diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-starfishes-buy.md b/.changeset/lemon-starfishes-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45c55241e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-starfishes-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': minor
+'@clerk/backend': minor
+'@clerk/fastify': minor
+'@clerk/nextjs': minor
+'@clerk/remix': minor
+---
+
+Expose debug headers in response for handshake / signed-out states from SDKs using headers returned from `authenticateRequest()`
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/authStatus.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/authStatus.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92c8bfaf39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/authStatus.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import type QUnit from 'qunit';
+
+import { handshake, signedIn, signedOut } from '../authStatus';
+
+export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
+  const { module, test } = QUnit;
+
+  module('signed-in', () => {
+    test('does not include debug headers', assert => {
+      const authObject = signedIn({} as any, {} as any, undefined, 'token');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-status'), null);
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-reason'), null);
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-message'), null);
+    });
+  });
+
+  module('signed-out', () => {
+    test('includes debug headers', assert => {
+      const headers = new Headers({ 'custom-header': 'value' });
+      const authObject = signedOut({} as any, 'auth-reason', 'auth-message', headers);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('custom-header'), 'value');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-status'), 'signed-out');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-reason'), 'auth-reason');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-message'), 'auth-message');
+    });
+  });
+
+  module('handshake', () => {
+    test('includes debug headers', assert => {
+      const headers = new Headers({ location: '/' });
+      const authObject = handshake({} as any, 'auth-reason', 'auth-message', headers);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('location'), '/');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-status'), 'handshake');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-reason'), 'auth-reason');
+      assert.strictEqual(authObject.headers.get('x-clerk-auth-message'), 'auth-message');
+    });
+  });
+};
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/authStatus.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/authStatus.ts
index e4a00d4e50..8405ab17a6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tokens/authStatus.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/authStatus.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { JwtPayload } from '@clerk/types';
 
+import { constants } from '../constants';
 import type { TokenVerificationErrorReason } from '../errors';
 import type { AuthenticateContext } from './authenticateContext';
 import type { SignedInAuthObject, SignedOutAuthObject } from './authObjects';
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ export function signedOut(
   message = '',
   headers: Headers = new Headers(),
 ): SignedOutState {
-  return {
+  return withDebugHeaders({
     status: AuthStatus.SignedOut,
     reason,
     message,
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export function signedOut(
     headers,
     toAuth: () => signedOutAuthObject({ ...authenticateContext, status: AuthStatus.SignedOut, reason, message }),
     token: null,
-  };
+  });
 }
 
 export function handshake(
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ export function handshake(
   message = '',
   headers: Headers,
 ): HandshakeState {
-  return {
+  return withDebugHeaders({
     status: AuthStatus.Handshake,
     reason,
     message,
@@ -146,5 +147,23 @@ export function handshake(
     headers,
     toAuth: () => null,
     token: null,
-  };
+  });
 }
+
+const withDebugHeaders = <T extends RequestState>(requestState: T): T => {
+  const headers = new Headers(requestState.headers || {});
+
+  if (requestState.message) {
+    headers.set(constants.Headers.AuthMessage, requestState.message);
+  }
+  if (requestState.reason) {
+    headers.set(constants.Headers.AuthReason, requestState.reason);
+  }
+  if (requestState.status) {
+    headers.set(constants.Headers.AuthStatus, requestState.status);
+  }
+
+  requestState.headers = headers;
+
+  return requestState;
+};
diff --git a/packages/backend/tests/suites.ts b/packages/backend/tests/suites.ts
index 3e44425946..4a4700f7bc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/tests/suites.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/tests/suites.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import cryptoKeysTest from './dist/jwt/__tests__/cryptoKeys.test.js';
 import signJwtTest from './dist/jwt/__tests__/signJwt.test.js';
 import verifyJwtTest from './dist/jwt/__tests__/verifyJwt.test.js';
 import authObjectsTest from './dist/tokens/__tests__/authObjects.test.js';
+import authStatusTest from './dist/tokens/__tests__/authStatus.test.js';
 import clerkRequestTest from './dist/tokens/__tests__/clerkRequest.test.js';
 import tokenFactoryTest from './dist/tokens/__tests__/factory.test.js';
 import keysTest from './dist/tokens/__tests__/keys.test.js';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import pathTest from './dist/util/__tests__/path.test.js';
 // Add them to the suite array
 const suites = [
   authObjectsTest,
+  authStatusTest,
   cryptoKeysTest,
   exportsTest,
   factoryTest,
diff --git a/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts b/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts
index eec86cacd6..b0439df519 100644
--- a/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ describe('withClerkMiddleware(options)', () => {
       status: 'handshake',
       reason: 'auth-reason',
       message: 'auth-message',
-      headers: new Headers({ location: 'https://fapi.example.com/v1/clients/handshake' }),
+      headers: new Headers({
+        location: 'https://fapi.example.com/v1/clients/handshake',
+        'x-clerk-auth-message': 'auth-message',
+        'x-clerk-auth-reason': 'auth-reason',
+        'x-clerk-auth-status': 'handshake',
+      }),
       toAuth: () => 'mockedAuth',
     });
     const fastify = Fastify();
diff --git a/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.ts b/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.ts
index 8325796715..b9c2abf6ab 100644
--- a/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { AuthStatus } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import type { FastifyReply, FastifyRequest } from 'fastify';
 
@@ -7,13 +6,6 @@ import * as constants from './constants';
 import type { ClerkFastifyOptions } from './types';
 import { fastifyRequestToRequest } from './utils';
 
-const decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders = (reply: FastifyReply, requestState: RequestState): FastifyReply => {
-  return reply
-    .header(constants.Headers.AuthStatus, requestState.status)
-    .header(constants.Headers.AuthReason, requestState.reason)
-    .header(constants.Headers.AuthMessage, requestState.message);
-};
-
 export const withClerkMiddleware = (options: ClerkFastifyOptions) => {
   return async (fastifyRequest: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) => {
     const req = fastifyRequestToRequest(fastifyRequest);
@@ -23,11 +15,12 @@ export const withClerkMiddleware = (options: ClerkFastifyOptions) => {
       secretKey: options.secretKey || constants.SECRET_KEY,
       publishableKey: options.publishableKey || constants.PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
     });
+
     requestState.headers.forEach((value, key) => reply.header(key, value));
 
     const locationHeader = requestState.headers.get(constants.Headers.Location);
     if (locationHeader) {
-      return decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders(reply, requestState).code(307).send();
+      return reply.code(307).send();
     } else if (requestState.status === AuthStatus.Handshake) {
       throw new Error('Clerk: handshake status without redirect');
     }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/authMiddleware.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/authMiddleware.ts
index db91cf228f..43bf64ab5b 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/authMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/authMiddleware.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ import { redirectToSignIn } from './redirectHelpers';
 import type { RouteMatcherParam } from './routeMatcher';
 import { createRouteMatcher } from './routeMatcher';
 import type { NextMiddlewareReturn } from './types';
-import {
-  apiEndpointUnauthorizedNextResponse,
-  decorateRequest,
-  decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders,
-  setRequestHeadersOnNextResponse,
-} from './utils';
+import { apiEndpointUnauthorizedNextResponse, decorateRequest, setRequestHeadersOnNextResponse } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * The default ideal matcher that excludes the _next directory (internals) and all static files,
@@ -184,10 +179,7 @@ const authMiddleware: AuthMiddleware = (...args: unknown[]) => {
     const locationHeader = requestState.headers.get('location');
     if (locationHeader) {
       // triggering a handshake redirect
-      return decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders(
-        new Response(null, { status: 307, headers: requestState.headers }),
-        requestState,
-      );
+      return new Response(null, { status: 307, headers: requestState.headers });
     }
 
     if (requestState.status === AuthStatus.Handshake) {
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
index 4d40357d78..202771ec03 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ import { PUBLISHABLE_KEY, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 import type { AuthProtect } from './protect';
 import { createProtect } from './protect';
 import type { NextMiddlewareEvtParam, NextMiddlewareRequestParam, NextMiddlewareReturn } from './types';
-import {
-  decorateRequest,
-  decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders,
-  handleMultiDomainAndProxy,
-  setRequestHeadersOnNextResponse,
-} from './utils';
+import { decorateRequest, handleMultiDomainAndProxy, setRequestHeadersOnNextResponse } from './utils';
 
 const CONTROL_FLOW_ERROR = {
   FORCE_NOT_FOUND: 'CLERK_PROTECT_REWRITE',
@@ -79,8 +74,7 @@ export const clerkMiddleware: ClerkMiddleware = (...args: unknown[]): any => {
 
     const locationHeader = requestState.headers.get(constants.Headers.Location);
     if (locationHeader) {
-      const res = new Response(null, { status: 307, headers: requestState.headers });
-      return decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders(res, requestState);
+      return new Response(null, { status: 307, headers: requestState.headers });
     } else if (requestState.status === AuthStatus.Handshake) {
       throw new Error('Clerk: handshake status without redirect');
     }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/utils.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/utils.ts
index 985a2214f2..3e1cc8d1d1 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/utils.ts
@@ -194,10 +194,3 @@ export const handleMultiDomainAndProxy = (clerkRequest: ClerkRequest, opts: Auth
     signInUrl,
   };
 };
-
-export const decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders = (res: Response, requestState: RequestState): Response => {
-  requestState.message && res.headers.set(constants.Headers.AuthMessage, encodeURIComponent(requestState.message));
-  requestState.reason && res.headers.set(constants.Headers.AuthReason, encodeURIComponent(requestState.reason));
-  requestState.status && res.headers.set(constants.Headers.AuthStatus, encodeURIComponent(requestState.status));
-  return res;
-};
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/ssr/index.ts b/packages/remix/src/ssr/index.ts
index 66ec349e98..ab4d72778d 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/ssr/index.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/ssr/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export * from './rootAuthLoader';
 export * from './getAuth';
-export { getClerkDebugHeaders } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * Re-export resource types from @clerk/backend
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/ssr/utils.ts b/packages/remix/src/ssr/utils.ts
index ef8355168d..90a40f49ad 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/ssr/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/ssr/utils.ts
@@ -31,34 +31,6 @@ export function assertValidHandlerResult(val: any, error?: string): asserts val
   }
 }
 
-const observabilityHeadersFromRequestState = (requestState: RequestState): Headers => {
-  const headers = {} as Record<string, string>;
-
-  if (requestState.message) {
-    headers[constants.Headers.AuthMessage] = requestState.message;
-  }
-  if (requestState.reason) {
-    headers[constants.Headers.AuthReason] = requestState.reason;
-  }
-  if (requestState.status) {
-    headers[constants.Headers.AuthStatus] = requestState.status;
-  }
-
-  return new Headers(headers);
-};
-
-/**
- * Retrieve Clerk auth headers. Should be used only for debugging and not in production.
- * @internal
- */
-export const getClerkDebugHeaders = (headers: Headers) => {
-  return {
-    [constants.Headers.AuthMessage]: headers.get(constants.Headers.AuthMessage),
-    [constants.Headers.AuthReason]: headers.get(constants.Headers.AuthReason),
-    [constants.Headers.AuthStatus]: headers.get(constants.Headers.AuthStatus),
-  };
-};
-
 export const injectRequestStateIntoResponse = async (
   response: Response,
   requestState: RequestState,
@@ -125,11 +97,9 @@ export function getResponseClerkState(requestState: RequestState, context: AppLo
     __telemetryDebug: isTruthy(getEnvVariable('CLERK_TELEMETRY_DEBUG', context)),
   });
 
-  const headers = observabilityHeadersFromRequestState(requestState);
-
   return {
     clerkState,
-    headers,
+    headers: requestState.headers,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk-node/src/authenticateRequest.ts b/packages/sdk-node/src/authenticateRequest.ts
index 66ca17cabe..4fcc4d7cc1 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-node/src/authenticateRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-node/src/authenticateRequest.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
-import { AuthStatus, constants, createClerkRequest } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
+import { AuthStatus, createClerkRequest } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
 import { isHttpOrHttps, isProxyUrlRelative, isValidProxyUrl } from '@clerk/shared/proxy';
 import type { Response } from 'express';
-import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'http';
+import type { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
 
 import type { AuthenticateRequestParams } from './types';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
@@ -57,21 +57,23 @@ const incomingMessageToRequest = (req: IncomingMessage): Request => {
   });
 };
 
+export const setResponseHeaders = (requestState: RequestState, res: Response): Error | undefined => {
+  if (requestState.headers) {
+    requestState.headers.forEach((value, key) => res.appendHeader(key, value));
+  }
+  return setResponseForHandshake(requestState, res);
+};
+
 /**
  * Depending on the auth state of the request, handles applying redirects and validating that a handshake state was properly handled.
  *
  * Returns an error if state is handshake without a redirect, otherwise returns undefined. res.writableEnded should be checked after this method is called.
  */
-export const setResponseForHandshake = (requestState: RequestState, res: Response) => {
+const setResponseForHandshake = (requestState: RequestState, res: Response): Error | undefined => {
   const hasLocationHeader = requestState.headers.get('location');
   if (hasLocationHeader) {
-    requestState.headers.forEach((value, key) => {
-      res.appendHeader(key, value);
-    });
-
     // triggering a handshake redirect
     res.status(307).end();
-
     return;
   }
 
@@ -82,13 +84,6 @@ export const setResponseForHandshake = (requestState: RequestState, res: Respons
   return;
 };
 
-// TODO: Move to backend
-export const decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders = (res: ServerResponse, requestState: RequestState) => {
-  requestState.message && res.setHeader(constants.Headers.AuthMessage, encodeURIComponent(requestState.message));
-  requestState.reason && res.setHeader(constants.Headers.AuthReason, encodeURIComponent(requestState.reason));
-  requestState.status && res.setHeader(constants.Headers.AuthStatus, encodeURIComponent(requestState.status));
-};
-
 const absoluteProxyUrl = (relativeOrAbsoluteUrl: string, baseUrl: string): string => {
   if (!relativeOrAbsoluteUrl || !isValidProxyUrl(relativeOrAbsoluteUrl) || !isProxyUrlRelative(relativeOrAbsoluteUrl)) {
     return relativeOrAbsoluteUrl;
diff --git a/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressRequireAuth.ts b/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressRequireAuth.ts
index 7d65ab2707..63ae910acf 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressRequireAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressRequireAuth.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import type { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-import {
-  authenticateRequest,
-  decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders,
-  setResponseForHandshake,
-} from './authenticateRequest';
+import { authenticateRequest, setResponseHeaders } from './authenticateRequest';
 import type { ClerkMiddlewareOptions, MiddlewareRequireAuthProp, RequireAuthProp } from './types';
 
 export type CreateClerkExpressMiddlewareOptions = {
@@ -26,9 +22,8 @@ export const createClerkExpressRequireAuth = (createOpts: CreateClerkExpressMidd
         req,
         options,
       });
-      decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders(res, requestState);
 
-      const err = setResponseForHandshake(requestState, res);
+      const err = setResponseHeaders(requestState, res);
       if (err || res.writableEnded) {
         if (err) {
           next(err);
diff --git a/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressWithAuth.ts b/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressWithAuth.ts
index 510b292758..32301fabc8 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressWithAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-node/src/clerkExpressWithAuth.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  authenticateRequest,
-  decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders,
-  setResponseForHandshake,
-} from './authenticateRequest';
+import { authenticateRequest, setResponseHeaders } from './authenticateRequest';
 import type { CreateClerkExpressMiddlewareOptions } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import type { ClerkMiddlewareOptions, MiddlewareWithAuthProp, WithAuthProp } from './types';
 
@@ -17,9 +13,8 @@ export const createClerkExpressWithAuth = (createOpts: CreateClerkExpressMiddlew
         req,
         options,
       });
-      decorateResponseWithObservabilityHeaders(res, requestState);
 
-      const err = setResponseForHandshake(requestState, res);
+      const err = setResponseHeaders(requestState, res);
       if (err || res.writableEnded) {
         if (err) {
           next(err);