diff --git a/weaviate/connect/v4.py b/weaviate/connect/v4.py
index 8c1f5f814..0afb62ffe 100644
--- a/weaviate/connect/v4.py
+++ b/weaviate/connect/v4.py
@@ -150,7 +150,14 @@ def __init__(
         self._connected = False
         self._skip_init_checks = skip_init_checks
 
-        self._headers = {"content-type": "application/json"}
+        client_type = "sync" if isinstance(self, ConnectionSync) else "async"
+        embedded_suffix = "-embedded" if self.embedded_db is not None else ""
+        client_header = f"weaviate-client-python/{client_version}-{client_type}{embedded_suffix}"
+
+        self._headers = {
+            "content-type": "application/json",
+            "X-Weaviate-Client": client_header,
+        }
         self.__add_weaviate_embedding_service_header(connection_params.http.host)
         if additional_headers is not None:
             _validate_input(_ValidateArgument([dict], "additional_headers", additional_headers))