diff --git a/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.test.ts b/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.test.ts
index c5ad01f..358a2d8 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.test.ts
@@ -696,6 +696,93 @@ describe('buildUpstreamEndpointRequest', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('applies a sub2api-style allowlist to generic passthrough headers', () => {
+    const request = buildUpstreamEndpointRequest({
+      endpoint: 'chat',
+      modelName: 'upstream-gpt',
+      stream: false,
+      tokenValue: 'sk-test',
+      sitePlatform: 'sub2api',
+      siteUrl: 'https://example.com',
+      openaiBody: {
+        model: 'gpt-5.2',
+        messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'hello' }],
+      },
+      downstreamFormat: 'openai',
+      downstreamHeaders: {
+        accept: 'application/json',
+        'accept-language': 'zh-CN',
+        'user-agent': 'client-ua/1.0',
+        originator: 'codex_cli_rs',
+        session_id: 'session-123',
+        conversation_id: 'conversation-123',
+        'x-codex-turn-state': 'turn-state',
+        'x-codex-turn-metadata': 'turn-metadata',
+        origin: 'https://client.example',
+        referer: 'https://client.example/chat',
+        'x-forwarded-for': '203.0.113.1',
+        'x-real-ip': '203.0.113.2',
+        version: '0.202.0',
+        'x-test-header': 'drop-me',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(request.headers.accept).toBe('application/json');
+    expect(request.headers['accept-language']).toBe('zh-CN');
+    expect(request.headers['user-agent']).toBe('client-ua/1.0');
+    expect(request.headers.originator).toBe('codex_cli_rs');
+    expect(request.headers.session_id).toBe('session-123');
+    expect(request.headers.conversation_id).toBe('conversation-123');
+    expect(request.headers['x-codex-turn-state']).toBe('turn-state');
+    expect(request.headers['x-codex-turn-metadata']).toBe('turn-metadata');
+
+    expect(request.headers.origin).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers.referer).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers['x-forwarded-for']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers['x-real-ip']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers.version).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers['x-test-header']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('preserves codex compatibility headers while stripping browser and ip passthrough headers', () => {
+    const request = buildUpstreamEndpointRequest({
+      endpoint: 'responses',
+      modelName: 'gpt-5.2-codex',
+      stream: false,
+      tokenValue: 'oauth-access-token',
+      oauthProvider: 'codex',
+      sitePlatform: 'codex',
+      siteUrl: 'https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex',
+      openaiBody: {
+        model: 'gpt-5.2-codex',
+        input: 'hello codex',
+      },
+      downstreamFormat: 'openai',
+      downstreamHeaders: {
+        'user-agent': 'OpenClaw/1.0',
+        version: '0.202.0',
+        session_id: 'session-from-client',
+        'x-responsesapi-include-timing-metrics': '1',
+        origin: 'https://openclaw.example',
+        referer: 'https://openclaw.example/app',
+        'x-forwarded-for': '203.0.113.1',
+        'x-real-ip': '203.0.113.2',
+      },
+      providerHeaders: {
+        Originator: 'codex_cli_rs',
+      },
+    } as any);
+
+    expect(request.headers.Version).toBe('0.202.0');
+    expect(request.headers.Session_id).toBe('session-from-client');
+    expect(request.headers['User-Agent']).toBe('OpenClaw/1.0');
+    expect(request.headers['x-responsesapi-include-timing-metrics']).toBe('1');
+    expect(request.headers.origin).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers.referer).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers['x-forwarded-for']).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(request.headers['x-real-ip']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it('builds codex responses requests against backend-api path and preserves oauth provider headers', () => {
     const request = buildUpstreamEndpointRequest({
       endpoint: 'responses',
diff --git a/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.ts b/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.ts
index 27df7d2..18ca9ed 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/proxy/upstreamEndpoint.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ const BLOCKED_PASSTHROUGH_HEADERS = new Set([
   'sec-websocket-version',
   'sec-websocket-extensions',
 ]);
+const GENERIC_PASSTHROUGH_ALLOWED_HEADERS = new Set([
+  'accept',
+  'accept-language',
+  'conversation-id',
+  'conversation_id',
+  'openai-beta',
+  'originator',
+  'session-id',
+  'session_id',
+  'user-agent',
+  'x-codex-beta-features',
+  'x-codex-turn-metadata',
+  'x-codex-turn-state',
+]);
 const METAPI_INTERNAL_HEADER_BLOCKLIST = new Set([
   'x-metapi-tester-request',
   'x-metapi-tester-forced-channel-id',
@@ -128,6 +142,7 @@ function shouldSkipPassthroughHeader(key: string): boolean {
   if (HOP_BY_HOP_HEADERS.has(key) || BLOCKED_PASSTHROUGH_HEADERS.has(key)) return true;
   if (METAPI_INTERNAL_HEADER_BLOCKLIST.has(key)) return true;
   if (key.startsWith('x-metapi-')) return true;
+  if (!GENERIC_PASSTHROUGH_ALLOWED_HEADERS.has(key)) return true;
   return false;
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +212,28 @@ function extractResponsesPassthroughHeaders(
   return forwarded;
 }
 
+function extractCodexPassthroughHeaders(
+  headers?: Record<string, unknown>,
+): Record<string, string> {
+  if (!headers) return {};
+
+  const forwarded: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [rawKey, rawValue] of Object.entries(headers)) {
+    const key = rawKey.toLowerCase();
+    const shouldForward = (
+      key === 'version'
+      || key === 'x-responsesapi-include-timing-metrics'
+    );
+    if (!shouldForward) continue;
+
+    const value = headerValueToString(rawValue);
+    if (!value) continue;
+    forwarded[key] = value;
+  }
+
+  return forwarded;
+}
+
 function extractClaudeBetasFromBody(body: Record<string, unknown>): {
   body: Record<string, unknown>;
   betas: string[];
@@ -725,8 +762,12 @@ export function buildUpstreamEndpointRequest(input: {
   };
 
   const passthroughHeaders = extractSafePassthroughHeaders(input.downstreamHeaders);
+  const codexPassthroughHeaders = sitePlatform === 'codex'
+    ? extractCodexPassthroughHeaders(input.downstreamHeaders)
+    : {};
   const commonHeaders: Record<string, string> = {
     ...passthroughHeaders,
+    ...codexPassthroughHeaders,
     'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     ...(input.providerHeaders || {}),
   };