diff --git a/msal/managed_identity.py b/msal/managed_identity.py
index 422b76e3..b2fc446c 100644
--- a/msal/managed_identity.py
+++ b/msal/managed_identity.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import time
+import uuid
 from urllib.parse import urlparse  # Python 3+
 from collections import UserDict  # Python 3+
 from typing import List, Optional, Union  # Needed in Python 3.7 & 3.8
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 from .individual_cache import _IndividualCache as IndividualCache
 from .throttled_http_client import ThrottledHttpClientBase, RetryAfterParser
 from .cloudshell import _is_running_in_cloud_shell
+from .sku import SKU, __version__
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -480,7 +482,12 @@ def _obtain_token_on_azure_vm(http_client, managed_identity, resource):
             "AZURE_POD_IDENTITY_AUTHORITY_HOST", "http://169.254.169.254"
             ).strip("/") + "/metadata/identity/oauth2/token",
         params=params,
-        headers={"Metadata": "true"},
+        headers={
+            "Metadata": "true",
+            "x-client-SKU": SKU,
+            "x-client-Ver": __version__,
+            "x-ms-client-request-id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+            },
         )
     try:
         payload = json.loads(resp.text)
diff --git a/tests/test_mi.py b/tests/test_mi.py
index 8e6b6b14..fd3834c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_mi.py
+++ b/tests/test_mi.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import time
+import uuid
 from typing import List, Optional
 import unittest
 try:
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 )
 from msal.token_cache import is_subdict_of
 
+EXPECTED_SKU = "MSAL.Python"  # Hardcoded constant, not imported from product
+
 
 class ManagedIdentityTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_helper_class_should_be_interchangable_with_dict_which_could_be_loaded_from_file_or_env_var(self):
@@ -181,14 +184,23 @@ def _test_happy_path(self) -> callable:
             return mocked_method
 
     def test_happy_path_of_vm(self):
-        self._test_happy_path().assert_called_with(
+        mock_get = self._test_happy_path()
+        mock_get.assert_called_with(
             # The last call contained claims_challenge
             # but since IMDS doesn't support token_sha256_to_refresh,
             # the request shall remain the same as before
             'http://169.254.169.254/metadata/identity/oauth2/token',
             params={'api-version': '2018-02-01', 'resource': 'R'},
-            headers={'Metadata': 'true'},
+            headers={
+                'Metadata': 'true',
+                'x-client-SKU': EXPECTED_SKU,
+                'x-client-Ver': ANY,
+                'x-ms-client-request-id': ANY,
+            },
             )
+        # Validate correlation ID is a valid UUID
+        corr_id = mock_get.call_args.kwargs["headers"]["x-ms-client-request-id"]
+        uuid.UUID(corr_id)
 
     @patch.object(ManagedIdentityClient, "_ManagedIdentityClient__instance", "MixedCaseHostName")
     def test_happy_path_of_theoretical_mixed_case_hostname(self):
@@ -200,11 +212,20 @@ def test_happy_path_of_theoretical_mixed_case_hostname(self):
 
     @patch.dict(os.environ, {"AZURE_POD_IDENTITY_AUTHORITY_HOST": "http://localhost:1234//"})
     def test_happy_path_of_pod_identity(self):
-        self._test_happy_path().assert_called_with(
+        mock_get = self._test_happy_path()
+        mock_get.assert_called_with(
             'http://localhost:1234/metadata/identity/oauth2/token',
             params={'api-version': '2018-02-01', 'resource': 'R'},
-            headers={'Metadata': 'true'},
+            headers={
+                'Metadata': 'true',
+                'x-client-SKU': EXPECTED_SKU,
+                'x-client-Ver': ANY,
+                'x-ms-client-request-id': ANY,
+            },
             )
+        # Validate correlation ID is a valid UUID
+        corr_id = mock_get.call_args.kwargs["headers"]["x-ms-client-request-id"]
+        uuid.UUID(corr_id)
 
     def test_vm_error_should_be_returned_as_is(self):
         raw_error = '{"raw": "error format is undefined"}'
@@ -229,8 +250,16 @@ def test_vm_resource_id_parameter_should_be_msi_res_id(self):
             mocked_method.assert_called_with(
                 'http://169.254.169.254/metadata/identity/oauth2/token',
                 params={'api-version': '2018-02-01', 'resource': 'R', 'msi_res_id': '1234'},
-                headers={'Metadata': 'true'},
+                headers={
+                    'Metadata': 'true',
+                    'x-client-SKU': EXPECTED_SKU,
+                    'x-client-Ver': ANY,
+                    'x-ms-client-request-id': ANY,
+                },
                 )
+            # Validate correlation ID is a valid UUID
+            corr_id = mocked_method.call_args.kwargs["headers"]["x-ms-client-request-id"]
+            uuid.UUID(corr_id)
 
 
 @patch.dict(os.environ, {"IDENTITY_ENDPOINT": "http://localhost", "IDENTITY_HEADER": "foo"})