diff --git a/server/jetstream_test.go b/server/jetstream_test.go
index 8bb9b227ddd..f00f47d3a6d 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_test.go
@@ -9511,6 +9511,57 @@ func TestJetStreamMirrorBasics(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestJetStreamMirrorStripExpectedHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	s := RunBasicJetStreamServer(t)
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	// Client for API requests.
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, s)
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	// Create source and mirror streams.
+	_, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "S",
+		Subjects: []string{"foo"},
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:   "M",
+		Mirror: &nats.StreamSource{Name: "S"},
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	m := nats.NewMsg("foo")
+	pubAck, err := js.PublishMsg(m)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, pubAck.Sequence, 1)
+
+	// Mirror should get message.
+	checkFor(t, 2*time.Second, 200*time.Millisecond, func() error {
+		if si, err := js.StreamInfo("M"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if si.State.Msgs != 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected 1 mirrored msg, got %d", si.State.Msgs)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	m.Header.Set("Nats-Expected-Stream", "S")
+	pubAck, err = js.PublishMsg(m)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, pubAck.Sequence, 2)
+
+	// Mirror should strip expected headers and store the message.
+	checkFor(t, 2*time.Second, 200*time.Millisecond, func() error {
+		if si, err := js.StreamInfo("M"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if si.State.Msgs != 2 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("expected 2 mirrored msgs, got %d", si.State.Msgs)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 func TestJetStreamMirrorUpdatePreventsSubjects(t *testing.T) {
 	s := RunBasicJetStreamServer(t)
 	defer s.Shutdown()
diff --git a/server/stream.go b/server/stream.go
index b085c55e020..ea0f07b895d 100644
--- a/server/stream.go
+++ b/server/stream.go
@@ -2960,6 +2960,10 @@ func (mset *stream) setupMirrorConsumer() error {
 				msgs := mirror.msgs
 				sub, err := mset.subscribeInternal(deliverSubject, func(sub *subscription, c *client, _ *Account, subject, reply string, rmsg []byte) {
 					hdr, msg := c.msgParts(copyBytes(rmsg)) // Need to copy.
+					if len(hdr) > 0 {
+						// Remove any Nats-Expected- headers as we don't want to validate them.
+						hdr = removeHeaderIfPrefixPresent(hdr, "Nats-Expected-")
+					}
 					mset.queueInbound(msgs, subject, reply, hdr, msg, nil, nil)
 					mirror.last.Store(time.Now().UnixNano())
 				})