diff --git a/lib/routes/pubscholar/utils.ts b/lib/routes/pubscholar/utils.ts
index b8760209a..4fa71fac0 100644
--- a/lib/routes/pubscholar/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/routes/pubscholar/utils.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ const generateNonce = (length: number): string => {
     return nonce.slice(0, length);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Part of fingerprint2.js shim from uBlock Origin
+ * Taken from https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/web_accessible_resources/fingerprint2.js
+ * @param len
+ * @returns
+ */
+const hex32 = (len) =>
+    Math.floor(Math.random() * Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)
+        .toString(16)
+        .slice(-len)
+        .padStart(len, '0');
+
 export const getSignedHeaders = () => {
     const nonce = generateNonce(6);
     const timestamp = Date.now().toString();
@@ -31,6 +43,7 @@ export const getSignedHeaders = () => {
         nonce,
         timestamp,
         signature,
+        'x-finger': `${hex32(8)}${hex32(8)}${hex32(8)}${hex32(8)}`,
     };
 };