diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/client.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/client.py
index e3f233e25fa..43406c3065a 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/client.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/client.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class ClientConfig(ConfigModel):
     access_token: Optional[str] = None
     expires_in: Optional[int] = None
     auth_header: Optional[str] = None
+    extra_headers: Optional[dict] = None
     raw_data: Optional[bool] = False
     allow_redirects: Optional[bool] = False
     auth_token_mode: Optional[str] = "Bearer"
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class REST:
         api_version: str = None,
         headers: dict = None,
     ):
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
         if not headers:
             headers = {"Content-type": "application/json"}
         base_url = base_url or self._base_url
@@ -157,6 +159,17 @@ class REST:
             self.config.auth_header
         ] = f"{self._auth_token_mode} {self.config.access_token}"
 
+        # Merge extra headers if provided.
+        # If a header value is provided in modulo string format and matches an existing header,
+        # the value will be set to that value.
+        # Example: "Proxy-Authorization": "%(Authorization)s"
+        # This will result in the Authorization value being set for the Proxy-Authorization Extra Header
+        if self.config.extra_headers:
+            extra_headers: dict[str, str] = self.config.extra_headers
+            extra_headers = {k: (v % headers) for k, v in extra_headers.items()}
+            logger.debug("Extra headers provided '%s'", extra_headers)
+            headers = {**headers, **extra_headers}
+
         opts = {
             "headers": headers,
             # Since we allow users to set endpoint URL via env var,
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/ometa_api.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/ometa_api.py
index 6df879f70ec..b2233a78db2 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/ometa_api.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/ometa/ometa_api.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from typing_compat import get_args
 
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from requests.utils import quote
 
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ class OpenMetadata(
             base_url=self.config.hostPort,
             api_version=self.config.apiVersion,
             auth_header="Authorization",
+            extra_headers=self.config.extraHeaders,
             auth_token=self._auth_provider.get_access_token,
             verify=get_verify_ssl(self.config.sslConfig),
         )
diff --git a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/metadata/openMetadataConnection.json b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/metadata/openMetadataConnection.json
index 2f4042a647b..e4c36d895c4 100644
--- a/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/metadata/openMetadataConnection.json
+++ b/openmetadata-spec/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/services/connections/metadata/openMetadataConnection.json
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["OpenMetadata"],
       "default": "OpenMetadata"
+    },
+    "extraHeaders": {
+      "description": "Additional headers to be sent to the API endpoint.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "type": "string"
+      }
     }
   },
   "properties": {
@@ -191,6 +198,10 @@
     },
     "supportsElasticSearchReindexingExtraction": {
       "$ref": "../connectionBasicType.json#/definitions/supportsElasticSearchReindexingExtraction"
+    },
+    "extraHeaders": {
+      "title": "Extra Headers",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/extraHeaders"
     }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false,