diff --git a/backend/src/api/endpoints/hls_api.rs b/backend/src/api/endpoints/hls_api.rs
index de49bf755..827997fdb 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/endpoints/hls_api.rs
+++ b/backend/src/api/endpoints/hls_api.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::api::api_utils::{get_headers_from_request, try_option_bad_request};
+use crate::api::api_utils::{get_headers_from_request, try_option_bad_request, HeaderFilter};
 use crate::api::api_utils::try_unwrap_body;
 use crate::api::api_utils::{
     force_provider_stream_response, get_stream_alternative_url, is_seek_request,
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ pub(in crate::api) async fn handle_hls_stream_request(
     };
 
 
-    let filter_header = None;
-    let req_headers = get_headers_from_request(req_headers, &filter_header);
-    let headers = request::get_request_headers(None, Some(&req_headers));
+    // Don't forward Range on playlist fetch; segments use original headers in provider path
+    let filter_header: HeaderFilter = Some(Box::new(|name: &str| !name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("range")));
+    let forwarded = get_headers_from_request(req_headers, &filter_header);
+    let headers = request::get_request_headers(None, Some(&forwarded));
     let input_source = InputSource::from(input).with_url(request_url);
     match request::download_text_content(
         Arc::clone(&app_state.http_client.load()),
diff --git a/backend/src/api/endpoints/m3u_api.rs b/backend/src/api/endpoints/m3u_api.rs
index 9581aaa70..b36f3fbd3 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/endpoints/m3u_api.rs
+++ b/backend/src/api/endpoints/m3u_api.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ async fn m3u_api_stream(
             &pli.url,
             pli.virtual_id,
             &input,
-            &req_headers,
+            req_headers,
             connection_permission,
         )
         .await
diff --git a/backend/src/api/endpoints/xtream_api.rs b/backend/src/api/endpoints/xtream_api.rs
index 25f3bd012..fd00ebc28 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/endpoints/xtream_api.rs
+++ b/backend/src/api/endpoints/xtream_api.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ async fn xtream_player_api_stream(
             &stream_url,
             pli.virtual_id,
             &input,
-            &req_headers,
+            req_headers,
             connection_permission,
         )
         .await
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ async fn xtream_player_api_stream_with_token(
                 &pli.url,
                 pli.virtual_id,
                 &input,
-                &req_headers,
+                req_headers,
                 UserConnectionPermission::Allowed,
             )
             .await
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/network/request.rs b/backend/src/utils/network/request.rs
index 26b4588d7..185171304 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/network/request.rs
+++ b/backend/src/utils/network/request.rs
@@ -304,9 +304,11 @@ pub async fn get_remote_content_as_stream(
 
 async fn get_remote_content(client: Arc<reqwest::Client>, input: &InputSource, headers: Option<&HeaderMap>, url: &Url) -> Result<(String, String), Error> {
     let start_time = Instant::now();
-    let custom_headers: Option<HashMap<String, Vec<u8>>> = headers.map(|h|  h.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.as_str().to_string(), v.as_bytes().to_vec())).collect());
-    let headers = get_request_headers(Some(&input.headers), custom_headers.as_ref());
-    let headers: HashMap<String, String> = headers.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.as_str().to_string(), String::from_utf8_lossy(&*v.as_bytes().to_vec()).to_string())).collect();
+
+    let custom_headers = headers.map(|h| {
+        h.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.as_str().to_string(), v.as_bytes().to_vec())).collect::<HashMap<_, _>>()});
+    let merged = get_request_headers(Some(&input.headers), custom_headers.as_ref());
+    let headers: HashMap<String, String> = merged.iter().map(|(k, v)| (k.as_str().to_string(), String::from_utf8_lossy(v.as_bytes()).to_string())).collect();
 
     let (mut stream, response_url) = get_remote_content_as_stream(client.clone(), url, input.method, Some(&headers)).await.map_err(|e| str_to_io_error(&format!("Failed to read content: {e}")))?;
     let mut content = String::new();