diff --git a/frankenphp.c b/frankenphp.c
index fd487edb8e..70c35ae8de 100644
--- a/frankenphp.c
+++ b/frankenphp.c
@@ -126,13 +126,19 @@ static void frankenphp_reset_super_globals() {
     if (auto_global->name == _env) {
       /* skip $_ENV */
     } else if (auto_global->name == _server) {
-      /* always reimport $_SERVER  */
+      /* always reimport $_SERVER */
       auto_global->armed = auto_global->auto_global_callback(auto_global->name);
     } else if (auto_global->jit) {
-      /* globals with jit are: $_SERVER, $_ENV, $_REQUEST, $GLOBALS,
-       * jit will only trigger on script parsing and therefore behaves
-       * differently in worker mode. We will skip all jit globals
-       */
+      /* JIT globals ($_REQUEST, $GLOBALS) need special handling:
+       * - $GLOBALS will always be handled by the application, we skip it
+       * For $_REQUEST:
+       * - If in symbol_table: re-initialize with current request data
+       * - If not: do nothing, it may be armed by jit later */
+      if (auto_global->name == ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_AUTOGLOBAL_REQUEST) &&
+          zend_hash_exists(&EG(symbol_table), auto_global->name)) {
+        auto_global->armed =
+            auto_global->auto_global_callback(auto_global->name);
+      }
     } else if (auto_global->auto_global_callback) {
       /* $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, $_FILES are reimported here */
       auto_global->armed = auto_global->auto_global_callback(auto_global->name);
diff --git a/frankenphp_test.go b/frankenphp_test.go
index 8c6f3c90da..937853f676 100644
--- a/frankenphp_test.go
+++ b/frankenphp_test.go
@@ -306,6 +306,56 @@ func testPostSuperGlobals(t *testing.T, opts *testOptions) {
 	}, opts)
 }
 
+func TestRequestSuperGlobal_module(t *testing.T) { testRequestSuperGlobal(t, nil) }
+func TestRequestSuperGlobal_worker(t *testing.T) {
+	phpIni := make(map[string]string)
+	phpIni["auto_globals_jit"] = "1"
+	testRequestSuperGlobal(t, &testOptions{workerScript: "request-superglobal.php", phpIni: phpIni})
+}
+func testRequestSuperGlobal(t *testing.T, opts *testOptions) {
+	runTest(t, func(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request), _ *httptest.Server, i int) {
+		// Test with both GET and POST parameters
+		// $_REQUEST should contain merged data from both
+		formData := url.Values{"post_key": {fmt.Sprintf("post_value_%d", i)}}
+		req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("http://example.com/request-superglobal.php?get_key=get_value_%d", i), strings.NewReader(formData.Encode()))
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+		body, _ := testRequest(req, handler, t)
+
+		// Verify $_REQUEST contains both GET and POST data for the current request
+		assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("'get_key' => 'get_value_%d'", i))
+		assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("'post_key' => 'post_value_%d'", i))
+	}, opts)
+}
+
+func TestRequestSuperGlobalConditional_worker(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test verifies that $_REQUEST works correctly when accessed conditionally
+	// in worker mode. The first request does NOT access $_REQUEST, but subsequent
+	// requests do. This tests the "re-arm" mechanism for JIT auto globals.
+	//
+	// The bug scenario:
+	// - Request 1 (i=1): includes file, $_REQUEST initialized with val=1
+	// - Request 3 (i=3): includes file from cache, $_REQUEST should have val=3
+	// If the bug exists, $_REQUEST would still have val=1 from request 1.
+	phpIni := make(map[string]string)
+	phpIni["auto_globals_jit"] = "1"
+	runTest(t, func(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request), _ *httptest.Server, i int) {
+		if i%2 == 0 {
+			// Even requests: don't use $_REQUEST
+			body, _:= testGet(fmt.Sprintf("http://example.com/request-superglobal-conditional.php?val=%d", i), handler, t)
+			assert.Contains(t, body, "SKIPPED")
+			assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("'val' => '%d'", i))
+		} else {
+			// Odd requests: use $_REQUEST
+			body, _ := testGet(fmt.Sprintf("http://example.com/request-superglobal-conditional.php?use_request=1&val=%d", i), handler, t)
+			assert.Contains(t, body, "REQUEST:")
+			assert.Contains(t, body, "REQUEST_COUNT:2", "$_REQUEST should have ONLY current request's data (2 keys: use_request and val)")
+			assert.Contains(t, body, fmt.Sprintf("'val' => '%d'", i), "request data is not present")
+			assert.Contains(t, body, "'use_request' => '1'")
+			assert.Contains(t, body, "VAL_CHECK:MATCH", "BUG: $_REQUEST contains stale data from previous request! Body: "+body)
+		}
+	}, &testOptions{workerScript: "request-superglobal-conditional.php", phpIni: phpIni})
+}
+
 func TestCookies_module(t *testing.T) { testCookies(t, nil) }
 func TestCookies_worker(t *testing.T) { testCookies(t, &testOptions{workerScript: "cookies.php"}) }
 func testCookies(t *testing.T, opts *testOptions) {
diff --git a/testdata/request-superglobal-conditional-include.php b/testdata/request-superglobal-conditional-include.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f41bb98adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/request-superglobal-conditional-include.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+// This file tests if $_REQUEST is properly re-initialized in worker mode
+// The key test is: does $_REQUEST contain ONLY the current request's data?
+
+// Static counter to track how many times this file is executed (not compiled)
+static $execCount = 0;
+$execCount++;
+
+echo "EXEC_COUNT:" . $execCount;
+echo "\nREQUEST:";
+var_export($_REQUEST);
+echo "\nREQUEST_COUNT:" . count($_REQUEST);
+
+// Check if $_REQUEST was properly initialized for this request
+// If stale, it might have data from a previous request
+if (isset($_GET['val'])) {
+    $expected_val = $_GET['val'];
+    $actual_val = $_REQUEST['val'] ?? 'MISSING';
+    echo "\nVAL_CHECK:" . ($expected_val === $actual_val ? "MATCH" : "MISMATCH(expected=$expected_val,actual=$actual_val)");
+}
diff --git a/testdata/request-superglobal-conditional.php b/testdata/request-superglobal-conditional.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ef56f5988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/request-superglobal-conditional.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/_executor.php';
+
+return function () {
+    // Only access $_REQUEST on requests where use_request=1 is passed
+    // This tests the "re-arm" scenario where $_REQUEST might be accessed
+    // for the first time during a later request
+    if (isset($_GET['use_request']) && $_GET['use_request'] === '1') {
+        include 'request-superglobal-conditional-include.php';
+    } else {
+        echo "SKIPPED";
+    }
+    echo "\nGET:";
+    var_export($_GET);
+};
diff --git a/testdata/request-superglobal.php b/testdata/request-superglobal.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1509b2a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/request-superglobal.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/_executor.php';
+
+return function () {
+    // Output $_REQUEST to verify it contains current request data
+    // $_REQUEST should be a merge of $_GET and $_POST (based on request_order)
+    echo "REQUEST:";
+    var_export($_REQUEST);
+    echo "\nGET:";
+    var_export($_GET);
+    echo "\nPOST:";
+    var_export($_POST);
+};