diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-poems-drum.md b/.changeset/sixty-poems-drum.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82c5f6c499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-poems-drum.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-graphiql': patch
+---
+
+Fix for custom headers not being included in requests.
diff --git a/plugins/graphiql/src/lib/api/GraphQLEndpoints.ts b/plugins/graphiql/src/lib/api/GraphQLEndpoints.ts
index 7287eb579b..7f9c0ca4ee 100644
--- a/plugins/graphiql/src/lib/api/GraphQLEndpoints.ts
+++ b/plugins/graphiql/src/lib/api/GraphQLEndpoints.ts
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ export class GraphQLEndpoints implements GraphQLBrowseApi {
     return {
       id,
       title,
-      fetcher: async (params: any) => {
+      fetcher: async (params: any, options: any = {}) => {
         const body = JSON.stringify(params);
         const headers = {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
           ...config.headers,
+          ...options.headers,
         };
         const res = await fetch(url, {
           method,
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export class GraphQLEndpoints implements GraphQLBrowseApi {
     return {
       id,
       title,
-      fetcher: async (params: any) => {
+      fetcher: async (params: any, options: any = {}) => {
         let retried = false;
 
         const doRequest = async (): Promise<any> => {
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ export class GraphQLEndpoints implements GraphQLBrowseApi {
             headers: {
               'Content-Type': 'application/json',
               Authorization: `Bearer ${await githubAuthApi.getAccessToken()}`,
+              ...options.headers,
             },
             body: JSON.stringify(params),
           });