diff --git a/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/annotations.md b/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/annotations.md
index 184c4993b..ff88e450d 100755
--- a/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/annotations.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/nginx-configuration/annotations.md
@@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ CORS can be controlled with the following annotations:
 
 * `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin`: Controls what's the accepted Origin for CORS.
 
-    This is a multi-valued field, separated by ','. It must follow this format: `http(s)://origin-site.com` or `http(s)://origin-site.com:port`
+    This is a multi-valued field, separated by ','. It must follow this format: `protocol://origin-site.com` or `protocol://origin-site.com:port`
 
     - Default: `*`
-    - Example: `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "https://origin-site.com:4443, http://origin-site.com, https://example.org:1199"`
+    - Example: `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "https://origin-site.com:4443, http://origin-site.com, myprotocol://example.org:1199"`
 
-    It also supports single level wildcard subdomains and follows this format: `http(s)://*.foo.bar`, `http(s)://*.bar.foo:8080` or `http(s)://*.abc.bar.foo:9000`
-    - Example: `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "https://*.origin-site.com:4443, http://*.origin-site.com, https://example.org:1199"`
+    It also supports single level wildcard subdomains and follows this format: `protocol://*.foo.bar`, `protocol://*.bar.foo:8080` or `protocol://*.abc.bar.foo:9000`
+    - Example: `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "https://*.origin-site.com:4443, http://*.origin-site.com, myprotocol://example.org:1199"`
 
 * `nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-credentials`: Controls if credentials can be passed during CORS operations.
 
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go
index aa03c2d73..b81514820 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ var corsAnnotation = parser.Annotation{
 			Scope:     parser.AnnotationScopeIngress,
 			Risk:      parser.AnnotationRiskMedium,
 			Documentation: `This annotation controls what's the accepted Origin for CORS.
-			This is a multi-valued field, separated by ','. It must follow this format: http(s)://origin-site.com or http(s)://origin-site.com:port
-			It also supports single level wildcard subdomains and follows this format: http(s)://*.foo.bar, http(s)://*.bar.foo:8080 or http(s)://*.abc.bar.foo:9000`,
+			This is a multi-valued field, separated by ','. It must follow this format: protocol://origin-site.com or protocol://origin-site.com:port
+			It also supports single level wildcard subdomains and follows this format: https://*.foo.bar, http://*.bar.foo:8080 or myprotocol://*.abc.bar.foo:9000
+			Protocol can be any lowercase string, like http, https, or mycustomprotocol.`,
 		},
 		corsAllowHeadersAnnotation: {
 			Validator: parser.ValidateRegex(parser.HeadersVariable, true),
diff --git a/test/e2e/annotations/cors.go b/test/e2e/annotations/cors.go
index a14a5761f..58f4445f7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/annotations/cors.go
+++ b/test/e2e/annotations/cors.go
@@ -669,4 +669,33 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("cors-*", func() {
 			Headers().
 			NotContainsKey("Access-Control-Allow-Origin")
 	})
+
+	ginkgo.It("should allow - origins with non-http[s] protocols", func() {
+		host := corsHost
+		origin := "test://localhost"
+		origin2 := "tauri://localhost:3000"
+		annotations := map[string]string{
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/enable-cors":       "true",
+			"nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin": "test://localhost, tauri://localhost:3000",
+		}
+
+		ing := framework.NewSingleIngress(host, "/", host, f.Namespace, framework.EchoService, 80, annotations)
+		f.EnsureIngress(ing)
+
+		f.HTTPTestClient().
+			GET("/").
+			WithHeader("Host", host).
+			WithHeader("Origin", origin).
+			Expect().
+			Status(http.StatusOK).Headers().
+			ValueEqual("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", []string{"test://localhost"})
+
+		f.HTTPTestClient().
+			GET("/").
+			WithHeader("Host", host).
+			WithHeader("Origin", origin2).
+			Expect().
+			Status(http.StatusOK).Headers().
+			ValueEqual("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", []string{"tauri://localhost:3000"})
+	})
 })