diff --git a/pinot-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/common/utils/http/HttpClient.java b/pinot-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/common/utils/http/HttpClient.java
index 2ad8fb66c0e..2ca528d5457 100644
--- a/pinot-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/common/utils/http/HttpClient.java
+++ b/pinot-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/common/utils/http/HttpClient.java
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ private static CloseableHttpClient buildCloseableHttpClient(HttpClientConfig htt
     if (httpClientConfig.getMaxConnPerRoute() > 0) {
       httpClientBuilder.setMaxConnPerRoute(httpClientConfig.getMaxConnPerRoute());
     }
+    if (httpClientConfig.isDisableDefaultUserAgent()) {
+      httpClientBuilder.disableDefaultUserAgent();
+    }
     return httpClientBuilder.build();
   }