diff --git a/backend/crates/gateway-api/src/admin/auth.rs b/backend/crates/gateway-api/src/admin/auth.rs
index b90b784ab..72df75344 100644
--- a/backend/crates/gateway-api/src/admin/auth.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/gateway-api/src/admin/auth.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use gateway_admin::{
     model::auth::{AdminPrincipal, AdminRequestContext, LoginCommand, LoginError},
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tower_http::request_id::RequestId;
 
 use super::{AdminEnvelope, AdminError, AdminResponse};
 
@@ -51,22 +52,32 @@ where
 
     async fn from_request_parts(parts: &mut Parts, state: &S) -> Result<Self, Self::Rejection> {
         let principal = require_admin_auth(state, &parts.headers).await?;
-        let request_id = parts
-            .headers
-            .get(REQUEST_ID_HEADER)
-            .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
-            .map(str::trim)
-            .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+        let request_id = admin_request_id(parts)
             .ok_or_else(|| AdminError::internal("Missing admin request context"))?;
         Ok(Self {
             context: AdminRequestContext {
                 principal,
-                request_id: request_id.to_owned(),
+                request_id,
             },
         })
     }
 }
 
+/// request-id 层按配置的 header 名注入，同时写入与名字无关的扩展；
+/// 优先读扩展，使自定义 header 名不会让管理请求失去请求上下文。
+/// header 回退覆盖未装配该层的调用方。
+fn admin_request_id(parts: &Parts) -> Option<String> {
+    parts
+        .extensions
+        .get::<RequestId>()
+        .map(RequestId::header_value)
+        .or_else(|| parts.headers.get(REQUEST_ID_HEADER))
+        .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
+        .map(ToOwned::to_owned)
+}
+
 pub async fn require_admin_session<S>(state: &S, headers: &HeaderMap) -> Result<String, AdminError>
 where
     S: AdminSessionState + Send + Sync,
diff --git a/backend/crates/gateway-api/tests/admin/settings.rs b/backend/crates/gateway-api/tests/admin/settings.rs
index d10d4af3a..c790312f5 100644
--- a/backend/crates/gateway-api/tests/admin/settings.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/gateway-api/tests/admin/settings.rs
@@ -213,3 +213,26 @@ async fn settings_should_accept_admin_api_key_header() {
 
     assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn admin_auth_should_accept_a_configured_request_id_header_name() {
+    use axum::http::HeaderName;
+    use tower_http::request_id::{MakeRequestUuid, SetRequestIdLayer};
+
+    let fixture = AdminTestFixture::new().await;
+    fixture.auth.insert_session("valid-session");
+    // 部署把 api.request_id_header 改名后，注入的 header 不再叫 x-request-id；
+    // 管理请求仍须拿到请求上下文，而不是退化为 500。
+    let custom = HeaderName::from_static("x-trace-id");
+    let app = app(fixture.state()).layer(SetRequestIdLayer::new(custom, MakeRequestUuid));
+    let unlabelled = Request::builder()
+        .method(Method::GET)
+        .uri("/api/admin/settings")
+        .header(header::COOKIE, "cpr_admin_session=valid-session")
+        .body(Body::empty())
+        .expect("build settings request");
+
+    let response = app.oneshot(unlabelled).await.expect("settings response");
+
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+}
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 7da1a279d..d3da2a8b7 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Client Key 固定绑定一个 Provider：`openai` 或 `xai`。同一次请求不
 - `x-api-key: <admin-api-key>`。
 
 请求无需自带 `x-request-id`；缺失时服务端自动生成 UUID 并在响应头回传同一 request ID。
-`api.request_id_header` 只改变注入与回传的 header 名，而管理端鉴权固定读取 `x-request-id`，
-因此启用管理端时该配置必须保持默认值。管理端响应统一带 `Cache-Control: no-store`。
+`api.request_id_header` 可改变注入与回传的 header 名，管理端鉴权不依赖该名字。
+管理端响应统一带 `Cache-Control: no-store`。
 
 配置了 CORS 白名单 origin 时，跨域请求以凭据模式放行，仅允许 `GET`/`POST` 方法和
 `authorization`、`content-type`、`x-api-key` 与 request ID 四个请求头，不使用通配符。