diff --git a/pages/common/curl.md b/pages/common/curl.md
index b7cbd8504d..be2ee01e40 100644
--- a/pages/common/curl.md
+++ b/pages/common/curl.md
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 
 `curl --head {{http://localhost}}`
 
+- include an extra header
+
+`curl --header "{{X-MyHeader: 123}}" {{http://localhost}}`
+
 - pass a user name and password for server authentication
 
 `curl -u myusername:mypassword {{http://localhost}}`