diff --git a/lib/rage/controller/api.rb b/lib/rage/controller/api.rb
index 213c67c3..f82325e3 100644
--- a/lib/rage/controller/api.rb
+++ b/lib/rage/controller/api.rb
@@ -551,13 +551,20 @@ def render(json: nil, plain: nil, sse: nil, status: nil)
   # Send a response with no body.
   #
   # @param status [Integer, Symbol] set a response status
+  # @param options [Symbol] pass extra options to the response headers
   # @example
   #   head :unauthorized
   # @example
   #   head 429
-  def head(status)
+  def head(status, options = nil)
     @__rendered = true
 
+    if options
+      options.each do |key, value|
+        @__headers[key] = value.to_s
+      end
+    end
+
     @__status = if status.is_a?(Symbol)
       ::Rack::Utils::SYMBOL_TO_STATUS_CODE[status]
     else