diff --git a/docs/api/request.md b/docs/api/request.md
index 4479800..9b49447 100644
--- a/docs/api/request.md
+++ b/docs/api/request.md
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@
 
  Request header object.
 
+### request.header=
+
+ Set request header object.
+
 ### request.headers
 
  Request header object. Alias as `request.header`.
 
+### request.headers=
+
+  Set request header object. Alias as `request.header=`.
+
 ### request.method
 
   Request method.
diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 5c9a241..1e31754 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ module.exports = {
     return this.req.headers;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Set request header.
+   *
+   * @api public
+   */
+
+  set header(val) {
+    this.req.headers = val;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Return request header, alias as request.header
    *
@@ -42,6 +52,16 @@ module.exports = {
     return this.req.headers;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Set request header, alias as request.header
+   *
+   * @api public
+   */
+
+  set headers(val) {
+    this.req.headers = val;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Get request URL.
    *
diff --git a/test/request/header.js b/test/request/header.js
index 9dd207c..9e6ebff 100644
--- a/test/request/header.js
+++ b/test/request/header.js
@@ -9,4 +9,10 @@ describe('req.header', () => {
     const req = request();
     assert.deepEqual(req.header, req.req.headers);
   });
+
+  it('should set the request header object', () => {
+    const req = request();
+    req.header = {'X-Custom-Headerfield': 'Its one header, with headerfields'};
+    assert.deepEqual(req.header, req.req.headers);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/request/headers.js b/test/request/headers.js
index c3981e9..a96da2c 100644
--- a/test/request/headers.js
+++ b/test/request/headers.js
@@ -9,4 +9,10 @@ describe('req.headers', () => {
     const req = request();
     assert.deepEqual(req.headers, req.req.headers);
   });
+
+  it('should set the request header object', () => {
+    const req = request();
+    req.headers = {'X-Custom-Headerfield': 'Its one header, with headerfields'};
+    assert.deepEqual(req.headers, req.req.headers);
+  });
 });