diff --git a/src/memos/api/config.py b/src/memos/api/config.py
index b90df51b2..c62cd3b08 100644
--- a/src/memos/api/config.py
+++ b/src/memos/api/config.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def get_reranker_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
                     "url": os.getenv("MOS_RERANKER_URL"),
                     "model": os.getenv("MOS_RERANKER_MODEL", "bge-reranker-v2-m3"),
                     "timeout": 10,
-                    "headers_extra": os.getenv("MOS_RERANKER_HEADERS_EXTRA"),
+                    "headers_extra": json.loads(os.getenv("MOS_RERANKER_HEADERS_EXTRA", "{}")),
                     "rerank_source": os.getenv("MOS_RERANK_SOURCE"),
                     "reranker_strategy": os.getenv("MOS_RERANKER_STRATEGY", "single_turn"),
                 },
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ def get_embedder_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
                     "provider": os.getenv("MOS_EMBEDDER_PROVIDER", "openai"),
                     "api_key": os.getenv("MOS_EMBEDDER_API_KEY", "sk-xxxx"),
                     "model_name_or_path": os.getenv("MOS_EMBEDDER_MODEL", "text-embedding-3-large"),
+                    "headers_extra": json.loads(os.getenv("MOS_EMBEDDER_HEADERS_EXTRA", "{}")),
                     "base_url": os.getenv("MOS_EMBEDDER_API_BASE", "http://openai.com"),
                 },
             }
diff --git a/src/memos/configs/embedder.py b/src/memos/configs/embedder.py
index 70095a194..d88b6005e 100644
--- a/src/memos/configs/embedder.py
+++ b/src/memos/configs/embedder.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class BaseEmbedderConfig(BaseConfig):
     embedding_dims: int | None = Field(
         default=None, description="Number of dimensions for the embedding"
     )
+    headers_extra: dict[str, Any] | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Extra headers for the embedding model, only for universal_api backend",
+    )
 
 
 class OllamaEmbedderConfig(BaseEmbedderConfig):
diff --git a/src/memos/embedders/universal_api.py b/src/memos/embedders/universal_api.py
index 583a02acb..f39ffaa58 100644
--- a/src/memos/embedders/universal_api.py
+++ b/src/memos/embedders/universal_api.py
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ def __init__(self, config: UniversalAPIEmbedderConfig):
         self.config = config
 
         if self.provider == "openai":
-            self.client = OpenAIClient(api_key=config.api_key, base_url=config.base_url)
+            self.client = OpenAIClient(
+                api_key=config.api_key,
+                base_url=config.base_url,
+                default_headers=config.headers_extra if config.headers_extra else None,
+            )
         elif self.provider == "azure":
             self.client = AzureClient(
                 azure_endpoint=config.base_url,
diff --git a/tests/configs/test_embedder.py b/tests/configs/test_embedder.py
index 8201f9bd8..10572f33e 100644
--- a/tests/configs/test_embedder.py
+++ b/tests/configs/test_embedder.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_base_embedder_config():
         required_fields=[
             "model_name_or_path",
         ],
-        optional_fields=["embedding_dims"],
+        optional_fields=["embedding_dims", "headers_extra"],
     )
 
     check_config_instantiation_valid(
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_ollama_embedder_config():
         required_fields=[
             "model_name_or_path",
         ],
-        optional_fields=["embedding_dims", "api_base"],
+        optional_fields=["embedding_dims", "headers_extra", "api_base"],
     )
 
     check_config_instantiation_valid(
diff --git a/tests/embedders/test_universal_api.py b/tests/embedders/test_universal_api.py
index e4ebb7019..fd61b3e9a 100644
--- a/tests/embedders/test_universal_api.py
+++ b/tests/embedders/test_universal_api.py
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ def test_embed_single_text(self, mock_openai_client):
 
         # Assert OpenAIClient was created with proper args
         mock_openai_client.assert_called_once_with(
-            api_key="fake-api-key",
-            base_url="https://api.openai.com/v1",
+            api_key="fake-api-key", base_url="https://api.openai.com/v1", default_headers=None
         )
 
         # Assert embeddings.create called with correct params