diff --git a/firebase_admin/dataconnect.py b/firebase_admin/dataconnect.py
index 3c0ca2b6..e9ef1aa2 100644
--- a/firebase_admin/dataconnect.py
+++ b/firebase_admin/dataconnect.py
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ def _get_headers(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         return {
             "X-Firebase-Client": f"fire-admin-python/{firebase_admin.__version__}",
             "x-goog-api-client": _utils.get_metrics_header(),
+            "X-Client-Version": f"python/{firebase_admin.__version__}",
         }
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_data_connect.py b/tests/test_data_connect.py
index 69ff64e0..255ce005 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_connect.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_connect.py
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ def test_get_headers(self):
         assert isinstance(headers, dict)
         assert headers.get("X-Firebase-Client") == f"fire-admin-python/{firebase_admin.__version__}"
         assert headers.get("x-goog-api-client") == _utils.get_metrics_header()
+        assert headers.get("X-Client-Version") == f"python/{firebase_admin.__version__}"
 
 
 class TestDataConnectApiClientMakeGqlRequest: