diff --git a/redfish-core/include/query.hpp b/redfish-core/include/query.hpp
index b06278b..7db370d 100644
--- a/redfish-core/include/query.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/include/query.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@
                                             const crow::Request& req,
                                             crow::Response& res)
 {
+    BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "setup redfish route";
+
+    // Section 7.4 of the redfish spec "Redfish Services shall process the
+    // [OData-Version header] in the following table as defined by the HTTP 1.1
+    // specification..."
+    // Required to pass redfish-protocol-validator REQ_HEADERS_ODATA_VERSION
+    std::string_view odataHeader = req.getHeaderValue("OData-Version");
+    if (!odataHeader.empty() && odataHeader != "4.0")
+    {
+        messages::preconditionFailed(res);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // If query parameters aren't enabled, do nothing.
     if constexpr (!bmcwebInsecureEnableQueryParams)
     {