diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
index bc2b22886..3465f4e47 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const prepareRequest = (request, collectionRoot) => {
   };
 
   const collectionAuth = get(collectionRoot, 'request.auth');
-  if (collectionAuth && request.auth.mode === 'inherit') {
+  if (collectionAuth && request.auth?.mode === 'inherit') {
     if (collectionAuth.mode === 'basic') {
       axiosRequest.auth = {
         username: get(collectionAuth, 'basic.username'),
@@ -46,9 +46,22 @@ const prepareRequest = (request, collectionRoot) => {
     if (collectionAuth.mode === 'bearer') {
       axiosRequest.headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${get(collectionAuth, 'bearer.token')}`;
     }
+
+    if (collectionAuth.mode === 'apikey') {
+      if (collectionAuth.apikey?.placement === 'header') {
+        axiosRequest.headers[collectionAuth.apikey?.key] = collectionAuth.apikey?.value;
+      }
+      
+      if (collectionAuth.apikey?.placement === 'queryparams') {
+        if (axiosRequest.url) {
+          const prefix = (!axiosRequest.url.includes('?')) ? '?' : '&';
+          axiosRequest.url += `${prefix}${collectionAuth.apikey.key}=${collectionAuth.apikey.value}`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
-  if (request.auth) {
+  if (request.auth && request.auth.mode !== 'inherit') {
     if (request.auth.mode === 'basic') {
       axiosRequest.auth = {
         username: get(request, 'auth.basic.username'),
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/tests/runner/prepare-request.spec.js b/packages/bruno-cli/tests/runner/prepare-request.spec.js
index 6e2219af8..28e6c13f1 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/tests/runner/prepare-request.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/tests/runner/prepare-request.spec.js
@@ -18,4 +18,126 @@ describe('prepare-request: prepareRequest', () => {
       expect(result.data).toEqual(expected);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Properly maps inherited auth from collectionRoot', () => {
+    // Initialize Test Fixtures
+    let collectionRoot, request;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      // Reset test fixtures
+      collectionRoot = {
+        request: {
+          auth: {}
+        }
+      };
+
+      request = {
+        url: 'https://www.usebruno.com',
+        auth: {
+          mode: "inherit"
+        },
+        body: {
+          mode: 'json',
+          json: '{\n"test": {{someVar}} // comment\n}'
+        }
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('If collection auth is apikey in header', () => {
+      collectionRoot.request.auth = {
+        mode: "apikey",
+        apikey: {
+          key: "x-api-key",
+          value: "{{apiKey}}",
+          placement: "header"
+        }
+      };
+
+      const result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      expect(result.headers).toHaveProperty('x-api-key', '{{apiKey}}');
+    });
+
+
+    it('If collection auth is apikey in header and request has existing headers', () => {
+      collectionRoot.request.auth = {
+        mode: "apikey",
+        apikey: {
+          key: "x-api-key",
+          value: "{{apiKey}}",
+          placement: "header"
+        }
+      };
+      
+      request['headers'] = [{ name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/json', enabled: true }];
+
+      const result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      expect(result.headers).toHaveProperty('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+      expect(result.headers).toHaveProperty('x-api-key', '{{apiKey}}');
+    });
+
+    it('If collection auth is apikey in query parameters', () => {
+      collectionRoot.request.auth = {
+        mode: "apikey",
+        apikey: {
+          key: "apiKey",
+          value: "{{apiKey}}",
+          placement: "queryparams"
+        }
+      };
+
+      const expected = `${request.url}?${collectionRoot.request.auth.apikey.key}=${collectionRoot.request.auth.apikey.value}`;
+      const result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      expect(result.url).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('If request does not have auth configured', () => {
+      delete request.auth;
+      let result;
+      expect(() => {
+        result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      }).not.toThrow();
+      expect(result).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('If collection auth is basic auth', () => {
+      collectionRoot.request.auth = {
+        mode: 'basic',
+        basic: {
+          username: 'testUser',
+          password: 'testPass123'
+        }
+      };
+
+      const result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      const expected = { username: 'testUser', password: 'testPass123' };
+      expect(result.auth).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('If collection auth is bearer token', () => {
+      collectionRoot.request.auth = {
+        mode: 'bearer',
+        bearer: {
+          token: 'token'
+        }
+      };
+
+      const result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      expect(result.headers).toHaveProperty('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
+    });
+
+    it('If collection auth is bearer token and request has existing headers', () => {
+      collectionRoot.request.auth = {
+        mode: 'bearer',
+        bearer: {
+          token: 'token'
+        }
+      };
+
+      request['headers'] = [{ name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/json', enabled: true }];
+
+      const result = prepareRequest(request, collectionRoot);
+      expect(result.headers).toHaveProperty('Authorization', 'Bearer token');
+      expect(result.headers).toHaveProperty('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+    });
+  });
 });