diff --git a/docs/api/protocol.md b/docs/api/protocol.md
index 4d19869cea..5220066143 100644
--- a/docs/api/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/api/protocol.md
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ should be called with either a `String` or an object that has the `data`,
 * `handler` Function
   * `request` Object
     * `url` String
+    * `headers` Object
     * `referrer` String
     * `method` String
     * `uploadData` [UploadData[]](structures/upload-data.md)
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ which sends a `Buffer` as a response.
 * `handler` Function
   * `request` Object
     * `url` String
+    * `headers` Object
     * `referrer` String
     * `method` String
     * `uploadData` [UploadData[]](structures/upload-data.md)
diff --git a/spec/api-protocol-spec.js b/spec/api-protocol-spec.js
index 630d380797..55ec69e925 100644
--- a/spec/api-protocol-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-protocol-spec.js
@@ -475,6 +475,19 @@ describe('protocol module', () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    it('can access request headers', (done) => {
+      const handler = (request) => {
+        assert.ok('headers' in request)
+        done()
+      }
+      protocol.registerHttpProtocol(protocolName, handler, () => {
+        $.ajax({
+          url: protocolName + '://fake-host',
+          cache: false
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('protocol.registerStreamProtocol', () => {
@@ -897,6 +910,16 @@ describe('protocol module', () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    it('can access request headers', (done) => {
+      const handler = (request) => {
+        assert.ok('headers' in request)
+        done()
+      }
+      protocol.interceptHttpProtocol('http', handler, () => {
+        fetch('http://fake-host')
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('protocol.interceptStreamProtocol', () => {