diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index bd87f18be..64f87b3ec 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ class FetchData(object):
         self.basename = None
         self.basepath = None
         (self.type, self.host, self.path, self.user, self.pswd, self.parm) = decodeurl(d.expand(url))
+        self.headers = None
         self.date = self.getSRCDate(d)
         self.url = url
         if not self.user and "user" in self.parm:
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
index 6cb728ab4..fdf1f2860 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
                 # Authorization header.
                 fetchcmd += " --user=%s --password=%s" % (ud.user, ud.pswd)
 
+        if ud.headers:
+            for key, value in ud.headers.items():
+                fetchcmd += " --header='%s: %s'" % (key, value)
+
         uri = ud.url.split(";")[0]
         if os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
             # file exists, but we didnt complete it.. trying again..
@@ -394,6 +398,10 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
                 if ud.user and ud.pswd:
                     add_basic_auth(ud.user + ':' + ud.pswd, r)
 
+                if ud.headers:
+                    for key, value in ud.headers.items():
+                        r.add_header(key, value)
+
                 try:
                     import netrc
                     auth_data = netrc.netrc().authenticators(urllib.parse.urlparse(uri).hostname)