diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d648065..406a6420 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ The relayer is configured via a JSON file, the path to which is passed in via th
 
   - Additional query parameters to include in the API requests.
 
+  `"http-headers": map[string]string`
+
+  - Additional HTTP headers to include in the API requests.
+
 `"info-api": APIConfig`
 
 - The configuration for the Avalanche Info API node. The `InfoAPI` object has the following configuration:
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@ The relayer is configured via a JSON file, the path to which is passed in via th
 
   - Additional query parameters to include in the API requests.
 
+  `"http-headers": map[string]string`
+
+  - Additional HTTP headers to include in the API requests.
+
 `"storage-location": string`
 
 - The path to the directory in which the relayer will store its state. Defaults to `./awm-relayer-storage`.
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c9c76659..dcf07ae8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type WarpQuorum struct {
 type APIConfig struct {
 	BaseURL     string            `mapstructure:"base-url" json:"base-url"`
 	QueryParams map[string]string `mapstructure:"query-parameters" json:"query-parameters"`
+	HTTPHeaders map[string]string `mapstructure:"http-headers" json:"http-headers"`
 }
 
 // Top-level configuration
diff --git a/config/test_utils.go b/config/test_utils.go
index e95f794d..603d8909 100644
--- a/config/test_utils.go
+++ b/config/test_utils.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ var (
 	testPk2           string = "0x12389e99c94b6912bfc12adc093c9b51124f0dc54ac7a766b2bc5ccf558d8123"
 	queryParamKey1    string = "key1"
 	queryParamVal1    string = "val1"
+	httpHeaderKey1    string = "keyheader1"
+	httpHeaderVal1    string = "valheader1"
 )
 
 // Valid configuration objects to be used by tests in external packages
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ var (
 			QueryParams: map[string]string{
 				queryParamKey1: queryParamVal1,
 			},
+			HTTPHeaders: map[string]string{
+				httpHeaderKey1: httpHeaderVal1,
+			},
 		},
 		InfoAPI: &APIConfig{
 			BaseURL: "http://test.avax.network",
diff --git a/peers/utils/utils.go b/peers/utils/utils.go
index ed713f9c..e8636210 100644
--- a/peers/utils/utils.go
+++ b/peers/utils/utils.go
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ import (
 
 // InitializeOptions initializes the rpc options for an API
 func InitializeOptions(apiConfig *config.APIConfig) []rpc.Option {
-	options := make([]rpc.Option, 0, len(apiConfig.QueryParams))
+	options := make([]rpc.Option, 0, len(apiConfig.QueryParams)+len(apiConfig.HTTPHeaders))
 	for key, value := range apiConfig.QueryParams {
 		options = append(options, rpc.WithQueryParam(key, value))
 	}
+	for key, value := range apiConfig.HTTPHeaders {
+		options = append(options, rpc.WithHeader(key, value))
+	}
 	return options
 }