diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
index e7d1d3569d7aa..f2d844a21b152 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/jdk/JdkHttpClient.java
@@ -166,10 +166,13 @@ public WebSocket openSocket(HttpRequest request, WebSocket.Listener listener) {
       throw new ConnectionFailedException("JdkWebSocket initial request execution error", e);
     }
 
+    java.net.http.WebSocket.Builder builder = client.newWebSocketBuilder();
+
+    request.getHeaderNames().forEach(name -> builder.header(name, request.getHeader(name)));
+
     CompletableFuture<Integer> closed = new CompletableFuture<>();
     CompletableFuture<java.net.http.WebSocket> webSocketCompletableFuture =
-        client
-            .newWebSocketBuilder()
+        builder
             .connectTimeout(connectTimeout)
             .buildAsync(
                 uri,