diff --git a/.changeset/pass-client-logger-to-request-handler.md b/.changeset/pass-client-logger-to-request-handler.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9821a38dd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pass-client-logger-to-request-handler.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@smithy/core": minor
+"@smithy/node-http-handler": minor
+"@smithy/undici-http-handler": minor
+---
+
+feat: pass client logger to request handlers
diff --git a/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d77ee950624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { getHttpHandlerExtensionConfiguration } from "./httpExtensionConfiguration";
+
+describe("getHttpHandlerExtensionConfiguration", () => {
+  const createMockHandler = () => ({
+    metadata: { handlerProtocol: "http/1.1" },
+    handle: vi.fn(),
+    updateHttpClientConfig: vi.fn(),
+    httpHandlerConfigs: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({}),
+  });
+
+  const createMockLogger = () => ({
+    trace: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+  });
+
+  describe("client logger injection", () => {
+    it("passes logger to httpHandler via updateHttpClientConfig", () => {
+      const handler = createMockHandler();
+      const logger = createMockLogger();
+
+      getHttpHandlerExtensionConfiguration({ httpHandler: handler, logger } as any);
+
+      expect(handler.updateHttpClientConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith("logger", logger);
+    });
+
+    it("does not throw when no handler is present", () => {
+      const logger = createMockLogger();
+
+      // should not throw
+      getHttpHandlerExtensionConfiguration({ logger } as any);
+    });
+
+    it("does not throw when no logger is provided", () => {
+      const handler = createMockHandler();
+
+      getHttpHandlerExtensionConfiguration({ httpHandler: handler } as any);
+
+      expect(handler.updateHttpClientConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith("logger", undefined);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.ts b/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.ts
index d5bb23f2a2e..2d3306fd7fd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/submodules/protocols/protocol-http/extensions/httpExtensionConfiguration.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export type HttpHandlerExtensionConfigType<HandlerConfig extends object = {}> =
 export const getHttpHandlerExtensionConfiguration = <HandlerConfig extends object = {}>(
   runtimeConfig: HttpHandlerExtensionConfigType<HandlerConfig>
 ) => {
+  runtimeConfig.httpHandler?.updateHttpClientConfig("logger" as keyof HandlerConfig, (runtimeConfig as any).logger);
+
   return {
     setHttpHandler(handler: HttpHandler<HandlerConfig>): void {
       runtimeConfig.httpHandler = handler;
diff --git a/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.spec.ts b/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.spec.ts
index 1867ee4b002..65cf6999c75 100644
--- a/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.spec.ts
@@ -485,6 +485,59 @@ describe("NodeHttpHandler", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("updateHttpClientConfig", () => {
+    it("uses nullish assignment for the logger key", async () => {
+      const handlerLogger = { trace: vi.fn(), debug: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() };
+      const handler = new NodeHttpHandler({ logger: handlerLogger });
+
+      const clientLogger = { trace: vi.fn(), debug: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() };
+      handler.updateHttpClientConfig("logger", clientLogger);
+
+      // trigger config resolution
+      const request = new HttpRequest({ hostname: "localhost", method: "GET", protocol: "https:", path: "/" });
+      try {
+        await handler.handle(request);
+      } catch {
+        // ignore request errors, we just need config to resolve
+      }
+
+      const configs = handler.httpHandlerConfigs();
+      expect(configs.logger).toBe(handlerLogger);
+    });
+
+    it("sets the logger when none was provided in handler options", async () => {
+      const handler = new NodeHttpHandler();
+
+      const clientLogger = { trace: vi.fn(), debug: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() };
+      handler.updateHttpClientConfig("logger", clientLogger);
+
+      const request = new HttpRequest({ hostname: "localhost", method: "GET", protocol: "https:", path: "/" });
+      try {
+        await handler.handle(request);
+      } catch {
+        // ignore request errors
+      }
+
+      const configs = handler.httpHandlerConfigs();
+      expect(configs.logger).toBe(clientLogger);
+    });
+
+    it("overwrites for non-logger keys", async () => {
+      const handler = new NodeHttpHandler({ requestTimeout: 1000 });
+      handler.updateHttpClientConfig("requestTimeout", 5000);
+
+      const request = new HttpRequest({ hostname: "localhost", method: "GET", protocol: "https:", path: "/" });
+      try {
+        await handler.handle(request);
+      } catch {
+        // ignore request errors
+      }
+
+      const configs = handler.httpHandlerConfigs();
+      expect(configs.requestTimeout).toBe(5000);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("checkSocketUsage", () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(vi.fn() as any);
diff --git a/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.ts b/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.ts
index 7990cd3addd..8e13c0968cb 100644
--- a/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/node-http-handler/src/node-http-handler.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ or increase socketAcquisitionWarningTimeout=(millis) in the NodeHttpHandler conf
   public updateHttpClientConfig(key: keyof NodeHttpHandlerOptions, value: NodeHttpHandlerOptions[typeof key]): void {
     this.config = undefined;
     this.configProvider = this.configProvider.then((config) => {
+      if (key === "logger") {
+        return { ...config, logger: config.logger ?? (value as NodeHttpHandlerOptions["logger"]) };
+      }
       return {
         ...config,
         [key]: value,
diff --git a/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.spec.ts b/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.spec.ts
index a11cc742c66..94a06ed7cd1 100644
--- a/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.spec.ts
@@ -561,15 +561,22 @@ describe("UndiciHttpHandler", () => {
       expect(configs.logger).toBe(logger);
     });
 
-    it("updates config", async () => {
+    it("does not overwrite an existing logger via updateHttpClientConfig", async () => {
       const logger = createMockLogger();
       const updatedLogger = createMockLogger();
       handler = new UndiciHttpHandler({ logger });
       await handler.handle(createMockRequest());
       handler.updateHttpClientConfig("logger", updatedLogger);
-      // Config is reset, need another request to resolve
       await handler.handle(createMockRequest());
-      expect(handler.httpHandlerConfigs().logger).toBe(updatedLogger);
+      expect(handler.httpHandlerConfigs().logger).toBe(logger);
+    });
+
+    it("sets logger via updateHttpClientConfig when none was provided", async () => {
+      handler = new UndiciHttpHandler();
+      const clientLogger = createMockLogger();
+      handler.updateHttpClientConfig("logger", clientLogger);
+      await handler.handle(createMockRequest());
+      expect(handler.httpHandlerConfigs().logger).toBe(clientLogger);
     });
 
     it("retains existing dispatcher if undefined is passed", () => {
diff --git a/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.ts b/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.ts
index 0ad62a80adb..98f7a362c67 100644
--- a/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/undici-http-handler/src/undici-http-handler.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ export class UndiciHttpHandler implements HttpHandler<UndiciHttpHandlerOptions>
     value: UndiciHttpHandlerOptions[K]
   ): void {
     if (key !== "dispatcher") {
-      (this.config as any)[key] = value;
+      if (key === "logger") {
+        (this.config as any)[key] ??= value;
+      } else {
+        (this.config as any)[key] = value;
+      }
       return;
     }