diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/archive_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/archive_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2840881e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/archive_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package test
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestArchiveUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
+	userAgents := sync.Map{}
+	cfg := &Test{
+		historyArchiveProxyCallback: func(r *http.Request) {
+			userAgents.Store(r.Header["User-Agent"][0], "")
+		},
+	}
+	NewTest(t, cfg)
+
+	_, ok := userAgents.Load("testing")
+	assert.True(t, ok, "rpc service should set user agent for history archives")
+
+	_, ok = userAgents.Load("testing/captivecore")
+	assert.True(t, ok, "rpc captive core should set user agent for history archives")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
index db138c86..d1a5b901 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func getCLIDefaultAccount(t *testing.T) string {
 }
 
 func NewCLITest(t *testing.T) *Test {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 	fundAccount(t, test, getCLIDefaultAccount(t), "1000000")
 	return test
 }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cors_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cors_test.go
index 2e0cdb3e..ede91fd8 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cors_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cors_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // Specifically, when we include an Origin header in the request, a soroban-rpc should response
 // with a corresponding Access-Control-Allow-Origin.
 func TestCORS(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	request, err := http.NewRequest("POST", test.sorobanRPCURL(), bytes.NewBufferString("{\"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\", \"id\": 1, \"method\": \"getHealth\"}"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entries_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entries_test.go
index 46b0b25d..889b4e04 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entries_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entries_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetLedgerEntriesNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestGetLedgerEntriesNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetLedgerEntriesInvalidParams(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestGetLedgerEntriesInvalidParams(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetLedgerEntriesSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entry_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entry_test.go
index dd4879d5..b453f4d8 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entry_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_ledger_entry_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetLedgerEntryNotFound(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestGetLedgerEntryNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetLedgerEntryInvalidParams(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestGetLedgerEntryInvalidParams(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetLedgerEntrySucceeds(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_network_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_network_test.go
index 39805d86..9c8ef266 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_network_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/get_network_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetNetworkSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go
index 4afbf7f8..517b374d 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/health_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestHealth(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/integration.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/integration.go
index ea918d13..b1e98f85 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/integration.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/integration.go
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ type Test struct {
 
 	daemon *daemon.Daemon
 
+	historyArchiveProxy         *httptest.Server
+	historyArchiveProxyCallback func(*http.Request)
+
 	coreClient *stellarcore.Client
 
 	masterAccount txnbuild.Account
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ type Test struct {
 	shutdownCalls []func()
 }
 
-func NewTest(t *testing.T) *Test {
+func NewTest(t *testing.T, i *Test) *Test {
 	if os.Getenv("SOROBAN_RPC_INTEGRATION_TESTS_ENABLED") == "" {
 		t.Skip("skipping integration test: SOROBAN_RPC_INTEGRATION_TESTS_ENABLED not set")
 	}
@@ -63,14 +70,30 @@ func NewTest(t *testing.T) *Test {
 		t.Fatal("missing SOROBAN_RPC_INTEGRATION_TESTS_CAPTIVE_CORE_BIN")
 	}
 
-	i := &Test{
-		t:           t,
-		composePath: findDockerComposePath(),
+	if i == nil {
+		i = &Test{}
 	}
+
+	i.t = t
+	i.composePath = findDockerComposePath()
 	i.masterAccount = &txnbuild.SimpleAccount{
 		AccountID: i.MasterKey().Address(),
 		Sequence:  0,
 	}
+
+	origin, err := url.Parse("http://localhost:1570")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	proxy := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(origin)
+
+	i.historyArchiveProxy = httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if i.historyArchiveProxyCallback != nil {
+			i.historyArchiveProxyCallback(r)
+		}
+		proxy.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}))
+
 	i.runComposeCommand("up", "--detach", "--quiet-pull", "--no-color")
 	i.prepareShutdownHandlers()
 	i.coreClient = &stellarcore.Client{URL: "http://localhost:" + strconv.Itoa(stellarCorePort)}
@@ -138,7 +161,7 @@ func (i *Test) launchDaemon(coreBinaryPath string) {
 	config.CaptiveCoreHTTPPort = 0
 	config.FriendbotURL = friendbotURL
 	config.NetworkPassphrase = StandaloneNetworkPassphrase
-	config.HistoryArchiveURLs = []string{"http://localhost:1570"}
+	config.HistoryArchiveURLs = []string{i.historyArchiveProxy.URL}
 	config.LogLevel = logrus.DebugLevel
 	config.SQLiteDBPath = path.Join(i.t.TempDir(), "soroban_rpc.sqlite")
 	config.IngestionTimeout = 10 * time.Minute
@@ -146,6 +169,7 @@ func (i *Test) launchDaemon(coreBinaryPath string) {
 	config.CheckpointFrequency = checkpointFrequency
 	config.MaxHealthyLedgerLatency = time.Second * 10
 	config.PreflightEnableDebug = true
+	config.HistoryArchiveUserAgent = "testing"
 
 	i.daemon = daemon.MustNew(&config)
 	go i.daemon.Run()
@@ -203,6 +227,9 @@ func (i *Test) prepareShutdownHandlers() {
 			if i.daemon != nil {
 				i.daemon.Close()
 			}
+			if i.historyArchiveProxy != nil {
+				i.historyArchiveProxy.Close()
+			}
 			i.runComposeCommand("down", "-v")
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/metrics_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/metrics_test.go
index 5608a2f9..b807cb77 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/metrics_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/metrics_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 	metrics := getMetrics(test)
 	buildMetric := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"soroban_rpc_build_info{branch=\"%s\",build_timestamp=\"%s\",commit=\"%s\",goversion=\"%s\",version=\"%s\"} 1",
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go
index 02e46451..12387530 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func preflightTransactionParams(t *testing.T, client *jrpc2.Client, params txnbu
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionWithAuth(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionWithAuth(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateInvokeContractTransactionSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func TestSimulateInvokeContractTransactionSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionError(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionMultipleOperations(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionMultipleOperations(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionWithoutInvokeHostFunction(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionWithoutInvokeHostFunction(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionUnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionUnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateTransactionExtendAndRestoreFootprint(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ func waitUntilLedgerEntryTTL(t *testing.T, client *jrpc2.Client, ledgerKey xdr.L
 }
 
 func TestSimulateInvokePrng_u64_in_range(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ func TestSimulateInvokePrng_u64_in_range(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSimulateSystemEvent(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/transaction_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/transaction_test.go
index 1cd0d198..9027bc58 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/transaction_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/transaction_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSendTransactionSucceedsWithoutResults(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestSendTransactionSucceedsWithoutResults(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendTransactionSucceedsWithResults(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestSendTransactionSucceedsWithResults(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendTransactionBadSequence(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestSendTransactionBadSequence(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendTransactionFailedInsufficientResourceFee(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func TestSendTransactionFailedInsufficientResourceFee(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendTransactionFailedInLedger(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func TestSendTransactionFailedInLedger(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSendTransactionFailedInvalidXDR(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
+	test := NewTest(t, nil)
 
 	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
 	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)