diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_headers_filter_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_headers_filter_module.c
index 90e6da8b3..93177c748 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_headers_filter_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_headers_filter_module.c
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 #include <ngx_http.h>
 
 
+#define NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_OFF    0
+#define NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_ON     1
+#define NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_MERGE  2
+
+
 typedef struct ngx_http_header_val_s  ngx_http_header_val_t;
 
 typedef ngx_int_t (*ngx_http_set_header_pt)(ngx_http_request_t *r,
@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ typedef struct {
     ngx_http_complex_value_t  *expires_value;
     ngx_array_t               *headers;
     ngx_array_t               *trailers;
+    ngx_uint_t                 headers_inherit;
+    ngx_uint_t                 trailers_inherit;
 } ngx_http_headers_conf_t;
 
 
@@ -97,6 +104,14 @@ static ngx_http_set_header_t  ngx_http_set_headers[] = {
 };
 
 
+static ngx_conf_enum_t  ngx_http_headers_inherit[] = {
+    { ngx_string("off"),   NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_OFF },
+    { ngx_string("on"),    NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_ON },
+    { ngx_string("merge"), NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_MERGE },
+    { ngx_null_string, 0 }
+};
+
+
 static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_headers_filter_commands[] = {
 
     { ngx_string("expires"),
@@ -123,6 +138,22 @@ static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_headers_filter_commands[] = {
       offsetof(ngx_http_headers_conf_t, trailers),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("add_header_inherit"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LIF_CONF
+                        |NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_enum_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_headers_conf_t, headers_inherit),
+      &ngx_http_headers_inherit },
+
+    { ngx_string("add_trailer_inherit"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LIF_CONF
+                        |NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_enum_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_headers_conf_t, trailers_inherit),
+      &ngx_http_headers_inherit },
+
       ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -657,6 +688,8 @@ ngx_http_headers_create_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
      */
 
     conf->expires = NGX_HTTP_EXPIRES_UNSET;
+    conf->headers_inherit = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    conf->trailers_inherit = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 
     return conf;
 }
@@ -668,6 +701,8 @@ ngx_http_headers_merge_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
     ngx_http_headers_conf_t *prev = parent;
     ngx_http_headers_conf_t *conf = child;
 
+    ngx_http_header_val_t  *hv;
+
     if (conf->expires == NGX_HTTP_EXPIRES_UNSET) {
         conf->expires = prev->expires;
         conf->expires_time = prev->expires_time;
@@ -678,12 +713,43 @@ ngx_http_headers_merge_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
         }
     }
 
-    if (conf->headers == NULL) {
-        conf->headers = prev->headers;
+    ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->headers_inherit, prev->headers_inherit,
+                              NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_ON);
+    ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->trailers_inherit, prev->trailers_inherit,
+                              NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_ON);
+
+    if (conf->headers_inherit != NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_OFF
+        && prev->headers)
+    {
+        if (conf->headers == NULL) {
+            conf->headers = prev->headers;
+
+        } else if (conf->headers_inherit == NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_MERGE) {
+            hv = ngx_array_push_n(conf->headers, prev->headers->nelts);
+            if (hv == NULL) {
+                return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            ngx_memcpy(hv, prev->headers->elts,
+                       sizeof(ngx_http_header_val_t) * prev->headers->nelts);
+        }
     }
 
-    if (conf->trailers == NULL) {
-        conf->trailers = prev->trailers;
+    if (conf->trailers_inherit != NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_OFF
+        && prev->trailers)
+    {
+        if (conf->trailers == NULL) {
+            conf->trailers = prev->trailers;
+
+        } else if (conf->trailers_inherit == NGX_HTTP_HEADERS_INHERIT_MERGE) {
+            hv = ngx_array_push_n(conf->trailers, prev->trailers->nelts);
+            if (hv == NULL) {
+                return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            ngx_memcpy(hv, prev->trailers->elts,
+                       sizeof(ngx_http_header_val_t) * prev->trailers->nelts);
+        }
     }
 
     return NGX_CONF_OK;