diff --git a/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc b/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc
index 5072f4245128..420eb61a5288 100644
--- a/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc
+++ b/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "brave/components/ipfs/ipfs_utils.h"
+#include "chrome/common/channel_info.h"
 #include "components/prefs/pref_service.h"
 #include "components/user_prefs/user_prefs.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_context.h"
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ int OnHeadersReceived_IPFSRedirectWork(
   }
 
   std::string ipfs_path;
-  if (ctx->ipfs_auto_fallback && response_headers &&
+  bool api_gateway = IsAPIGateway(ctx->request_url, chrome::GetChannel());
+  if (ctx->ipfs_auto_fallback && !api_gateway && response_headers &&
       response_headers->GetNormalizedHeader("x-ipfs-path", &ipfs_path) &&
       // Make sure we don't infinite redirect
       !ctx->request_url.DomainIs(ctx->ipfs_gateway_url.host())) {
diff --git a/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper_unittest.cc b/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper_unittest.cc
index c8097aa4f405..b4ac62b2ce29 100644
--- a/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper_unittest.cc
+++ b/browser/net/ipfs_redirect_network_delegate_helper_unittest.cc
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ TEST_F(IPFSRedirectNetworkDelegateHelperTest, HeadersIPFSWorkNoRedirect) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(overwrite_response_headers->EnumerateHeader(nullptr, "Location",
                                                            &location));
   EXPECT_TRUE(allowed_unsafe_redirect_url.is_empty());
+
+  request_info->request_url = GetAPIServer(chrome::GetChannel());
+  request_info->ipfs_auto_fallback = true;
+
+  rc = ipfs::OnHeadersReceived_IPFSRedirectWork(
+      orig_response_headers.get(), &overwrite_response_headers,
+      &allowed_unsafe_redirect_url, brave::ResponseCallback(), request_info);
+  EXPECT_EQ(rc, net::OK);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(allowed_unsafe_redirect_url.is_empty());
 }
 
 }  // namespace ipfs