lib/__tests__/proxyFetch.test.ts b/client/src/lib/__tests__/proxyFetch.test.ts
index 5ac239eb9..886c85de7 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/__tests__/proxyFetch.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/__tests__/proxyFetch.test.ts
@@ -241,4 +241,91 @@ describe("createProxyFetch", () => {
     const callBody = JSON.parse(mockFetch.mock.calls[0][1].body);
     expect(callBody.url).toBe("https://example.com/from-request");
   });
+
+  it("preserves Request method, headers, and body when input is a Request", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: () =>
+        Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          statusText: "OK",
+          headers: {},
+          body: "",
+        }),
+    });
+
+    const fetchFn = createProxyFetch(configWithProxy);
+    await fetchFn(
+      new Request("https://example.com/token", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+          "X-Test": "1",
+        },
+        body: "grant_type=authorization_code&code=abc",
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const callBody = JSON.parse(mockFetch.mock.calls[0][1].body);
+    expect(callBody).toEqual({
+      url: "https://example.com/token",
+      init: {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+          "x-test": "1",
+        },
+        body: "grant_type=authorization_code&code=abc",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("lets an explicit init override method, headers, and body from a Request input", async () => {
+    mockFetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: () =>
+        Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          statusText: "OK",
+          headers: {},
+          body: "",
+        }),
+    });
+
+    const fetchFn = createProxyFetch(configWithProxy);
+    await fetchFn(
+      new Request("https://example.com/token", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+          "X-Test": "1",
+        },
+        body: "grant_type=authorization_code&code=abc",
+      }),
+      {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: {
+          "X-Test": "override",
+          "X-Extra": "2",
+        },
+        body: "override-body",
+      },
+    );
+
+    const callBody = JSON.parse(mockFetch.mock.calls[0][1].body);
+    expect(callBody).toEqual({
+      url: "https://example.com/token",
+      init: {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: {
+          "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+          "x-test": "override",
+          "x-extra": "2",
+        },
+        body: "override-body",
+      },
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/lib/proxyFetch.ts b/client/src/lib/proxyFetch.ts
index a0ff5977f..c47b08e0b 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/proxyFetch.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/proxyFetch.ts
@@ -92,26 +92,48 @@ export function createProxyFetch(config: InspectorConfig): typeof fetch {
     input: RequestInfo | URL,
     init?: RequestInit,
   ): Promise<Response> => {
+    const requestInput = input instanceof Request ? input : undefined;
     const url =
       typeof input === "string"
         ? input
-        : input instanceof Request
-          ? input.url
+        : requestInput
+          ? requestInput.url
           : input.toString();
 
     // Serialize body for JSON transport. URLSearchParams and similar don't
     // JSON-serialize (they become {}), so we must convert to string first.
     let serializedBody: string | undefined;
-    if (init?.body != null) {
-      if (typeof init.body === "string") {
-        serializedBody = init.body;
-      } else if (init.body instanceof URLSearchParams) {
-        serializedBody = init.body.toString();
+    const requestBody =
+      requestInput &&
+      !requestInput.bodyUsed &&
+      !["GET", "HEAD"].includes(requestInput.method)
+        ? await requestInput.clone().text()
+        : undefined;
+    const effectiveBody = init?.body ?? requestBody;
+    if (effectiveBody != null) {
+      if (typeof effectiveBody === "string") {
+        serializedBody = effectiveBody;
+      } else if (effectiveBody instanceof URLSearchParams) {
+        serializedBody = effectiveBody.toString();
       } else {
-        serializedBody = String(init.body);
+        serializedBody = String(effectiveBody);
       }
     }
 
+    const forwardedHeaders = new Headers(requestInput?.headers);
+    if (init?.headers) {
+      new Headers(init.headers).forEach((value, key) => {
+        forwardedHeaders.set(key, value);
+      });
+    }
+    const serializedHeadersObject = Object.fromEntries(
+      forwardedHeaders.entries(),
+    );
+    const serializedHeaders =
+      Object.keys(serializedHeadersObject).length > 0
+        ? serializedHeadersObject
+        : undefined;
+
     const proxyResponse = await fetch(`${proxyAddress}/fetch`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: {
@@ -121,10 +143,8 @@ export function createProxyFetch(config: InspectorConfig): typeof fetch {
       body: JSON.stringify({
         url,
         init: {
-          method: init?.method,
-          headers: init?.headers
-            ? Object.fromEntries(new Headers(init.headers))
-            : undefined,
+          method: init?.method ?? requestInput?.method,
+          headers: serializedHeaders,
           body: serializedBody,
         },
       }),