diff --git a/arango/database.py b/arango/database.py
index d4a5d8ed..627957f1 100644
--- a/arango/database.py
+++ b/arango/database.py
@@ -1128,6 +1128,20 @@ def response_handler(resp: Response) -> bool:
 
         return self._execute(request, response_handler)
 
+    def request(self, request: Request) -> Result[Response]:
+        """Execute a custom request.
+
+        :param request: Request object to be executed.
+        :type request: Request
+        :return: Response object containing the result of the request.
+        :rtype: Response
+        """
+
+        def response_handler(resp: Response) -> Response:
+            return resp
+
+        return self._executor.execute(request, response_handler)
+
     def metrics(self) -> Result[str]:
         """Return server metrics in Prometheus format.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index 8cd6df00..d572ec5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from arango.foxx import Foxx
 from arango.pregel import Pregel
 from arango.replication import Replication
+from arango.request import Request
 from arango.wal import WAL
 from tests.helpers import (
     assert_raises,
@@ -371,6 +372,14 @@ def test_database_misc_methods(client, sys_db, db, bad_db, cluster, secret, db_v
     availability = db.check_availability()
     assert isinstance(availability, str)
 
+    # Custom request
+    request = Request(
+        method="get",
+        endpoint="/_api/version",
+    )
+    response = sys_db.request(request)
+    assert "version" in response.body
+
 
 def test_database_management(db, sys_db, bad_db):
     # Test list databases