diff --git a/net/http/proxy_client_socket.cc b/net/http/proxy_client_socket.cc
index fe2397825e..96885e1e81 100644
--- a/net/http/proxy_client_socket.cc
+++ b/net/http/proxy_client_socket.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 #include "base/metrics/histogram_macros.h"
+#include "base/rand_util.h"
 #include "base/strings/string_util.h"
 #include "base/strings/stringprintf.h"
 #include "net/base/host_port_pair.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ void ProxyClientSocket::BuildTunnelRequest(
     request_headers->SetHeader(HttpRequestHeaders::kUserAgent, user_agent);
 
   request_headers->MergeFrom(auth_headers);
+  request_headers->SetHeader("Padding", std::string(base::RandInt(16, 32), '.'));
 }
 
 // static