diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/HttpWebHandlerAdapter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/HttpWebHandlerAdapter.java
index bd3edea6ac..63a87d2d04 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/HttpWebHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/HttpWebHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -243,7 +243,13 @@ public class HttpWebHandlerAdapter extends WebHandlerDecorator implements HttpHa
 				getCodecConfigurer(), getLocaleContextResolver(), this.applicationContext);
 	}
 
-	private String formatRequest(ServerHttpRequest request) {
+	/**
+	 * Format the request for logging purposes including HTTP method and URL.
+	 * <p>By default this prints the HTTP method, the URL path, and the query.
+	 * @param request the request to format
+	 * @return the String to display, never empty or @code null}
+	 */
+	protected String formatRequest(ServerHttpRequest request) {
 		String rawQuery = request.getURI().getRawQuery();
 		String query = StringUtils.hasText(rawQuery) ? "?" + rawQuery : "";
 		return "HTTP " + request.getMethod() + " \"" + request.getPath() + query + "\"";