diff --git a/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim b/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
index 4f439b28..190a16b4 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ if !has_key(s:, 'lsp_linter_map')
     let s:lsp_linter_map = {}
 endif
 
+" A Dictionary to track one-shot handlers for custom LSP requests
+let s:custom_handlers_map = get(s:, 'custom_handlers_map', {})
+
 " Check if diagnostics for a particular linter should be ignored.
 function! s:ShouldIgnore(buffer, linter_name) abort
     " Ignore all diagnostics if LSP integration is disabled.
@@ -407,9 +410,57 @@ endfunction
 " Clear LSP linter data for the linting engine.
 function! ale#lsp_linter#ClearLSPData() abort
     let s:lsp_linter_map = {}
+    let s:custom_handlers_map = {}
 endfunction
 
 " Just for tests.
 function! ale#lsp_linter#SetLSPLinterMap(replacement_map) abort
     let s:lsp_linter_map = a:replacement_map
 endfunction
+
+function! s:HandleLSPResponseToCustomRequests(conn_id, response) abort
+    if has_key(a:response, 'id')
+    \&& has_key(s:custom_handlers_map, a:response.id)
+        let l:Handler = remove(s:custom_handlers_map, a:response.id)
+        call l:Handler(a:response)
+    endif
+endfunction
+
+function! s:OnReadyForCustomRequests(args, linter, lsp_details) abort
+    let l:id = a:lsp_details.connection_id
+    let l:request_id = ale#lsp#Send(l:id, a:args.message)
+
+    if l:request_id > 0 && has_key(a:args, 'handler')
+        let l:Callback = function('s:HandleLSPResponseToCustomRequests')
+        call ale#lsp#RegisterCallback(l:id, l:Callback)
+        let s:custom_handlers_map[l:request_id] = a:args.handler
+    endif
+endfunction
+
+" Send a custom request to an LSP linter.
+function! ale#lsp_linter#SendRequest(buffer, linter_name, message, ...) abort
+    let l:filetype = ale#linter#ResolveFiletype(getbufvar(a:buffer, '&filetype'))
+    let l:linter_list = ale#linter#GetAll(l:filetype)
+    let l:linter_list = filter(l:linter_list, {_, v -> v.name is# a:linter_name})
+
+    if len(l:linter_list) < 1
+        throw 'Linter "' . a:linter_name . '" not found!'
+    endif
+
+    let l:linter = l:linter_list[0]
+
+    if empty(l:linter.lsp)
+        throw 'Linter "' . a:linter_name . '" does not support LSP!'
+    endif
+
+    let l:is_notification = a:message[0]
+    let l:callback_args = {'message': a:message}
+
+    if !l:is_notification && a:0
+        let l:callback_args.handler = a:1
+    endif
+
+    let l:Callback = function('s:OnReadyForCustomRequests', [l:callback_args])
+
+    return ale#lsp_linter#StartLSP(a:buffer, l:linter, l:Callback)
+endfunction
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 17f1dde6..f0820be6 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -3191,6 +3191,33 @@ ale#linter#PreventLoading(filetype)               *ale#linter#PreventLoading()*
   |runtimepath| for that filetype. This function can be called from vimrc or
   similar to prevent ALE from loading linters.
 
+
+ale#lsp_linter#SendRequest(buffer, linter_name, message, [Handler])
+                                                 *ale#lsp_linter#SendRequest()*
+
+  Send a custom request to an LSP linter. The arguments are defined as
+  follows:
+
+  `buffer`       A valid buffer number.
+
+  `linter_name`  A |String| identifying an LSP linter that is available and
+                 enabled for the |filetype| of `buffer`.
+
+  `message`      A |List| in the form `[is_notification, method, parameters]`,
+                 containing three elements:
+                 `is_notification` - an |Integer| that has value 1 if the
+                   request is a notification, 0 otherwise;
+                 `methdod` - a |String|, identifying an LSP method supported
+                   by `linter`;
+                 `parameters` - a |dictionary| of LSP parameters that are
+                   applicable to `method`.
+
+  `Handler`      Optional argument, meaningful only when `message[0]` is 0.
+                 A |Funcref| that is called when a response to the request is
+                 received, and takes as unique argument a dictionary
+                 representing the response obtained from the server.
+
+
 ale#other_source#ShowResults(buffer, linter_name, loclist)
                                                *ale#other_source#ShowResults()*
 
diff --git a/test/lsp/test_lsp_custom_request.vader b/test/lsp/test_lsp_custom_request.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04f044af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lsp/test_lsp_custom_request.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+Before:
+  runtime autoload/ale/linter.vim
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp.vim
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
+
+  let g:address = 'ccls_address'
+  let g:conn_id = -1
+  let g:executable = 'ccls'
+  let g:executable_or_address = ''
+  let g:linter_name = 'ccls'
+  let g:magic_number = 42
+  let g:no_result = 0
+  let g:message_list = []
+  let g:message_id = 1
+  let g:method = '$ccls/call'
+  let g:parameters = {}
+  let g:project_root = '/project/root'
+  let g:response = ''
+  let g:return_value = -1
+
+  let g:linter_list = [{
+  \   'output_stream': 'stdout',
+  \   'lint_file': 0,
+  \   'language': 'cpp',
+  \   'name': g:linter_name,
+  \   'project_root': {b -> g:project_root},
+  \   'aliases': [],
+  \   'language_callback': {b -> 'cpp'},
+  \   'read_buffer': 1,
+  \   'command': '%e'
+  \ }]
+
+  let g:callback_result = g:no_result
+
+  " Encode dictionary to jsonrpc
+  function! Encode(obj) abort
+    let l:body = json_encode(a:obj)
+    return 'Content-Length: ' . strlen(l:body) . "\r\n\r\n" . l:body
+  endfunction
+
+  " Replace the StartLSP function to mock an LSP linter
+  function! ale#lsp_linter#StartLSP(buffer, linter, Callback) abort
+    let g:conn_id = ale#lsp#Register(g:executable_or_address, g:project_root, {})
+    call ale#lsp#MarkDocumentAsOpen(g:conn_id, a:buffer)
+    call ale#lsp#HandleMessage(g:conn_id, Encode({'method': 'initialize'}))
+
+    let l:details = {
+    \ 'command': g:executable,
+    \ 'buffer': a:buffer,
+    \ 'connection_id': g:conn_id,
+    \ 'project_root': g:project_root,
+    \}
+
+    call ale#lsp_linter#OnInit(a:linter, l:details, a:Callback)
+  endfunction
+
+  " Dummy callback
+  function! Callback(response) abort
+    let g:callback_result = a:response.result.value
+  endfunction
+
+  " Replace the GetAll function to mock an LSP linter
+  function! ale#linter#GetAll(filetype) abort
+    return g:linter_list
+  endfunction
+
+  " Replace the Send function to mock an LSP linter
+  function! ale#lsp#Send(conn_id, message) abort
+    call add(g:message_list, a:message)
+    return g:message_id
+  endfunction
+
+  " Code for a test case
+  function! TestCase(is_notification) abort
+    " Test sending a custom request
+    let g:return_value = ale#lsp_linter#SendRequest(
+    \  bufnr('%'),
+    \  g:linter_name,
+    \  [a:is_notification, g:method, g:parameters],
+    \  function('Callback'))
+
+    Assert index(g:message_list, [a:is_notification, g:method, g:parameters]) >= 0
+
+    " Mock an incoming response to the request
+    let g:response = Encode({
+    \  'id': g:message_id,
+    \  'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+    \  'result': {'value': g:magic_number}
+    \ })
+    call ale#lsp#HandleMessage(g:conn_id, g:response)
+
+    AssertEqual
+    \ a:is_notification ? g:no_result : g:magic_number,
+    \ g:callback_result
+  endfunction
+
+After:
+  if g:conn_id isnot v:null
+    call ale#lsp#RemoveConnectionWithID(g:conn_id)
+  endif
+
+  unlet! g:callback_result
+  unlet! g:conn_id
+  unlet! g:executable
+  unlet! g:is_notification
+  unlet! g:linter_name
+  unlet! g:magic_number
+  unlet! g:message_list
+  unlet! g:message_id
+  unlet! g:method
+  unlet! g:no_result
+  unlet! g:parameters
+  unlet! g:project_root
+  unlet! g:response
+  unlet! g:return_value
+
+  delfunction Encode
+  delfunction Callback
+  delfunction TestCase
+
+  runtime autoload/ale/linter.vim
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp.vim
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
+
+Given cpp(Empty cpp file):
+Execute(Test custom request to server identified by executable):
+  let g:executable_or_address = g:executable
+  let g:linter_list[0].executable = {b -> g:executable}
+  let g:linter_list[0].lsp = 'stdio'
+  let g:is_notification = 0
+
+  call TestCase(g:is_notification)
+
+Given cpp(Empty cpp file):
+Execute(Test custom notification to server identified by executable):
+  let g:executable_or_address = g:executable
+  let g:linter_list[0].executable = {b -> g:executable}
+  let g:linter_list[0].lsp = 'stdio'
+  let g:is_notification = 1
+
+  call TestCase(g:is_notification)
+
+Given cpp(Empty cpp file):
+Execute(Test custom request to server identified by address):
+  let g:executable_or_address = g:address
+  let g:linter_list[0].address = {b -> g:address}
+  let g:linter_list[0].lsp = 'socket'
+  let g:is_notification = 0
+
+  call TestCase(g:is_notification)
+
+Given cpp(Empty cpp file):
+Execute(Test custom notification to server identified by address):
+  let g:executable_or_address = g:address
+  let g:linter_list[0].address = {b -> g:address}
+  let g:linter_list[0].lsp = 'socket'
+  let g:is_notification = 1
+
+  call TestCase(g:is_notification)