diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index a88f171..856e2c0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ A changelog:
 
 ## In progress
 
+* **Breaking changes**:
+    * `Request.route` is now always set, but `Request.route.payload` is `None`
+      when path is not found. This allows to catch a not found request in the
+      `request` hook. Note: if the `request` hook does not return a response,
+      a 404 is still automatically raised.
+      ([#45](https://github.com/pyrates/roll/pull/45))
 * Added `request.host` shortcut ([#43](https://github.com/pyrates/roll/pull/43))
 
 
diff --git a/docs/reference.md b/docs/reference.md
index cf743ce..b253f06 100644
--- a/docs/reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference.md
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ please refers to that documentation for available patterns.
 A namedtuple to collect matched route data with attributes:
 
 * **payload** (`dict`): the data received by the `@app.route` decorator,
-  contains all handlers plus optionnal custom data.
+  contains all handlers plus optionnal custom data. Value is `None` when request
+  path is not found.
 * **vars** (`dict`): URL placeholders resolved for the current route.
 
 
diff --git a/roll/__init__.py b/roll/__init__.py
index 3ec2b20..1ff018f 100644
--- a/roll/__init__.py
+++ b/roll/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from typing import TypeVar
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs, unquote
 
-from autoroutes import Routes as BaseRoutes
+from autoroutes import Routes
 from biscuits import Cookie, parse
 from httptools import HttpParserError, HttpRequestParser, parse_url
 from multifruits import Parser, extract_filename, parse_content_disposition
@@ -381,16 +381,6 @@ class Protocol(asyncio.Protocol):
             self.writer.close()
 
 
-class Routes(BaseRoutes):
-    """Customized to raise our own `HttpError` in case of 404."""
-
-    def match(self, url: str):
-        payload, params = super().match(url)
-        if not payload:
-            raise HttpError(HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND, url)
-        return payload, params
-
-
 Route = namedtuple('Route', ['payload', 'vars'])
 
 
@@ -423,6 +413,8 @@ class Roll:
         try:
             request.route = Route(*self.routes.match(request.path))
             if not await self.hook('request', request, response):
+                if not request.route.payload:
+                    raise HttpError(HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND, request.path)
                 # Uppercased in order to only consider HTTP verbs.
                 if request.method.upper() not in request.route.payload:
                     raise HttpError(HTTPStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)

404 missing from logger
I think it's from https://github.com/pyrates/roll/commit/7655d0ec3fc4009d6f150d8dda4715388abe6c11

Not sure why we moved the request hook after the dispatching.
Was it to have `request.route` set before?
  
diff --git a/tests/test_hooks.py b/tests/test_hooks.py
index a602f20..81b5172 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -67,3 +67,17 @@ async def test_third_parties_can_call_hook_their_way(client, app):
 
     assert await app.hook('custom', myarg='kwarg') == 'kwarg'
     assert await app.hook('custom', 'arg') == 'arg'
+
+
+async def test_request_hook_is_called_even_if_path_is_not_found(client, app):
+
+    @app.listen('request')
+    async def listener(request, response):
+        if not request.route.payload:
+            response.status = 400
+            response.body = b'Really this is a bad request'
+            return True  # Shortcuts the response process.
+
+    resp = await client.get('/not-found')
+    assert resp.status == HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST
+    assert resp.body == b'Really this is a bad request'

pip install -e .[dev]
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest pytest-asyncio
apt-get update apt-get install -y gcc
3.6
requirements.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
attrs==22.2.0
autoroutes==0.2.0
biscuits==0.1.1
certifi==2021.5.30
httptools==0.0.10
importlib-metadata==4.8.3
iniconfig==1.1.1
multifruits==0.1.0
packaging==21.3
pluggy==1.0.0
py==1.11.0
pyparsing==3.1.4
pytest==7.0.1
pytest-asyncio==0.16.0
-e git+https://github.com/pyrates/roll.git@9309c131e681926e83d454c0087bbffcf4669d77#egg=roll
tomli==1.2.3
typing_extensions==4.1.1
uvloop==0.9.1
zipp==3.6.0

name: roll
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - certifi=2021.5.30=py36h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.3=he6710b0_2
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=1.1.1w=h7f8727e_0
  - pip=21.2.2=py36h06a4308_0
  - python=3.6.13=h12debd9_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=58.0.4=py36h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.37.1=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - attrs==22.2.0
      - autoroutes==0.2.0
      - biscuits==0.1.1
      - httptools==0.0.10
      - importlib-metadata==4.8.3
      - iniconfig==1.1.1
      - multifruits==0.1.0
      - packaging==21.3
      - pluggy==1.0.0
      - py==1.11.0
      - pyparsing==3.1.4
      - pytest==7.0.1
      - pytest-asyncio==0.16.0
      - tomli==1.2.3
      - typing-extensions==4.1.1
      - uvloop==0.9.1
      - zipp==3.6.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/roll

tests/test_hooks.py::test_request_hook_is_called_even_if_path_is_not_found
tests/test_hooks.py::test_request_hook_can_alter_response tests/test_hooks.py::test_response_hook_can_alter_response tests/test_hooks.py::test_error_with_json_format tests/test_hooks.py::test_third_parties_can_call_hook_their_way
docs/changelog.md docs/reference.md roll/__init__.py
docs/changelog.md docs/reference.md roll/__init__.py