diff --git a/core/authorize.php b/core/authorize.php
index fe39394..a18d2d8 100644
--- a/core/authorize.php
+++ b/core/authorize.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * @link authorize Authorized operation helper functions @endlink
  */
 
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
 // Change the directory to the Drupal root.
 chdir('..');
 
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ function authorize_access_allowed() {
 // We prepare only a minimal bootstrap. This includes the database and
 // variables, however, so we have access to the class autoloader.
 drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_VARIABLES);
-
+// A request object from the HTTPFoundation to tell us about the request.
+$request = Request::createFromGlobals();
+Drupal::getContainer()->set('request', $request);
 // This must go after drupal_bootstrap(), which unsets globals!
 global $conf;