diff --git a/discovery/eureka/client.go b/discovery/eureka/client.go
index 5840f968c..65c5b67bf 100644
--- a/discovery/eureka/client.go
+++ b/discovery/eureka/client.go
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prometheus/common/version"
 )
 
+var userAgent = fmt.Sprintf("Prometheus/%s", version.Version)
+
 type Applications struct {
 	VersionsDelta int           `xml:"versions__delta"`
 	AppsHashcode  string        `xml:"apps__hashcode"`
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ func fetchApps(ctx context.Context, server string, client *http.Client) (*Applic
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	request = request.WithContext(ctx)
+	request.Header.Add("User-Agent", userAgent)
 
 	resp, err := client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {