diff --git a/.changeset/hot-eels-dig.md b/.changeset/hot-eels-dig.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f4d7f0286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hot-eels-dig.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/typescript-graphql-request': minor
+---
+
+Import graphql-request RequestOptions as a type
diff --git a/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/src/visitor.ts b/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/src/visitor.ts
index 69272fd4c6..d58a0f7787 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/src/visitor.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/src/visitor.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class GraphQLRequestVisitor extends ClientSideBaseVisitor<
     const typeImport = this.config.useTypeImports ? 'import type' : 'import';
 
     this._additionalImports.push(
-      `${typeImport} { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';`,
+      `${typeImport} { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';`,
     );
 
     if (this.config.rawRequest) {
diff --git a/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.spec.ts.snap b/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.spec.ts.snap
index 6cbd721693..7f81abf9c5 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.spec.ts.snap
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
 export type Scalars = {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
 export type Scalars = {
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import type { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import type { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 import { GraphQLError, print } from 'graphql'
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 import { GraphQLError } from 'graphql'
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 import { GraphQLError, print } from 'graphql'
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 import { GraphQLError, print } from 'graphql'
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import type { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import type { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
@@ -2560,7 +2560,7 @@ export type MakeOptional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]?:
 export type MakeMaybe<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & { [SubKey in K]: Maybe<T[SubKey]> };
 export type MakeEmpty<T extends { [key: string]: unknown }, K extends keyof T> = { [_ in K]?: never };
 export type Incremental<T> = T | { [P in keyof T]?: P extends ' $fragmentName' | '__typename' ? T[P] : never };
-import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
+import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';
 type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];
 import gql from 'graphql-tag';
 /** All built-in and custom scalars, mapped to their actual values */
diff --git a/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.v16+.spec.ts.snap b/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.v16+.spec.ts.snap
index b5d134cc88..af64101486 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.v16+.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/plugins/typescript/graphql-request/tests/__snapshots__/graphql-request.v16+.spec.ts.snap
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function getSdk(client: GraphQLClient, withWrapper: SdkFunctionWrapper =
 }
 export type Sdk = ReturnType<typeof getSdk>;",
   "prepend": [
-    "import { GraphQLClient, RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';",
+    "import { GraphQLClient, type RequestOptions } from 'graphql-request';",
     "type GraphQLClientRequestHeaders = RequestOptions['requestHeaders'];",
     "import gql from 'graphql-tag';",
   ],