diff --git a/packages/pds/src/config/config.ts b/packages/pds/src/config/config.ts
index 77c943be6f8..52713d459f3 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/config/config.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export const envToCfg = (env: ServerEnvironment): ServerConfig => {
     alternate: env.bskyAppviewAlternateUrl
       ? {
           url: env.bskyAppviewAlternateUrl,
+          did: env.bskyAppviewAlternateDid ?? env.bskyAppViewDid,
           users: env.bskyAppviewAlternateUsers ?? [],
         }
       : undefined,
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ export type BksyAppViewConfig = {
   cdnUrlPattern?: string
   alternate?: {
     url: string
+    did: string
     users: string[]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/config/env.ts b/packages/pds/src/config/env.ts
index dbdbd449291..141d0882c47 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/config/env.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/config/env.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const readEnv = (): ServerEnvironment => {
     bskyAppViewDid: envStr('PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_DID'),
     bskyAppViewCdnUrlPattern: envStr('PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_CDN_URL_PATTERN'),
     bskyAppviewAlternateUrl: envStr('PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_ALTERNATE_URL'),
+    bskyAppviewAlternateDid: envStr('PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_ALTERNATE_DID'),
     bskyAppviewAlternateUsers: envList('PDS_BSKY_APP_VIEW_ALTERNATE_USERS'),
 
     // mod service
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ export type ServerEnvironment = {
   bskyAppViewDid?: string
   bskyAppViewCdnUrlPattern?: string
   bskyAppviewAlternateUrl?: string
+  bskyAppviewAlternateDid?: string
   bskyAppviewAlternateUsers?: string[]
 
   // mod service
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/context.ts b/packages/pds/src/context.ts
index 176cccdb210..6c72ce00671 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/context.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ export class AppContext {
   }
 
   async appviewAuthHeaders(did: string) {
-    return this.serviceAuthHeaders(did, this.cfg.bskyAppView.did)
+    const appviewDid =
+      this.cfg.bskyAppView.alternate && this.alternateAppviewUsers.has(did)
+        ? this.cfg.bskyAppView.alternate.did
+        : this.cfg.bskyAppView.did
+    return this.serviceAuthHeaders(did, appviewDid)
   }
 
   async moderationAuthHeaders(did: string) {