diff --git a/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/constants.py b/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/constants.py
index 1edf695..8cef4ab 100644
--- a/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/constants.py
+++ b/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/constants.py
@@ -182,6 +182,18 @@ class RTLPlusHeaders:
             "Referer": RTLPlusDefaults.BASE_WEBSITE,
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_event_manifest_headers(access_token: str, user_agent: str = None) -> dict:
+        """Get headers for the event manifest endpoint (stus.player.streamingtech.de/liveevent).
+        Uses X-Auth-Token scheme as required by this endpoint."""
+        return {
+            "X-Auth-Token": access_token,
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Origin": RTLPlusDefaults.BASE_WEBSITE.rstrip("/"),
+            "Referer": RTLPlusDefaults.BASE_WEBSITE,
+            "User-Agent": user_agent or RTLPlusDefaults.USER_AGENT,
+        }
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_playready_drm_headers(access_token: str, device_id: str = None) -> dict:
         """Get headers for PlayReady DRM license acquisition (SOAP/XML)"""
@@ -272,6 +284,13 @@ class RTLPlusConfig:
             user_agent=self.user_agent,
         )
 
+    def get_event_manifest_headers(self, access_token: str) -> dict:
+        """Get event manifest headers with this config's settings."""
+        return RTLPlusHeaders.get_event_manifest_headers(
+            access_token=access_token,
+            user_agent=self.user_agent,
+        )
+
     def get_playready_drm_headers(self, access_token: str) -> dict:
         """Get PlayReady-specific DRM headers (Edge UA, SOAP content-type)"""
         return RTLPlusHeaders.get_playready_drm_headers(
diff --git a/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/provider.py b/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/provider.py
index 159cb3a..f8dabc0 100644
--- a/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/provider.py
+++ b/lib/streaming_providers/providers/rtlplus/provider.py
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ class RTLPlusProvider(StreamingProvider):
         bearer_token = self.authenticator.get_bearer_token(force_upgrade=True)
         return self.rtl_config.get_api_headers(access_token=bearer_token)
 
+    def _get_event_manifest_headers(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        access_token = self.authenticator.get_bearer_token()
+        return self.rtl_config.get_event_manifest_headers(access_token=access_token)
+
     def get_channels(self, **kwargs) -> List[StreamingChannel]:
         """
         Fetch channels from RTL+ GraphQL API with authentication
@@ -337,8 +341,7 @@ class RTLPlusProvider(StreamingProvider):
             logger.debug(f"RTL+ Manifest Request: GET {manifest_url}")
 
             if ":live-events:" in content_id:
-                access_token = self.authenticator.get_bearer_token()
-                headers = self.rtl_config.get_api_headers(access_token=access_token)
+                headers = self._get_event_manifest_headers()
             else:
                 headers = self.rtl_config.get_base_headers()