diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 0c73a49f..3a9608d5 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ const BodyBytesKey = "_gin-gonic/gin/bodybyteskey"
 // ContextKey is the key that a Context returns itself for.
 const ContextKey = "_gin-gonic/gin/contextkey"
 
+type ContextKeyType int
+
+const ContextRequestKey ContextKeyType = 0
+
 // abortIndex represents a typical value used in abort functions.
 const abortIndex int8 = math.MaxInt8 >> 1
 
@@ -1225,7 +1229,7 @@ func (c *Context) Err() error {
 // if no value is associated with key. Successive calls to Value with
 // the same key returns the same result.
 func (c *Context) Value(key any) any {
-	if key == 0 {
+	if key == ContextRequestKey {
 		return c.Request
 	}
 	if key == ContextKey {
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 089047c2..9c1717ed 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ func TestContextGolangContext(t *testing.T) {
 	ti, ok := c.Deadline()
 	assert.Equal(t, ti, time.Time{})
 	assert.False(t, ok)
-	assert.Equal(t, c.Value(0), c.Request)
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Value(ContextRequestKey), c.Request)
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Value(ContextKey), c)
 	assert.Nil(t, c.Value("foo"))