diff --git a/src/stac_auth_proxy/handlers/reverse_proxy.py b/src/stac_auth_proxy/handlers/reverse_proxy.py
index 3cae7137..203d103d 100644
--- a/src/stac_auth_proxy/handlers/reverse_proxy.py
+++ b/src/stac_auth_proxy/handlers/reverse_proxy.py
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ def __post_init__(self):
         )
 
     def _prepare_headers(self, request: Request) -> MutableHeaders:
-        """Prepare headers for the proxied request."""
+        """
+        Prepare headers for the proxied request. Construct a Forwarded header to inform
+        the upstream API about the original request context, which will allow it to
+        properly construct URLs in responses (namely, in the Links). If there are
+        existing X-Forwarded-*/Forwarded headers (typically, in situations where the
+        STAC Auth Proxy is behind a proxy like Traefik or NGINX), we use those values.
+        """
         headers = MutableHeaders(request.headers)
         headers.setdefault("Via", f"1.1 {self.proxy_name}")
 
@@ -44,18 +50,29 @@ def _prepare_headers(self, request: Request) -> MutableHeaders:
         )
         proxy_proto = headers.get("X-Forwarded-Proto", request.url.scheme)
         proxy_host = headers.get("X-Forwarded-Host", request.url.netloc)
+        proxy_port = str(headers.get("X-Forwarded-Port", request.url.port))
         proxy_path = headers.get("X-Forwarded-Path", request.base_url.path)
+
+        # NOTE: If we don't include a port, it's possible that the upstream server may
+        # mistakenly use the port from the Host header (which may be the internal port
+        # of the upstream server) when constructing URLs.
+        forwarded_host = proxy_host
+        if proxy_port:
+            forwarded_host = f"{forwarded_host}:{proxy_port}"
+
         headers.setdefault(
             "Forwarded",
-            f"for={proxy_client};host={proxy_host};proto={proxy_proto};path={proxy_path}",
+            f"for={proxy_client};host={forwarded_host};proto={proxy_proto};path={proxy_path}",
         )
 
         # NOTE: This is useful if the upstream API does not support the Forwarded header
+        # and there were no existing X-Forwarded-* headers on the incoming request.
         if self.legacy_forwarded_headers:
             headers.setdefault("X-Forwarded-For", proxy_client)
             headers.setdefault("X-Forwarded-Host", proxy_host)
             headers.setdefault("X-Forwarded-Path", proxy_path)
             headers.setdefault("X-Forwarded-Proto", proxy_proto)
+            headers.setdefault("X-Forwarded-Port", proxy_port)
 
         # Set host to the upstream host
         if self.override_host:
diff --git a/tests/test_reverse_proxy.py b/tests/test_reverse_proxy.py
index bb840268..6dd525a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_reverse_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/test_reverse_proxy.py
@@ -282,3 +282,31 @@ async def test_nginx_headers_behavior(scope_overrides, headers, expected_forward
         assert f"{key}={expected_value}" in forwarded, (
             f"Expected {key}={expected_value} in {forwarded}"
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("legacy_headers", [False, True])
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_x_forwarded_port_in_forwarded_header(legacy_headers):
+    """Test that x-forwarded-port is included in the Forwarded header."""
+    headers = [
+        (b"host", b"localhost:8000"),
+        (b"user-agent", b"test-agent"),
+        (b"x-forwarded-port", b"443"),
+        (b"x-forwarded-proto", b"https"),
+        (b"x-forwarded-host", b"api.example.com"),
+    ]
+    request = create_request(headers=headers)
+    handler = ReverseProxyHandler(
+        upstream="http://upstream-api.com", legacy_forwarded_headers=legacy_headers
+    )
+    result_headers = handler._prepare_headers(request)
+
+    # Check that the Forwarded header includes the port
+    forwarded = result_headers["Forwarded"]
+    assert "host=api.example.com:443" in forwarded, (
+        f"Expected host=api.example.com:443 in {forwarded}"
+    )
+    assert "proto=https" in forwarded
+
+    # Check that the x-forwarded-port header is preserved
+    assert result_headers["X-Forwarded-Port"] == "443"