diff --git a/server/client.go b/server/client.go
index 8303991e425..4ffc00d989b 100644
--- a/server/client.go
+++ b/server/client.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ const (
 	msgScratchSize  = 1024
 	msgHeadProto    = "RMSG "
 	msgHeadProtoLen = len(msgHeadProto)
+	msgHeadHdrProto = "HMSG "
 
 	// For controlling dynamic buffer sizes.
 	startBufSize    = 512   // For INFO/CONNECT block
diff --git a/server/gateway.go b/server/gateway.go
index d34e666e505..d0a13532747 100644
--- a/server/gateway.go
+++ b/server/gateway.go
@@ -2718,11 +2718,11 @@ func getSubjectFromGWRoutedReply(reply []byte, isOldPrefix bool) []byte {
 
 // This should be invoked only from processInboundGatewayMsg() or
 // processInboundRoutedMsg() and is checking if the subject
-// (c.pa.subject) has the $GNR prefix. If so, this is processed
+// (c.pa.subject) has the _GR_ prefix. If so, this is processed
 // as a GW reply and `true` is returned to indicate to the caller
 // that it should stop processing.
 // If gateway is not enabled on this server or if the subject
-// does not start with $GR, `false` is returned and caller should
+// does not start with _GR_, `false` is returned and caller should
 // process message as usual.
 func (c *client) handleGatewayReply(msg []byte) (processed bool) {
 	// Do not handle GW prefixed messages if this server does not have
@@ -2821,7 +2821,12 @@ func (c *client) handleGatewayReply(msg []byte) (processed bool) {
 		// to the server where the request originated.
 		var bufa [256]byte
 		var buf = bufa[:0]
-		buf = append(buf, msgHeadProto...)
+		hasHdr := c.pa.hdr >= 0
+		if hasHdr {
+			buf = append(buf, msgHeadHdrProto...)
+		} else {
+			buf = append(buf, msgHeadProto...)
+		}
 		buf = append(buf, acc.Name...)
 		buf = append(buf, ' ')
 		buf = append(buf, orgSubject...)
@@ -2830,11 +2835,14 @@ func (c *client) handleGatewayReply(msg []byte) (processed bool) {
 			buf = append(buf, c.pa.reply...)
 			buf = append(buf, ' ')
 		}
+		if hasHdr {
+			buf = append(buf, c.pa.hdb...)
+			buf = append(buf, ' ')
+		}
 		buf = append(buf, c.pa.szb...)
 		mhEnd := len(buf)
 		buf = append(buf, _CRLF_...)
 		buf = append(buf, msg...)
-
 		route.mu.Lock()
 		route.enqueueProto(buf)
 		if route.trace {
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go
index d98005657b4..22ffe9b8381 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_test.go
@@ -6525,6 +6525,64 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterSuperClusterGetNextRewrite(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJetStreamClusterSuperClusterPullConsumerAndHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	sc := createJetStreamSuperCluster(t, 3, 2)
+	defer sc.shutdown()
+
+	c1 := sc.clusterForName("C1")
+	c2 := sc.clusterForName("C2")
+
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c1.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	if _, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{Name: "ORIGIN"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	toSend := 50
+	for i := 0; i < toSend; i++ {
+		if _, err := js.Publish("ORIGIN", []byte("ok")); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected publish error: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	nc2, js2 := jsClientConnect(t, c2.randomServer())
+	defer nc2.Close()
+
+	_, err := js2.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:    "S",
+		Sources: []*nats.StreamSource{{Name: "ORIGIN"}},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Wait for them to be in the sourced stream.
+	checkFor(t, 5*time.Second, 250*time.Millisecond, func() error {
+		if si, _ := js2.StreamInfo("S"); si.State.Msgs != uint64(toSend) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Expected %d msgs for %q, got %d", toSend, "S", si.State.Msgs)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Now create a pull consumers for the sourced stream.
+	_, err = js2.AddConsumer("S", &nats.ConsumerConfig{Durable: "dlc", AckPolicy: nats.AckExplicitPolicy})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Now we will connect and request the next message from each server in C1 cluster and check that headers remain in place.
+	for _, s := range c1.servers {
+		nc, err := nats.Connect(s.ClientURL())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		m, err := nc.Request("$JS.API.CONSUMER.MSG.NEXT.S.dlc", nil, 2*time.Second)
+		if len(m.Header) != 1 {
+			fmt.Printf("m is %+v\n", m)
+			t.Fatalf("Expected 1 header element, got %+v", m.Header)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJetStreamClusterLeafDifferentAccounts(t *testing.T) {
 	c := createJetStreamCluster(t, jsClusterAccountsTempl, "HUB", _EMPTY_, 2, 33133, false)
 	defer c.shutdown()