diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59acb04..5438d06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -254,4 +254,5 @@ Contributions are welcomed! Please open issues if you have troubles while using
 - **09/06/2019 (v0.4.4)** - Patch! Fixed an issue with `close` event callback not called in some cases (sudden disconnect, for example). Thank you @adelin-mcbsoft for pointing out the issue ([related issue](https://github.com/gilmaimon/ArduinoWebsockets/issues/14))
 - **14/06/2019 (v0.4.5)** - Patch! Fixed a memory leak and an unnecessary use of heap memory in case of masking messages. This was discoverd thanks to [issue #16](https://github.com/gilmaimon/ArduinoWebsockets/issues/16). Thank you [xgarb](https://github.com/xgarb)!
 - **13/07/2019 (v0.4.6)** - Very small update. Changed readme to document esp32's secured client behvior ([As discussed in issue #18](https://github.com/gilmaimon/ArduinoWebsockets/issues/18)). Also esp32's version of WebsocketsClient now has a `setInsecure` method. Thank you [adelin-mcbsoft](https://github.com/adelin-mcbsoft)!
-- **25/07/2019 (v0.4.7)** - Bugfix. Fixed issues with receving large messages (unchecked reads) which was pointed out in [in issue #21](https://github.com/gilmaimon/ArduinoWebsockets/issues/21)). Thank you [Jonty](https://github.com/Jonty)!
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+- **25/07/2019 (v0.4.7)** - Bugfix. Fixed issues with receving large messages (unchecked reads) which was pointed out in [in issue #21](https://github.com/gilmaimon/ArduinoWebsockets/issues/21)). Thank you [Jonty](https://github.com/Jonty)!
+- **26/07/2019 (v0.4.8)** - Feature. Added an `addHeader` method as suggested [in issue #22](https://github.com/gilmaimon/ArduinoWebsockets/issues/21)). Thank you [mmcArg](https://github.com/mmcArg)!
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diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index ad0daf2..4a96449 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=ArduinoWebsockets
-version=0.4.7
+version=0.4.8
 author=Gil Maimon <mail.gilmaimon@gmail.com>
 maintainer=Gil Maimon <mail.gilmaimon@gmail.com>
 sentence=A library for writing modern Websockets applications with Arduino.
diff --git a/src/tiny_websockets/client.hpp b/src/tiny_websockets/client.hpp
index 0b3b0ba..c1272de 100644
--- a/src/tiny_websockets/client.hpp
+++ b/src/tiny_websockets/client.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <tiny_websockets/message.hpp>
 #include <memory>
 #include <functional>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace websockets {
   enum class WebsocketsEvent {
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ namespace websockets {
     WebsocketsClient& operator=(const WebsocketsClient& other);
     WebsocketsClient& operator=(const WebsocketsClient&& other);
 
+    void addHeader(const WSInterfaceString key, const WSInterfaceString value);
+
     bool connect(const WSInterfaceString url);
     bool connect(const WSInterfaceString host, const int port, const WSInterfaceString path);
     
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ namespace websockets {
 
   private:
     std::shared_ptr<network::TcpClient> _client;
+    std::vector<std::pair<WSString, WSString>> _customHeaders;
     internals::WebsocketsEndpoint _endpoint;
     bool _connectionOpen;
     MessageCallback _messagesCallback;
diff --git a/src/websockets_client.cpp b/src/websockets_client.cpp
index a945c7e..6929feb 100644
--- a/src/websockets_client.cpp
+++ b/src/websockets_client.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <tiny_websockets/message.hpp>
 #include <tiny_websockets/client.hpp>
 #include <tiny_websockets/internals/wscrypto/crypto.hpp>
-#include <vector>
 
 namespace websockets {
     WebsocketsClient::WebsocketsClient() : WebsocketsClient(std::make_shared<WSDefaultTcpClient>()) {
@@ -84,7 +83,9 @@ namespace websockets {
         WSString requestStr;
         WSString expectedAcceptKey;
     };
-    HandshakeRequestResult generateHandshake(WSString host, WSString uri) {
+    HandshakeRequestResult generateHandshake(const WSString& host, const WSString& uri, 
+                                             const std::vector<std::pair<WSString, WSString>>& customHeaders) {
+        
         WSString key = crypto::base64Encode(crypto::randomBytes(16));
 
         WSString handshake = "GET " + uri + " HTTP/1.1\r\n";
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ namespace websockets {
         handshake += "Connection: Upgrade\r\n";
         handshake += "Sec-WebSocket-Key: " + key + "\r\n";
         handshake += "Sec-WebSocket-Version: 13\r\n";
+
+        for (const auto& header: customHeaders) {
+            handshake += header.first + ": " + header.second + "\r\n";
+        }
+
         handshake += "\r\n";
 
         HandshakeRequestResult result;
@@ -166,6 +172,10 @@ namespace websockets {
     #endif //_WS_CONFIG_NO_SSL
     }
 
+    void WebsocketsClient::addHeader(const WSInterfaceString key, const WSInterfaceString value) {
+        _customHeaders.push_back({internals::fromInterfaceString(key), internals::fromInterfaceString(value)}); 
+    }
+
     bool WebsocketsClient::connect(WSInterfaceString _url) {
         WSString url = internals::fromInterfaceString(_url);
         WSString protocol = "";
@@ -235,7 +245,7 @@ namespace websockets {
         this->_connectionOpen = this->_client->connect(internals::fromInterfaceString(host), port);
         if (!this->_connectionOpen) return false;
 
-        auto handshake = generateHandshake(internals::fromInterfaceString(host), internals::fromInterfaceString(path));
+        auto handshake = generateHandshake(internals::fromInterfaceString(host), internals::fromInterfaceString(path), _customHeaders);
         this->_client->send(handshake.requestStr);
 
         auto head = this->_client->readLine();