diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs
index 2a62339a63..6de0dd7ecf 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs
@@ -63,10 +63,16 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
             var productHeader = new ProductInfoHeaderValue(
                 _serverApplicationHost.Name.Replace(' ', '-'),
                 _serverApplicationHost.ApplicationVersionString);
+            var acceptJsonHeader = new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue(MediaTypeNames.Application.Json, 1.0);
+            var acceptXmlHeader = new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue(MediaTypeNames.Application.Xml, 0.9);
+            var acceptAnyHeader = new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("*/*", 0.8);
             services
                 .AddHttpClient(NamedClient.Default, c =>
                 {
                     c.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(productHeader);
+                    c.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(acceptJsonHeader);
+                    c.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(acceptXmlHeader);
+                    c.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(acceptAnyHeader);
                 })
                 .ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(x => new DefaultHttpClientHandler());
 
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
                 {
                     c.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(productHeader);
                     c.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(new ProductInfoHeaderValue($"({_serverApplicationHost.ApplicationUserAgentAddress})"));
+                    c.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(acceptJsonHeader);
+                    c.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(acceptAnyHeader);
                 })
                 .ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(x => new DefaultHttpClientHandler());