diff --git a/system/Common.php b/system/Common.php
index 4504501d8d7e..f054815fe1b5 100644
--- a/system/Common.php
+++ b/system/Common.php
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
 use CodeIgniter\Database\ConnectionInterface;
 use CodeIgniter\Debug\Timer;
 use CodeIgniter\Files\Exceptions\FileNotFoundException;
+use CodeIgniter\HTTP\CLIRequest;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\Exceptions\HTTPException;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\IncomingRequest;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\RedirectResponse;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\RequestInterface;
+use CodeIgniter\HTTP\Response;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\ResponseInterface;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\URI;
 use CodeIgniter\Model;
@@ -882,6 +884,28 @@ function remove_invisible_characters(string $str, bool $urlEncoded = true): stri
     }
 }
 
+if (! function_exists('request')) {
+    /**
+     * Returns the shared Request.
+     *
+     * @return CLIRequest|IncomingRequest
+     */
+    function request()
+    {
+        return Services::request();
+    }
+}
+
+if (! function_exists('response')) {
+    /**
+     * Returns the shared Response.
+     */
+    function response(): Response
+    {
+        return Services::response();
+    }
+}
+
 if (! function_exists('route_to')) {
     /**
      * Given a controller/method string and any params,
diff --git a/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php b/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php
index faa261190125..53b35962dfd2 100644
--- a/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/CommonFunctionsTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace CodeIgniter;
 
 use CodeIgniter\Config\BaseService;
+use CodeIgniter\HTTP\CLIRequest;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\IncomingRequest;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\RedirectResponse;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\Response;
@@ -137,6 +138,31 @@ public function testRedirectDefault()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(RedirectResponse::class, redirect());
     }
 
+    public function testRequestIncomingRequest()
+    {
+        Services::createRequest(new App());
+
+        $request = request();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(IncomingRequest::class, $request);
+    }
+
+    public function testRequestCLIRequest()
+    {
+        Services::createRequest(new App(), true);
+
+        $request = request();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(CLIRequest::class, $request);
+    }
+
+    public function testResponse()
+    {
+        $response = response();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Response::class, $response);
+    }
+
     public function testView()
     {
         $data = [
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.3.0.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.3.0.rst
index 3d70546a6d8b..e626fccb09c9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.3.0.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.3.0.rst
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Helpers and Functions
 - Now you can autoload helpers by **app/Config/Autoload.php**.
 - Added new Form helper function :php:func:`validation_errors()`, :php:func:`validation_list_errors()` and :php:func:`validation_show_error()` to display Validation Errors.
 - You can set the locale to :php:func:`route_to()` if you pass a locale value as the last parameter.
+- Added :php:func:`request()` and :php:func:`response()` functions.
 
 Others
 ======
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/common_functions.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/common_functions.rst
index 08653ed1f1b6..444e31511c76 100755
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/common_functions.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/common_functions.rst
@@ -332,6 +332,24 @@ Miscellaneous Functions
 
     .. literalinclude:: common_functions/007.php
 
+.. php:function:: request()
+
+    :returns:    The shared Request object.
+    :rtype:    IncomingRequest|CLIRequest
+
+    .. versionadded:: 4.3.0
+
+    This function is a wrapper for ``Services::request()``.
+
+.. php:function:: response()
+
+    :returns:    The shared Response object.
+    :rtype:    Response
+
+    .. versionadded:: 4.3.0
+
+    This function is a wrapper for ``Services::response()``.
+
 .. php:function:: route_to($method[, ...$params])
 
     :param   string  $method: The named route alias, or name of the controller/method to match.