diff --git a/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDsl.kt b/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDsl.kt
index ae1d9d945e..833f2474b7 100644
--- a/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDsl.kt
+++ b/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDsl.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.security.config.web.servlet
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configurers.HeadersConfigurer
 import org.springframework.security.config.web.servlet.headers.*
+import org.springframework.security.web.header.HeaderWriter
 import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.*
 import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.frameoptions.XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class HeadersDsl {
     private var referrerPolicy: ((HeadersConfigurer<HttpSecurity>.ReferrerPolicyConfig) -> Unit)? = null
     private var featurePolicyDirectives: String? = null
     private var disabled = false
+    private var headerWriters = mutableListOf<HeaderWriter>()
 
     var defaultsDisabled: Boolean? = null
 
@@ -162,6 +164,16 @@ class HeadersDsl {
         this.featurePolicyDirectives = policyDirectives
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds a [HeaderWriter] instance.
+     *
+     * @param headerWriter the [HeaderWriter] instance to add
+     * @since 5.4
+     */
+    fun addHeaderWriter(headerWriter: HeaderWriter) {
+        this.headerWriters.add(headerWriter)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Disable all HTTP security headers.
      *
@@ -205,6 +217,9 @@ class HeadersDsl {
             featurePolicyDirectives?.also {
                 headers.featurePolicy(featurePolicyDirectives)
             }
+            headerWriters.forEach { headerWriter ->
+                headers.addHeaderWriter(headerWriter)
+            }
             if (disabled) {
                 headers.disable()
             }
diff --git a/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDslTests.kt b/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDslTests.kt
index b535e36b35..c16c504710 100644
--- a/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDslTests.kt
+++ b/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HeadersDslTests.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter
 import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestRule
+import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.StaticHeadersWriter
 import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.frameoptions.XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.header.ContentTypeOptionsServerHttpHeadersWriter
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.header.StrictTransportSecurityServerHttpHeadersWriter
@@ -118,4 +119,25 @@ class HeadersDslTests {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `request when custom header writer then custom header in response`() {
+        this.spring.register(HeaderWriterConfig::class.java).autowire()
+
+        this.mockMvc.get("/")
+                .andExpect {
+                    header { string("custom-header", "custom-value") }
+                }
+    }
+
+    @EnableWebSecurity
+    open class HeaderWriterConfig : WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter() {
+        override fun configure(http: HttpSecurity) {
+            http {
+                headers {
+                    addHeaderWriter(StaticHeadersWriter("custom-header", "custom-value"))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }