diff --git a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bd5ea6..e6a659f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Bump AI-robots.txt to version 1.39
 - Add a default block rule for Huawei Cloud.
 - Add a default block rule for Alibaba Cloud.
+- Add X-Request-URI support so that Subrequest Authentication has path support.
 
 ### Security-relevant changes
 
diff --git a/lib/policy/checker.go b/lib/policy/checker.go
index 5753e14..4f5ad55 100644
--- a/lib/policy/checker.go
+++ b/lib/policy/checker.go
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ func NewPathChecker(rexStr string) (checker.Impl, error) {
 }
 
 func (pc *PathChecker) Check(r *http.Request) (bool, error) {
+	originalUrl := r.Header.Get("X-Original-URI")
+	if originalUrl != "" {
+		if pc.regexp.MatchString(originalUrl) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	if pc.regexp.MatchString(r.URL.Path) {
 		return true, nil
 	}
diff --git a/lib/policy/checker_test.go b/lib/policy/checker_test.go
index 6109bab..6cc3e0d 100644
--- a/lib/policy/checker_test.go
+++ b/lib/policy/checker_test.go
@@ -198,3 +198,96 @@ func TestHeaderExistsChecker(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPathChecker_XOriginalURI(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		regex         string
+		xOriginalURI  string
+		urlPath       string
+		headerKey     string
+		expectedMatch bool
+		expectError   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "X-Original-URI matches regex (with trailing space - current typo)",
+			regex:         "^/api/.*",
+			xOriginalURI:  "/api/users",
+			urlPath:       "/different/path",
+			headerKey:     "X-Original-URI",
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "X-Original-URI doesn't match, falls back to URL.Path",
+			regex:         "^/admin/.*",
+			xOriginalURI:  "/api/users",
+			urlPath:       "/admin/dashboard",
+			headerKey:     "X-Original-URI",
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Neither X-Original-URI nor URL.Path match",
+			regex:         "^/admin/.*",
+			xOriginalURI:  "/api/users",
+			urlPath:       "/public/info",
+			headerKey:     "X-Original-URI ",
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Empty X-Original-URI, URL.Path matches",
+			regex:         "^/static/.*",
+			xOriginalURI:  "",
+			urlPath:       "/static/css/style.css",
+			headerKey:     "X-Original-URI",
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "Complex regex matching X-Original-URI",
+			regex:         `^/api/v[0-9]+/(users|posts)/[0-9]+$`,
+			xOriginalURI:  "/api/v1/users/123",
+			urlPath:       "/different",
+			headerKey:     "X-Original-URI",
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create the PathChecker
+			pc, err := NewPathChecker(tt.regex)
+			if err != nil {
+				if !tt.expectError {
+					t.Fatalf("NewPathChecker() unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				t.Fatal("NewPathChecker() expected error but got none")
+			}
+
+			req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com"+tt.urlPath, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create request: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if tt.xOriginalURI != "" {
+				req.Header.Set(tt.headerKey, tt.xOriginalURI)
+			}
+
+			match, err := pc.Check(req)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Check() unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if match != tt.expectedMatch {
+				t.Errorf("Check() = %v, want %v", match, tt.expectedMatch)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}