diff --git a/jina/__init__.py b/jina/__init__.py
index 778e7767ecd35..104fe1f193ab1 100644
--- a/jina/__init__.py
+++ b/jina/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def _ignore_google_warnings():
 
 # do not change this line manually
 # this is managed by proto/build-proto.sh and updated on every execution
-__proto_version__ = '0.1.27'
+__proto_version__ = '0.1.28'
 
 try:
     __docarray_version__ = _docarray.__version__
diff --git a/jina/serve/runtimes/gateway/http_fastapi_app_docarrayv2.py b/jina/serve/runtimes/gateway/http_fastapi_app_docarrayv2.py
index 91a915073b5fa..6d13ea9a1148e 100644
--- a/jina/serve/runtimes/gateway/http_fastapi_app_docarrayv2.py
+++ b/jina/serve/runtimes/gateway/http_fastapi_app_docarrayv2.py
@@ -248,10 +248,13 @@ async def post(body: input_model, response: Response, request: Request):
                 )
                 return result
 
+
+
     def add_streaming_routes(
         endpoint_path,
         input_doc_model=None,
     ):
+        from fastapi import Request
         @app.api_route(
             path=f'/{endpoint_path.strip("/")}',
             methods=['GET'],
diff --git a/jina/serve/runtimes/worker/http_fastapi_app.py b/jina/serve/runtimes/worker/http_fastapi_app.py
index be5ee41412cac..f2078c44f3e2c 100644
--- a/jina/serve/runtimes/worker/http_fastapi_app.py
+++ b/jina/serve/runtimes/worker/http_fastapi_app.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async def post(body: input_model, response: Response, request: Request):
 
             if body.parameters is not None:
                 req.parameters = body.parameters
-            req.metadata = dict(request.headers or {"no_headers": "true"})
+            req.metadata = dict(request.headers or {})
             req.header.exec_endpoint = endpoint_path
             data = body.data
             if isinstance(data, list):
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ async def streaming_get(request: Request = None, body: input_doc_model = None):
                     body = Document.from_pydantic_model(body)
             req = DataRequest()
             req.header.exec_endpoint = endpoint_path
+            req.metadata = dict(request.headers or {})
             if not docarray_v2:
                 req.data.docs = DocumentArray([body])
             else:
diff --git a/tests/integration/docarray_v2/test_metadata_headers.py b/tests/integration/docarray_v2/test_metadata_headers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cdac87885e326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/docarray_v2/test_metadata_headers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Dict, List, Literal, Optional
+
+import pytest
+from docarray import BaseDoc, DocList
+
+from jina import Client, Deployment, Executor, requests
+from jina.helper import random_port
+
+
+class PortGetter:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.ports = {
+            "http": {
+                True: random_port(),
+                False: random_port(),
+            },
+            "grpc": {
+                True: random_port(),
+                False: random_port(),
+            },
+        }
+
+    def get_port(self, protocol: Literal["http", "grpc"], include_gateway: bool) -> int:
+        return self.ports[protocol][include_gateway]
+
+    @property
+    def gateway_ports(self) -> List[int]:
+        return [self.ports["http"][True], self.ports["grpc"][True]]
+
+    @property
+    def no_gateway_ports(self) -> List[int]:
+        return [self.ports["http"][False], self.ports["grpc"][False]]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def port_getter() -> callable:
+    getter = PortGetter()
+    return getter
+
+
+class DictDoc(BaseDoc):
+    data: dict
+
+
+class MetadataExecutor(Executor):
+    @requests(on="/get-metadata-headers")
+    def post_endpoint(
+        self,
+        docs: DocList[DictDoc],
+        parameters: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        metadata: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> DocList[DictDoc]:
+        return DocList[DictDoc]([DictDoc(data=metadata)])
+
+    @requests(on='/stream-metadata-headers')
+    async def stream_task(
+        self, doc: DictDoc, metadata: Optional[dict] = None, **kwargs
+    ) -> DictDoc:
+        for k, v in sorted((metadata or {}).items()):
+            yield DictDoc(data={k: v})
+
+        yield DictDoc(data={"DONE": "true"})
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def deployment_no_gateway(port_getter: PortGetter) -> Deployment:
+
+    with Deployment(
+        uses=MetadataExecutor,
+        protocol=["http", "grpc"],
+        port=port_getter.no_gateway_ports,
+        include_gateway=False,
+    ) as dep:
+        yield dep
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def deployment_gateway(port_getter: PortGetter) -> Deployment:
+
+    with Deployment(
+        uses=MetadataExecutor,
+        protocol=["http", "grpc"],
+        port=port_getter.gateway_ports,
+        include_gateway=False,
+    ) as dep:
+        yield dep
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def deployments(deployment_gateway, deployment_no_gateway) -> Dict[bool, Deployment]:
+    return {
+        True: deployment_gateway,
+        False: deployment_no_gateway,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('include_gateway', [False, True])
+def test_headers_in_http_metadata(
+    include_gateway, port_getter: PortGetter, deployments
+):
+    port = port_getter.get_port("http", include_gateway)
+    data = {
+        "data": [{"text": "test"}],
+        "parameters": {
+            "parameter1": "value1",
+        },
+    }
+    logging.info(f"Posting to {port}")
+    client = Client(port=port, protocol="http")
+    resp = client.post(
+        on=f'/get-metadata-headers',
+        inputs=DocList([DictDoc(data=data)]),
+        headers={
+            "header1": "value1",
+            "header2": "value2",
+        },
+        return_type=DocList[DictDoc],
+    )
+    assert resp[0].data['header1'] == 'value1'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('include_gateway', [False, True])
+async def test_headers_in_http_metadata_streaming(
+    include_gateway, port_getter: PortGetter, deployments
+):
+    client = Client(
+        port=port_getter.get_port("http", include_gateway),
+        protocol="http",
+        asyncio=True,
+    )
+    data = {"data": [{"text": "test"}], "parameters": {"parameter1": "value1"}}
+    chunks = []
+
+    async for doc in client.stream_doc(
+        on=f'/stream-metadata-headers',
+        inputs=DictDoc(data=data),
+        headers={
+            "header1": "value1",
+            "header2": "value2",
+        },
+        return_type=DictDoc,
+    ):
+        chunks.append(doc)
+    assert len(chunks) > 2
+
+    assert DictDoc(data={'header1': 'value1'}) in chunks
+    assert DictDoc(data={'header2': 'value2'}) in chunks