diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/ai.local.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/ai.local.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b11bf8eb8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/ai.local.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { Request } from "miniflare";
+import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw";
+import { AIFetcher } from "../ai/fetcher";
+import { msw } from "./helpers/msw";
+
+describe("ai", () => {
+	describe("fetcher", () => {
+		describe("local", () => {
+			it("should send x-forwarded-host header", async () => {
+				mockAIProxyRequest();
+
+				const url = "http://internal.ai/ai/test/path?version=123";
+				const resp = await AIFetcher(
+					new Request(url, {
+						method: 'PATCH',
+						headers: {
+							"x-example": "test",
+						},
+					})
+				);
+
+				expect(await resp.json()).toEqual({ xForwardedFor: url, method: 'PATCH' });
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+function mockAIProxyRequest() {
+	msw.use(
+		http.get(
+			"*/accounts/:accountId/ai/run/proxy",
+			(c) => {
+				return HttpResponse.json({
+					xForwardedFor: c.request.headers.get("X-Forwarded-Host"),
+					method: c.request.method
+				});
+			},
+			{ once: true }
+		)
+	);
+}
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/ai/fetcher.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/ai/fetcher.ts
index 2fe8685c5636..9ef41fecc993 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/ai/fetcher.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/ai/fetcher.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export async function AIFetcher(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
 	const reqHeaders = new Headers(request.headers);
 	reqHeaders.delete("Host");
 	reqHeaders.delete("Content-Length");
-	reqHeaders.set("x-url", request.url);
+	reqHeaders.set("X-Forwarded-Host", request.url);
 
 	const res = await performApiFetch(`/accounts/${accountId}/ai/run/proxy`, {
 		method: request.method,