diff --git a/changelog.d/pull1238 b/changelog.d/pull1238
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeca9ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pull1238
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+synopsis: Redact the authorization header in Show and exceptions
+prs: #1238
diff --git a/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal b/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal
index 5789da60..3faf65bb 100644
--- a/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal
+++ b/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ test-suite spec
   main-is:             Spec.hs
   other-modules:
       Servant.Client.Core.Internal.BaseUrlSpec
+      Servant.Client.Core.RequestSpec
 
   -- Dependencies inherited from the library. No need to specify bounds.
   build-depends:
diff --git a/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/Request.hs b/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/Request.hs
index 73756e70..0276d46f 100644
--- a/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/Request.hs
+++ b/servant-client-core/src/Servant/Client/Core/Request.hs
@@ -64,8 +64,32 @@ data RequestF body path = Request
   , requestHeaders     :: Seq.Seq Header
   , requestHttpVersion :: HttpVersion
   , requestMethod      :: Method
-  } deriving (Generic, Typeable, Eq, Show, Functor, Foldable, Traversable)
+  } deriving (Generic, Typeable, Eq, Functor, Foldable, Traversable)
 
+instance (Show a, Show b) =>
+           Show (Servant.Client.Core.Request.RequestF a b) where
+    showsPrec p req
+      = showParen
+        (p >= 11)
+        ( showString "Request {requestPath = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (requestPath req)
+        . showString ", requestQueryString = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (requestQueryString req)
+        . showString ", requestBody = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (requestBody req)
+        . showString ", requestAccept = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (requestAccept req)
+        . showString ", requestHeaders = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (redactSensitiveHeader <$> requestHeaders req))
+        . showString ", requestHttpVersion = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (requestHttpVersion req)
+        . showString ", requestMethod = "
+        . showsPrec 0 (requestMethod req)
+        . showString "}"
+       where
+        redactSensitiveHeader :: Header -> Header
+        redactSensitiveHeader ("Authorization", _) = ("Authorization", "<REDACTED>")
+        redactSensitiveHeader h = h
 instance Bifunctor RequestF where bimap = bimapDefault
 instance Bifoldable RequestF where bifoldMap = bifoldMapDefault
 instance Bitraversable RequestF where
diff --git a/servant-client-core/test/Servant/Client/Core/RequestSpec.hs b/servant-client-core/test/Servant/Client/Core/RequestSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99a1db7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servant-client-core/test/Servant/Client/Core/RequestSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module Servant.Client.Core.RequestSpec (spec) where
+
+
+import           Prelude ()
+import           Prelude.Compat
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Data.List (isInfixOf)
+import           Servant.Client.Core.Request
+import           Test.Hspec
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+  describe "Request" $ do
+    describe "show" $ do
+      it "redacts the authorization header" $ do
+        let request = void $ defaultRequest { requestHeaders = pure ("authorization", "secret") }
+        isInfixOf "secret" (show request) `shouldBe` False