diff --git a/.changeset/clean-pandas-respond.md b/.changeset/clean-pandas-respond.md
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index 0000000..fa4b1e7
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+++ b/.changeset/clean-pandas-respond.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@api-wrappers/api-core": minor
+---
+
+Add a GraphQL response helper that preserves raw response headers, request context, plugin metadata, and GraphQL extensions.
diff --git a/src/__tests__/graphqlWithResponse.test.ts b/src/__tests__/graphqlWithResponse.test.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/__tests__/graphqlWithResponse.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { BaseHttpClient } from "../client/BaseHttpClient";
+import type { RequestContext } from "../context/RequestContext";
+import { GraphQLRequestError } from "../graphql/GraphQLRequestError";
+import { graphqlWithResponse } from "../graphql/graphqlWithResponse";
+
+const QUERY = "query Viewer { Viewer { id } }";
+
+describe("graphqlWithResponse", () => {
+	it("returns data with the raw response and GraphQL extensions", async () => {
+		let captured: RequestContext | undefined;
+		const client = new BaseHttpClient({
+			baseUrl: "https://api.test",
+			transport: {
+				async execute(ctx) {
+					captured = ctx;
+					return new Response(
+						JSON.stringify({
+							data: { Viewer: { id: 1 } },
+							extensions: { traceId: "trace-1" },
+						}),
+						{
+							headers: {
+								"content-type": "application/json",
+								"x-ratelimit-remaining": "89",
+							},
+						},
+					);
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		const result = await graphqlWithResponse<{
+			Viewer: { id: number };
+		}>(client, "/graphql", {
+			query: QUERY,
+			tags: ["viewer"],
+		});
+		expect(captured).toBeDefined();
+		const request = captured as RequestContext;
+
+		expect(result.data.Viewer.id).toBe(1);
+		expect(result.extensions).toEqual({ traceId: "trace-1" });
+		expect(result.response.headers.get("x-ratelimit-remaining")).toBe("89");
+		expect(result.request).toBe(request);
+		expect(result.request.tags).toEqual(["viewer"]);
+	});
+
+	it("throws GraphQLRequestError for application errors", async () => {
+		const client = new BaseHttpClient({
+			baseUrl: "https://api.test",
+			transport: {
+				async execute() {
+					return new Response(
+						JSON.stringify({ errors: [{ message: "Denied" }] }),
+						{ headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+					);
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			graphqlWithResponse(client, "/graphql", { query: QUERY }),
+		).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(GraphQLRequestError);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/graphql/graphqlWithResponse.ts b/src/graphql/graphqlWithResponse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e22d0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/graphql/graphqlWithResponse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import type { ApiResponse, BaseHttpClient } from "../client/BaseHttpClient";
+import { mergeHeaders } from "../utils/mergeHeaders";
+import { GraphQLRequestError } from "./GraphQLRequestError";
+import type { GraphQLRequestOptions, GraphQLResponse } from "./types";
+
+export interface GraphQLApiResponse<TData> extends ApiResponse<TData> {
+	/** Optional GraphQL response extensions returned by the server. */
+	extensions?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Executes a GraphQL operation while retaining the raw response, request
+ * context, plugin metadata, and GraphQL extensions.
+ */
+export async function graphqlWithResponse<
+	TData = unknown,
+	TVariables extends object = Record<string, unknown>,
+>(
+	client: Pick<BaseHttpClient, "requestWithResponse">,
+	path: string,
+	options: GraphQLRequestOptions<TVariables>,
+): Promise<GraphQLApiResponse<TData>> {
+	const {
+		query,
+		variables,
+		operationName,
+		headers,
+		signal,
+		timeoutMs,
+		cacheKey,
+		tags,
+	} = options;
+	const result = await client.requestWithResponse<GraphQLResponse<TData>>(
+		path,
+		{
+			method: "POST",
+			body: {
+				query,
+				...(variables !== undefined && { variables }),
+				...(operationName !== undefined && { operationName }),
+			},
+			headers: mergeHeaders(headers, { "content-type": "application/json" }),
+			signal,
+			timeoutMs,
+			cacheKey,
+			tags,
+		},
+	);
+	const envelope = result.data;
+
+	if (envelope.errors && envelope.errors.length > 0) {
+		throw new GraphQLRequestError(envelope.errors, envelope.data);
+	}
+
+	return {
+		...result,
+		data: envelope.data as TData,
+		extensions: envelope.extensions,
+	};
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 01b3c32..90ad10b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export type {
 export { createGraphQLRequester } from "./graphql/createGraphQLRequester";
 export { GraphQLRequestError } from "./graphql/GraphQLRequestError";
 export { dedupeGraphQLFragmentDefinitions, gql } from "./graphql/gql";
+export type { GraphQLApiResponse } from "./graphql/graphqlWithResponse";
+export { graphqlWithResponse } from "./graphql/graphqlWithResponse";
 export type {
 	GraphQLErrorDetail,
 	GraphQLRequestOptions,