diff --git a/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/__tests__/call_with_request.js b/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/__tests__/call_with_request.js
index ac487e91bce0c..cfe9f43da4361 100644
--- a/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/__tests__/call_with_request.js
+++ b/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/__tests__/call_with_request.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { omit } from 'lodash';
 import callWithRequest from '../call_with_request';
 
 describe('call_with_request', () => {
@@ -13,16 +14,17 @@ describe('call_with_request', () => {
     };
   });
 
-  it ('passes through all headers', () => {
+  it ('passes through all headers except origin', () => {
     const mockRequest = {
       headers: {
         authorization: 'Basic QWxhZGRpbjpPcGVuU2VzYW1l',
-        'kbn-version': '4.6.0'
+        'kbn-version': '4.6.0',
+        origin: 'http://localhost:5601/'
       }
     };
     return callWithRequest(mockClient)(mockRequest, 'search')
     .then(() => {
-      expect(mockClient.params.headers).to.be(mockRequest.headers);
+      expect(mockClient.params.headers).to.eql(omit(mockRequest.headers, 'origin'));
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/call_with_request.js b/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/call_with_request.js
index a2026a86edf83..5171abdff30d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/call_with_request.js
+++ b/src/plugins/elasticsearch/lib/call_with_request.js
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ const Boom = require('boom');
 const getBasicAuthRealm = require('./get_basic_auth_realm');
 const toPath = require('lodash/internal/toPath');
 
+const PASSTHRU_HEADERS_BLACKLIST = [ 'origin' ];
+
 module.exports = (client) => {
   return (req, endpoint, params = {}) => {
-    _.set(params, 'headers', req.headers);
+    _.set(params, 'headers', _.omit(req.headers, PASSTHRU_HEADERS_BLACKLIST));
     const path = toPath(endpoint);
     const api = _.get(client, path);
     let apiContext = _.get(client, path.slice(0, -1));