diff --git a/documentation/docs/user-guide/runtime/quickstart.md b/documentation/docs/user-guide/runtime/quickstart.md
index 464cf6df..e9d2ebcf 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/user-guide/runtime/quickstart.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/user-guide/runtime/quickstart.md
@@ -197,4 +197,43 @@ AgentCore Runtime requires ARM64 containers (AWS Graviton). The toolkit handles
 - **[Add tools with Gateway](../gateway/quickstart.md)** - Connect your agent to APIs and services
 - **[Enable memory](../../examples/memory-integration.md)** - Give your agent conversation history
 - **[Configure authentication](../runtime/auth.md)** - Set up OAuth/JWT auth
+- **[Request Header Configuration](#request-header-configuration)** - Forward headers to your agent
 - **[View more examples](../../examples/README.md)** - Learn from complete implementations
+
+## Request Header Configuration
+
+When you configure OAuth authentication, the system automatically forwards the `Authorization` header to your agent container. You can also configure additional headers to be forwarded.
+
+### Automatic OAuth Header Forwarding
+
+When OAuth is enabled, the `Authorization` header is automatically forwarded to your agent:
+
+```yaml
+# .bedrock_agentcore.yaml
+agents:
+  my-agent:
+    # ... other configuration ...
+    authorizer_configuration:
+      customJWTAuthorizer:
+        discoveryUrl: "https://example.com/.well-known/openid_configuration"
+        allowedClients: ["client1", "client2"]
+        allowedAudience: ["audience1", "audience2"]
+    
+    # Automatically added when OAuth is configured
+    request_header_configuration:
+      allowed_headers:
+        - "Authorization"
+```
+
+### Custom Header Configuration
+
+You can manually edit the configuration file to forward additional headers:
+
+```yaml
+request_header_configuration:
+  allowed_headers:
+    - "Authorization"      # Automatically added for OAuth
+    - "X-User-ID"          # Add your custom headers
+    - "X-Tenant-ID"
+    - "X-Custom-Header"
+```
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py
index 2efbb4f2..9873fd99 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py
@@ -233,15 +233,21 @@ def configure(
 
     # Handle OAuth authorization configuration
     oauth_config = None
+    request_header_config = None
     if authorizer_config:
         # Parse provided JSON configuration
         try:
             oauth_config = json.loads(authorizer_config)
             _print_success("Using provided OAuth authorizer configuration")
+            # Auto-configure request headers for OAuth
+            request_header_config = config_manager.get_request_header_config_for_oauth()
         except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
             _handle_error(f"Invalid JSON in --authorizer-config: {e}", e)
     else:
         oauth_config = config_manager.prompt_oauth_config()
+        # Auto-configure request headers if OAuth is configured
+        if oauth_config:
+            request_header_config = config_manager.get_request_header_config_for_oauth()
 
     try:
         result = configure_bedrock_agentcore(
@@ -254,6 +260,7 @@ def configure(
             enable_observability=not disable_otel,
             requirements_file=final_requirements_file,
             authorizer_configuration=oauth_config,
+            request_header_configuration=request_header_config,
             verbose=verbose,
             region=region,
             protocol=protocol.upper() if protocol else None,
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/configuration_manager.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/configuration_manager.py
index f0b5f987..36d902a9 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/configuration_manager.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/configuration_manager.py
@@ -145,3 +145,9 @@ def _configure_oauth(self) -> dict:
 
         _print_success("OAuth authorizer configuration created")
         return config
+
+    def get_request_header_config_for_oauth(self) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Get request header configuration for OAuth (auto-configured)."""
+        return {
+            "allowed_headers": ["Authorization"]
+        }
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/configure.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/configure.py
index ffe4dcd5..cc2242bd 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/configure.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/configure.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def configure_bedrock_agentcore(
     enable_observability: bool = True,
     requirements_file: Optional[str] = None,
     authorizer_configuration: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    request_header_configuration: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     verbose: bool = False,
     region: Optional[str] = None,
     protocol: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def configure_bedrock_agentcore(
         enable_observability: Whether to enable observability
         requirements_file: Path to requirements file
         authorizer_configuration: JWT authorizer configuration dictionary
+        request_header_configuration: Request header configuration dictionary
         verbose: Whether to provide verbose output during configuration
         region: AWS region for deployment
         protocol: agent server protocol, must be either HTTP or MCP
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ def configure_bedrock_agentcore(
         ),
         bedrock_agentcore=BedrockAgentCoreDeploymentInfo(),
         authorizer_configuration=authorizer_configuration,
+        request_header_configuration=request_header_configuration,
     )
 
     # Use simplified config merging
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/launch.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/launch.py
index 48684742..0b05d05a 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/launch.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/operations/runtime/launch.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def _deploy_to_bedrock_agentcore(
                 execution_role_arn=agent_config.aws.execution_role,
                 network_config=network_config,
                 authorizer_config=agent_config.get_authorizer_configuration(),
+                request_header_config=agent_config.get_request_header_configuration(),
                 protocol_config=protocol_config,
                 env_vars=env_vars,
                 auto_update_on_conflict=auto_update_on_conflict,
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/services/runtime.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/services/runtime.py
index 835d4d3a..eeceb70f 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/services/runtime.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/services/runtime.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ def create_agent(
         execution_role_arn: str,
         network_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         authorizer_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        request_header_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         protocol_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         env_vars: Optional[Dict] = None,
         auto_update_on_conflict: bool = False,
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ def create_agent(
             if authorizer_config is not None:
                 params["authorizerConfiguration"] = authorizer_config
 
+            if request_header_config is not None:
+                params["requestHeaderConfiguration"] = request_header_config
+
             if protocol_config is not None:
                 params["protocolConfiguration"] = protocol_config
 
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ def create_agent(
                     execution_role_arn,
                     network_config,
                     authorizer_config,
+                    request_header_config,
                     protocol_config,
                     env_vars,
                 )
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ def update_agent(
         execution_role_arn: str,
         network_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         authorizer_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        request_header_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         protocol_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         env_vars: Optional[Dict] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, str]:
@@ -235,6 +241,9 @@ def update_agent(
             if authorizer_config is not None:
                 params["authorizerConfiguration"] = authorizer_config
 
+            if request_header_config is not None:
+                params["requestHeaderConfiguration"] = request_header_config
+
             if protocol_config is not None:
                 params["protocolConfiguration"] = protocol_config
 
@@ -297,6 +306,7 @@ def create_or_update_agent(
         execution_role_arn: str,
         network_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         authorizer_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        request_header_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         protocol_config: Optional[Dict] = None,
         env_vars: Optional[Dict] = None,
         auto_update_on_conflict: bool = False,
@@ -304,7 +314,7 @@ def create_or_update_agent(
         """Create or update agent."""
         if agent_id:
             return self.update_agent(
-                agent_id, image_uri, execution_role_arn, network_config, authorizer_config, protocol_config, env_vars
+                agent_id, image_uri, execution_role_arn, network_config, authorizer_config, request_header_config, protocol_config, env_vars
             )
         return self.create_agent(
             agent_name,
@@ -312,6 +322,7 @@ def create_or_update_agent(
             execution_role_arn,
             network_config,
             authorizer_config,
+            request_header_config,
             protocol_config,
             env_vars,
             auto_update_on_conflict,
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/utils/runtime/schema.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/utils/runtime/schema.py
index 322ce5ce..8dce4090 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/utils/runtime/schema.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/utils/runtime/schema.py
@@ -82,11 +82,25 @@ class BedrockAgentCoreAgentSchema(BaseModel):
     codebuild: CodeBuildConfig = Field(default_factory=CodeBuildConfig)
     authorizer_configuration: Optional[dict] = Field(default=None, description="JWT authorizer configuration")
     oauth_configuration: Optional[dict] = Field(default=None, description="Oauth configuration")
+    request_header_configuration: Optional[dict] = Field(default=None, description="Request header configuration")
 
     def get_authorizer_configuration(self) -> Optional[dict]:
         """Get the authorizer configuration."""
         return self.authorizer_configuration
 
+    def get_request_header_configuration(self) -> Optional[dict]:
+        """Get request header configuration for AWS API."""
+        if not self.request_header_configuration:
+            return None
+        
+        allowed_headers = self.request_header_configuration.get("allowed_headers", [])
+        if not allowed_headers:
+            return None
+            
+        return {
+            "requestHeaderAllowlist": allowed_headers
+        }
+
     def validate(self, for_local: bool = False) -> List[str]:
         """Validate configuration and return list of errors.
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py b/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py
index 5f0f333d..8fc94ac7 100644
--- a/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py
@@ -1680,6 +1680,21 @@ def test_configure_oauth(self, tmp_path):
             mock_prompt.assert_any_call("Enter allowed OAuth audience (comma-separated)", "")
             mock_success.assert_called_once_with("OAuth authorizer configuration created")
 
+    def test_get_request_header_config_for_oauth(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test get_request_header_config_for_oauth returns correct configuration."""
+        from bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands import ConfigurationManager
+
+        with patch("bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.utils.runtime.config.load_config_if_exists", return_value=None):
+            config_manager = ConfigurationManager(tmp_path / ".bedrock_agentcore.yaml")
+
+        result = config_manager.get_request_header_config_for_oauth()
+
+        expected_config = {
+            "allowed_headers": ["Authorization"]
+        }
+
+        assert result == expected_config
+
     def test_configure_oauth_with_existing_values(self, tmp_path):
         """Test _configure_oauth with existing configuration values as defaults."""
         from bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands import ConfigurationManager
diff --git a/tests/services/test_runtime.py b/tests/services/test_runtime.py
index 529c8cb0..3789ddc7 100644
--- a/tests/services/test_runtime.py
+++ b/tests/services/test_runtime.py
@@ -162,6 +162,34 @@ def test_create_agent_with_optional_configs(self, mock_boto3_clients):
         assert call_args["protocolConfiguration"] == protocol_config
         assert call_args["environmentVariables"] == env_vars
 
+    def test_create_agent_with_request_header_config(self, mock_boto3_clients):
+        """Test create agent with request header configuration."""
+        client = BedrockAgentCoreClient("us-west-2")
+
+        network_config = {"networkMode": "PRIVATE"}
+        authorizer_config = {"type": "IAM"}
+        request_header_config = {"requestHeaderAllowlist": ["Authorization", "X-User-ID"]}
+        protocol_config = {"serverProtocol": "MCP"}
+        env_vars = {"ENV1": "HELLO", "ENV2": "WORLD"}
+
+        result = client.create_agent(
+            agent_name="test-agent",
+            image_uri="123456789012.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/test:latest",
+            execution_role_arn="arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/TestRole",
+            network_config=network_config,
+            authorizer_config=authorizer_config,
+            request_header_config=request_header_config,
+            protocol_config=protocol_config,
+            env_vars=env_vars,
+        )
+
+        assert result["id"] == "test-agent-id"
+        assert result["arn"] == "arn:aws:bedrock_agentcore:us-west-2:123456789012:agent-runtime/test-agent-id"
+
+        # Verify the call included request header config
+        call_args = mock_boto3_clients["bedrock_agentcore"].create_agent_runtime.call_args[1]
+        assert call_args["requestHeaderConfiguration"] == request_header_config
+
     def test_create_agent_error_handling(self, mock_boto3_clients):
         """Test create agent error handling."""
         client = BedrockAgentCoreClient("us-west-2")
diff --git a/tests/utils/runtime/test_config.py b/tests/utils/runtime/test_config.py
index df3b7ac9..3e18d560 100644
--- a/tests/utils/runtime/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/utils/runtime/test_config.py
@@ -351,3 +351,62 @@ def test_merge_agent_config_logging_calls(self, mock_log, tmp_path):
         mock_log.reset_mock()
         merge_agent_config(config_path, "agent2", agent2)
         mock_log.info.assert_called_with("Keeping '%s' as default agent", "agent2")
+
+
+class TestRequestHeaderConfiguration:
+    """Test request header configuration functionality."""
+
+    def test_get_request_header_configuration_with_headers(self):
+        """Test get_request_header_configuration with allowed headers."""
+        agent_config = BedrockAgentCoreAgentSchema(
+            name="test-agent",
+            entrypoint="test.py",
+            request_header_configuration={
+                "allowed_headers": ["Authorization", "X-User-ID", "X-Custom-Header"]
+            }
+        )
+
+        result = agent_config.get_request_header_configuration()
+
+        expected = {
+            "requestHeaderAllowlist": ["Authorization", "X-User-ID", "X-Custom-Header"]
+        }
+
+        assert result == expected
+
+    def test_get_request_header_configuration_empty_headers(self):
+        """Test get_request_header_configuration with empty allowed headers."""
+        agent_config = BedrockAgentCoreAgentSchema(
+            name="test-agent",
+            entrypoint="test.py",
+            request_header_configuration={
+                "allowed_headers": []
+            }
+        )
+
+        result = agent_config.get_request_header_configuration()
+
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_get_request_header_configuration_no_config(self):
+        """Test get_request_header_configuration with no configuration."""
+        agent_config = BedrockAgentCoreAgentSchema(
+            name="test-agent",
+            entrypoint="test.py"
+        )
+
+        result = agent_config.get_request_header_configuration()
+
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_get_request_header_configuration_missing_headers_key(self):
+        """Test get_request_header_configuration with missing allowed_headers key."""
+        agent_config = BedrockAgentCoreAgentSchema(
+            name="test-agent",
+            entrypoint="test.py",
+            request_header_configuration={}
+        )
+
+        result = agent_config.get_request_header_configuration()
+
+        assert result is None