diff --git a/server/api/embyconnect.ts b/server/api/embyconnect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb275cbf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/embyconnect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import ExternalAPI from '@server/api/externalapi';
+import { ApiErrorCode } from '@server/constants/error';
+import { getSettings } from '@server/lib/settings';
+import logger from '@server/logger';
+import { ApiError } from '@server/types/error';
+import { getAppVersion } from '@server/utils/appVersion';
+import { getHostname } from '@server/utils/getHostname';
+import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
+import type { JellyfinLoginResponse } from './jellyfin';
+
+export interface ConnectAuthResponse {
+  AccessToken: string;
+  User: {
+    Id: string;
+    Name: string;
+    Email: string;
+    IsActive: string;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface LinkedServer {
+  Id: string;
+  Url: string;
+  Name: string;
+  SystemId: string;
+  AccessKey: string;
+  LocalAddress: string;
+  UserType: string;
+  SupporterKey: string;
+}
+
+export interface LocalUserAuthExchangeResponse {
+  LocalUserId: string;
+  AccessToken: string;
+}
+
+export interface EmbyConnectOptions {
+  ClientIP?: string;
+  DeviceId?: string;
+}
+
+const EMBY_CONNECT_URL = 'https://connect.emby.media';
+
+class EmbyConnectAPI extends ExternalAPI {
+  private ClientIP?: string;
+  private DeviceId?: string;
+
+  constructor(options: EmbyConnectOptions = {}) {
+    super(
+      EMBY_CONNECT_URL,
+      {},
+      {
+        headers: {
+          'X-Application': `Jellyseerr/${getAppVersion()}`,
+        },
+      }
+    );
+    this.ClientIP = options.ClientIP;
+    this.DeviceId = options.DeviceId;
+  }
+
+  public async authenticateConnectUser(Email?: string, Password?: string) {
+    logger.debug(`Attempting to authenticate via EmbyConnect with email:`, {
+      Email,
+    });
+
+    const connectAuthResponse = await this.getConnectUserAccessToken(
+      Email,
+      Password
+    );
+
+    const linkedServers = await this.getValidServers(
+      connectAuthResponse.User.Id,
+      connectAuthResponse.AccessToken
+    );
+
+    const matchingServer = this.findMatchingServer(linkedServers);
+
+    const localUserExchangeResponse = await this.localAuthExchange(
+      matchingServer.AccessKey,
+      connectAuthResponse.User.Id,
+      this.DeviceId
+    );
+
+    return {
+      User: {
+        Name: connectAuthResponse.User.Name,
+        ServerId: matchingServer.SystemId,
+        ServerName: matchingServer.Name,
+        Id: localUserExchangeResponse.LocalUserId,
+        Configuration: {
+          GroupedFolders: [],
+        },
+        Policy: {
+          IsAdministrator: false, // This requires an additional EmbyServer API call, skipping for now
+        },
+      },
+      AccessToken: localUserExchangeResponse.AccessToken,
+    } as JellyfinLoginResponse;
+  }
+
+  private async getConnectUserAccessToken(
+    Email?: string,
+    Password?: string
+  ): Promise<ConnectAuthResponse> {
+    try {
+      const textResponse = await this.post<string>(
+        '/service/user/authenticate',
+        { nameOrEmail: Email, rawpw: Password },
+        {},
+        undefined,
+        {
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+          },
+        }
+      );
+
+      return JSON.parse(textResponse) as ConnectAuthResponse;
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.debug(`Failed to authenticate using EmbyConnect: ${e.message}`, {
+        label: 'EmbyConnect API',
+        ip: this.ClientIP,
+      });
+      throw new ApiError(e.cause?.status, ApiErrorCode.InvalidCredentials);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async getValidServers(
+    ConnectUserId: string,
+    AccessToken: string
+  ): Promise<LinkedServer[]> {
+    try {
+      const textResponse = await this.get<string>(
+        `/service/servers`,
+        { userId: ConnectUserId },
+        undefined,
+        {
+          headers: {
+            'X-Connect-UserToken': AccessToken,
+          },
+        }
+      );
+
+      return JSON.parse(textResponse) as LinkedServer[];
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.error(
+        `Failed to retrieve EmbyConnect user server list: ${e.message}`,
+        {
+          label: 'EmbyConnect API',
+          ip: this.ClientIP,
+        }
+      );
+      throw new ApiError(e.cause?.status, ApiErrorCode.InvalidAuthToken);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private findMatchingServer(linkedEmbyServers: LinkedServer[]): LinkedServer {
+    const settings = getSettings();
+    const matchingServer = linkedEmbyServers.find(
+      (server) => server.SystemId === settings.jellyfin.serverId
+    );
+
+    if (!matchingServer) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `No matching linked Emby server found for serverId: ${settings.jellyfin.serverId}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    return matchingServer;
+  }
+
+  private async localAuthExchange(
+    accessKey: string,
+    userId: string,
+    deviceId?: string
+  ): Promise<LocalUserAuthExchangeResponse> {
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams({
+        format: 'json',
+        ConnectUserId: userId,
+        'X-Emby-Client': 'Jellyseerr',
+        'X-Emby-Device-Id': deviceId ?? uniqueId(),
+        'X-Emby-Client-Version': getAppVersion(),
+        'X-Emby-Device-Name': 'Jellyseerr',
+        'X-Emby-Token': accessKey,
+      });
+
+      const response = await fetch(
+        `${getHostname()}/emby/Connect/Exchange?${params}`,
+        {
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          },
+        }
+      );
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(response.statusText, { cause: response });
+      }
+
+      return await response.json();
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.debug('Failed local user auth exchange');
+      throw new ApiError(e.cause?.status, ApiErrorCode.InvalidAuthToken);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default EmbyConnectAPI;
diff --git a/server/api/externalapi.ts b/server/api/externalapi.ts
index 4f0ded026..75140bf05 100644
--- a/server/api/externalapi.ts
+++ b/server/api/externalapi.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { RateLimitOptions } from '@server/utils/rateLimit';
 import rateLimit from '@server/utils/rateLimit';
 import type NodeCache from 'node-cache';
+import querystring from 'querystring';
 
 // 5 minute default TTL (in seconds)
 const DEFAULT_TTL = 300;
@@ -100,15 +101,28 @@ class ExternalAPI {
     }
 
     const url = this.formatUrl(endpoint, params);
+    const headers = new Headers({
+      ...this.defaultHeaders,
+      ...(config?.headers || {}),
+    });
+
+    const isFormUrlEncoded = headers
+      .get('Content-Type')
+      ?.includes('application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+
+    const body = data
+      ? isFormUrlEncoded
+        ? querystring.stringify(data as Record<string, string>)
+        : JSON.stringify(data)
+      : undefined;
+
     const response = await this.fetch(url, {
       method: 'POST',
       ...config,
-      headers: {
-        ...this.defaultHeaders,
-        ...config?.headers,
-      },
-      body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined,
+      headers,
+      body: body,
     });
+
     if (!response.ok) {
       const text = await response.text();
       throw new Error(
diff --git a/server/api/jellyfin.ts b/server/api/jellyfin.ts
index f65503477..9f739fae1 100644
--- a/server/api/jellyfin.ts
+++ b/server/api/jellyfin.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import EmbyConnectAPI from '@server/api/embyconnect';
 import ExternalAPI from '@server/api/externalapi';
 import { ApiErrorCode } from '@server/constants/error';
+import { MediaServerType } from '@server/constants/server';
 import availabilitySync from '@server/lib/availabilitySync';
+import { getSettings } from '@server/lib/settings';
 import logger from '@server/logger';
 import { ApiError } from '@server/types/error';
 import { getAppVersion } from '@server/utils/appVersion';
+import * as EmailValidator from 'email-validator';
 
 export interface JellyfinUserResponse {
   Name: string;
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ export interface JellyfinLibraryItemExtended extends JellyfinLibraryItem {
 
 class JellyfinAPI extends ExternalAPI {
   private userId?: string;
+  private deviceId?: string;
 
   constructor(jellyfinHost: string, authToken?: string, deviceId?: string) {
     let authHeaderVal: string;
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ class JellyfinAPI extends ExternalAPI {
         },
       }
     );
+    this.deviceId = deviceId;
   }
 
   public async login(
@@ -169,8 +175,28 @@ class JellyfinAPI extends ExternalAPI {
       if (networkErrorCodes.has(e.code) || status === 404) {
         throw new ApiError(status, ApiErrorCode.InvalidUrl);
       }
+    }
+
+    const settings = getSettings();
+
+    if (
+      settings.main.mediaServerType === MediaServerType.EMBY &&
+      Username &&
+      EmailValidator.validate(Username)
+    ) {
+      try {
+        const connectApi = new EmbyConnectAPI({
+          ClientIP: ClientIP,
+          DeviceId: this.deviceId,
+        });
 
-      throw new ApiError(status, ApiErrorCode.InvalidCredentials);
+        return await connectApi.authenticateConnectUser(Username, Password);
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.debug(`Emby Connect authentication failed: ${e}`);
+        throw new ApiError(e.cause?.status, ApiErrorCode.InvalidCredentials);
+      }
+    } else {
+      throw new ApiError(401, ApiErrorCode.InvalidCredentials);
     }
   }