diff --git a/docs/content/getting-started/models.md b/docs/content/getting-started/models.md
index cf949f715..b05f05728 100644
--- a/docs/content/getting-started/models.md
+++ b/docs/content/getting-started/models.md
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ local-ai run ollama://gemma:2b
 local-ai run oci://localai/phi-2:latest
 ```
 
+{{% notice note %}}
+When pulling models from Ollama or OCI registries, LocalAI identifies itself with a `LocalAI/<version>` `User-Agent` header so registry operators can attribute usage to LocalAI.
+{{% /notice %}}
+
 ### Run Models via URI
 
 To run models via URI, specify a URI to a model file or a configuration file when starting LocalAI. Valid syntax includes:
diff --git a/pkg/oci/blob.go b/pkg/oci/blob.go
index 0f5a2cf66..e034c4162 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/blob.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/blob.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 	oras "oras.land/oras-go/v2"
 	"oras.land/oras-go/v2/registry/remote"
+	"oras.land/oras-go/v2/registry/remote/auth"
+	"oras.land/oras-go/v2/registry/remote/retry"
 )
 
 func FetchImageBlob(ctx context.Context, r, reference, dst string, statusReader func(ocispec.Descriptor) io.Writer) error {
@@ -28,6 +30,16 @@ func FetchImageBlob(ctx context.Context, r, reference, dst string, statusReader
 	}
 	repo.SkipReferrersGC = true
 
+	// Identify LocalAI to the registry. This mirrors oras' auth.DefaultClient
+	// (same retry policy) but advertises a LocalAI User-Agent instead of the
+	// library default.
+	client := &auth.Client{
+		Client: retry.DefaultClient,
+		Cache:  auth.NewCache(),
+	}
+	client.SetUserAgent(UserAgent())
+	repo.Client = client
+
 	// https://github.com/oras-project/oras/blob/main/cmd/oras/internal/option/remote.go#L364
 	// https://github.com/oras-project/oras/blob/main/cmd/oras/root/blob/fetch.go#L136
 	desc, reader, err := oras.Fetch(ctx, repo.Blobs(), reference, oras.DefaultFetchOptions)
diff --git a/pkg/oci/image.go b/pkg/oci/image.go
index 2d00c3479..4dad02c7d 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/image.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/image.go
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ func GetImage(targetImage, targetPlatform string, auth *registrytypes.AuthConfig
 	opts := []remote.Option{
 		remote.WithTransport(tr),
 		remote.WithPlatform(*platform),
+		remote.WithUserAgent(UserAgent()),
 	}
 	if auth != nil {
 		opts = append(opts, remote.WithAuth(staticAuth{auth}))
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ func GetImageDigest(targetImage, targetPlatform string, auth *registrytypes.Auth
 	opts := []remote.Option{
 		remote.WithTransport(tr),
 		remote.WithPlatform(*platform),
+		remote.WithUserAgent(UserAgent()),
 	}
 	if auth != nil {
 		opts = append(opts, remote.WithAuth(staticAuth{auth}))
diff --git a/pkg/oci/ollama.go b/pkg/oci/ollama.go
index 2fb928281..f0a874013 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/ollama.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/ollama.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func OllamaModelManifest(image string) (*Manifest, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json")
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", UserAgent())
 	client := httpclient.New(httpclient.WithFollowRedirects())
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/oci/useragent.go b/pkg/oci/useragent.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82277c70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/oci/useragent.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package oci
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/internal"
+)
+
+// UserAgent returns the User-Agent string LocalAI sends on outbound registry
+// requests (OCI registries and Ollama). It identifies the client as LocalAI
+// and, when the binary was built with a version stamp, appends it so registries
+// can attribute client-side usage to LocalAI rather than to the generic
+// User-Agent of the underlying transport library.
+func UserAgent() string {
+	if internal.Version == "" {
+		return "LocalAI"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("LocalAI/%s", internal.Version)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/oci/useragent_test.go b/pkg/oci/useragent_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14a10534c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/oci/useragent_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package oci_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/internal"
+	. "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/oci"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("OCI", func() {
+	Context("UserAgent", func() {
+		var savedVersion string
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			savedVersion = internal.Version
+		})
+
+		AfterEach(func() {
+			internal.Version = savedVersion
+		})
+
+		It("identifies as LocalAI when no version is stamped", func() {
+			internal.Version = ""
+			Expect(UserAgent()).To(Equal("LocalAI"))
+		})
+
+		It("appends the build version when one is stamped", func() {
+			internal.Version = "v3.2.1"
+			Expect(UserAgent()).To(Equal("LocalAI/v3.2.1"))
+		})
+	})
+})