diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c6c22577..0079fa8a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.28.4
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
 	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.18.0
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.46.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 49adcf43..f6625a8d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 h1:KhyjKVUg7Usr/dYsdSqoFveMYd5ko72D+zANwlG1mmg
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 h1:lFzP57bqS/wsqKssCGmtLAb8A0wKjLGrve2q3PPVcBk=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13/go.mod h1:4lJ1jqUDcsbIECGy0RUJAXNIhg+6ocWgb1ALK2O4oXg=
 github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0 h1:uvFg412JmmHBHw7iwprIxkPMI+sGQ4kzOWsMeHnm2EA=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5e4c6da0..bb15dc54 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
 	"github.com/go-kit/log/level"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter/collector"
 	"github.com/prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter/pkg/clusterinfo"
 	"github.com/prometheus-community/elasticsearch_exporter/pkg/roundtripper"
@@ -37,6 +38,17 @@ import (
 
 const name = "elasticsearch_exporter"
 
+type withDefaultHeader struct {
+	rt http.RoundTripper
+}
+
+func (h *withDefaultHeader) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req.Header.Add("X-Opaque-Id", uuid.New().String())
+	req.Header.Add("x-request-path", "/o11y/prometheus/es_exporter")
+	req.Header.Add("x-request-from-head-app-name", "elasticsearch_exporter")
+	return h.rt.RoundTrip(req)
+}
+
 type transportWithAPIKey struct {
 	underlyingTransport http.RoundTripper
 	apiKey              string
@@ -163,8 +175,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Timeout:   *esTimeout,
-		Transport: httpTransport,
+		Timeout: *esTimeout,
+		Transport: &withDefaultHeader{
+			rt: httpTransport,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if *awsRegion != "" {