diff --git a/packages/miniflare/src/plugins/core/index.ts b/packages/miniflare/src/plugins/core/index.ts
index a6a128a4f9a5..b8da91a39d25 100644
--- a/packages/miniflare/src/plugins/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/miniflare/src/plugins/core/index.ts
@@ -635,6 +635,23 @@ export const CORE_PLUGIN: Plugin<
 				],
 			});
 		} else {
+			// https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/issues/7835
+			if (!options.outboundService) {
+				options.outboundService = (request) => {
+					if (request.headers.has("CF-Connecting-IP")) {
+						request.headers.delete("CF-Connecting-IP");
+					}
+					request.headers.set(
+						CoreHeaders.CUSTOM_SERVICE,
+						CoreBindings.TEXT_CUSTOM_SERVICE
+					);
+					request.headers.set(CoreHeaders.ORIGINAL_URL, request.url);
+					return fetch(request, {
+						redirect: "manual",
+					});
+				};
+			}
+
 			services.push({
 				name: serviceName,
 				worker: {