diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientResponseBuilder.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientResponseBuilder.java
index 5ba831ebd8ae..e089b1f3ccb2 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientResponseBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientResponseBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public ClientResponse build() {
 
 		return new DefaultClientResponse(httpResponse, this.strategies,
 				this.originalResponse != null ? this.originalResponse.logPrefix() : "",
-				this.request.getMethod() + " " + this.request.getURI(),
+				WebClientUtils.getRequestDescription(this.request.getMethod(), this.request.getURI()),
 				() -> this.request);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java
index 91a5b57b5774..31deb88261da 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client;
 
 import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyExtractor;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserter;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters;
@@ -457,7 +455,9 @@ public Mono<ClientResponse> exchange() {
 				observationContext.setRequest(request);
 				Mono<ClientResponse> responseMono = filterFunction.apply(exchangeFunction)
 						.exchange(request)
-						.checkpoint("Request to " + this.httpMethod.name() + " " + this.uri + " [DefaultWebClient]")
+						.checkpoint("Request to " +
+								WebClientUtils.getRequestDescription(request.method(), request.url()) +
+								" [DefaultWebClient]")
 						.switchIfEmpty(NO_HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE_ERROR);
 				if (this.contextModifier != null) {
 					responseMono = responseMono.contextWrite(this.contextModifier);
@@ -693,24 +693,13 @@ private <T> Mono<T> applyStatusHandlers(ClientResponse response) {
 					}
 					Mono<T> result = exMono.flatMap(Mono::error);
 					return result.checkpoint(statusCode + " from " +
-							this.httpMethod + " " + getUriToLog(this.uri) + " [DefaultWebClient]");
+							WebClientUtils.getRequestDescription(this.httpMethod, this.uri) +
+							" [DefaultWebClient]");
 				}
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		private static URI getUriToLog(URI uri) {
-			if (StringUtils.hasText(uri.getQuery())) {
-				try {
-					uri = new URI(uri.getScheme(), null, uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getPath(), null, null);
-				}
-				catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
-					// ignore
-				}
-			}
-			return uri;
-		}
-
 
 		private static class StatusHandler {
 
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientResponseException.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientResponseException.java
index 057cc0b09562..47e04f9afe8c 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientResponseException.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientResponseException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ public WebClientResponseException(
 	}
 
 	private static String initMessage(HttpStatusCode status, String reasonPhrase, @Nullable HttpRequest request) {
-		return status.value() + " " + reasonPhrase +
-				(request != null ? " from " + request.getMethod() + " " + request.getURI() : "");
+		return status.value() + " " + reasonPhrase + (request != null ?
+				" from " + WebClientUtils.getRequestDescription(request.getMethod(), request.getURI()) : "");
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientUtils.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientUtils.java
index dae54ccb1382..62cfd503bda9 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientUtils.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client;
 
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 import org.springframework.core.codec.CodecException;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Internal methods shared between {@link DefaultWebClient} and
@@ -64,4 +68,20 @@ public static <T> Mono<ResponseEntity<List<T>>> mapToEntityList(ClientResponse r
 				new ResponseEntity<>(list, response.headers().asHttpHeaders(), response.statusCode()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return a String representation of the request details for logging purposes.
+	 * @since 6.0.16
+	 */
+	public static String getRequestDescription(HttpMethod httpMethod, URI uri) {
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(uri.getQuery())) {
+			try {
+				uri = new URI(uri.getScheme(), null, uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), uri.getPath(), null, null);
+			}
+			catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
+				// ignore
+			}
+		}
+		return httpMethod.name() + " " + uri;
+	}
+
 }