diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/constants.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/constants.py
index 15f43c87..36a662fe 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/constants.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/constants.py
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ class PaymentsAuthorizerType(Enum):
 # The `Payment` auth-scheme name used in `WWW-Authenticate` / `Authorization` headers.
 MPP_AUTH_SCHEME = "Payment"
 
+MPP_PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = "Payment-Authorization"
+
 # Only the `charge` intent is implemented. Challenges advertising `session` or
 # `subscription` are filtered out during selection.
 MPP_SUPPORTED_INTENT = "charge"
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/manager.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/manager.py
index dc813bc0..2a8cabf0 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/manager.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/manager.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from bedrock_agentcore._utils.user_agent import build_user_agent_suffix
 
 from ._validation import validate_permit2_allowance_limit
-from .constants import MPP_AUTH_SCHEME, MPP_DEFAULT_VERSION
+from .constants import MPP_AUTH_SCHEME, MPP_DEFAULT_VERSION, MPP_PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER
 from .mpp import (
     MppChallengeSelectionError,
     extract_challenges,
@@ -1241,8 +1241,9 @@ def _generate_mpp_payment_header(
                 omitting it preserves the service-side protocol default.
 
         Returns:
-            Dictionary with the ready-to-send Authorization header,
-            e.g. {"Authorization": "Payment eyJ..."}
+            Dictionary with the ready-to-send credential header, e.g.
+            {"Authorization": "Payment eyJ..."}, or {"Payment-Authorization": "Payment eyJ..."}
+            when the selected challenge carries header="Payment-Authorization"
 
         Raises:
             PaymentError: If no challenge can be satisfied or payment processing fails
@@ -1345,8 +1346,9 @@ def _generate_mpp_payment_header(
         else:
             header_value = f"{scheme_prefix}{credential}"
 
+        header_name = MPP_PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER if "header" in selected else "Authorization"
         logger.info("Successfully generated MPP payment header for challenge %s", selected_id)
-        return {"Authorization": header_value}
+        return {header_name: header_value}
 
     def __getattr__(self, name: str):
         """Dynamically forward method calls to the PaymentClient.
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/mpp.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/mpp.py
index b67d417e..55c712f3 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/mpp.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore/payments/mpp.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from .constants import (
     MPP_AUTH_SCHEME,
     MPP_METHOD_BLOCKCHAIN,
+    MPP_PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER,
     MPP_SOLANA_DEFAULT_NETWORK,
     MPP_SOLANA_NETWORK_ALIASES,
     MPP_SUPPORTED_INTENT,
@@ -313,6 +314,9 @@ def _is_valid_challenge(challenge: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
     if not method.isascii() or not method.isalpha() or method.lower() != method:
         return False
 
+    if "header" in challenge and challenge["header"] != MPP_PAYMENT_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER:
+        return False
+
     return bool(decode_challenge_request(challenge))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp.py b/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp.py
index 4d29617c..5119718c 100644
--- a/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp.py
+++ b/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp.py
@@ -257,6 +257,17 @@ def test_invalid_sibling_does_not_suppress_valid_challenge(self):
 
         assert [challenge["id"] for challenge in parse_www_authenticate(f"{invalid}, {valid}")] == ["valid"]
 
+    def test_payment_authorization_header_param_is_accepted(self):
+        header = challenge_header("x", "evm", evm_request()) + ', header="Payment-Authorization"'
+
+        assert parse_www_authenticate(header)[0]["header"] == "Payment-Authorization"
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("value", ["Authorization", "X-Payment", "payment-authorization", ""])
+    def test_unrecognized_header_param_is_rejected(self, value):
+        header = challenge_header("x", "evm", evm_request()) + f', header="{value}"'
+
+        assert parse_www_authenticate(header) == []
+
 
 class TestExtractChallenges:
     """Tests for pulling challenges out of a 402 payment required request."""
diff --git a/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp_manager.py b/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp_manager.py
index c6c41513..99fdefd0 100644
--- a/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp_manager.py
+++ b/tests/bedrock_agentcore/payments/test_mpp_manager.py
@@ -101,6 +101,35 @@ def test_mpp_402_returns_authorization_header(self, manager):
 
         assert header == {"Authorization": "Payment eyJhIjoxfQ"}
 
+    def test_payment_authorization_challenge_returns_payment_authorization_header(self, manager):
+        set_instrument_network(manager, "ETHEREUM")
+        set_mpp_result(manager, credential="eyJhIjoxfQ")
+        challenge = challenge_header("evm-1", "evm", evm_request()) + ', header="Payment-Authorization"'
+
+        header = manager.generate_payment_header(
+            payment_instrument_id="pi-1",
+            payment_session_id="ps-1",
+            user_id="user-1",
+            payment_required_request=mpp_402(challenge),
+        )
+
+        assert header == {"Payment-Authorization": "Payment eyJhIjoxfQ"}
+
+    def test_unrecognized_header_challenge_is_not_paid(self, manager):
+        set_instrument_network(manager, "ETHEREUM")
+        set_mpp_result(manager)
+        challenge = challenge_header("evm-1", "evm", evm_request()) + ', header="X-Payment"'
+
+        with pytest.raises(PaymentError):
+            manager.generate_payment_header(
+                payment_instrument_id="pi-1",
+                payment_session_id="ps-1",
+                user_id="user-1",
+                payment_required_request=mpp_402(challenge),
+            )
+
+        manager._payment_client.process_payment.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_mpp_sends_payment_type_mpp(self, manager):
         set_instrument_network(manager, "ETHEREUM")
         set_mpp_result(manager)