diff --git a/src/api/providers/fetchers/__tests__/ollama.test.ts b/src/api/providers/fetchers/__tests__/ollama.test.ts
index 5eb7c7686656..b6ddbf91a40e 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/fetchers/__tests__/ollama.test.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/fetchers/__tests__/ollama.test.ts
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ describe("Ollama Fetcher", () => {
 			const result = await getOllamaModels(baseUrl)
 
 			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`)
+			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`, { headers: {} })
 
 			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/show`, { model: modelName })
+			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/show`, { model: modelName }, { headers: {} })
 
 			expect(typeof result).toBe("object")
 			expect(result).not.toBeInstanceOf(Array)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe("Ollama Fetcher", () => {
 			const result = await getOllamaModels(baseUrl)
 
 			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`)
+			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`, { headers: {} })
 			expect(mockedAxios.post).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 			expect(result).toEqual({})
 		})
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe("Ollama Fetcher", () => {
 			const result = await getOllamaModels(baseUrl)
 
 			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`)
+			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`, { headers: {} })
 			expect(mockedAxios.post).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 			expect(consoleInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Failed connecting to Ollama at ${baseUrl}`)
 			expect(result).toEqual({})
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ describe("Ollama Fetcher", () => {
 			const result = await getOllamaModels(baseUrl)
 
 			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`)
+			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`, { headers: {} })
 
 			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/show`, { model: modelName })
+			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/show`, { model: modelName }, { headers: {} })
 
 			expect(typeof result).toBe("object")
 			expect(result).not.toBeInstanceOf(Array)
@@ -217,5 +217,73 @@ describe("Ollama Fetcher", () => {
 			// Verify the model was parsed correctly despite null families
 			expect(result[modelName].description).toBe("Family: llama, Context: 4096, Size: 23.6B")
 		})
+
+		it("should include Authorization header when API key is provided", async () => {
+			const baseUrl = "http://localhost:11434"
+			const apiKey = "test-api-key-123"
+			const modelName = "test-model:latest"
+
+			const mockApiTagsResponse = {
+				models: [
+					{
+						name: modelName,
+						model: modelName,
+						modified_at: "2025-06-03T09:23:22.610222878-04:00",
+						size: 14333928010,
+						digest: "6a5f0c01d2c96c687d79e32fdd25b87087feb376bf9838f854d10be8cf3c10a5",
+						details: {
+							family: "llama",
+							families: ["llama"],
+							format: "gguf",
+							parameter_size: "23.6B",
+							parent_model: "",
+							quantization_level: "Q4_K_M",
+						},
+					},
+				],
+			}
+			const mockApiShowResponse = {
+				license: "Mock License",
+				modelfile: "FROM /path/to/blob\nTEMPLATE {{ .Prompt }}",
+				parameters: "num_ctx 4096\nstop_token <eos>",
+				template: "{{ .System }}USER: {{ .Prompt }}ASSISTANT:",
+				modified_at: "2025-06-03T09:23:22.610222878-04:00",
+				details: {
+					parent_model: "",
+					format: "gguf",
+					family: "llama",
+					families: ["llama"],
+					parameter_size: "23.6B",
+					quantization_level: "Q4_K_M",
+				},
+				model_info: {
+					"ollama.context_length": 4096,
+					"some.other.info": "value",
+				},
+				capabilities: ["completion"],
+			}
+
+			mockedAxios.get.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: mockApiTagsResponse })
+			mockedAxios.post.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: mockApiShowResponse })
+
+			const result = await getOllamaModels(baseUrl, apiKey)
+
+			const expectedHeaders = { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` }
+
+			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+			expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`, { headers: expectedHeaders })
+
+			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+			expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				`${baseUrl}/api/show`,
+				{ model: modelName },
+				{ headers: expectedHeaders },
+			)
+
+			expect(typeof result).toBe("object")
+			expect(result).not.toBeInstanceOf(Array)
+			expect(Object.keys(result).length).toBe(1)
+			expect(result[modelName]).toBeDefined()
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/src/api/providers/fetchers/modelCache.ts b/src/api/providers/fetchers/modelCache.ts
index a91cdaf99422..ce7582fabca9 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/fetchers/modelCache.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/fetchers/modelCache.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const getModels = async (options: GetModelsOptions): Promise<ModelRecord>
 				models = await getLiteLLMModels(options.apiKey, options.baseUrl)
 				break
 			case "ollama":
-				models = await getOllamaModels(options.baseUrl)
+				models = await getOllamaModels(options.baseUrl, options.apiKey)
 				break
 			case "lmstudio":
 				models = await getLMStudioModels(options.baseUrl)
diff --git a/src/api/providers/fetchers/ollama.ts b/src/api/providers/fetchers/ollama.ts
index 8e1e3f7f072e..a679a9027d44 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/fetchers/ollama.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/fetchers/ollama.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ export const parseOllamaModel = (rawModel: OllamaModelInfoResponse): ModelInfo =
 	return modelInfo
 }
 
-export async function getOllamaModels(baseUrl = "http://localhost:11434"): Promise<Record<string, ModelInfo>> {
+export async function getOllamaModels(
+	baseUrl = "http://localhost:11434",
+	apiKey?: string,
+): Promise<Record<string, ModelInfo>> {
 	const models: Record<string, ModelInfo> = {}
 
 	// clearing the input can leave an empty string; use the default in that case
@@ -65,7 +68,13 @@ export async function getOllamaModels(baseUrl = "http://localhost:11434"): Promi
 			return models
 		}
 
-		const response = await axios.get<OllamaModelsResponse>(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`)
+		// Prepare headers with optional API key
+		const headers: Record<string, string> = {}
+		if (apiKey) {
+			headers["Authorization"] = `Bearer ${apiKey}`
+		}
+
+		const response = await axios.get<OllamaModelsResponse>(`${baseUrl}/api/tags`, { headers })
 		const parsedResponse = OllamaModelsResponseSchema.safeParse(response.data)
 		let modelInfoPromises = []
 
@@ -73,9 +82,13 @@ export async function getOllamaModels(baseUrl = "http://localhost:11434"): Promi
 			for (const ollamaModel of parsedResponse.data.models) {
 				modelInfoPromises.push(
 					axios
-						.post<OllamaModelInfoResponse>(`${baseUrl}/api/show`, {
-							model: ollamaModel.model,
-						})
+						.post<OllamaModelInfoResponse>(
+							`${baseUrl}/api/show`,
+							{
+								model: ollamaModel.model,
+							},
+							{ headers },
+						)
 						.then((ollamaModelInfo) => {
 							models[ollamaModel.name] = parseOllamaModel(ollamaModelInfo.data)
 						}),
diff --git a/src/api/providers/native-ollama.ts b/src/api/providers/native-ollama.ts
index 06c1c33d2368..80231540e8e8 100644
--- a/src/api/providers/native-ollama.ts
+++ b/src/api/providers/native-ollama.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export class NativeOllamaHandler extends BaseProvider implements SingleCompletio
 	}
 
 	async fetchModel() {
-		this.models = await getOllamaModels(this.options.ollamaBaseUrl)
+		this.models = await getOllamaModels(this.options.ollamaBaseUrl, this.options.ollamaApiKey)
 		return this.getModel()
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts b/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts
index a6e8e73a6aef..a3d40b0d821f 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ export const webviewMessageHandler = async (
 				const ollamaModels = await getModels({
 					provider: "ollama",
 					baseUrl: ollamaApiConfig.ollamaBaseUrl,
+					apiKey: ollamaApiConfig.ollamaApiKey,
 				})
 
 				if (Object.keys(ollamaModels).length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/shared/api.ts b/src/shared/api.ts
index eb3ae124a825..2a3275957498 100644
--- a/src/shared/api.ts
+++ b/src/shared/api.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export type GetModelsOptions =
 	| { provider: "requesty"; apiKey?: string; baseUrl?: string }
 	| { provider: "unbound"; apiKey?: string }
 	| { provider: "litellm"; apiKey: string; baseUrl: string }
-	| { provider: "ollama"; baseUrl?: string }
+	| { provider: "ollama"; baseUrl?: string; apiKey?: string }
 	| { provider: "lmstudio"; baseUrl?: string }
 	| { provider: "deepinfra"; apiKey?: string; baseUrl?: string }
 	| { provider: "io-intelligence"; apiKey: string }