diff --git a/src/app/extend/context.ts b/src/app/extend/context.ts
index 6a1c3e4fc5..c986fea74d 100644
--- a/src/app/extend/context.ts
+++ b/src/app/extend/context.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import type Request from './request.js';
 import type Response from './response.js';
 import type Helper from './helper.js';
 
-import './context.types.js';
-
 const HELPER = Symbol('ctx helper');
 const LOCALS = Symbol('ctx locals');
 const LOCALS_LIST = Symbol('ctx localsList');
@@ -306,3 +304,19 @@ export default class Context extends EggCoreContext {
     this.response.realStatus = val;
   }
 }
+
+declare module '@eggjs/core' {
+  // add Context overrides types
+  interface Context {
+    curl(url: HttpClientRequestURL, options?: HttpClientRequestOptions): ReturnType<HttpClient['request']>;
+    get router(): Router;
+    set router(val: Router);
+    get helper(): Helper;
+    get httpclient(): HttpClient;
+    get httpClient(): HttpClient;
+    getLogger(name: string): EggLogger;
+    get logger(): EggLogger;
+    get coreLogger(): EggLogger;
+    get locals(): Record<string, any>;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/extend/context.types.ts b/src/app/extend/context.types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 417b7edcd1..0000000000
--- a/src/app/extend/context.types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import type {
-  Router,
-} from '@eggjs/core';
-import type { EggLogger } from 'egg-logger';
-import type {
-  HttpClientRequestURL, HttpClientRequestOptions, HttpClient,
-} from '../../lib/core/httpclient.js';
-import type Helper from './helper.js';
-
-declare module '@eggjs/core' {
-  // add Context overrides types
-  interface Context {
-    curl(url: HttpClientRequestURL, options?: HttpClientRequestOptions): ReturnType<HttpClient['request']>;
-    get router(): Router;
-    set router(val: Router);
-    get helper(): Helper;
-    get httpclient(): HttpClient;
-    get httpClient(): HttpClient;
-    getLogger(name: string): EggLogger;
-    get logger(): EggLogger;
-    get coreLogger(): EggLogger;
-    get locals(): Record<string, any>;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/extend/request.ts b/src/app/extend/request.ts
index 623d248e54..e4819768ef 100644
--- a/src/app/extend/request.ts
+++ b/src/app/extend/request.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ const HOST = Symbol('request host');
 const IPS = Symbol('request ips');
 const RE_ARRAY_KEY = /[^\[\]]+\[\]$/;
 
-import './request.types.js';
-
 export default class Request extends EggCoreRequest {
   declare app: Application;
   declare ctx: Context;
@@ -266,6 +264,17 @@ export default class Request extends EggCoreRequest {
   }
 }
 
+declare module '@eggjs/core' {
+  // add Request overrides types
+  interface Request {
+    body: any;
+    get acceptJSON(): boolean;
+    get query(): Record<string, string>;
+    set query(obj: Record<string, string>);
+    get queries(): Record<string, string[]>;
+  }
+}
+
 function firstValue(value: string | string[]) {
   if (Array.isArray(value)) {
     value = value[0];
diff --git a/src/app/extend/request.types.ts b/src/app/extend/request.types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ee501396c..0000000000
--- a/src/app/extend/request.types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-declare module '@eggjs/core' {
-  // add Request overrides types
-  interface Request {
-    body: any;
-    get acceptJSON(): boolean;
-    get query(): Record<string, string>;
-    set query(obj: Record<string, string>);
-    get queries(): Record<string, string[]>;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/extend/response.ts b/src/app/extend/response.ts
index 5c0e029047..097df423c3 100644
--- a/src/app/extend/response.ts
+++ b/src/app/extend/response.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { Response as KoaResponse } from '@eggjs/core';
 
 const REAL_STATUS = Symbol('response realStatus');
 
-import './response.types.js';
-
 export default class Response extends KoaResponse {
   /**
    * Get or set a real status code.
@@ -36,3 +34,11 @@ export default class Response extends KoaResponse {
     this[REAL_STATUS] = status;
   }
 }
+
+declare module '@eggjs/core' {
+  // add Response overrides types
+  interface Response {
+    get realStatus(): number;
+    set realStatus(status: number);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/extend/response.types.ts b/src/app/extend/response.types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 00a2180b6a..0000000000
--- a/src/app/extend/response.types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-declare module '@eggjs/core' {
-  // add Response overrides types
-  interface Response {
-    get realStatus(): number;
-    set realStatus(status: number);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/core/httpclient.ts b/src/lib/core/httpclient.ts
index ea47566d2d..053aecdef4 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/httpclient.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/httpclient.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   HttpClient as RawHttpClient,
   RequestURL as HttpClientRequestURL,
   RequestOptions,
+  ClientOptions as HttpClientOptions,
 } from 'urllib';
 import { ms } from 'humanize-ms';
 import type { EggApplicationCore } from '../egg.js';
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import type { EggApplicationCore } from '../egg.js';
 export type {
   HttpClientResponse,
   RequestURL as HttpClientRequestURL,
+  ClientOptions as HttpClientOptions,
 } from 'urllib';
 
 export interface HttpClientRequestOptions extends RequestOptions {
@@ -19,12 +21,17 @@ export interface HttpClientRequestOptions extends RequestOptions {
 export class HttpClient extends RawHttpClient {
   readonly #app: EggApplicationCore & { tracer?: any };
 
-  constructor(app: EggApplicationCore) {
+  constructor(app: EggApplicationCore, options: HttpClientOptions = {}) {
     normalizeConfig(app);
     const config = app.config.httpclient;
-    super({
-      defaultArgs: config.request,
-    });
+    const initOptions: HttpClientOptions = {
+      ...options,
+      defaultArgs: {
+        ...config.request,
+        ...options.defaultArgs,
+      },
+    };
+    super(initOptions);
     this.#app = app;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/egg.ts b/src/lib/egg.ts
index d78c7d297f..cf0a5a184f 100644
--- a/src/lib/egg.ts
+++ b/src/lib/egg.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ import type { EggAppConfig } from './types.js';
 import { create as createMessenger, IMessenger } from './core/messenger/index.js';
 import { ContextHttpClient } from './core/context_httpclient.js';
 import {
-  HttpClient, type HttpClientRequestOptions, type HttpClientRequestURL, type HttpClientResponse,
+  HttpClient,
+  type HttpClientRequestOptions, type HttpClientRequestURL, type HttpClientResponse,
+  type HttpClientOptions,
 } from './core/httpclient.js';
 import { createLoggers } from './core/logger.js';
 import {
@@ -43,8 +45,6 @@ import { BaseHookClass } from './core/base_hook_class.js';
 import type { EggApplicationLoader } from './loader/index.js';
 import { getSourceDirname } from './utils.js';
 
-import './egg.types.js';
-
 const EGG_PATH = Symbol.for('egg#eggPath');
 
 export interface EggApplicationCoreOptions extends Omit<EggCoreOptions, 'baseDir'> {
@@ -387,14 +387,22 @@ export class EggApplicationCore extends EggCore {
     return await this.httpClient.request<T>(url, options);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new HttpClient instance with custom options
+   * @param {Object} [options] HttpClient init options
+   */
+  createHttpClient(options?: HttpClientOptions): HttpClient {
+    return new this.HttpClient(this, options);
+  }
+
   /**
    * HttpClient instance
    * @see https://github.com/node-modules/urllib
    * @member {HttpClient}
    */
-  get httpClient() {
+  get httpClient(): HttpClient {
     if (!this.#httpClient) {
-      this.#httpClient = new this.HttpClient(this);
+      this.#httpClient = this.createHttpClient();
     }
     return this.#httpClient;
   }
@@ -680,3 +688,19 @@ export class EggApplicationCore extends EggCore {
     return context;
   }
 }
+
+declare module '@eggjs/core' {
+  // add EggApplicationCore overrides types
+  interface EggCore {
+    inspect(): any;
+    get currentContext(): EggContext | undefined;
+    ctxStorage: AsyncLocalStorage<EggContext>;
+    get logger(): EggLogger;
+    get coreLogger(): EggLogger;
+    getLogger(name: string): EggLogger;
+    createHttpClient(options?: HttpClientOptions): HttpClient;
+    HttpClient: typeof HttpClient;
+    get httpClient(): HttpClient;
+    curl<T = any>(url: HttpClientRequestURL, options?: HttpClientRequestOptions): Promise<HttpClientResponse<T>>;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/egg.types.ts b/src/lib/egg.types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ebff5c81d7..0000000000
--- a/src/lib/egg.types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import type { AsyncLocalStorage } from 'node:async_hooks';
-import type EggContext from '../app/extend/context.js';
-import type { EggLogger } from 'egg-logger';
-
-declare module '@eggjs/core' {
-  // add EggApplicationCore overrides types
-  interface EggCore {
-    inspect(): any;
-    get currentContext(): EggContext | undefined;
-    ctxStorage: AsyncLocalStorage<EggContext>;
-    get logger(): EggLogger;
-    get coreLogger(): EggLogger;
-    getLogger(name: string): EggLogger;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/types.ts b/src/lib/types.ts
index 5efbe274ef..8adbed71fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ export interface CustomLoaderConfig extends Omit<FileLoaderOptions, 'inject' | '
   loadunit?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface HttpClientConfig {
+  /** Request timeout */
+  timeout?: number;
+  /** Default request args for httpclient */
+  request?: HttpClientRequestOptions;
+  /**
+   * @deprecated keep compatible with egg 3.x, no more used
+   */
+  useHttpClientNext?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface EggAppConfig extends EggCoreAppConfig {
   workerStartTimeout: number;
   baseDir: string;
@@ -141,47 +152,7 @@ export interface EggAppConfig extends EggCoreAppConfig {
   };
 
   /** Configuration of httpclient in egg. */
-  httpclient: {
-    /** Request timeout */
-    timeout?: number;
-    /** Default request args for httpclient */
-    request?: HttpClientRequestOptions;
-    /**
-     * @deprecated keep compatible with egg 3.x, no more used
-     */
-    useHttpClientNext?: boolean;
-  };
-
-  // development: {
-  //   /**
-  //    * dirs needed watch, when files under these change, application will reload, use relative path
-  //    */
-  //   watchDirs: string[];
-  //   /**
-  //    * dirs don't need watch, including subdirectories, use relative path
-  //    */
-  //   ignoreDirs: string[];
-  //   /**
-  //    * don't wait all plugins ready, default is true.
-  //    */
-  //   fastReady: boolean;
-  //   /**
-  //    * whether reload on debug, default is true.
-  //    */
-  //   reloadOnDebug: boolean;
-  //   /**
-  //    * whether override default watchDirs, default is false.
-  //    */
-  //   overrideDefault: boolean;
-  //   /**
-  //    * whether override default ignoreDirs, default is false.
-  //    */
-  //   overrideIgnore: boolean;
-  //   /**
-  //    * whether to reload, use https://github.com/sindresorhus/multimatch
-  //    */
-  //   reloadPattern: string[] | string;
-  // };
+  httpclient: HttpClientConfig;
 
   /**
    * customLoader config
diff --git a/test/lib/core/httpclient.test.ts b/test/lib/core/httpclient.test.ts
index b330e1e640..92a7a74b89 100644
--- a/test/lib/core/httpclient.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/core/httpclient.test.ts
@@ -634,4 +634,23 @@ describe('test/lib/core/httpclient.test.ts', () => {
       assert(res.status === 200);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('app.createHttpClient(options)', () => {
+    let app: MockApplication;
+    before(() => {
+      app = createApp('apps/httpclient-retry');
+      return app.ready();
+    });
+    after(() => app.close());
+
+    it('should work', async () => {
+      const client1 = app.createHttpClient();
+      const client2 = app.createHttpClient();
+      assert.notEqual(client1, client2);
+      const res = await client1.request(url, {
+        method: 'GET',
+      });
+      assert.equal(res.status, 200);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts b/test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts
index f8bf89bf2c..e80ea76828 100644
--- a/test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import { mm } from '@eggjs/mock';
 import { EggConsoleLogger } from 'egg-logger';
 import { MockApplication, createApp, getFilepath } from '../../../utils.js';
-import { AppWorkerLoader, AgentWorkerLoader } from '../../../../src/index.js';
+import { AppWorkerLoader, AgentWorkerLoader, EggApplicationCore } from '../../../../src/index.js';
 
 const EGG_BASE = getFilepath('../..');
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
       plugins,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
       const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
         env: 'unittest',
         baseDir,
-        app,
+        app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
         logger,
       });
       await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
       const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
         env: 'unittest',
         baseDir,
-        app,
+        app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
         logger,
       });
       await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'local',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
       const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
         env: 'unittest',
         baseDir,
-        app,
+        app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
         logger,
       });
       await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
       const appLoader = new AppWorkerLoader({
         env: 'unittest',
         baseDir,
-        app,
+        app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
         logger,
       });
       await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader1 = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader1.loadConfig();
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader2 = new AppWorkerLoader({
       env: 'local',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader2.loadConfig();
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const appLoader = new CustomAppLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await appLoader.loadConfig();
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ describe('test/lib/core/loader/load_plugin.test.ts', () => {
     const agentLoader = new CustomAgentLoader({
       env: 'unittest',
       baseDir,
-      app,
+      app: app as unknown as EggApplicationCore,
       logger,
     });
     await agentLoader.loadConfig();