diff --git a/.changeset/swift-kings-kneel.md b/.changeset/swift-kings-kneel.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b4e697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-kings-kneel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@fetchkit/ffetch': patch
+---
+
+Allow fetchHandler to be overriden on a per-request basis
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 5bc7893..e73df90 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ const client = createClient({
 // Or use node-fetch/undici in Node.js
 import nodeFetch from 'node-fetch'
 const clientNode = createClient({ fetchHandler: nodeFetch })
+
+// Per-request fetchHandler override (useful for testing)
+const client = createClient({ retries: 0 })
+const mockFetch = () => Promise.resolve(
+  new Response(JSON.stringify({ test: 'data' }), { status: 200 })
+)
+await client('https://example.com', { fetchHandler: mockFetch }) // Uses mockFetch
+await client('https://example.com') // Uses global fetch
 ```
 
 ## Circuit Breaker Hooks
diff --git a/docs/examples.md b/docs/examples.md
index cbbd5dd..d10391a 100644
--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ const data = await response.json()
 
 ### Injecting a Mock Fetch for Unit Tests
 
+You can provide a mock fetch handler at the client level or override it per-request:
+
 ```typescript
 import createClient from '@fetchkit/ffetch'
 
@@ -136,10 +138,28 @@ function mockFetch(url, options) {
   )
 }
 
+// Option 1: Client-level fetchHandler (all requests use this)
 const client = createClient({ fetchHandler: mockFetch })
 const response = await client('https://api.example.com/test')
 const data = await response.json()
 // data: { ok: true, url: 'https://api.example.com/test' }
+
+// Option 2: Per-request fetchHandler (useful for different mocks per test)
+const client2 = createClient({ retries: 0 })
+
+// First request with specific mock
+const mockUser = () => Promise.resolve(
+  new Response(JSON.stringify({ id: 1, name: 'Alice' }), { status: 200 })
+)
+const userResponse = await client2('/api/user', { fetchHandler: mockUser })
+// Returns: { id: 1, name: 'Alice' }
+
+// Second request with different mock
+const mockPosts = () => Promise.resolve(
+  new Response(JSON.stringify([{ id: 1, title: 'Hello' }]), { status: 200 })
+)
+const postsResponse = await client2('/api/posts', { fetchHandler: mockPosts })
+// Returns: [{ id: 1, title: 'Hello' }]
 ```
 
 ## Advanced Patterns
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1527646..ebc8276 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@fetchkit/ffetch",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "4.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@fetchkit/ffetch",
-      "version": "0.1.3",
+      "version": "4.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.5",
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 8a7ce39..b68434b 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function createClient(opts: FFetchOptions = {}): FFetch {
               signal: combinedSignal,
             })
             try {
-              const handler = fetchHandler ?? fetch
+              const handler = init.fetchHandler ?? fetchHandler ?? fetch
               const response = await handler(reqWithSignal)
               lastResponse = response
               if (
diff --git a/test/client.fetchHandler.test.ts b/test/client.fetchHandler.test.ts
index 85b9e29..34dc4c7 100644
--- a/test/client.fetchHandler.test.ts
+++ b/test/client.fetchHandler.test.ts
@@ -73,4 +73,77 @@ describe('ffetch fetchHandler option', () => {
     expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalled()
     global.fetch = originalFetch
   })
+
+  it('allows per-request fetchHandler override', async () => {
+    const clientFetchSpy = vi.fn(mockFetch)
+    const requestFetchSpy = vi.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(JSON.stringify({ from: 'request' }), { status: 200 })
+      )
+    )
+
+    const client = createClient({ fetchHandler: clientFetchSpy })
+    const res = await client('https://example.com', {
+      fetchHandler: requestFetchSpy,
+    })
+    const json = await res.json()
+
+    expect(clientFetchSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(requestFetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(json.from).toBe('request')
+  })
+
+  it('uses client fetchHandler when no per-request override is provided', async () => {
+    const clientFetchSpy = vi.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(JSON.stringify({ from: 'client' }), { status: 200 })
+      )
+    )
+
+    const client = createClient({ fetchHandler: clientFetchSpy })
+    const res = await client('https://example.com')
+    const json = await res.json()
+
+    expect(clientFetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(json.from).toBe('client')
+  })
+
+  it('supports per-request fetchHandler without client-level handler', async () => {
+    const requestFetchSpy = vi.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(JSON.stringify({ from: 'request-only' }), { status: 200 })
+      )
+    )
+
+    const client = createClient({ retries: 0 })
+    const res = await client('https://example.com', {
+      fetchHandler: requestFetchSpy,
+    })
+    const json = await res.json()
+
+    expect(requestFetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(json.from).toBe('request-only')
+  })
+
+  it('allows different fetchHandlers for different requests on same client', async () => {
+    const fetch1 = vi.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve(new Response(JSON.stringify({ id: 1 }), { status: 200 }))
+    )
+    const fetch2 = vi.fn(() =>
+      Promise.resolve(new Response(JSON.stringify({ id: 2 }), { status: 200 }))
+    )
+
+    const client = createClient({ retries: 0 })
+
+    const res1 = await client('https://test1.com', { fetchHandler: fetch1 })
+    const json1 = await res1.json()
+
+    const res2 = await client('https://test2.com', { fetchHandler: fetch2 })
+    const json2 = await res2.json()
+
+    expect(fetch1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(fetch2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(json1.id).toBe(1)
+    expect(json2.id).toBe(2)
+  })
 })