diff --git a/connectivity/check/policy.go b/connectivity/check/policy.go
index a657abd35c..07df6f7c0f 100644
--- a/connectivity/check/policy.go
+++ b/connectivity/check/policy.go
@@ -182,6 +182,15 @@ var (
 		ExitCode:       ExitCurlHTTPError,
 	}
 
+	// ResultDNSOKCurlHTTPError expects a failed command, generating DNS traffic and without a dropped flow.
+	ResultDNSOKCurlHTTPError = Result{
+		DNSProxy:       true,
+		L7Proxy:        true,
+		Drop:           false,
+		DropReasonFunc: defaultDropReason,
+		ExitCode:       ExitCurlHTTPError,
+	}
+
 	// ResultDrop expects a dropped flow and a failed command.
 	ResultDrop = Result{
 		Drop:           true,
diff --git a/connectivity/manifests/client-egress-l7-http-matchheader-secret.yaml b/connectivity/manifests/client-egress-l7-http-matchheader-secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c63730b170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connectivity/manifests/client-egress-l7-http-matchheader-secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+# client2 is allowed to contact the echo Pod
+# on port 8080 via POST method. HTTP introspection is enabled for client2.
+# The request to /auth-header-required will be injected with an auth header to work
+apiVersion: "cilium.io/v2"
+kind: CiliumNetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: client-egress-l7-http-matchheader-secret
+spec:
+  description: "Allow POST <echo>:8080/auth-header-required and set the header from client2"
+  endpointSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      other: client
+  egress:
+  # Allow POST /auth-header-required requests towards echo pods with added header.
+  - toEndpoints:
+    - matchLabels:
+        kind: echo
+    toPorts:
+    - ports:
+      - port: "8080"
+        protocol: TCP
+      rules:
+        http:
+        - method: "POST"
+          path: "/auth-header-required$"
+          headerMatches:
+            - name: Authorization
+              mismatch: REPLACE
+              secret:
+                namespace: "{{.TestNamespace}}"
+                name: header-match
diff --git a/connectivity/suite.go b/connectivity/suite.go
index 76ed9ebc62..5592bd8029 100644
--- a/connectivity/suite.go
+++ b/connectivity/suite.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/connectivity/check"
 	"github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/connectivity/tests"
@@ -98,6 +100,9 @@ var (
 	//go:embed manifests/client-egress-l7-tls.yaml
 	clientEgressL7TLSPolicyYAML string
 
+	//go:embed manifests/client-egress-l7-http-matchheader-secret.yaml
+	clientEgressL7HTTPMatchheaderSecretYAML string
+
 	//go:embed manifests/echo-ingress-l7-http.yaml
 	echoIngressL7HTTPPolicyYAML string
 
@@ -125,12 +130,13 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, ct *check.ConnectivityTest) error {
 
 	// render templates, if any problems fail early
 	for key, temp := range map[string]string{
-		"clientEgressToCIDR1111PolicyYAML":      clientEgressToCIDR1111PolicyYAML,
-		"clientEgressToCIDR1111DenyPolicyYAML":  clientEgressToCIDR1111DenyPolicyYAML,
-		"clientEgressL7HTTPPolicyYAML":          clientEgressL7HTTPPolicyYAML,
-		"clientEgressL7HTTPNamedPortPolicyYAML": clientEgressL7HTTPNamedPortPolicyYAML,
-		"clientEgressToFQDNsCiliumIOPolicyYAML": clientEgressToFQDNsCiliumIOPolicyYAML,
-		"clientEgressL7TLSPolicyYAML":           clientEgressL7TLSPolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressToCIDR1111PolicyYAML":        clientEgressToCIDR1111PolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressToCIDR1111DenyPolicyYAML":    clientEgressToCIDR1111DenyPolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressL7HTTPPolicyYAML":            clientEgressL7HTTPPolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressL7HTTPNamedPortPolicyYAML":   clientEgressL7HTTPNamedPortPolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressToFQDNsCiliumIOPolicyYAML":   clientEgressToFQDNsCiliumIOPolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressL7TLSPolicyYAML":             clientEgressL7TLSPolicyYAML,
+		"clientEgressL7HTTPMatchheaderSecretYAML": clientEgressL7HTTPMatchheaderSecretYAML,
 	} {
 		val, err := utils.RenderTemplate(temp, ct.Params())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -697,6 +703,31 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, ct *check.ConnectivityTest) error {
 			return check.ResultOK, check.ResultNone
 		})
 
+	// Test L7 HTTP with a header replace set in the policy
+	ct.NewTest("client-egress-l7-set-header").
+		WithFeatureRequirements(check.RequireFeatureEnabled(check.FeatureL7Proxy)).
+		WithFeatureRequirements(check.RequireFeatureEnabled(check.FeatureSecretBackendK8s)).
+		WithSecret(&corev1.Secret{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "header-match",
+			},
+			Data: map[string][]byte{
+				"value": []byte("Bearer 123456"),
+			},
+		}).
+		WithPolicy(renderedTemplates["clientEgressL7HTTPMatchheaderSecretYAML"]). // L7 allow policy with HTTP introspection (POST only)
+		WithScenarios(
+			tests.PodToPodWithEndpoints(tests.WithMethod("POST"), tests.WithPath("auth-header-required"), tests.WithDestinationLabelsOption(map[string]string{"other": "echo"})),
+			tests.PodToPodWithEndpoints(tests.WithMethod("POST"), tests.WithPath("auth-header-required"), tests.WithDestinationLabelsOption(map[string]string{"first": "echo"})),
+		).
+		WithExpectations(func(a *check.Action) (egress, ingress check.Result) {
+			if a.Source().HasLabel("other", "client") && // Only client2 has the header policy.
+				(a.Destination().Port() == 8080) { // port 8080 is traffic to echo Pod.
+				return check.ResultOK, check.ResultNone
+			}
+			return check.ResultDNSOKCurlHTTPError, check.ResultNone // if the header is not set the request will get a 403
+		})
+
 	// Only allow UDP:53 to kube-dns, no DNS proxy enabled.
 	ct.NewTest("dns-only").WithPolicy(clientEgressOnlyDNSPolicyYAML).
 		WithFeatureRequirements(check.RequireFeatureEnabled(check.FeatureL7Proxy)).
diff --git a/connectivity/tests/common.go b/connectivity/tests/common.go
index 4e4854b46d..b3450fc5a8 100644
--- a/connectivity/tests/common.go
+++ b/connectivity/tests/common.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type labelsOption struct {
 	sourceLabels      map[string]string
 	destinationLabels map[string]string
 	method            string
+	path              string
 }
 
 func WithMethod(method string) Option {
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ func WithDestinationLabelsOption(destinationLabels map[string]string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithPath(path string) Option {
+	return func(option *labelsOption) {
+		option.path = path
+	}
+}
+
 func hasAllLabels(labelsContainer labelsContainer, filters map[string]string) bool {
 	for k, v := range filters {
 		if !labelsContainer.HasLabel(k, v) {
diff --git a/connectivity/tests/pod.go b/connectivity/tests/pod.go
index 17b39c29df..6ea6b07299 100644
--- a/connectivity/tests/pod.go
+++ b/connectivity/tests/pod.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func PodToPodWithEndpoints(opts ...Option) check.Scenario {
 		sourceLabels:      options.sourceLabels,
 		destinationLabels: options.destinationLabels,
 		method:            options.method,
+		path:              options.path,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ type podToPodWithEndpoints struct {
 	sourceLabels      map[string]string
 	destinationLabels map[string]string
 	method            string
+	path              string
 }
 
 func (s *podToPodWithEndpoints) Name() string {
@@ -123,7 +125,12 @@ func (s *podToPodWithEndpoints) curlEndpoints(ctx context.Context, t *check.Test
 	}
 
 	// Manually construct an HTTP endpoint for each API endpoint.
-	for _, path := range []string{"public", "private"} {
+	paths := []string{"public", "private"}
+	if s.path != "" { // Override default paths if one is set
+		paths = []string{s.path}
+	}
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
 		epName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", name, path)
 		url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", baseURL, path)
 		ep := check.HTTPEndpointWithLabels(epName, url, echo.Labels())
diff --git a/defaults/defaults.go b/defaults/defaults.go
index f92231b25d..a06a664d8d 100644
--- a/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const (
 
 	ConnectivityCheckAlpineCurlImage = "quay.io/cilium/alpine-curl:v1.6.0@sha256:408430f548a8390089b9b83020148b0ef80b0be1beb41a98a8bfe036709c196e"
 	ConnectivityPerformanceImage     = "quay.io/cilium/network-perf:a816f935930cb2b40ba43230643da4d5751a5711@sha256:679d3a370c696f63884da4557a4466f3b5569b4719bb4f86e8aac02fbe390eea"
-	ConnectivityCheckJSONMockImage   = "quay.io/cilium/json-mock:v1.3.3@sha256:f26044a2b8085fcaa8146b6b8bb73556134d7ec3d5782c6a04a058c945924ca0"
+	ConnectivityCheckJSONMockImage   = "quay.io/cilium/json-mock-ci:latest@sha256:5be90d8c2adc99f13bc42d7198d81fe179a2925b8091fc73437b9ba3b290afec" // MAARTJE FIX THIS
 	ConnectivityDNSTestServerImage   = "docker.io/coredns/coredns:1.10.0@sha256:017727efcfeb7d053af68e51436ce8e65edbc6ca573720afb4f79c8594036955"
 
 	ConfigMapName = "cilium-config"