diff --git a/examples/errors_all_options.php b/examples/errors_all_options.php
index 4f628cc..e43bf4f 100644
--- a/examples/errors_all_options.php
+++ b/examples/errors_all_options.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 // mark the cause of the error
 $errorSpecApi->blameJsonPointer($pointer='/data/attributes/title');
 $errorSpecApi->blameQueryParameter($parameter='filter');
+$errorSpecApi->blameHeader($headerName='X-Foo');
 
 // an identifier useful for helpdesk purposes
 $errorSpecApi->setUniqueIdentifier($id=42);
diff --git a/src/objects/ErrorObject.php b/src/objects/ErrorObject.php
index 3d40d78..80120f1 100644
--- a/src/objects/ErrorObject.php
+++ b/src/objects/ErrorObject.php
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@ public function blameQueryParameter($parameter) {
 		$this->addSource('parameter', $parameter);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * blame the header from the request causing this error
+	 * 
+	 * @param  string $headerName
+	 */
+	public function blameHeader($headerName) {
+		$this->addSource('header', $headerName);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @param string $key
 	 * @param mixed  $value
diff --git a/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.json b/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.json
index 11c8e33..6163dc5 100644
--- a/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.json
+++ b/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.json
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 			},
 			"source": {
 				"pointer": "/data/attributes/title",
-				"parameter": "filter"
+				"parameter": "filter",
+				"header": "X-Foo"
 			},
 			"meta": {
 				"foo": "bar",
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
 				"message": "please don't throw things",
 				"code": 500,
 				"file": "/errors_all_options.php",
-				"line": 30
+				"line": 31
 			}
 		},
 		{
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 				"message": "something went wrong!",
 				"code": 0,
 				"file": "/errors_all_options.php",
-				"line": 29
+				"line": 30
 			}
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.php b/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.php
index f0a4076..5c138ce 100644
--- a/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.php
+++ b/tests/example_output/errors_all_options/errors_all_options.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public static function createJsonapiDocument() {
 		$errorSpecApi = new ErrorObject();
 		$errorSpecApi->blameJsonPointer($pointer='/data/attributes/title');
 		$errorSpecApi->blameQueryParameter($parameter='filter');
+		$errorSpecApi->blameHeader($headerName='X-Foo');
 		$errorSpecApi->setUniqueIdentifier($id=42);
 		$errorSpecApi->addMeta($key='foo', $value='bar');
 		$errorSpecApi->setHttpStatusCode($httpStatusCode=404);
diff --git a/tests/objects/ErrorObjectTest.php b/tests/objects/ErrorObjectTest.php
index 98a3125..95e6724 100644
--- a/tests/objects/ErrorObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/objects/ErrorObjectTest.php
@@ -160,10 +160,18 @@ public function testIsEmpty_All() {
 		$errorObject->addLink('foo', 'https://jsonapi.org');
 		$this->assertFalse($errorObject->isEmpty());
 		
+		$errorObject = new ErrorObject();
+		$errorObject->addSource('pointer', '/bar');
+		$this->assertFalse($errorObject->isEmpty());
+		
 		$errorObject = new ErrorObject();
 		$errorObject->addSource('parameter', 'bar');
 		$this->assertFalse($errorObject->isEmpty());
 		
+		$errorObject = new ErrorObject();
+		$errorObject->addSource('header', 'X-Bar');
+		$this->assertFalse($errorObject->isEmpty());
+		
 		$errorObject = new ErrorObject();
 		$errorObject->addMeta('foo', 'bar');
 		$this->assertFalse($errorObject->isEmpty());