diff --git a/connect/handler.go b/connect/handler.go
index a40550c0..2c4a7cf1 100644
--- a/connect/handler.go
+++ b/connect/handler.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Connect(ctx context.Context, opts Opts, invoker FunctionInvoker, logger *sl
 		notifyConnectDoneChan:  make(chan connectReport),
 		notifyConnectedChan:    make(chan struct{}),
 		initiateConnectionChan: make(chan struct{}),
-		apiClient:              newWorkerApiClient(opts.APIBaseUrl),
+		apiClient:              newWorkerApiClient(opts.APIBaseUrl, opts.Env),
 	}
 
 	wp := NewWorkerPool(ctx, opts.WorkerConcurrency, ch.processExecutorRequest)
diff --git a/connect/workerapi.go b/connect/workerapi.go
index 01d90676..e22e27ec 100644
--- a/connect/workerapi.go
+++ b/connect/workerapi.go
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import (
 
 type workerApiClient struct {
 	client     http.Client
+	env        *string
 	apiBaseUrl string
 }
 
-func newWorkerApiClient(apiBaseUrl string) *workerApiClient {
+func newWorkerApiClient(apiBaseUrl string, env *string) *workerApiClient {
 	return &workerApiClient{
 		apiBaseUrl: apiBaseUrl,
+		env:        env,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@ func (a *workerApiClient) start(ctx context.Context, hashedSigningKey []byte, re
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/protobuf")
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", string(hashedSigningKey)))
 
+	if a.env != nil {
+		httpReq.Header.Add("X-Inngest-Env", *a.env)
+	}
+
 	httpRes, err := a.client.Do(httpReq)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not send start request: %w", err)