diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
index cafa64b29e7a..04ec29832198 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
@@ -1547,6 +1547,8 @@ in
             client_max_body_size ${cfg.maxUploadSize};
             fastcgi_buffers 64 4K;
             fastcgi_hide_header X-Powered-By;
+            # mirror upstream htaccess file https://github.com/nextcloud/server/blob/v32.0.0/.htaccess#L40-L41
+            fastcgi_hide_header X-Robots-Tag;
             gzip on;
             gzip_vary on;
             gzip_comp_level 4;