diff --git a/cmd/driver/install/install.go b/cmd/driver/install/install.go
index f43c43d2..389e75ee 100644
--- a/cmd/driver/install/install.go
+++ b/cmd/driver/install/install.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 type driverDownloadOptions struct {
 	InsecureDownload bool
 	HTTPTimeout      time.Duration
+	HTTPHeaders      string
 }
 
 type driverInstallOptions struct {
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ func NewDriverInstallCmd(ctx context.Context, opt *options.Common, driver *optio
 			"(e.g. '#1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.38-2 (2023-07-27)')")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.InsecureDownload, "http-insecure", false, "Whether you want to allow insecure downloads or not")
 	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&o.HTTPTimeout, "http-timeout", 60*time.Second, "Timeout for each http try")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.HTTPHeaders, "http-headers",
+		"",
+		"Optional comma-separated list of headers for the http GET request "+
+			"(e.g. --http-headers='x-emc-namespace: default,Proxy-Authenticate: Basic'). Not necessary if default repo is used")
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ func (o *driverInstallOptions) RunDriverInstall(ctx context.Context) (string, er
 		if !o.Printer.DisableStyling {
 			o.Printer.Spinner, _ = o.Printer.Spinner.Start("Trying to download the driver")
 		}
-		dest, err = driverdistro.Download(ctx, d, o.Printer.WithWriter(&buf), kr, o.Driver.Name, o.Driver.Type, o.Driver.Version, o.Driver.Repos)
+		dest, err = driverdistro.Download(ctx, d, o.Printer.WithWriter(&buf), kr, o.Driver.Name,
+			o.Driver.Type, o.Driver.Version, o.Driver.Repos, o.HTTPHeaders)
 		if o.Printer.Spinner != nil {
 			_ = o.Printer.Spinner.Stop()
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/driver/install/install_test.go b/cmd/driver/install/install_test.go
index a3591dc1..f16153ed 100644
--- a/cmd/driver/install/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/driver/install/install_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Flags:
       --compile                 Whether to enable local compilation of drivers (default true)
       --download                Whether to enable download of prebuilt drivers (default true)
   -h, --help                    help for install
+      --http-headers string     Optional comma-separated list of headers for the http GET request (e.g. --http-headers='x-emc-namespace: default,Proxy-Authenticate: Basic'). Not necessary if default repo is used
       --http-insecure           Whether you want to allow insecure downloads or not
       --http-timeout duration   Timeout for each http try (default 1m0s)
       --kernelrelease string    Specify the kernel release for which to download/build the driver in the same format used by 'uname -r' (e.g. '6.1.0-10-cloud-amd64')
diff --git a/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go b/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go
index 2fb348c0..89a94644 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/distro/distro.go
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ func Download(ctx context.Context,
 	driverName string,
 	driverType drivertype.DriverType,
 	driverVer string, repos []string,
+	httpHeaders string,
 ) (string, error) {
 	driverFileName := toFilename(d, &kr, driverName, driverType)
 	// Skip if existent
@@ -222,6 +223,17 @@ func Download(ctx context.Context,
 			printer.Logger.Warn("Error creating http request.", printer.Logger.Args("err", err))
 			continue
 		}
+		if httpHeaders != "" {
+			header := http.Header{}
+			for _, h := range strings.Split(httpHeaders, ",") {
+				key, value := func() (string, string) {
+					x := strings.Split(h, ":")
+					return x[0], x[1]
+				}()
+				header.Add(key, value)
+			}
+			req.Header = header
+		}
 		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil || resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 			if err == nil {