diff --git a/network/handlers/drain.go b/network/handlers/drain.go
index b8dc6ff1b4..e9acb00d50 100644
--- a/network/handlers/drain.go
+++ b/network/handlers/drain.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ type Drainer struct {
 
 	// timer is used to orchestrate the drain.
 	timer timer
+
+	// HealthcheckUserAgentsPrefixs is used to check if a request with an included user agent
+	// header value prefix should be a healthcheck
+	HealthcheckUserAgentsPrefixs []string
 }
 
 // Ensure Drainer implements http.Handler
@@ -81,7 +86,8 @@ var _ http.Handler = (*Drainer)(nil)
 
 // ServeHTTP implements http.Handler
 func (d *Drainer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if network.IsKubeletProbe(r) { // Respond to probes regardless of path.
+	// Respond to probes regardless of path.
+	if d.isHealthcheckRequest(r) {
 		if d.draining() {
 			http.Error(w, "shutting down", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 		} else if d.HealthCheck != nil {
@@ -124,6 +130,21 @@ func (d *Drainer) Drain() {
 	})
 }
 
+// isHealthcheckRequest validates if the request has a user agent that is for healthcheck
+func (d *Drainer) isHealthcheckRequest(r *http.Request) bool {
+	if network.IsKubeletProbe(r) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	for _, ua := range d.HealthcheckUserAgentsPrefixs {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(r.Header.Get(network.UserAgentKey), ua) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // reset resets the drain timer to the full amount of time.
 func (d *Drainer) reset() {
 	if func() bool {
diff --git a/network/handlers/drain_test.go b/network/handlers/drain_test.go
index 0d0ead0ac7..974460f4f1 100644
--- a/network/handlers/drain_test.go
+++ b/network/handlers/drain_test.go
@@ -319,47 +319,120 @@ func TestDefaultQuietPeriod(t *testing.T) {
 	mt.advance(network.DefaultDrainTimeout)
 }
 
-func TestHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		w     http.ResponseWriter
-		req   = &http.Request{}
-		probe = &http.Request{
+func TestHealthCheckWithProbeType(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		Header     http.Header
+		UserAgents []string
+	}{{
+		name: "with kube-probe header",
+		Header: http.Header{
+			network.UserAgentKey: []string{network.KubeProbeUAPrefix},
+		},
+		UserAgents: []string{},
+	}, {
+		name: "with extra probe header",
+		Header: http.Header{
+			network.UserAgentKey: []string{"extra"},
+		},
+		UserAgents: []string{"extra"},
+	}}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var (
+				w       http.ResponseWriter
+				req     = &http.Request{}
+				cnt     = 0
+				inner   = http.HandlerFunc(func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) { cnt++ })
+				checker = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+					if req.URL != nil && req.URL.Path == "/healthz" {
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+						return
+					}
+					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+				})
+				probe = &http.Request{
+					URL: &url.URL{
+						Path: "/healthz",
+					},
+					Header: tc.Header,
+				}
+			)
+
+			drainer := &Drainer{
+				HealthCheck:                  checker,
+				Inner:                        inner,
+				HealthcheckUserAgentsPrefixs: tc.UserAgents,
+			}
+
+			// Works before Drain is called.
+			drainer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+			drainer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+			drainer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+			if cnt != 3 {
+				t.Error("Inner handler was not properly invoked")
+			}
+
+			// Works for HealthCheck.
+			resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			drainer.ServeHTTP(resp, probe)
+			if got, want := resp.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+				t.Errorf("Probe status = %d, wanted %d", got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsHealthcheckRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		UserAgents []string
+		request    *http.Request
+		result     bool
+	}{{
+		name:       "with kube-probe header",
+		UserAgents: []string{},
+		request: &http.Request{
 			URL: &url.URL{
 				Path: "/healthz",
 			},
 			Header: http.Header{
 				network.UserAgentKey: []string{network.KubeProbeUAPrefix},
 			},
-		}
-		cnt     = 0
-		inner   = http.HandlerFunc(func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) { cnt++ })
-		checker = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			if req.URL != nil && req.URL.Path == "/healthz" {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-				return
+		},
+		result: true,
+	}, {
+		name:       "with extra probe header",
+		UserAgents: []string{"extra"},
+		request: &http.Request{
+			URL: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/healthz",
+			},
+			Header: http.Header{
+				network.UserAgentKey: []string{"extra"},
+			},
+		},
+		result: true,
+	}, {
+		name:       "without probe header",
+		UserAgents: []string{},
+		request: &http.Request{
+			URL: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/healthz",
+			},
+			Header: http.Header{
+				network.UserAgentKey: []string{"not-a-probe"},
+			},
+		},
+		result: false,
+	}}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			d := Drainer{
+				HealthcheckUserAgentsPrefixs: tc.UserAgents,
 			}
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+			d.isHealthcheckRequest(tc.request)
 		})
-	)
-
-	drainer := &Drainer{
-		HealthCheck: checker,
-		Inner:       inner,
-	}
-
-	// Works before Drain is called.
-	drainer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-	drainer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-	drainer.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-	if cnt != 3 {
-		t.Error("Inner handler was not properly invoked")
-	}
-
-	// Works for HealthCheck.
-	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	drainer.ServeHTTP(resp, probe)
-	if got, want := resp.Code, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
-		t.Errorf("Probe status = %d, wanted %d", got, want)
 	}
 }