diff --git a/packages/@n8n/task-runner/src/runner-types.ts b/packages/@n8n/task-runner/src/runner-types.ts
index e4e76189e2..7b13e8fe70 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/task-runner/src/runner-types.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/task-runner/src/runner-types.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ export const EXPOSED_RPC_METHODS = [
 
 	// httpRequest(opts: IHttpRequestOptions): Promise<IN8nHttpFullResponse | IN8nHttpResponse>
 	'helpers.httpRequest',
+
+	// (deprecated) request(uriOrObject: string | IRequestOptions, options?: IRequestOptions): Promise<any>;
+	'helpers.request',
 ];
 
 /** Helpers that exist but that we are not exposing to the Code Node */
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-managers/__tests__/task-manager.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-managers/__tests__/task-manager.test.ts
index 3066f25cfd..226f491908 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-managers/__tests__/task-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/task-runners/task-managers/__tests__/task-manager.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('TaskRequester', () => {
 			['helpers.setBinaryDataBuffer', [{ data: '123' }, Buffer.from('data').toJSON()]],
 			['helpers.binaryToString', [Buffer.from('data').toJSON(), 'utf8']],
 			['helpers.httpRequest', [{ url: 'http://localhost' }]],
+			['helpers.request', [{ url: 'http://localhost' }]],
 		])('should handle %s rpc call', async (methodName, args) => {
 			const executeFunctions = set({}, methodName.split('.'), jest.fn());