diff --git a/pr_agent/algo/ai_handlers/litellm_ai_handler.py b/pr_agent/algo/ai_handlers/litellm_ai_handler.py
index b22b834e..77c9842f 100644
--- a/pr_agent/algo/ai_handlers/litellm_ai_handler.py
+++ b/pr_agent/algo/ai_handlers/litellm_ai_handler.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from pr_agent.algo.ai_handlers.base_ai_handler import BaseAiHandler
 from pr_agent.algo.utils import get_version
 from pr_agent.config_loader import get_settings
 from pr_agent.log import get_logger
+import json
 
 OPENAI_RETRIES = 5
 
@@ -249,6 +250,10 @@ class LiteLLMAIHandler(BaseAiHandler):
                 get_logger().info(f"\nSystem prompt:\n{system}")
                 get_logger().info(f"\nUser prompt:\n{user}")
 
+            #Added support for extra_headers while using litellm to call underlying model, via a api management gateway, would allow for passing custom headers for security and authorization
+            if get_settings().get("LITELLM.EXTRA_HEADERS", None):
+                kwargs["extra_headers"] = json.loads(get_settings().litellm.extra_headers)
+                
             response = await acompletion(**kwargs)
         except (openai.APIError, openai.APITimeoutError) as e:
             get_logger().warning(f"Error during LLM inference: {e}")