diff --git a/docs/actions.md b/docs/actions.md
index e63026c7..f0ccead8 100644
--- a/docs/actions.md
+++ b/docs/actions.md
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ Additionally the request object has the following methods:
 * `url_for(route, params, ...)` -- get the URL for a named route, or object
 * `build_url(path, params)` -- build a fully qualified URL from a path and parameters
 * `html(fn)` -- generate a string using the HTML builder syntax
+* `add_headers(headers)` -- Adds response headers
 
 ### @req
 
diff --git a/lapis/nginx.lua b/lapis/nginx.lua
index c92d81b1..3e432b04 100644
--- a/lapis/nginx.lua
+++ b/lapis/nginx.lua
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ build_response = function()
         self.headers[k] = v
       elseif "table" == _exp_0 then
         old[#old + 1] = v
-        self.headers[k] = old
       else
         self.headers[k] = {
           old,
diff --git a/lapis/nginx.moon b/lapis/nginx.moon
index 1833ca42..34d0b86e 100644
--- a/lapis/nginx.moon
+++ b/lapis/nginx.moon
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ build_response = ->
           @headers[k] = v
         when "table"
           old[#old + 1] = v
-          @headers[k] = old
         else
           @headers[k] = {old, v}
 
diff --git a/lapis/request.lua b/lapis/request.lua
index 43e1d861..d4ad0da3 100644
--- a/lapis/request.lua
+++ b/lapis/request.lua
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ do
       self.buffer = { }
       self.params = { }
       self.options = { }
+      self.add_headers = function(self, headers)
+        for k, v in pairs(headers) do
+          self.res:add_header(k, v)
+        end
+      end
       self.__class.support.load_cookies(self)
       return self.__class.support.load_session(self)
     end,
diff --git a/lapis/request.moon b/lapis/request.moon
index a0114218..79dae0a6 100644
--- a/lapis/request.moon
+++ b/lapis/request.moon
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ class Request
     @buffer = {} -- output buffer
     @params = {}
     @options = {}
+    @add_headers = (headers) =>
+    	for k,v in pairs headers
+    		@res\add_header k,v
 
     @@support.load_cookies @
     @@support.load_session @