diff --git a/ballerina/soap.bal b/ballerina/soap.bal
index c12a4b9..4629efa 100644
--- a/ballerina/soap.bal
+++ b/ballerina/soap.bal
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ public isolated client class Client {
     #
     # + body - SOAP request body as an `XML` or `mime:Entity[]` to work with SOAP attachments
     # + action - SOAP action as a `string`
+    # + headers - SOAP headers as a `map<string|string[]>`
     # + return - If successful, returns the response. Else, returns an error
-    remote function sendReceive(xml|mime:Entity[] body, string action) returns xml|mime:Entity[]|Error {
-        return sendReceive(self.soapVersion, body, self.soapClient, action);
+    remote function sendReceive(xml|mime:Entity[] body, string action, map<string|string[]> headers = {}) returns xml|mime:Entity[]|Error {
+        return sendReceive(self.soapVersion, body, self.soapClient, action, headers);
     }
 
     # Fires and forgets requests. Sends the request without the possibility of any response from the
@@ -72,8 +73,9 @@ public isolated client class Client {
     #
     # + body - SOAP request body as an `XML` or `mime:Entity[]` to work with SOAP attachments
     # + action - SOAP action as a `string`
+    # + headers - SOAP headers as a `map<string|string[]>`
     # + return - If successful, returns `nil`. Else, returns an error
-    remote function sendOnly(xml|mime:Entity[] body, string action) returns Error? {
-        return sendOnly(self.soapVersion, body, self.soapClient, action);
+    remote function sendOnly(xml|mime:Entity[] body, string action, map<string|string[]> headers = {}) returns Error? {
+        return sendOnly(self.soapVersion, body, self.soapClient, action, headers);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ballerina/soap_utils.bal b/ballerina/soap_utils.bal
index b608f46..7567ff5 100644
--- a/ballerina/soap_utils.bal
+++ b/ballerina/soap_utils.bal
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ import ballerina/mime;
 # + soapAction - SOAP action
 # + body - SOAP request body as an `XML` or `mime:Entity[]` to work with soap attachments
 # + soapVersion - The SOAP version of the request
+# + headers - SOAP headers as a `map<string|string[]>`
 # + return - The SOAP Request sent as `http:Request`
-function createHttpRequest(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, string soapAction)
+function createHttpRequest(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, string soapAction, map<string|string[]> headers = {})
 returns http:Request {
     http:Request req = new;
     if body is xml {
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ returns http:Request {
             req.setHeader(mime:CONTENT_TYPE, mediaType.toString());
         }
     }
+    foreach string key in headers.keys() {
+        req.addHeader(key, headers[key].toBalString());
+    }
+    
     return req;
 }
 
@@ -61,8 +66,8 @@ function createSoapResponse(http:Response response, SoapVersion soapVersion) ret
 
 string path = "";
 
-function sendReceive(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, http:Client httpClient, string soapAction) returns xml|Error {
-    http:Request req = createHttpRequest(soapVersion, body, soapAction);
+function sendReceive(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, http:Client httpClient, string soapAction, map<string|string[]> headers = {}) returns xml|Error {
+    http:Request req = createHttpRequest(soapVersion, body, soapAction, headers);
     http:Response response;
     do {
         response = check httpClient->post(path, req);
@@ -76,8 +81,8 @@ function sendReceive(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, http:Clien
     }
 }
 
-function sendOnly(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, http:Client httpClient, string soapAction) returns Error? {
-    http:Request req = createHttpRequest(SOAP11, body, soapAction);
+function sendOnly(SoapVersion soapVersion, xml|mime:Entity[] body, http:Client httpClient, string soapAction, map<string|string[]> headers = {}) returns Error? {
+    http:Request req = createHttpRequest(SOAP11, body, soapAction, headers);
     do {
         http:Response _ = check httpClient->post(path, req);
     } on fail var err {
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/basic_client_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/basic_client_test.bal
index 79fefbe..db15011 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/basic_client_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/basic_client_test.bal
@@ -94,3 +94,45 @@ function testSendOnly12() returns error? {
 
     _ = check soapClient->sendOnly(body, "http://tempuri.org/Add");
 }
+
+@test:Config {}
+function testSendReceive11WithHeaders() returns error? {
+    Client soapClient = check new ("http://www.dneonline.com/calculator.asmx?WSDL");
+
+    xml body = xml `<soap:Envelope
+                        xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
+                        soap:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
+                        <soap:Body>
+                          <quer:Add xmlns:quer="http://tempuri.org/">
+                            <quer:intA>2</quer:intA>
+                            <quer:intB>3</quer:intB>
+                          </quer:Add>
+                        </soap:Body>
+                    </soap:Envelope>`;
+
+    xml|mime:Entity[] response = check soapClient->sendReceive(body, "http://tempuri.org/Add", {foo: ["bar1", "bar2"]});
+
+    xml expected = xml `<soap:Body xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><AddResponse xmlns="http://tempuri.org/"><AddResult>5</AddResult></AddResponse></soap:Body>`;
+    test:assertEquals(response, expected);
+}
+
+@test:Config {}
+function testSendReceive12WithHeaders() returns error? {
+    Client soapClient = check new ("http://www.dneonline.com/calculator.asmx?WSDL", soapVersion = SOAP12);
+
+    xml body = xml `<soap:Envelope
+                        xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"
+                        soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
+                        <soap:Body>
+                          <quer:Add xmlns:quer="http://tempuri.org/">
+                            <quer:intA>2</quer:intA>
+                            <quer:intB>3</quer:intB>
+                          </quer:Add>
+                        </soap:Body>
+                    </soap:Envelope>`;
+
+    xml|mime:Entity[] response = check soapClient->sendReceive(body, "http://tempuri.org/Add", {foo: ["bar1", "bar2"]});
+
+    xml expected = xml `<soap:Body xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"><AddResponse xmlns="http://tempuri.org/"><AddResult>5</AddResult></AddResponse></soap:Body>`;
+    test:assertEquals(response, expected);
+}