diff --git a/instagrapi/__init__.py b/instagrapi/__init__.py
index 7b0dae7d..02328ac3 100644
--- a/instagrapi/__init__.py
+++ b/instagrapi/__init__.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def __init__(
         settings: dict = {},
         proxy: str = None,
         delay_range: list = None,
+        user_headers: dict = {},
         logger=DEFAULT_LOGGER,
         **kwargs,
     ):
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.settings = settings
         self.logger = logger
         self.delay_range = delay_range
+        self.user_headers = user_headers
 
         self.set_proxy(proxy)
 
diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py b/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py
index 4326a2d6..6ad59049 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/auth.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def init(self) -> bool:
         self.set_ig_u_rur(self.settings.get("ig_u_rur"))
         self.set_ig_www_claim(self.settings.get("ig_www_claim"))
         # init headers
-        headers = self.base_headers
+        headers = self.user_headers or self.base_headers
         headers.update({"Authorization": self.authorization})
         self.private.headers.update(headers)
         return True