diff --git a/docs/topics/request-response.rst b/docs/topics/request-response.rst
index 4cf367d96..05b7bb5c7 100644
--- a/docs/topics/request-response.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/request-response.rst
@@ -672,6 +672,18 @@ Response objects
 
         .. seealso:: :attr:`Request.meta` attribute
 
+    .. attribute:: Response.cb_kwargs
+
+        A shortcut to the :attr:`Request.cb_kwargs` attribute of the
+        :attr:`Response.request` object (ie. ``self.request.cb_kwargs``).
+
+        Unlike the :attr:`Response.request` attribute, the
+        :attr:`Response.cb_kwargs` attribute is propagated along redirects and
+        retries, so you will get the original :attr:`Request.cb_kwargs` sent
+        from your spider.
+
+        .. seealso:: :attr:`Request.cb_kwargs` attribute
+
     .. attribute:: Response.flags
 
         A list that contains flags for this response. Flags are labels used for
diff --git a/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py b/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py
index 64e9c6c20..ee9720d52 100644
--- a/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapy/http/response/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ class Response(object_ref):
         self.request = request
         self.flags = [] if flags is None else list(flags)
 
+    @property
+    def cb_kwargs(self):
+        try:
+            return self.request.cb_kwargs
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                "Response.cb_kwargs not available, this response "
+                "is not tied to any request"
+            )
+
     @property
     def meta(self):
         try: