diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_connector_import.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_connector_import.py
index 481a4456321..4a86108515d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_connector_import.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_connector_import.py
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ def _convert_entry(name: str, entry: MCPConnectorEntry) -> ConvertedConnector |
         return ConnectorConversionError(name=name, error=f"Unsupported connector type '{entry.type}'.")
 
     transport: Final = MCPTransport.sse if entry_type in _SSE_TYPES else MCPTransport.http
-    credentials: Final = _bearer_credentials(entry.authorization_token)
+    token: Final = entry.authorization_token or _header_bearer_token(entry.headers)
+    static_headers: Final = entry.headers if entry.authorization_token else _non_auth_headers(entry.headers)
     try:
         remote_request: Final = NewMCPServerRequest(
             server_name=sanitized_name,
@@ -128,9 +129,9 @@ def _convert_entry(name: str, entry: MCPConnectorEntry) -> ConvertedConnector |
             approval_status=MCPApprovalStatus.active,
             transport=transport,
             url=entry.url,
-            auth_type=MCPAuth.bearer_token if entry.authorization_token else MCPAuth.none,
-            credentials=credentials,
-            static_headers=dict(entry.headers) if entry.headers is not None else None,
+            auth_type=MCPAuth.bearer_token if token else MCPAuth.none,
+            credentials=_bearer_credentials(token),
+            static_headers=dict(static_headers) if static_headers is not None else None,
         )
     except ValidationError as e:
         return ConnectorConversionError(name=name, error=_first_validation_message(e))
@@ -144,6 +145,24 @@ def _bearer_credentials(token: str | None) -> MCPCredentials | None:
     return credentials
 
 
+_BEARER_PREFIX: Final = "bearer "
+
+
+def _header_bearer_token(headers: Mapping[str, str] | None) -> str | None:
+    values: Final = tuple(value for key, value in (headers or {}).items() if key.lower() == "authorization")
+    if not values:
+        return None
+    value: Final = values[0]
+    return value[len(_BEARER_PREFIX) :] if value.lower().startswith(_BEARER_PREFIX) else value
+
+
+def _non_auth_headers(headers: Mapping[str, str] | None) -> Mapping[str, str] | None:
+    if headers is None:
+        return None
+    remaining: Final = {key: value for key, value in headers.items() if key.lower() != "authorization"}
+    return remaining or None
+
+
 def _first_validation_message(error: ValidationError) -> str:
     messages: Final = tuple(str(detail.get("msg", "")) for detail in error.errors())
     return messages[0] if messages else str(error)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_connector_import.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_connector_import.py
index 9f2874bcbf3..408674a0466 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_connector_import.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_mcp_connector_import.py
@@ -55,6 +55,47 @@ class TestConvertMcpServersMapping:
         assert result.request.static_headers == {"X-Env": "prod"}
         assert result.request.description == "GitHub connector"
 
+    def test_authorization_header_becomes_bearer_credentials(self):
+        result = _single(
+            {
+                "mcpServers": {
+                    "srv": {
+                        "url": "https://x.example/mcp",
+                        "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer header-token", "X-Env": "prod"},
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        assert isinstance(result, ConvertedConnector)
+        assert result.request.auth_type == MCPAuth.bearer_token
+        assert result.request.credentials == {"auth_value": "header-token"}
+        assert result.request.static_headers == {"X-Env": "prod"}
+
+    def test_authorization_header_without_bearer_prefix(self):
+        result = _single(
+            {"mcpServers": {"srv": {"url": "https://x.example/mcp", "headers": {"authorization": "raw-token"}}}}
+        )
+        assert isinstance(result, ConvertedConnector)
+        assert result.request.auth_type == MCPAuth.bearer_token
+        assert result.request.credentials == {"auth_value": "raw-token"}
+        assert result.request.static_headers is None
+
+    def test_authorization_token_wins_over_authorization_header(self):
+        result = _single(
+            {
+                "mcpServers": {
+                    "srv": {
+                        "url": "https://x.example/mcp",
+                        "authorization_token": "explicit-token",
+                        "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer header-token"},
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        assert isinstance(result, ConvertedConnector)
+        assert result.request.credentials == {"auth_value": "explicit-token"}
+        assert result.request.static_headers == {"Authorization": "Bearer header-token"}
+
     def test_camel_case_authorization_token_alias(self):
         result = _single(
             {"mcpServers": {"srv": {"url": "https://x.example/mcp", "authorizationToken": "tok"}}}