diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 877e5a8..1690c7a 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ issues:
       linters:
         - gocritic
 
-    - path: cli\\cmd\\.+\.go
+    - path: cli\cmd\.+\.go
       linters:
         - gochecknoinits
         - gochecknoglobals
diff --git a/cli/cmd/dir.go b/cli/cmd/dir.go
index 3b6aef1..0cd1a30 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/dir.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/dir.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func parseDirOptions() (*libgobuster.Options, *gobusterdir.OptionsDir, error) {
 	plugin.Timeout = httpOpts.Timeout
 	plugin.FollowRedirect = httpOpts.FollowRedirect
 	plugin.InsecureSSL = httpOpts.InsecureSSL
+	plugin.Headers = httpOpts.Headers
 
 	plugin.Extensions, err = cmdDir.Flags().GetString("extensions")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cli/cmd/http.go b/cli/cmd/http.go
index 9001c60..0b1a021 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/http.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/http.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func addCommonHTTPOptions(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	cmd.Flags().DurationP("timeout", "", 10*time.Second, "HTTP Timeout")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("followredirect", "r", false, "Follow redirects")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("insecuressl", "k", false, "Skip SSL certificate verification")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("headers", "H", []string{""}, "Specify HTTP headers, -H 'Header1: val1' -H 'Header2: val2'")
 
 	if err := cmdDir.MarkFlagRequired("url"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error on marking flag as required: %v", err)
@@ -100,6 +101,25 @@ func parseCommonHTTPOptions(cmd *cobra.Command) (libgobuster.OptionsHTTP, error)
 		return options, fmt.Errorf("invalid value for insecuressl: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	headers, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("headers")
+	if err != nil {
+		return options, fmt.Errorf("invalid value for headers: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, h := range headers {
+		keyAndValue := strings.SplitN(h, ":", 2)
+		if len(keyAndValue) != 2 {
+			return options, fmt.Errorf("invalid header format for header %q", h)
+		}
+		key := strings.TrimSpace(keyAndValue[0])
+		value := strings.TrimSpace(keyAndValue[1])
+		if len(key) == 0 {
+			return options, fmt.Errorf("invalid header format for header %q - name is empty", h)
+		}
+		header := libgobuster.HTTPHeader{Name: key, Value: value}
+		options.Headers = append(options.Headers, header)
+	}
+
 	// Prompt for PW if not provided
 	if options.Username != "" && options.Password == "" {
 		fmt.Printf("[?] Auth Password: ")
diff --git a/cli/cmd/vhost.go b/cli/cmd/vhost.go
index db96a08..c2a981d 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/vhost.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/vhost.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func parseVhostOptions() (*libgobuster.Options, *gobustervhost.OptionsVhost, err
 	plugin.Timeout = httpOpts.Timeout
 	plugin.FollowRedirect = httpOpts.FollowRedirect
 	plugin.InsecureSSL = httpOpts.InsecureSSL
+	plugin.Headers = httpOpts.Headers
 
 	return globalopts, &plugin, nil
 }
diff --git a/gobusterdir/gobusterdir.go b/gobusterdir/gobusterdir.go
index 3475ddf..36b119b 100644
--- a/gobusterdir/gobusterdir.go
+++ b/gobusterdir/gobusterdir.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func NewGobusterDir(cont context.Context, globalopts *libgobuster.Options, opts
 		Username:       opts.Username,
 		Password:       opts.Password,
 		UserAgent:      opts.UserAgent,
+		Headers:        opts.Headers,
 	}
 
 	h, err := libgobuster.NewHTTPClient(cont, &httpOpts)
diff --git a/gobustervhost/gobustervhost.go b/gobustervhost/gobustervhost.go
index 6860018..6765961 100644
--- a/gobustervhost/gobustervhost.go
+++ b/gobustervhost/gobustervhost.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func NewGobusterVhost(cont context.Context, globalopts *libgobuster.Options, opt
 		Username:       opts.Username,
 		Password:       opts.Password,
 		UserAgent:      opts.UserAgent,
+		Headers:        opts.Headers,
 	}
 
 	h, err := libgobuster.NewHTTPClient(cont, &httpOpts)
diff --git a/libgobuster/http.go b/libgobuster/http.go
index 7d37826..ffeaf29 100644
--- a/libgobuster/http.go
+++ b/libgobuster/http.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"unicode/utf8"
 )
 
+type HTTPHeader struct {
+	Name  string
+	Value string
+}
+
 // HTTPClient represents a http object
 type HTTPClient struct {
 	client           *http.Client
@@ -21,6 +26,7 @@ type HTTPClient struct {
 	defaultUserAgent string
 	username         string
 	password         string
+	headers          []HTTPHeader
 	includeLength    bool
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ type HTTPOptions struct {
 	Username       string
 	Password       string
 	UserAgent      string
+	Headers        []HTTPHeader
 	Timeout        time.Duration
 	FollowRedirect bool
 	InsecureSSL    bool
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ func NewHTTPClient(c context.Context, opt *HTTPOptions) (*HTTPClient, error) {
 	client.includeLength = opt.IncludeLength
 	client.userAgent = opt.UserAgent
 	client.defaultUserAgent = DefaultUserAgent()
+	client.headers = opt.Headers
 	return &client, nil
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +203,11 @@ func (client *HTTPClient) makeRequest(method, fullURL, host, cookie string, data
 		req.Header.Set("User-Agent", client.defaultUserAgent)
 	}
 
+	// add custom headers
+	for _, h := range client.headers {
+		req.Header.Set(h.Name, h.Value)
+	}
+
 	if client.username != "" {
 		req.SetBasicAuth(client.username, client.password)
 	}
diff --git a/libgobuster/options_http.go b/libgobuster/options_http.go
index 747634d..a831e80 100644
--- a/libgobuster/options_http.go
+++ b/libgobuster/options_http.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type OptionsHTTP struct {
 	Username       string
 	Proxy          string
 	Cookies        string
+	Headers        []HTTPHeader
 	Timeout        time.Duration
 	FollowRedirect bool
 	InsecureSSL    bool