diff --git a/pkg/handler/hooks.go b/pkg/handler/hooks.go
index c1c6f1133..1b0e27486 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/hooks.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func newHookEvent(c *httpContext, info FileInfo) HookEvent {
 	// > For incoming requests, the Host header is promoted to the
 	// > Request.Host field and removed from the Header map.
 	// That's why we add it back manually.
-	c.req.Header.Set("Host", c.req.Host)
+	copiedHeader := c.req.Header.Clone()
+	copiedHeader.Set("Host", c.req.Host)
 
 	return HookEvent{
 		Context: c,
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func newHookEvent(c *httpContext, info FileInfo) HookEvent {
 			Method:     c.req.Method,
 			URI:        c.req.RequestURI,
 			RemoteAddr: c.req.RemoteAddr,
-			Header:     c.req.Header,
+			Header:     copiedHeader,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/handler/hooks_test.go b/pkg/handler/hooks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d275dbcd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/handler/hooks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package handler
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// TestHookEventHeaderRace demonstrates a race condition that occurs when
+// the http.Header map is shared between the original request and HookEvent.
+// This test will fail with `go test -race` if Header is not cloned.
+//
+// See: https://github.com/tus/tusd/issues/1320
+func TestHookEventHeaderRace(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/files", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Upload-Length", "1000")
+	req.Header.Set("Tus-Resumable", "1.0.0")
+	req.Host = "example.com"
+
+	c := &httpContext{
+		req: req,
+	}
+
+	info := FileInfo{
+		ID:       "test-id",
+		Size:     1000,
+		MetaData: map[string]string{"filename": "test.txt"},
+	}
+
+	event := newHookEvent(c, info)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	const iterations = 100
+
+	// Goroutine 1: Simulate async hook processing (JSON encoding)
+	// This is what happens in invokeHookAsync -> json.Marshal
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		for range iterations {
+			// This iterates over the Header map
+			_, _ = json.Marshal(event.HTTPRequest)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Goroutine 2: Simulate concurrent request header modification
+	// This could happen if another hook event is created for the same request
+	// or if middleware modifies headers
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		for range iterations {
+			// This writes to the Header map
+			c.req.Header.Set("X-Request-ID", "some-value")
+			c.req.Header.Del("X-Request-ID")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+// TestHookEventHeaderIsolation verifies that modifying the original request
+// headers after creating a HookEvent does not affect the event headers.
+func TestHookEventHeaderIsolation(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/files", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("X-Original", "original-value")
+	req.Host = "example.com"
+
+	c := &httpContext{
+		req: req,
+	}
+
+	info := FileInfo{
+		ID:   "test-id",
+		Size: 1000,
+	}
+
+	event := newHookEvent(c, info)
+
+	// Verify original header is present
+	assert.Equal(t, "original-value", event.HTTPRequest.Header.Get("X-Original"))
+
+	// Modify the original request header
+	c.req.Header.Set("X-Original", "modified-value")
+	c.req.Header.Set("X-New", "new-value")
+
+	// Verify event headers are NOT affected (isolation)
+	assert.Equal(t, "original-value", event.HTTPRequest.Header.Get("X-Original"),
+		"event header should remain unchanged after modifying original request")
+	assert.Empty(t, event.HTTPRequest.Header.Get("X-New"),
+		"new header added to original request should not appear in event")
+}