diff --git a/src/ffi/easy.rs b/src/ffi/easy.rs
index 1a70ac4f8e..055dc77c25 100644
--- a/src/ffi/easy.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/easy.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ use http::{header, Response};
 
 use curl_ffi as ffi;
 
+pub type HeaderCb<'a> = FnMut(&str, &str) + 'a;
 pub type ProgressCb<'a> = FnMut(usize, usize, usize, usize) + 'a;
 
 pub struct Easy {
     curl: *mut ffi::CURL
 }
 
+struct HeaderCbData {
+    resp_p: usize,
+    cb_p: usize
+}
+
 impl Easy {
     pub fn new() -> Easy {
         // Ensure that curl is globally initialized
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ impl Easy {
 
     pub fn perform(&mut self,
                    body: Option<&mut Body>,
+                   header: Option<Box<HeaderCb>>,
                    progress: Option<Box<ProgressCb>>)
                    -> Result<Response, err::ErrCode> {
         let mut builder = ResponseBuilder::new();
@@ -58,11 +65,21 @@ impl Easy {
                 None => 0
             };
 
+            let header_p: usize = match header.as_ref() {
+                Some(cb) => mem::transmute(cb),
+                None => 0
+            };
             let progress_p: usize = match progress.as_ref() {
                 Some(cb) => mem::transmute(cb),
                 None => 0
             };
 
+            let header_data = HeaderCbData {
+                resp_p: resp_p,
+                cb_p: header_p
+            };
+            let header_data_p: usize = mem::transmute(&header_data);
+
             // Set callback options
             //
             // Use explicit `as` casts to work around rust-lang/rust#32201
@@ -76,7 +93,7 @@ impl Easy {
 
             ffi::curl_easy_setopt(self.curl, opt::HEADERFUNCTION,
                                   curl_header_fn as extern fn(_, _, _, _) -> _);
-            ffi::curl_easy_setopt(self.curl, opt::HEADERDATA, resp_p);
+            ffi::curl_easy_setopt(self.curl, opt::HEADERDATA, header_data_p);
 
             ffi::curl_easy_setopt(self.curl, opt::PROGRESSFUNCTION,
                                   curl_progress_fn as extern fn(_, _, _, _, _) -> _);
@@ -215,15 +232,22 @@ extern fn curl_write_fn(p: *mut u8, size: size_t, nmemb: size_t,
 }
 
 extern fn curl_header_fn(p: *mut u8, size: size_t, nmemb: size_t,
-                         resp: &mut ResponseBuilder) -> size_t {
+                         header_data: &mut HeaderCbData) -> size_t {
     // TODO: Skip the first call (it seems to be the status line)
 
     let vec = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(p as *const u8,
                                              (size * nmemb) as usize) };
+    let resp: &mut ResponseBuilder = unsafe { mem::transmute(header_data.resp_p) };
+    let cb: *mut Box<HeaderCb> = unsafe { mem::transmute(header_data.cb_p) };
 
     match header::parse(&vec) {
         Some((name, val)) => {
             resp.add_header(name, val);
+
+            if !cb.is_null() {
+                let cb: &mut HeaderCb = unsafe { &mut **cb };
+                (*cb)(name, val);
+            }
         }
         None => {}
     }
diff --git a/src/http/handle.rs b/src/http/handle.rs
index ac3b8b0bd0..1c2e955800 100644
--- a/src/http/handle.rs
+++ b/src/http/handle.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use ffi::opt;
 use ffi;
 use http::Response;
 use http::body::{Body,ToBody};
-use {ProgressCb,ErrCode};
+use {HeaderCb,ProgressCb,ErrCode};
 
 use self::Method::{Get, Head, Post, Put, Patch, Delete};
 use self::BodyType::{Fixed, Chunked};
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ pub struct Request<'a, 'b> {
     body_type: Option<BodyType>,
     content_type: bool, // whether or not the content type was set
     expect_continue: bool, // whether to expect a 100 continue from the server
+    header_cb: Option<Box<HeaderCb<'b>>>,
     progress: Option<Box<ProgressCb<'b>>>,
     follow: bool,
 }
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Request<'a, 'b> {
             body_type: None,
             content_type: false,
             expect_continue: false,
+            header_cb: None,
             progress: None,
             follow: false,
         }
@@ -269,6 +271,13 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Request<'a, 'b> {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn header_cb<F>(mut self, cb: F) -> Request<'a, 'b>
+        where F: FnMut(&str, &str) + 'b
+    {
+        self.header_cb = Some(Box::new(cb) as Box<HeaderCb<'b>>);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn progress<F>(mut self, cb: F) -> Request<'a, 'b>
         where F: FnMut(usize, usize, usize, usize) + 'b
     {
@@ -292,6 +301,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Request<'a, 'b> {
             body_type,
             content_type,
             expect_continue,
+            header_cb,
             progress,
             follow,
             ..
@@ -399,7 +409,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Request<'a, 'b> {
         // [1]: http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/threadsafe.html
         try!(handle.easy.setopt(opt::NOSIGNAL, 1));
 
-        handle.easy.perform(body.as_mut(), progress)
+        handle.easy.perform(body.as_mut(), header_cb, progress)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 99089cfb20..7d45ddd262 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ extern crate curl_sys as curl_ffi;
 #[cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos")))]
 extern crate openssl_sys as openssl;
 
+pub use ffi::easy::HeaderCb;
 pub use ffi::easy::ProgressCb;
 pub use ffi::err::ErrCode;
 
diff --git a/test/test_get.rs b/test/test_get.rs
index 6c4ef291c0..bbdf7bc029 100644
--- a/test/test_get.rs
+++ b/test/test_get.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,41 @@ pub fn test_get_with_custom_headers() {
   assert!(res.get_header("content-length") == ["5".to_string()]);
 }
 
+#[test]
+pub fn test_get_header_callback() {
+  let srv = server!(
+    recv!(
+      b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+        Host: localhost:{PORT}\r\n\
+        Accept: */*\r\n\r\n"),
+    send!(
+      b"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\
+        Server: test\r\n\
+        Content-Length: 5\r\n\r\n\
+        Hello\r\n"));
+
+  let mut headers: Vec<String> = vec![];
+  let mut values: Vec<String> = vec![];
+
+  let res = handle()
+    .get(server::url("/"))
+    .header_cb(|k, v| {
+      headers.push(String::from(k));
+      values.push(String::from(v));
+    })
+    .exec().unwrap();
+
+  srv.assert();
+
+  assert!(res.get_code() == 200);
+  assert!(headers.len() == 2);
+  assert!(values.len() == 2);
+  assert!(headers[0] == "Server");
+  assert!(values[0] == "test");
+  assert!(headers[1] == "Content-Length");
+  assert!(values[1] == "5");
+}
+
 #[test]
 pub fn test_get_tracking_progress() {
   let srv = server!(