diff --git a/src/lib/server/models.ts b/src/lib/server/models.ts
index 5459f6202cc..8aa819c907e 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/models.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/models.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import endpoints, { endpointSchema, type Endpoint } from "./endpoints/endpoints"
 import JSON5 from "json5";
 import { logger } from "$lib/server/logger";
 import { makeRouterEndpoint } from "$lib/server/router/endpoint";
+import { loadClientCertificates } from "$lib/utils/loadClientCerts";
+
+if (config.USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE === "true" && config.CERT_PATH && config.KEY_PATH) {
+	loadClientCertificates(config.CERT_PATH, config.KEY_PATH);
+}
 
 type Optional<T, K extends keyof T> = Pick<Partial<T>, K> & Omit<T, K>;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/loadClientCerts.ts b/src/lib/utils/loadClientCerts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20135b6686a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/loadClientCerts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import { setGlobalDispatcher, Agent } from "undici";
+
+/**
+ * Load client certificates for mutual TLS authentication. This function must be called before any HTTP requests are made.
+ * This is a global setting that affects all HTTP requests made by the application using the native fetch API.
+ *
+ * @param clientCertPath     Path to client certificate
+ * @param clientKeyPath      Path to client key
+ * @param caCertPath         Path to CA certificate [optional]
+ * @param clientKeyPassword  Password for client key [optional]
+ * @param rejectUnauthorized Reject unauthorized certificates.
+ *                           Only use for testing/development, not recommended in production environments [optional]
+ *
+ * @returns void
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * loadClientCertificates("cert.pem", "key.pem", "ca.pem", "password", false);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @see
+ * [Undici Agent](https://undici.nodejs.org/#/docs/api/Agent)
+ * @see
+ * [Undici Dispatcher](https://undici.nodejs.org/#/docs/api/Dispatcher)
+ * @see
+ * [NodeJS Native Fetch API](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v19.x/api/globals.html#fetch)
+ */
+export function loadClientCertificates(
+	clientCertPath: string,
+	clientKeyPath: string,
+	caCertPath?: string,
+	clientKeyPassword?: string,
+	rejectUnauthorized?: boolean
+): void {
+	const clientCert = fs.readFileSync(clientCertPath);
+	const clientKey = fs.readFileSync(clientKeyPath);
+	const caCert = caCertPath ? fs.readFileSync(caCertPath) : undefined;
+	const agent = new Agent({
+		connect: {
+			cert: clientCert,
+			key: clientKey,
+			ca: caCert,
+			passphrase: clientKeyPassword,
+			rejectUnauthorized,
+		},
+	});
+
+	setGlobalDispatcher(agent);
+}