diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
index 4732ad44..64fff969 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
 #     (optional) Name of the WSGI process display-name.
 #     Defaults to undef
 #
+#   [*request_headers*]
+#     (optional) Modifies collected request headers in various ways.
+#     Defaults to undef
+#
 # == Dependencies
 #
 #   requires Class['apache'] & Class['heat']
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ define heat::wsgi::apache (
   $error_log_file              = undef,
   $custom_wsgi_process_options = {},
   $wsgi_process_display_name   = undef,
+  $request_headers             = undef,
 ) {
   if $title !~ /^api(|_cfn)$/ {
     fail('The valid options are api, api_cfn')
@@ -174,5 +179,6 @@ define heat::wsgi::apache (
     access_log_file             => $access_log_file,
     access_log_format           => $access_log_format,
     error_log_file              => $error_log_file,
+    request_headers             => $request_headers,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
index 9219204a..2ac6ee8b 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
 #     (optional) Additional vhost configuration, if applicable.
 #     Defaults to undef
 #
+#   [*request_headers*]
+#     (optional) Modifies collected request headers in various ways.
+#     Defaults to undef
+#
 # == Dependencies
 #
 #   requires Class['apache'] & Class['heat']
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ class heat::wsgi::apache_api (
   $custom_wsgi_process_options = {},
   $wsgi_process_display_name   = undef,
   $vhost_custom_fragment       = undef,
+  $request_headers             = undef,
 ) {
 
   if $ssl == undef {
@@ -150,5 +155,6 @@ class heat::wsgi::apache_api (
     error_log_file              => $error_log_file,
     wsgi_process_display_name   => $wsgi_process_display_name,
     vhost_custom_fragment       => $vhost_custom_fragment,
+    request_headers             => $request_headers,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api_cfn.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api_cfn.pp
index d23ec514..f211aee5 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api_cfn.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api_cfn.pp
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@
 #   [*vhost_custom_fragment*]
 #     (optional) Passes a string of custom configuration
 #     directives to be placed at the end of the vhost configuration.
-#     Default: 'RequestHeader set Content-Type "application/json"'
+#     Defaults to undef
+#
+#   [*request_headers*]
+#     (optional) Modifies collected request headers in various ways.
+#     Defaults to ['set Content-Type "application/json"']
 #
 # == Dependencies
 #
@@ -121,8 +125,9 @@ class heat::wsgi::apache_api_cfn (
   $error_log_file              = undef,
   $custom_wsgi_process_options = {},
   $wsgi_process_display_name   = undef,
+  $vhost_custom_fragment       = undef,
   # Enforce content-type, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1641589
-  $vhost_custom_fragment       = 'RequestHeader set Content-Type "application/json"',
+  $request_headers             = ['set Content-Type "application/json"'],
 ) {
 
   if $ssl == undef {
@@ -130,10 +135,6 @@ class heat::wsgi::apache_api_cfn (
   }
   $ssl_real = pick($ssl, true)
 
-  # See custom fragment below
-  include apache
-  include apache::mod::headers
-
   validate_legacy(Integer, 'validate_integer', $port)
 
   # Workaround for https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396553
@@ -167,5 +168,6 @@ class heat::wsgi::apache_api_cfn (
     access_log_format           => $access_log_format,
     error_log_file              => $error_log_file,
     wsgi_process_display_name   => $wsgi_process_display_name,
+    request_headers             => $request_headers,
   }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/apache-request_headers-fa752fc465ffad7a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/apache-request_headers-fa752fc465ffad7a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bf23194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/apache-request_headers-fa752fc465ffad7a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Now puppet-heat supports overiding ``RequestHeader`` statements in apache
+    vhost configuration. Use the new ``request_headers`` parameter to define
+    the configuration value.
+
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Default value of ``heat::wsgi::apache_api_cfn::vhost_custom_fragment`` has
+    been updated to ``undef`` and now the new ``request_headers`` parameter
+    is used to define the default ``RequestHeader`` statement. Please update
+    these parameters accordingly.
diff --git a/spec/classes/heat_wsgi_apache_api_cfn_spec.rb b/spec/classes/heat_wsgi_apache_api_cfn_spec.rb
index beaa1733..b3c3bb1d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/heat_wsgi_apache_api_cfn_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/heat_wsgi_apache_api_cfn_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ describe 'heat::wsgi::apache_api_cfn' do
         :custom_wsgi_process_options => {},
         :access_log_file             => false,
         :access_log_format           => false,
-        :vhost_custom_fragment       => 'RequestHeader set Content-Type "application/json"',)
+        :vhost_custom_fragment       => nil,
+        :request_headers             => ['set Content-Type "application/json"'],)
       }
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/defines/heat_wsgi_apache_spec.rb b/spec/defines/heat_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
index 4e2adc9d..e12d7715 100644
--- a/spec/defines/heat_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/heat_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe 'heat::wsgi::apache' do
           'wsgi_script_dir'             => platform_params[:wsgi_script_dir],
           'wsgi_script_file'            => "heat_#{title}",
           'allow_encoded_slashes'       => 'on',
+          'request_headers'             => nil,
         )}
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat("#{platform_params[:httpd_ports_file]}") }
       end