diff --git a/libdd-common/src/connector/conn_stream.rs b/libdd-common/src/connector/conn_stream.rs
index 6fdedfdd56..03e222c720 100644
--- a/libdd-common/src/connector/conn_stream.rs
+++ b/libdd-common/src/connector/conn_stream.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ impl ConnStream {
             let path = super::named_pipe::named_pipe_path_from_uri(&uri)?;
             Ok(ConnStream::NamedPipe {
                 transport: TokioIo::new(
-                    tokio::net::windows::named_pipe::ClientOptions::new().open(path)?,
+                    tokio::net::windows::named_pipe::ClientOptions::new()
+                        .security_qos_flags(super::named_pipe::ANONYMOUS_IMPERSONATION_QOS)
+                        .open(path)?,
                 ),
             })
         }
@@ -190,3 +192,43 @@ impl hyper::rt::Write for ConnStream {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(all(test, windows))]
+mod windows_named_pipe_tests {
+    use super::ConnStream;
+    use crate::connector::named_pipe::named_pipe_path_to_uri;
+    use std::path::Path;
+    use tokio::net::windows::named_pipe::ServerOptions;
+
+    /// Verifies that `from_named_pipe_uri` opens a client connection successfully
+    /// when impersonation is disabled (Anonymous QoS). The server accepting the
+    /// connection confirms the `SECURITY_SQOS_PRESENT | SECURITY_ANONYMOUS` flags
+    /// produce a usable transport.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn from_named_pipe_uri_connects_with_anonymous_qos() {
+        let pipe_name = format!(
+            r"\\.\pipe\libdd_common_conn_stream_test_{}_{}",
+            std::process::id(),
+            rand::random::<u64>()
+        );
+
+        let server = ServerOptions::new()
+            .first_pipe_instance(true)
+            .create(&pipe_name)
+            .expect("failed to create named pipe server");
+
+        let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            server.connect().await.expect("server failed to accept");
+        });
+
+        let uri = named_pipe_path_to_uri(Path::new(&pipe_name)).expect("failed to build uri");
+        let conn = ConnStream::from_named_pipe_uri(uri).await;
+        assert!(
+            conn.is_ok(),
+            "expected named pipe client to connect with Anonymous QoS: {:?}",
+            conn.err()
+        );
+
+        server_task.await.expect("server task panicked");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libdd-common/src/connector/named_pipe.rs b/libdd-common/src/connector/named_pipe.rs
index ac83b908e9..1f02cecc8d 100644
--- a/libdd-common/src/connector/named_pipe.rs
+++ b/libdd-common/src/connector/named_pipe.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
+/// Security Quality of Service flags used when opening a Windows named pipe client.
+///
+/// We disable impersonation by requesting `SECURITY_ANONYMOUS`, mirroring the
+/// dd-trace-dotnet change that sets `TokenImpersonationLevel.Anonymous`. The pipe is
+/// only used as a byte transport to the agent, so the server end never needs to
+/// identify or impersonate the (potentially privileged) connecting client. Denying
+/// impersonation enforces least privilege and prevents a malicious/squatting pipe
+/// server from reading the client's identity or acting on its behalf.
+///
+/// `SECURITY_ANONYMOUS` has the value `0`; tokio's `ClientOptions::security_qos_flags`
+/// automatically ORs in `SECURITY_SQOS_PRESENT`.
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub const ANONYMOUS_IMPERSONATION_QOS: u32 = 0; // SECURITY_ANONYMOUS
+
 /// Windows Named Pipe
 /// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/ipc/named-pipes
 ///