diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Authentication/EnableStatelessAuthInNancy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Authentication/EnableStatelessAuthInNancy.cs
index 82ace5314..34d59ad94 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/Authentication/EnableStatelessAuthInNancy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/Authentication/EnableStatelessAuthInNancy.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using Nancy;
 using Nancy.Bootstrapper;
 using NzbDrone.Api.Extensions;
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Api.Authentication
                 return response;
             }
 
-            var apiKey = context.Request.Headers.Authorization;
+            var authorizationHeader = context.Request.Headers.Authorization;
+            var apiKeyHeader = context.Request.Headers["X-Api-Key"].FirstOrDefault();
+            var apiKey = String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKeyHeader) ? authorizationHeader : apiKeyHeader;
             
             if (context.Request.IsApiRequest() && !ValidApiKey(apiKey) && !_authenticationService.IsAuthenticated(context))
             {
diff --git a/src/UI/Mixins/jquery.ajax.js b/src/UI/Mixins/jquery.ajax.js
index 0fe0b047f..5105d8ae8 100644
--- a/src/UI/Mixins/jquery.ajax.js
+++ b/src/UI/Mixins/jquery.ajax.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define(
 
             if (xhr) {
                 xhr.headers = xhr.headers || {};
-                xhr.headers.Authorization = window.NzbDrone.ApiKey;
+                xhr.headers['X-Api-Key'] = window.NzbDrone.ApiKey;
             }
 
             return original.apply(this, arguments);