diff --git a/src/youtubeaio/youtube.py b/src/youtubeaio/youtube.py
index 0870725..d0e488f 100644
--- a/src/youtubeaio/youtube.py
+++ b/src/youtubeaio/youtube.py
@@ -304,7 +304,11 @@ async def is_short(self, video_id: str) -> bool:
             self.session = ClientSession()
             self._close_session = True
         async with asyncio.timeout(self.session_timeout):
-            response = await self._api_head_request(self.session, _url)
+            response = await self.session.head(
+                _url,
+                allow_redirects=False,
+                headers={"User-Agent": "curl/x.x"},
+            )
         if response.status == 200:
             return True
         if response.status in {303, 302, 301}:
diff --git a/tests/test_short.py b/tests/test_short.py
index c20e5c9..e157cd0 100644
--- a/tests/test_short.py
+++ b/tests/test_short.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 """Tests for the YouTube client."""
 
+from typing import cast
+
 import aiohttp
+import aiohttp.web
 from aresponses import ResponsesMockServer
 
 from youtubeaio.youtube import YouTube
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ async def test_is_not_short(
         "/shorts/KXaMtA6kWXU",
         "HEAD",
         aresponses.Response(
-            status=303,
+            status=302,
             headers={
                 "Content-Type": "application/binary",
                 "Location": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXaMtA6kWXU",
@@ -47,3 +50,21 @@ async def test_is_not_short(
         response = await youtube.is_short("KXaMtA6kWXU")
         assert not response
         await youtube.close()
+
+
+async def test_is_short_sends_curl_user_agent(
+    aresponses: ResponsesMockServer,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that is_short sends a curl User-Agent to avoid GDPR consent redirects."""
+
+    async def _assert_user_agent(
+        request: aiohttp.web.Request,
+    ) -> aiohttp.web.Response:
+        assert request.headers.get("User-Agent") == "curl/x.x"
+        return cast("aiohttp.web.Response", aresponses.Response(status=200))
+
+    aresponses.add("www.youtube.com", "/shorts/2YUPfsi8PF4", "HEAD", _assert_user_agent)
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        youtube = YouTube(session=session)
+        await youtube.is_short("2YUPfsi8PF4")
+        await youtube.close()