diff --git a/internal/linear/client.go b/internal/linear/client.go
index 075b84a3b2..e5e3c9d32a 100644
--- a/internal/linear/client.go
+++ b/internal/linear/client.go
@@ -748,7 +748,11 @@ func (c *Client) createIssueSingleAttempt(ctx context.Context, title, descriptio
 	}
 
 	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	httpReq.Header.Set("Authorization", c.APIKey)
+	authValue, err := c.authHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	httpReq.Header.Set("Authorization", authValue)
 
 	resp, err := c.HTTPClient.Do(httpReq)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/linear/idempotency_test.go b/internal/linear/idempotency_test.go
index 6d41d4ca1c..350b440676 100644
--- a/internal/linear/idempotency_test.go
+++ b/internal/linear/idempotency_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestGenerateIdempotencyMarker(t *testing.T) {
@@ -187,6 +188,83 @@ func TestCreateIssueEmbedsMarker(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCreateIssueIdempotentOAuthUsesBearerAuth(t *testing.T) {
+	const expectedAuth = "Bearer oauth-test-token"
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if got := r.Header.Get("Authorization"); got != expectedAuth {
+			t.Fatalf("Authorization header = %q, want %q", got, expectedAuth)
+		}
+
+		var req GraphQLRequest
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to decode request: %v", err)
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+		if strings.Contains(req.Query, "FindByDescription") {
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
+				"data": map[string]interface{}{
+					"issues": map[string]interface{}{
+						"nodes":    []Issue{},
+						"pageInfo": map[string]interface{}{"hasNextPage": false, "endCursor": ""},
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			return
+		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(req.Query, "issueCreate") {
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
+				"data": map[string]interface{}{
+					"issueCreate": map[string]interface{}{
+						"success": true,
+						"issue": map[string]interface{}{
+							"id":          "oauth-new-uuid",
+							"identifier":  "TEAM-101",
+							"title":       "OAuth Issue",
+							"description": "desc",
+							"url":         "https://linear.app/team/issue/TEAM-101",
+							"priority":    2,
+							"createdAt":   "2026-05-01T10:00:00Z",
+							"updatedAt":   "2026-05-01T10:00:00Z",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			return
+		}
+
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected query: %s", req.Query)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewOAuthClient(OAuthConfig{}, "team-1").WithEndpoint(server.URL)
+	client.TokenManager = &OAuthTokenManager{
+		token:     "oauth-test-token",
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(10 * time.Minute),
+		nowFunc:   time.Now,
+	}
+
+	marker := GenerateIdempotencyMarker("bead-oauth", "oauth@test.com", 123)
+	issue, deduped, err := client.CreateIssueIdempotent(
+		context.Background(),
+		"OAuth Issue",
+		"desc",
+		2, "", nil,
+		marker,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateIssueIdempotent failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if deduped {
+		t.Error("expected deduped=false for fresh OAuth create")
+	}
+	if issue == nil || issue.Identifier != "TEAM-101" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected issue returned: %+v", issue)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCreateIssueDedups(t *testing.T) {
 	existing := Issue{
 		ID:         "existing-uuid",