diff --git a/plugins/dashboard_auth/self_hosted/__init__.py b/plugins/dashboard_auth/self_hosted/__init__.py
index fe01cb97232..2672006571c 100644
--- a/plugins/dashboard_auth/self_hosted/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/dashboard_auth/self_hosted/__init__.py
@@ -601,6 +601,10 @@ class SelfHostedOIDCProvider(DashboardAuthProvider):
                 disco["jwks_uri"],
                 cache_keys=True,
                 lifespan=_JWKS_CACHE_SECONDS,
+                headers={
+                    "Accept": "application/json",
+                    "User-Agent": "HermesAgent/1.0",
+                },
             )
         return self._jwks_client
 
diff --git a/tests/plugins/dashboard_auth/test_self_hosted_provider.py b/tests/plugins/dashboard_auth/test_self_hosted_provider.py
index a83988ce932..fcd767279e3 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/dashboard_auth/test_self_hosted_provider.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/dashboard_auth/test_self_hosted_provider.py
@@ -571,6 +571,26 @@ class TestVerifySession:
         with pytest.raises(ProviderError, match="JWKS"):
             provider.verify_session(access_token=token)
 
+    def test_jwks_client_sends_explicit_http_headers(self):
+        provider = oidc_plugin.SelfHostedOIDCProvider(
+            issuer=_ISSUER, client_id=_CLIENT_ID
+        )
+        provider._discovery = dict(_DISCOVERY_DOC)
+        provider._discovery_fetched_at = time.time()
+
+        with patch("jwt.PyJWKClient") as client_cls:
+            provider._get_jwks_client()
+
+        client_cls.assert_called_once_with(
+            _DISCOVERY_DOC["jwks_uri"],
+            cache_keys=True,
+            lifespan=oidc_plugin._JWKS_CACHE_SECONDS,
+            headers={
+                "Accept": "application/json",
+                "User-Agent": "HermesAgent/1.0",
+            },
+        )
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # refresh_session + revoke_session