diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.test.ts b/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.test.ts
index 684d129490..b54d65b1c8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.test.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,44 @@ describe('createMediaProtocolHandler', () => {
     expect(headers.get('range')).toBe('bytes=0-1023')
   })
 
+  it('sends the connection extra gateway headers on remote media without clobbering range negotiation', async () => {
+    const deps = dependencies({
+      resolveRemoteConnection: vi.fn(async () => ({
+        authMode: 'token' as const,
+        baseUrl: 'https://gateway.test',
+        headers: { 'CF-Access-Client-Id': 'client-id', Range: 'bytes=9-9' },
+        mode: 'remote' as const,
+        token: 'secret'
+      }))
+    })
+
+    await createMediaProtocolHandler(deps)(
+      request('hermes-media://remote/%2Ftmp%2Fclip.mp4', { Range: 'bytes=0-1023' })
+    )
+
+    const [, headers] = vi.mocked(deps.fetchRemote).mock.calls[0]
+    expect(headers.get('cf-access-client-id')).toBe('client-id')
+    expect(headers.get('range')).toBe('bytes=0-1023')
+    expect(headers.get('x-hermes-session-token')).toBe('secret')
+  })
+
+  it('sends the connection extra gateway headers on OAuth cookie-session remote media', async () => {
+    const deps = dependencies({
+      resolveRemoteConnection: vi.fn(async () => ({
+        authMode: 'oauth' as const,
+        baseUrl: 'https://gateway.test',
+        headers: { 'CF-Access-Client-Id': 'client-id' },
+        mode: 'remote' as const,
+        token: null
+      }))
+    })
+
+    await createMediaProtocolHandler(deps)(request('hermes-media://remote/%2Ftmp%2Fclip.mp4'))
+
+    const [, headers] = vi.mocked(deps.fetchRemoteWithCookies).mock.calls[0]
+    expect(headers.get('cf-access-client-id')).toBe('client-id')
+  })
+
   it('adds profile scope when one registry backend serves multiple profiles', async () => {
     const deps = dependencies({
       resolveRemoteConnection: vi.fn(async () => ({
diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.ts b/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.ts
index 463a622989..5a8eb76066 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/media-protocol.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export interface MediaRemoteScope {
 export interface MediaRemoteConnection {
   authMode?: 'oauth' | 'token'
   baseUrl: string
+  headers?: Record<string, string>
   mode?: 'local' | 'remote'
   token?: null | string
   sharedRemote?: boolean
@@ -163,6 +164,14 @@ export function createMediaProtocolHandler(dependencies: MediaProtocolDependenci
         connection.sharedRemote ? target.profile : undefined
       )
 
+      // The gateway's configured extra headers (access-proxy gates) travel on
+      // every remote request; forwarded range/cache negotiation headers win.
+      for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(connection.headers ?? {})) {
+        if (!headers.has(name)) {
+          headers.set(name, value)
+        }
+      }
+
       if (connection.authMode === 'oauth') {
         return await requestWithOauthFallback(connection.baseUrl, {
           ensureNativeAccessToken: dependencies.ensureRemoteBearer,