diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go
index a370a2873..0d52ba7ce 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/caddyfile.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func parseCaddyfile(h httpcaddyfile.Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error)
 //	    stream_timeout     <duration>
 //	    stream_close_delay <duration>
 //	    verbose_logs
+//	    omit_via_header
 //
 //	    # request manipulation
 //	    trusted_proxies [private_ranges] <ranges...>
@@ -863,6 +864,12 @@ func (h *Handler) UnmarshalCaddyfile(d *caddyfile.Dispenser) error {
 			}
 			h.VerboseLogs = true
 
+		case "omit_via_header":
+			if h.OmitViaHeader {
+				return d.Err("omit_via_header already specified")
+			}
+			h.OmitViaHeader = true
+
 		default:
 			return d.Errf("unrecognized subdirective %s", d.Val())
 		}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
index 3b9b56a05..2883d82d9 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ type Handler struct {
 	// EXPERIMENTAL: This feature is subject to change or removal.
 	VerboseLogs bool `json:"verbose_logs,omitempty"`
 
+	// If true, omit the Via header on proxied responses sent to the client.
+	//
+	// Per RFC 9110, proxies MUST add Via to forwarded messages.
+	// However, an HTTP-to-HTTP gateway MAY omit Via on response messages.
+	// This option controls that response behavior.
+	OmitViaHeader bool `json:"omit_via_header,omitempty"`
+
 	Transport        http.RoundTripper `json:"-"`
 	CB               CircuitBreaker    `json:"-"`
 	DynamicUpstreams UpstreamSource    `json:"-"`
@@ -1153,11 +1160,13 @@ func (h *Handler) finalizeResponse(
 
 	// delete our Server header and use Via instead (see #6275)
 	rw.Header().Del("Server")
-	var protoPrefix string
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToUpper(res.Proto), "HTTP/") {
-		protoPrefix = res.Proto[:strings.Index(res.Proto, "/")+1]
+	if !h.OmitViaHeader {
+		var protoPrefix string
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToUpper(res.Proto), "HTTP/") {
+			protoPrefix = res.Proto[:strings.Index(res.Proto, "/")+1]
+		}
+		rw.Header().Add("Via", fmt.Sprintf("%s%d.%d Caddy", protoPrefix, res.ProtoMajor, res.ProtoMinor))
 	}
-	rw.Header().Add("Via", fmt.Sprintf("%s%d.%d Caddy", protoPrefix, res.ProtoMajor, res.ProtoMinor))
 
 	// apply any response header operations
 	if h.Headers != nil && h.Headers.Response != nil {