diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py
index e7d2b0593..808b49515 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/openai.py
@@ -72,20 +72,29 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 ##########################################
 
 
-async def send_get_request(url, key=None, user: UserModel = None):
+async def send_get_request(
+    request: Request = None, url=None, key=None, user: UserModel = None, config=None,
+):
     timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_MODEL_LIST)
     try:
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout, trust_env=True) as session:
-            headers = {
-                **({'Authorization': f'Bearer {key}'} if key else {}),
-            }
+            if request and config:
+                headers, cookies = await get_headers_and_cookies(
+                    request, url, key, config, user=user
+                )
+            else:
+                headers = {
+                    **({'Authorization': f'Bearer {key}'} if key else {}),
+                }
+                cookies = None
 
-            if ENABLE_FORWARD_USER_INFO_HEADERS and user:
-                headers = include_user_info_headers(headers, user)
+                if ENABLE_FORWARD_USER_INFO_HEADERS and user:
+                    headers = include_user_info_headers(headers, user)
 
             async with session.get(
                 url,
                 headers=headers,
+                cookies=cookies,
                 ssl=AIOHTTP_CLIENT_SESSION_SSL,
             ) as response:
                 return await response.json()
@@ -95,10 +104,12 @@ async def send_get_request(url, key=None, user: UserModel = None):
         return None
 
 
-async def get_models_request(url, key=None, user: UserModel = None):
+async def get_models_request(
+    request: Request = None, url=None, key=None, user: UserModel = None, config=None,
+):
     if is_anthropic_url(url):
         return await get_anthropic_models(url, key, user=user)
-    return await send_get_request(f'{url}/models', key, user=user)
+    return await send_get_request(request, f'{url}/models', key, user=user, config=config)
 
 
 def openai_reasoning_model_handler(payload):
@@ -360,7 +371,7 @@ async def get_all_models_responses(request: Request, user: UserModel) -> list:
     request_tasks = []
     for idx, url in enumerate(api_base_urls):
         if (str(idx) not in api_configs) and (url not in api_configs):  # Legacy support
-            request_tasks.append(get_models_request(url, api_keys[idx], user=user))
+            request_tasks.append(get_models_request(request, url, api_keys[idx], user=user))
         else:
             api_config = api_configs.get(
                 str(idx),
@@ -372,7 +383,9 @@ async def get_all_models_responses(request: Request, user: UserModel) -> list:
 
             if enable:
                 if len(model_ids) == 0:
-                    request_tasks.append(get_models_request(url, api_keys[idx], user=user))
+                    request_tasks.append(
+                        get_models_request(request, url, api_keys[idx], user=user, config=api_config)
+                    )
                 else:
                     model_list = {
                         'object': 'list',