diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiNetworkManager.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiNetworkManager.ts
index b6807e731d457..a0c033f511aef 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiNetworkManager.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiNetworkManager.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,16 @@ export class BidiNetworkManager {
       // We do not support intercepting redirects.
       if (redirectedFrom) {
         let params = {};
-        if (redirectedFrom._originalRequestRoute?._alreadyContinuedHeaders)
-          params = toBidiRequestHeaders(redirectedFrom._originalRequestRoute._alreadyContinuedHeaders ?? []);
+        if (redirectedFrom._originalRequestRoute?._alreadyContinuedHeaders) {
+          const { headers } = toBidiRequestHeaders(redirectedFrom._originalRequestRoute._alreadyContinuedHeaders ?? []);
+          const hostHeader = headers.find(header => header.name.toLowerCase() === 'host');
+          if (hostHeader) {
+            const requestHostHeader = param.request.headers.find(header => header.name.toLowerCase() === 'host');
+            if (requestHostHeader)
+              hostHeader.value = requestHostHeader.value;
+          }
+          params = { headers };
+        }
 
         this._session.sendMayFail('network.continueRequest', {
           request: param.request.request,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffNetworkManager.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffNetworkManager.ts
index 50bb3017a301c..56a8861b68839 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffNetworkManager.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/firefox/ffNetworkManager.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ class FFRouteImpl implements network.RouteDelegate {
   private _request: InterceptableRequest;
   private _session: FFSession;
 
+  readonly removeHostHeaderFromOverrides = true;
+
   constructor(session: FFSession, request: InterceptableRequest) {
     this._session = session;
     this._request = request;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts
index f9ad37aa6c2b0..831cb2d9acbce 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ export class Route extends SdkObject {
         throw new Error('New URL must have same protocol as overridden URL');
     }
     if (overrides.headers) {
-      overrides.headers = overrides.headers?.filter(header => {
-        const headerName = header.name.toLowerCase();
-        return headerName !== 'cookie' && headerName !== 'host';
-      });
+      const headersToRemove = ['cookie'];
+      if (this._delegate.removeHostHeaderFromOverrides)
+        headersToRemove.push('host');
+      overrides.headers = overrides.headers.filter(header => !headersToRemove.includes(header.name));
     }
     overrides = this._request._applyOverrides(overrides);
 
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ export class WebSocket extends SdkObject {
 }
 
 export interface RouteDelegate {
+  readonly removeHostHeaderFromOverrides?: boolean;
   abort(errorCode: string): Promise<void>;
   fulfill(response: types.NormalizedFulfillResponse): Promise<void>;
   continue(overrides: types.NormalizedContinueOverrides): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInterceptableRequest.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInterceptableRequest.ts
index e4cd9a78f0c76..8a2888fa19db5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInterceptableRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkInterceptableRequest.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ export class WKRouteImpl implements network.RouteDelegate {
   private readonly _session: WKSession;
   private readonly _requestId: string;
 
+  readonly removeHostHeaderFromOverrides = true;
+
   constructor(session: WKSession, requestId: string) {
     this._session = session;
     this._requestId = requestId;