diff --git a/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py b/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
index 5dfba93488..7fa471166e 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ class OutgoingWebhookServiceInterface(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         self.user_profile: UserProfile = user_profile
         self.service_name: str = service_name
         self.session: Session = Session()
-        self.session.headers.update({"User-Agent": "ZulipOutgoingWebhook/" + ZULIP_VERSION})
+        self.session.headers.update(
+            {
+                "X-Smokescreen-Role": "webhook",
+                "User-Agent": "ZulipOutgoingWebhook/" + ZULIP_VERSION,
+            }
+        )
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def make_request(self, base_url: str, event: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Response]:
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py b/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py
index 5d0224e224..148c0f5365 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_outgoing_webhook_system.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ The webhook got a response with status code *400*.""",
             headers = {
                 "Content-Type": "application/json",
                 "User-Agent": user_agent,
+                "X-Smokescreen-Role": "webhook",
             }
             self.assertLessEqual(headers.items(), prepared_request.headers.items())