diff --git a/cli/vscodessh.go b/cli/vscodessh.go
index 85ee1e18e4370..363f0215a7696 100644
--- a/cli/vscodessh.go
+++ b/cli/vscodessh.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 // This command needs to remain stable for compatibility with
 // various VS Code versions, so it's kept separate from our
 // standard SSH command.
-func (*RootCmd) vscodeSSH() *clibase.Cmd {
+func (r *RootCmd) vscodeSSH() *clibase.Cmd {
 	var (
 		sessionTokenFile    string
 		urlFile             string
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ func (*RootCmd) vscodeSSH() *clibase.Cmd {
 			client := codersdk.New(serverURL)
 			client.SetSessionToken(string(sessionToken))
 
+			// This adds custom headers to the request!
+			err = r.setClient(client, serverURL)
+			if err != nil {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("set client: %w", err)
+			}
+
 			parts := strings.Split(inv.Args[0], "--")
 			if len(parts) < 3 {
 				return xerrors.Errorf("invalid argument format. must be: coder-vscode--<owner>-<name>-<agent?>")